Dot_files
For that refresthing new system smell.
Setup
Fork the repository
git clone https://github.com/<username>/Dot_files # acquire repo
./setup.sh # create correct symlinks, interactive asks if you wish to override previous files
Submodules
Most of the configuration files rely on plugins from other git repos, which are stored as git submodules. It's worthwhile to cd into all the directories and run
git submodule init # load submodules
git submodule update # pull content from submodule commits
Customize
First thing you want to do is to edit the credentials in git/gitconfig. You don't want to be committing changes as me.
Then, if you wish to make changes to any of the submodules, you need to fork the other repos and then update the submodule commit urls.
Vim / Vundle
The vimrc uses Vundle to manage different addons/plugins/bundles. Once you create the symlinks in setup, start vim and run
:BundleInstall
ZSH
The zsh prompt uses different funky characters to show the status of the current git repo. If you see blocks instead of characters, please install a font that can display them correctly (Dejavu)
Awesome Window Manager
The awesome window manager uses vicious widgets to display battery, wireless, and temperature information. Install vicious or awesome-extra from your package manager.
Edit the awesome/rc.lua file to customize the widgets and more.