Adventures in Linux Workstation … I tried to switch to NextDNS and completely killed my laptop’s wifi. I ended up Installing Linux Mint (it’s what I had on a bootable thumb drive at the time). Not a fan of Mint so I downloaded Workstation again.
Lesson One: Make sure I know what I’m doing before making changes.
Lesson Two: Keep a copy of my OS at the ready.
Once I got the laptop up and running I started working on a “Linux Reinstall” document. In this file I have my wifi passcode, terminal commands for installing ProtonVPN and other apps not available in Flathub. I also have a decent list of tweaks and apps I want installed from Flathub.
I thought about creating a system image. Years ago I did this on a Windows machine after tweaking the system. When it came time to install from the system image all I got was a completely stock install. I was pissed, lol. Anyone know if that’s how it is on Linux?
The first time I installed Workstation (about 2 weeks ago) it took me a couple of days to get everything set up. The second time installing, which was on Friday afternoon, it took me just a few hours.
I guess my win is I’m learning.