80 lines
3.1 KiB
YAML
80 lines
3.1 KiB
YAML
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langcode:
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- value: en
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type:
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- target_id: daily_email
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target_type: node_type
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target_uuid: 8bde1f2f-eef9-4f2d-ae9c-96921f8193d7
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revision_timestamp:
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- value: '2025-05-11T09:00:04+00:00'
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- target_type: user
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target_uuid: b8966985-d4b2-42a7-a319-2e94ccfbb849
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status:
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- value: true
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uid:
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- target_type: user
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target_uuid: b8966985-d4b2-42a7-a319-2e94ccfbb849
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title:
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- value: 'No more random packages'
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created:
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- value: '2024-11-23T00:00:00+00:00'
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changed:
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- value: '2025-05-11T09:00:04+00:00'
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promote:
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sticky:
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default_langcode:
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- value: true
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revision_translation_affected:
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- value: true
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path:
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- alias: /daily/2024/11/23/no-more-random-packages
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langcode: en
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body:
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<p>Do you know every software package installed on your computer?</p>
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<p>Do you know every configuration file you've added or edited?</p>
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<p>If you needed to create a new computer or server that matches your current configuration, how long would that take you?</p>
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<p>This is why I started automating my system and having tools like Ansible install and configure software instead of me doing it manually.</p>
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<p>But, that doesn't prevent anyone from adding more things or changing files on the fly.</p>
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<p>Nix and NixOS have a read-only store of packages and configuration files, and I can <a href="https://github.com/opdavies/dotfiles">read my dotfiles repository</a> and see exactly what's installed and how it's configured.</p>
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<p>If I want to add or remove a package or change some configuration, I update a Nix file and rebuild my system.</p>
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<p>There are no more random, rogue or leftover packages.</p>
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<p>If I get a new computer or create a new server, I add it to my dotfiles repository and apply the configuration and I'm up and running in no time.</p>
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format: full_html
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processed: |
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<p>Do you know every software package installed on your computer?</p>
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<p>Do you know every configuration file you've added or edited?</p>
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<p>If you needed to create a new computer or server that matches your current configuration, how long would that take you?</p>
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<p>This is why I started automating my system and having tools like Ansible install and configure software instead of me doing it manually.</p>
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<p>But, that doesn't prevent anyone from adding more things or changing files on the fly.</p>
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<p>Nix and NixOS have a read-only store of packages and configuration files, and I can <a href="https://github.com/opdavies/dotfiles">read my dotfiles repository</a> and see exactly what's installed and how it's configured.</p>
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<p>If I want to add or remove a package or change some configuration, I update a Nix file and rebuild my system.</p>
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<p>There are no more random, rogue or leftover packages.</p>
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<p>If I get a new computer or create a new server, I add it to my dotfiles repository and apply the configuration and I'm up and running in no time.</p>
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