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arch-sync

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Introduction #

I recently released the arch-sync repository. From the README:

This is a template repository for syncing packages and configurations across multiple Arch Linux installations. It includes a script to automate the installation and removal of packages and the synchronization of configuration files.

Motivation #

The motivation is simple – to maintain a consistent setup across systems with minimal effort and simplify the overall management of the installations.

With this script, and the following workflow, I can maintain Arch Linux systems with a few simple commands:

$ yay               # this runs yay -Syu by default
$ ./arch-sync.sh    # the arch-sync script referenced above
$ yay -Sc           # clears the pacman cache and locally cached files from the AUR
$ yay -Yc           # removes unneeded dependencies

Regardless of how recently a system has been updated, the above commands ensure that all machines are in sync.