{"id":10035,"date":"2006-04-05T19:00:29","date_gmt":"2006-04-05T16:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2006\/04\/05\/home-synchronization-puzzle-no-solution-yet\/"},"modified":"2006-04-05T19:00:29","modified_gmt":"2006-04-05T16:00:29","slug":"home-synchronization-puzzle-no-solution-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2006\/04\/05\/home-synchronization-puzzle-no-solution-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"$HOME synchronization puzzle (no solution yet)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I am entering a new era of computing.<\/p>\n

Until recently, I had two primary computers – at home and at work.\u00c2\u00a0 Each one was for it’s own tasks.\u00c2\u00a0 If I needed to access one or the other – I always could do so directly, from one to another.\u00c2\u00a0 But that time is over.<\/p>\n

Now I have more computers – NOC workstation at the office, my personal notebook, and a few more are coming.\u00c2\u00a0 They are also connected in a more complicated ways – not all of them are accessible directly from all other.\u00c2\u00a0 Working remotely passing through intermediate nodes is possible, but is not much fun.<\/p>\n

One of the main annoyances is the difference of the command line environment.\u00c2\u00a0 Some computers are fine tuned to completely satisfy my needs.\u00c2\u00a0 Others have only a subset of settings.\u00c2\u00a0 Yet others – are untouched in this regard.<\/p>\n

My environment should not be a full copy of the same thing across all machines, but rather a set of settings, which can be combined differently depending on a number of factors, like hostnames, usernames, software versions, etc.<\/p>\n

I used to copy relevant parts of my configurations manually from one machine to another.\u00c2\u00a0 Then I wrote a simple script to do so.\u00c2\u00a0 Then the\u00c2\u00a0 script got more complex and messy.\u00c2\u00a0 It is time to change it.<\/p>\n

After some surfing around I’ve decided to create a Subversion<\/a> repository to store my home directories, or at least those parts that I need across a few machines. It seems like the most clean solution.<\/p>\n

There are a few success stories on the Web that describe solutions for different scenarios.\u00c2\u00a0 They are all pretty close, but not exactly what I need.\u00c2\u00a0 It seems that I’ll have to work out a solution of my own.\u00c2\u00a0 Currently I am considering two possible ways.\u00c2\u00a0 Both of them, as usual, have their pros and cons.\u00c2\u00a0 None of them is yet perfect though.<\/p>\n

If you have any experience with this or have any thoughts on this, please let me know.\u00c2\u00a0 URLs are especially appreciated.\u00c2\u00a0 I’ll keep you updated on my progress too.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

I am entering a new era of computing. Until recently, I had two primary computers – at home and at work.\u00c2\u00a0 Each one was for it’s own tasks.\u00c2\u00a0 If I needed to access one or the other – I always could do so directly, from one to another.\u00c2\u00a0 But that time is over. 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