Dotfiles

This is a repo which contains the config files and several scripts I tend to use to help me in my linux environments.

Installation

When installing things, you should just be able to run install.sh. It should do the trick for installing all of the needed applications for the specified environment type. You may need to run chmod +x on install.sh in order to run the script.

If this is a personal computer and it does not contain flatpak, you will need to manually setup flatpak and then run the installation again.

Note that the expectation is that this repo will be in the home directory of the current user. If it is not, the installation may fail.

Tmux

Once you start up tmux for the first time, make sure to enter ctrl+a+I in a tmux session to install the tmux plugins.

Rational

It can be hard and time consuming to setup one's applications and environment across multiple computers. This script and these configs allow me to install the base level of the environment which can then be tinkered with from there.

The repo also acts as a secondary copy of my configs which allows me to backup my configs. If something were to happen to my computer, this allows for an easier setup for new environments.

Dependencies

These dotfiles are meant to be run in bash. As such they are meant to be run on a unix system and not Windows.

Programs

The current list of programs that need installing and are used are as follows:

Program Name	Installation Method	Use Case
grep	apt	General cli utility for string searching
ripgrep	apt	General cli utility for string searching that is used in some NeoVim plugins
curl	apt	General cli utility for getting webpage content from the cli
fzf	apt	Fuzzy finder for the cli
btop	apt	Cli task/resource manager
python3	apt	Helps with writing some scripts and installing some programs used
pip3	apt	Helps get some packages that are not available on in apt and are written in Python
rename	apt	Helps rename files using regex from the cli
bat	apt	Adds syntax highlighting to cat commands
imgp	apt	A nice cli image compressor that I keep around for the time being
flameshot	apt*	A useful screenshot utility
evince	apt	A nice pdf viewer that can be launched from the cli
Brave	flatpak	A chromium based browser
Minecraft	flatpak	Minecraft game
GnuCash	flatpak	A local way to do budgeting and track expenses
Calibre	flatpak	An all in one ebook editor, viewer, and library
Obsidian	flatpak	A good local first not taking app that is very extendable and a scratchpad for Spanish writing
git	PPA	Cli program for interacting with git repos
openssh-server	apt	Program for doing ssh key generation use for git authentication
go	script	Golang is a great program for developing scripts and programs that are more performant
i3	apt	Window manager for X11
scrot	apt	Program for taking screenshots in X11
light	apt	Program for handing brightness changes
feh	apt	Program for setting the background image on X11
i3lock	apt	Program for setting the lock screen on X11 for i3
i3status	apt	Program helps with setting status info in X11 for i3
dmenu	apt	Program for X11 that helps with selecting apps
pulseaudio-utils	apt	Program for updating sound settings
bumblebee-status	pip3	Program for setting a better status bar on X11 for i3
kitty	apt	Default terminal
NeoVim	PPA	A personal development editor for editing different kinds of files
codespell	pip3	A linter for spelling correction for NeoVim
black	pip3	A linter for python used in NeoVim
flake8	pip3	A python formatter used in NeoVim
beautysh	pip3	A bash formatter for bash/sh files in NeoVim
protolint	Golang	A proto file formatter/linter for NeoVim
golangci-lint	Golang	A Golang file linter for NeoVim
goimports	Golang	A Golang file modifier that adds missing imports where possible
dlv	Golang	A Golang debugger server
eslint	NPM	A JS/TS file formatter/linter
stylua	Cargo	A Lua file formatter/linter
nvm	script	A file for managing node versions
rkhunter	apt	A virus scanner and security checker for Linux
syncthing	PPA	Program for syncing local files across devices more easily than would otherwise be possible
tmux	apt	Program for easier session management in the cli
tpm	script	Plugin manager for tmux
weasyprint	apt	Convert html to pdf
pandoc	apt	Document converter

*: This is currently not really working on wayland

Known Issues

Neovim

• The clipboard does not seem to connect to the system clipboard properly
• Running Go tests does not seem to work
• golangci-lint does not seem to work for Go

TODOs

• Convert NeoVim to a more stable setup
• Add option to convert church songs to odf or similar format from html for flexibility
• Add Obsidian configs if possible