mischa-s / dinos

TODO: a personal Debian Linux distribution using a custom configuration managment system

dinos

TODO (work in progess)

a personal Debian Linux distribution using a custom configuration managment system with Node.js

features

• provides base configuration management features
  • file (as a symlink)
  • directory (as a symlink)
  • shell script
  • git repo
  • apt package
  • apt source
• supports personal desktop environment configurations
  • debian
  • users
  • zsh
  • vim
  • nvm
  • rvm
  • [?] desktop (kde + i3)
  • wifi
  • git
  • [?] web
  • printer
  • word
  • spreadsheet
  • photo
  • drawing
  • video
  • 3d
  • circuits
• graphical interface to show configuration and status
  • detect conflicting changes but don't override without permission

Encryption links

• https://xo.tc/setting-up-full-disk-encryption-on-debian-9-stretch.html

start

ignore

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git
sudo apt-get install curl
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.8/install.sh | bash

nvm install node
nvm use node
nvm install --lts
nvm use --lts

mkdir -p ~/repos/ahdinosaur
cd ~/repos/ahdinosaur
git clone git://github.com/ahdinosaur/dinos
cd dinos
npm i
node bin

programs to add

Atom GitKraken Slack

Gotchas

• filewatcher: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22475849/node-js-error-enospc#32600959
• postgres: https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/diy-it-guy/diy-a-postgresql-database-server-setup-anyone-can-handle/
• sudo: adduser 'yourname' sudo (requires logout after to take effect)
• touchpad: https://wiki.debian.org/SynapticsTouchpad
• wifi: https://wiki.debian.org/iwlwifi

program config to add

• Chrome

  • lastpass
  • duck duck go
  • do not track
  • privacy badger
  • toggl
  • lighthouse
  • redux dev tools
  • react dev tools

• Firefox

  • lastpass
  • duck duck go

Atom

• autoclose-html
• autocomplete-paths
• color-picker
• highlight-selected
• linter
• linter-js-standard
• react

plugin format

ignore

a "plugin" is a dinos module:

• is passed a configuration
• reads the current state of the machine
• compares the current state with the intended state
• changes the current state to match the intended state
• provides progress updates and status on the success or failure of the change

history

1. dotfiles (Ubuntu -> Arch Linux): dotfiles2 / dotfiles / dot
2. CfEngine3 (Gentoo): command-center / blue-dream-masterfiles / bootstraps / dinolay
3. Puppet (Debian): dino-puppet
4. Salt Stack (Debian): ahdinosaur-os

license

The Apache License

Copyright © 2017 Michael Williams

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.