PREREQUISITES OLD MACHINE

• Backup your Calibre book library following instructions at: https://blog.calibre-ebook.com/how-to-backup-move-and-export-your-library-in-calibre/
• Complete a backup of the user's entire home directory Note: refer to files under ~/rsync/ for reference
• Firefox
  • Backup the configuration of "auto tab discard" firefox extension
  • Backup the configuration of "FoxyProxy" firefox extension Note: This is checked into github under files/foxyproxy
  • Backup bookmarks and settings using Firefox Sync
• Synchronise Joplin Notes
• Synchronise your Gnome Extensions with Extensions Sync at https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1486/extensions-sync/
• Check for new versions of any downloaded packages e.g. bluejeans, vpn clients etc.
• Update this playbook with all of the above wherever possible, and check it in

PREREQUISITES NEW BUILD

• Install Ansible and git:

sudo dnf install ansible git

Restore your home directory from the remote source via rsync

USAGE/EXECUTION AND UPDATES

• Add the SSH key for this machine in Github (probably not needed if reusing SSH key) https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/authenticating-to-github/adding-a-new-ssh-key-to-your-github-account https://github.com/settings/keys

git clone https://github.com/benblasco/fedoralaptop.git
cd fedoralaptop
ansible-playbook -i hosts laptop.yml --ask-become-pass --vault-id @prompt --tags=ssh
ansible-playbook -i hosts laptop.yml --ask-become-pass --vault-id @prompt --tags=cubox
ansible-playbook -i hosts laptop.yml --ask-become-pass --vault-id @prompt --check 
# ansible-playbook -i hosts laptop.yml --ask-become-pass --vault-id @prompt --skip-tags=wifi

• Change the remote URL so you can use your SSH key https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/using-git/changing-a-remotes-url#switching-remote-urls-from-https-to-ssh

git remote set-url origin [email protected]:benblasco/fedoralaptop.git

POST INSTALL TASKS

Mouse

• Switch mouse to left handed
• Set mouse speed to maximum
• Keep track pad right handed

Time

• Enable automatic time zone

Displays

• Orient the screens correctly
• Enable night light

Nautilus File Manager

• Sort folders before files
• Show action to permanently delete files and folders
• Switch view to list style
• Arrange by file type
• Allow you to free type another path into the title bar

Power management

• Via Gnome Tweaks, ensure closing lid does not put laptop to sleep
• Blank screen and lock after 15 minutes, rather than 5 (idle delay?)

Restore bookmarks and settings using Firefox Sync Install Firefox extensions

• Firstly, login and sync. It should download the extensions for you
• Open the Multi Account Containers extension and allow it to sync
• Restore the list of auto tab discard exceptions (auto-tab-discard-preferences.json)
• Restore the FoxyProxy configuration
• Log in to your Pocket account
• Click on the extensions icon to show the list of extensions, and then right click on an extension to select "pin to toolbar"
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/10f8ohq/how_to_bring_back_addon_icons_to_toolbar_after/

Configure Firefox Hardware Acceleration (which should already be done out of the box nowadays):

• https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Firefox_Hardware_acceleration

Disable ctrl-q shortcut in Firefox as per https://superuser.com/questions/1318336/how-to-disable-ctrlq-shortcut-in-firefox-on-linux

1. Go to about:config
2. Set browser.warnOnQuit true
3. Set browser.warnOnQuitShortcut true Note: These appear to be enabled by default now probably due to Firefox sync

Install Gnome extensions Sync:

• https://github.com/oae/gnome-shell-extensions-sync
• Configure the correct Github gist/token (see Joplin Notes or encrypted roles/workstation/vars/gnome_extensions_sync_gist.yml)
• Click to download the extensions
• Reboot or log off to restart Gnome

How to open Gnome looking glass

• Alt+F2
• Then type "lg"

Configure Joplin Notes

• File -> Synchronise: Tell it to use Dropbox and authenticate it
• Change the default date format (Tools -> Options)
• Switch default editor to vi mode (Tools -> Options -> General -> Show Advanced Settings -> Keyboard Mode: Vim)

Configure Dropbox

• Run Dropbox and follow the prompts
• Disable annoying notifications via the following commands as regular user:
  • https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/joplin-i-love-you-but-this-is-driving-me-nuts-dropbox/10842/13
  • https://help.dropbox.com/sync/ignored-files

  $ attr -s com.dropbox.ignore -V 1 /home/bblasco/Dropbox/Apps/Joplin/.sync/
  $ attr -s com.dropbox.ignore -V 1 /home/bblasco/Dropbox/Apps/Joplin/locks/
  

  • Also note that accessing the dropbox GUI depends on legacy tray icon support in Gnome: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/

Grab your VSCode extensions and settings

• https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/settings-sync

Install and restore Calibre E-Book library

• https://calibre-ebook.com/download_linux
• https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq.html#how-do-i-move-my-calibre-data-from-one-computer-to-another

Configure the APAC SecurePrint printer (while on the VPN)

lpadmin -p APAC_SecurePrint -E -v ipp://aws-rps01.win.redhat.com:631/ipp/print/APAC_SecurePrint_IPP -m everywhere