Backup checklist
* Top level dirs in ~
* Dot files/dirs in ~
* dpkg -l
Prepare install media
dd if=image.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress oflag=sync && sync
Boot from install media
Switch BIOS to use SATA in AHCI mode, not RAID mode. Otherwise the drive may not be detected.
To see block devices: lsblk
To see details of hardware: lspci -vvv or lshw
Reinstall checklist
* /etc/sudoers
* apt: curl emacs-gtk evince gimp git gitk htop iotop ipython3 kdiff3 mpv net-tools network-manager-openconnect openssh-server python3-pip ttf-bitstream-vera ttf-mscorefonts-installer vim-gtk vlc yakuake
* pip: nametrans reps
* rustup: ripgrep
* manual: chrome dropbox skype vscode zoom
* ~/.xmodmaprc (use xev to discover mouse button numbers)
* common_local.sh
* re pull
Config checklist
* focus follows mouse, 0ms delay
* kde: desktop search off
* kde: startup with empty session
* kde: taskbar do not group items
* konsole: set font size & scrollback buffer for profile, set profile as default
* browsers: smooth scrolling off (chrome: chrome://flags/#smooth-scrolling)
Test checklist
* office vpn