Are there any good tools for listing your current programs, maybe exporting settings etc. Listing hidden settings and save locations would be great too.

I’m about 90% ready to switch to Linux full time, and I want to make sure that I’ve got everything. I’ve got a horrible feeling that I’m missing something, but I can’t think what it might be.

EDIT: Ironically, I forgot to mention my ADHD / memory issues. I could do with a tool like this because I forget about anything that I’m not currently using, or actively thinking about using soon >.<

  • Pantherina@feddit.de
    6·
    8 months ago

    A windows to flathub to could be nice!

    Its certainly possible.

    1. List all windows apps
    2. Make a folder and export their settings to zips in this folder
    3. Make a linux script listing all apps
    4. On linux run the script, it installs the apps, runs them, closes them again and copies the contents to the correct folders

    I would totally do this but I dont want to deal with Windows coding and these cringe file paths and slashes. Maybe ChatGPT can help?

    • Matej@matejc.comEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      All those points assume that you would have compatible apps for both platforms. For some small subset of applications might work… Like VLC player, Firefox, Chromium browsers, … You could try to run Windows apps with Wine, but that can be done on app basis and will not be generic

      • Pantherina@feddit.de
        1·
        8 months ago

        Yes for sure. But apps that really need an alternative will not be possible to backup. But

        • Firefox
        • Thunderbird
        • Libreoffice

        Are the most common ones where you really want to keep your profile, settings, dictionaries etc depending on what you used.