README.md

Ubuntu Dotfiles

1. Ensure some basics are installed:

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:maveonair/helix-editor
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install \
       autoconf \
       autotools-dev \
       curl \
       feh \
       fortunes \
       gdu \
       git \
       helix \
       htop \
       httpie \
       i3lock \
       imagemagick \
       iotop \
       jq \
       libghc-xmonad-contrib-dev \
       libghc-xmonad-dev \
       nemo \
       picom \
       pipx \
       ripgrep \
       scrot \
       stow \
       suckless-tools \
       tree \
       xmobar \
       xmonad \
       xsel
   pipx install \
       cmake-language-server \
       ipython
   curl -sS https://starship.rs/install.sh | sh
   

2. Install Rust, then use Cargo to install the latest release of Alacritty. See INSTALL.md in the Alacritty repo (for that version tag) for the required system packages to install beforehand, and the post-install steps to run (once) after.

3. Create a new SSH key pair and add it to GitHub.

4. Fix permissions on /usr/local/stow:

   sudo chmod g-s /usr/local/stow
   sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/stow
   sudo chown root:root /usr/local/stow

5. Clone this repo and use stow to link the relevant config into $HOME:

   cd && git clone [email protected]:ecridge/dotfiles.git
   cd dotfiles
   stow bash
   stow git  # etc...

   Run fc-cache -f ~/.local/share/fonts after stowing fonts.

6. Clone jeo, compile a Kinesis keymap, and copy or link it into ~/.config/xkb/keymap.xkm.

7. Make a suitable xrandr command and put it as a Bash executable in ~/.local/bin/fixdisplays, e.g.

   #!/bin/bash
   xrandr \
       --output eDP-1 --auto --pos 0x1360 \
       --output HDMI-1-0 --auto --pos 2560x0 --rotate left \
       --output DP-1-1 --auto --pos 4000x440

8. Set a wallpaper (will be reloaded thereafter), e.g. feh --bg-fill /usr/share/backgrounds/Some_Included_Image.png.