cron

Actually i found the tool that get the job done (cron)
it's a time-based job scheduler
For example, you can run a backup of all your user accounts
with this command you add when editing the crontab

$crontab -e
0 5 * * 1 tar -zcf /var/backups/home.tgz /home/
It means that at 5 a.m every week your user accounts will be backupped
, If its not a command you can run a script

With providing script PATH that's it
like this for example accomplished with python code

#!usr/bin/env python3 
from gi.repository import Notify
Notify.init("App Name")
Notify.Notification.new("Hi, Awesome").show()

add this with crontab -e
@reboot PATH_TO_FILE

consider reading the docs for more control !

I have a bash script that saves a list of installed packages, backups up all my dotfiles in the home directory, and uploads it to a private git repo.

Packages

I use apt-mark showmanual, which isn't the best solution since it saves some packages that aren't "user-installed"

Dotfiles

I just have a text file with the name of the file or directory listed on every line, and the script just loops through it to make copies. I also have additional functions to setup my terminal (st) and my window manager (dwm), since those need to be compiled.

Each commit message includes a timestamp.

Hi! I am author of SparrowHub - you can find a lot of scripts for automation here.

You can also combine them with Tomtit - Raku task runner to get you up to the speed 🚄!