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LinuxConvert

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(2nd place in Software category at Washington State Science and Engineering Fair 2023)

Creates a personalized linux setup from a windows setup, with minimal user interaction.

To use, simply run main.py on Windows and move the .zip file over to Linux. Then, run again with the .zip as an argument to main.py.

It currently runs on EndeavourOS XFCE (offline install.)

Installation (For Testing/Development)

Linux:

  • Create a VM (or hardware machine) of the latest release of EndeavourOS with the offline install option
  • Update the system (yay -Syyu)
  • Clone this repository
  • python main.py /path-to-zip-file.zip/

Windows:

  • Create a VM (or hardware machine) of windows 10
  • Set it up to your liking
  • Clone this repository
  • python main.py

Features

  • Scrapes application info off of Windows into a .zip file
  • Takes C:\Users\$USERNAME\ directory backups
  • Installs software from .zip file on EndeavourOS Linux
  • Configures Linux system to appear like Windows
  • Uses personalization settings from Windows on Linux
  • Enables the use of all this by simply running two commands

Selected Supported Software (and their packages)

Does not include personalization themes/icon themes/bash configs/some default applications that are installed as utilities

  • Anki (anki-bin)
  • BetterDiscord (betterdiscordctl)
  • Bottles (bottles) + Wine
  • Chromium (chromium)
  • Discord (discord)
  • Microsoft Edge (microsoft-edge-stable-bin) (recommends Firefox)
  • Firefox (firefox)
  • Flameshot (flameshot)
  • GIMP (gimp) (replaces photo editor)
  • Google Chrome (google-chrome) (recommends Chromium)
  • Inkscape (inkscape) (replaces Adobe Illustrator)
  • Kdenlive (kdenlive) (replaces Adobe Premiere Pro)
  • LibreOffice (libreoffice-fresh) with English Dictionary + MS Office Theming
  • Minecraft Launcher (minecraft-launcher)
  • Neofetch (neofetch)
  • Notion (notion-app)
  • OBS Studio (obs-studio)
  • Okular (okular) (replaces PDF viewer)
  • Opera (opera) (including Opera GX)
  • Pamac (pamac-all)
  • Spotify (spotify-launcher)
  • Steam Runtime (steam) + Proton
  • Microsoft Teams (teams)
  • Vivaldi (vivaldi)
  • Visual Studio Code OSS (code + code-marketplace) (replaces vscode proprietary)
  • Zoom (zoom)