ground-init

ground-init takes a YAML config and applies declarative steps to a fresh Linux install: packages, users, files, services. Each step checks current state before acting. Pure Python 3 stdlib, no dependencies.

Each YAML step is a desired-state declaration. The script checks whether the current state matches before doing anything — installed packages are skipped, files with correct content are left alone. Re-running verifies state without unwanted changes. Covers apt/rpm-ostree packages, file contents, user creation, systemd services, git clones, and shell scripts.