Manawasp's Dotfiles

Overview

System

• debian: linux distribution composed of free and open-source software
• i3: dynamic tiling window manager
• LightDM: cross-desktop display manager
• py3status: extensible i3status wrapper written in Python

User

• alacritty: modern terminal emulator that comes with sensible defaults, but allows for extensive configuration.
• zsh: shell designed for interactive use, although it is also a powerful scripting language
• nvim: hyperextensible Vim-based text editor
• vscode: code editor redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications
• azuredatastudio: light-weight tool for managing SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, PostgreSQL
• spotify: audio streaming and media services provider
• pexels.com: free stock photos, royalty free images & videos

Programming

• docker: OS-level virtualization to deliver software in packages called containers
• go: statically typed, compiled programming language
• nvm: version manager for node.js, designed to be installed per-user, and invoked per-shell
• python: high-level, interpreted, general-purpose programming language
• rust: multi-paradigm, general-purpose programming language that emphasizes performance, type safety, and concurrency.

Install

$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
$ sudo apt install \
    gcc curl tree cloc xclip git ssh \
    i3 py3status feh lightdm \
    zsh fonts-noto \
    pavucontrol imagemagick vlc qiv arandr

Follow official website to setup:

• oh-my-zshvia curl
• vscodevia dpkg
• azuredatastudio via dpkg
• spotify via apt
• docker via apt
• docker compose via apt
• go via tarball
• rust (& cargo) via curl
• nvm via curl
• alacritty via cargo
• neovim prefer nighty and install it in ~/.local/bin/

Additional install:

• diff so fancy: strives to make your diffs human readable instead of machine readable (prefer install in ~/.local/bin)
• Powerline fonts: pre-patched and adjusted fonts for usage with the Powerline statusline plugin (prefer manual install)

Configure

Global

# Go to HOME dir to execute all command
$ cd $HOME

# Clean & prepare directory
$ rm -rf .alacritty.toml .spaceshiprc.zsh .zshrc .config/i3 .config/i3status

# Inject all symbolic link
$ ln -s .dotfiles/alacritty.toml .alacritty.toml && \
    ln -s .dotfiles/spaceshiprc.zsh .spaceshiprc.zsh && \
    ln -s .dotfiles/.zshrc .zshrc && \
    ln -s .dotfiles/.gitconfig .gitconfig && \
    ln -s .dotfiles/i3config .config/i3/config && \
    ln -s .dotfiles/i3status .config/i3status && \
    ln -s .dotfiles/images/background.jpg .config/i3/background.jpg && \
    ln -s .dotfiles/images/lock-background.png .config/i3/lock-background.png && \
    ln -s .dotfiles/nvim .config/nvim

# Dedicated command as it required sudo
$ sudo ln -s /home/manawasp/.dotfiles/images/inlog-background.png /etc/lightdm/inlog-background.png

zsh plugins

See cat ~/.zshrc header to complete zsh plugins install

vscode

# The code editor must have been opened before
# Also I am using the insiders version
$ cd $HOME/.dotfiles/.vscode/ && cat extensions.list | grep -v '^#' | xargs -L1 code-insiders --install-extension
$ ln -s $HOME/.dotfiles/.vscode/settings.json $HOME/.config/Code\ -\ Insiders/User/settings.json

Docker

Fix docker permission denied

$ sudo groupadd docker
$ sudo usermod -aG docker ${USER}

note: will need to reboot

LightDM

Update /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf:

[greeter]
background=/etc/lightdm/inlog-background.png