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I've found dropbox (http://getdropbox.com http://getdropbox.com) to be a great tool. It syncs files across Windows, Mac and Linux (GNOME/Nautilus currently) and

I've found dropbox (http://getdropbox.com http://getdropbox.com) to be a great tool. It syncs files across Windows, Mac and Linux (GNOME/Nautilus currently) and allows you to access your files online. Just write a Python/insert lang here script that will copy your config files to their respective places on all operating systems (eg .vimrc).

bk 17y ago
Thanks. This can solve data and config mobility pretty nicely. For large amounts of (media) data an external 2.5" hd works pretty nicely. For applications, it seems to depend a lot on the OS. Is there a good/easy way to track what apps/package have been installed (for Debian/Ubuntu e.g.)? How could I take replicable snapshots/images of my system (without user data)? Would something like this even be possible on windows (since it doesn't have a package manager and installs stuff all over the place)? The next level of hardware independence would be having a system on a USB device to be able to boot into it on different machines (e.g. a light notebook and a gaming desktop) using the same system on both.