Bootstrap & Linux Dotfiles

This repository does the following

Installs common useful packages (check ./install.sh for the list)
Sets up i3wm configuration keybindings. See ./config for more info
Sets up custom keybindings for scripts such as a lock screen with cmd+shift+l and screenshots with cmd+shift+p
Contains configuration files for other programs (i.e. ranger, compton etc)
Daemon for auto mounting external drives (thunar)
Daemon for managing hardware keys including brightness and volume controls (xfce)
Instructions for setting up things like git and ohmyzsh
Barebones documentation for general day-to-day running of the machine

Install git

sudo apt-get install -y git-core git

Generate SSH key for git

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com"
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
ssh-keyscan -H github.com >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
git config --global user.email "your email" && git config --global user.name "your name"
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

Copy terminal output to github ssh settings

Clone this package

cd the-directory-you-want-your-code-to-live
git clone git@github.com:josephluck/linux-config.git
cd linux-config

Install i3wm

If the below doesn't work, RTFM.

sudo -i
echo "deb http://debian.sur5r.net/i3/ $(lsb_release -c -s) universe" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
logout

Install packages

Take a look at ./install.sh and install all the things! You can try running the command, but it's probably worth just copy and pasting in the bits you want.

Apply oh my zsh

chsh -s `which zsh`

Copy configurations

config is the i3 config... cp config ~/.config/i3/config
i3status.conf should go cp i3status.conf ~/.config/i3/i3status.conf
compton is the compton compositor config, cp compton ~/.config/compton/config
rc.conf is the ranger config, copy it to cp rc.conf ~/.config/ranger/rc.conf if you install ranger
screen.sh is a tool for positioning a connected monitor to above the laptop. cmd+shift+u to move a workspace up, cmd+shift+d to move a workspace down

Adjust theming / DPI

Run xfce4-appearance-settings
Adjust the DPI according to your needs. 96 is good for MBP, resolution-wise, 1920x1200 seems to work well.

Reboot

reboot

Included Tools

ranger - CLI file explorer
arandr - Screen layout editor GUI

Useful (but not included tools)

Note that there's keybindings set up for a few of these in the i3 config, but unless you install these packages, they won't work (obvs)

termite - A better terminal emulator supporting line wrapping. A config file is specified in this repository. To use it cd [this directory] && mkdir ~/.config/termite && cp ./termite-config ~/.config/termite/config. Update i3 config to use termite instead of i3-sensible-terminal on the shift+return keybind
gnome-screenshot - if you have installed from ubuntu - you'll have this super+shift+p to take a screenie
cronopete - Backup manager, you will need to set this up for your drive though
pulseaudio - Audio device manager
playerctl - Control audio from hardware buttons i.e. play, back, forward
i3lock-fancy - Fancy lock screen - cmd+shift+l to lock, password to unlock, you need to install a few other things, so RTFM
Sqlectron - Linux SQL gui
find - Better find tool for bash

Clean up dependencies

sudo apt-get autoremove

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