Setup

The following describes setup for a Debian-based system. Install stuff:

sudo apt install build-essential libpam0g-dev libxcb-xkb-dev sysstat xdotool logrotate rxvt-unicode bat pypy3 zsh htop sagemath network-manager vlc cowsay sddm inxi pavucontrol pipx python3-numpy python3-ipython gnome-screenshot lm-sensors jq radeontop sway waybar slurp grim wlsunset wdisplays mako-notifier fonts-symbola libjansson virtualenvwrapper bat postgresql-15 libgirepository-1.0-dev

I prefer mako to dunst.

sudo apt remove dunst

Set shell:

chsh -s zsh

Python stuff:

pipx install pip-run legendary-gl glances mypy tox grip black curses-questions nox protontricks awsume litecli sacad streamlink pulsemixer python-lsp-server ruff dtbell
pipx inject python-lsp-server 'python-lsp-server[rope]' pylsp-mypy python-lsp-ruff

Link stuff:

mkdir -p ~/.config/{dtbell,mako,waybar,sway}
ln ~/projects/dotfiles/.gitconfig ~/.gitconfig
ln ~/projects/dotfiles/.config/dtbell/config.ini ~/.config/dtbell/config.ini
ln ~/projects/dotfiles/.config/mako/config ~/.config/mako/config
ln ~/projects/dotfiles/.config/waybar/config ~/.config/waybar/config
ln ~/projects/dotfiles/.config/waybar/style.css ~/.config/waybar/style.css
ln ~/projects/dotfiles/.config/sway/config ~/.config/sway/config

Note since Debian 12, Debian declares the system Python (3.11) version to be externally managed in adherence to PEP-686, disallowing package installation outside virtual envs. Recommended is to use pipx for packages with entry points or install modules using the package manager, e.g. sudo apt install python3-numpy.

There appears to be issues with chromium and mako notifications, see here for a solution. sudo nano /usr/share/wayland-sessions/sway.desktop and changing Exec=sway to Exec=dbus-run-session sway ~~appears to fix it~~ changes nothing, and makes sway startup noticeably slower.

Custom Keyboard Layout

Mostly taken from https://askubuntu.com/questions/482678/how-to-add-a-new-keyboard-layout-custom-keyboard-layout-definition, first:

curl -X GET https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LaurenceWarne/dotfiles/master/lw_custom | sudo tee /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/lw_custom  # sudo curl wouldn't work here since redirection is not part of the execution, tee is a common workaround

Now check it works using (note not necessary on wayland, we set it in sway config there):

setxkbmap lw_custom

Fonts

You probably already have DejaVu Sans Mono.

Install Powerline, Nerd, Iosevka, Tamzen, siji and fontawesome:

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/fonts/{open,true}type &&\
	curl -X GET "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/master/patched-fonts/Hack/Regular/complete/Hack%20Regular%20Nerd%20Font%20Complete.ttf" >| ~/.local/share/fonts/truetype/Hack\ Regular\ Nerd\ Font\ Complete.ttf &&\
	# Tamzen: https://github.com/sunaku/tamzen-font
	curl -L -X GET https://github.com/sunaku/tamzen-font/archive/refs/tags/Tamzen-1.11.6.tar.gz | tar --gzip -xv -C ~/.local/share/fonts/ &&\
	# Siji: https://github.com/fauno/siji
	curl -X GET https://github.com/fauno/siji/raw/master/ttf/siji.ttf > ~/.local/share/fonts/siji.ttf &&\
	# Ioseveka: https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka
	(cd /tmp/ && curl -L -X GET https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka/releases/download/v17.0.4/ttf-iosevka-17.0.4.zip >| ttf-iosevka-17.0.4.zip && unzip ttf-iosevka-17.0.4.zip && mv -fv iosevka*.ttf ~/.local/share/fonts/truetype) &&\
	sudo apt install fonts-font-awesome fonts-powerline &&\
	fc-cache -fv

Check they're installed correctly with:

fc-list | egrep "Incons|Nerd|Tamzen|siji"

Generally we want ttf fonts as they behave better with scaling.

Urxvt

Install the tabbedex extension:

mkdir -p $HOME/.urxvt/ext && curl -X GET https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mina86/urxvt-tabbedex/master/tabbedex > $HOME/.urxvt/ext/tabbedex

Hard link .Xresources:

ln ~/projects/dotfiles/.Xresources ~/.Xresources
ln ~/projects/dotfiles/.Xdefaults ~/.Xdefaults  # For Wayland see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Sway#Xresources
xrdb ~/.Xresources

ZSH

Install Prezto:

git clone --recursive https://github.com/sorin-ionescu/prezto.git "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zprezto"

setopt EXTENDED_GLOB
for rcfile in "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}"/.zprezto/runcoms/^README.md(.N); do
  ln -s "$rcfile" "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.${rcfile:t}"
done

Hard link .zpreztorc and .zshrc:

ln ~/projects/dotfiles/.zpreztorc ~/.zpreztorc
ln ~/projects/dotfiles/.zshrc ~/.zshrc

Run p10k configure to configure powerlevel10k.

polybar

Soft link the config directory to the corresponding directory in dotfiles:

ln -s ~/projects/dotfiles/.config/polybar ~/.config/polybar

You may want to change module/adapter-network/interface in modules.ini, and/or configure modules-right in config-bottom.ini to use wired-network instead of adapter-network.

Also alter height in config-top.ini and config-bottom.ini, as there seems to be no way to set these based on the font size.

SSH

Check if ssh-agent has been started by something using ps -e -o pid,ppid,args | grep agent or echo $SSH_AGENT_PID. You can add a key to the agent using ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 for example. To persist this between restarts, you may need to edit ~/.ssh/config, see this SO post for more information.

Display Manager

~~Much of the initialization is done in .xsession, which isn't run by display managers like gdm~~ Switched to ~~i3~~ sway which just saves a lot of hassle. However, SLiM (sudo apt install slim) will. It's themes are located in /usr/share/slim/themes/ (the theme and other configuration options are located in /etc/slim.conf). I like https://github.com/IvyDowling/slim-theme.

When using sddm make sure to select the correct window manager (e.g. sway with wayland).

You may also have to disable ibus which may reset your keyboard layout after a setxkbmap call. The Xorg log is located at /var/log/Xorg.0.log.

Random Stuff

sdkman: curl -s "https://get.sdkman.io" | bash
Ammonite: sudo sh -c '(echo "#!/usr/bin/env sh" && curl -L https://github.com/com-lihaoyi/Ammonite/releases/download/2.5.6/2.13-2.5.6) > /usr/local/bin/amm && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/amm'
coursier: curl -fL "https://github.com/coursier/launchers/raw/master/cs-$(uname -m)-pc-linux.gz" | gzip -d > ~/bin/cs && chmod +x ~/bin/cs && ~/bin/cs setup
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