dotfiles

This repo is an extension of dannydannydanny/methodology

Roadmap:

• post OS install: ubuntu
• post post OS install: firefox-scrolling
• repurpose server-ip-sync
• server cluster roadmap: server
  • add server-sync make-rule for ip-upload python cronjob
  • add server-sync make-rule for server ip fetching (and writing...)
• low-level configs:
  • config tmux-local vs tmux-remote
    • remote nested sessions
    • change tmux:pane-switching bindings from arrow keys to vim bindings
• specific machine level config:
  • config mac local machine
  • debian local machine
  • debian server
• music config:
  • mpd, mpc, ncmpcpp
    • Mac guide
    • config guide for mac
  • test on new machine with music dir
  • fonts
    • how does this relate to nerdfonts?

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Windows

• disable system sounds: start menu search: "change system sounds" -> set profile to None
• change language / keyboard layout to en_US
• get local admin rights
• install powertoys
  • remap CAPS LOCK to L-CTRL
• tmux pasteboard should play with windows pasteboard
  • configure nvim clipboard to use system clipboard - had to setup some windows yank script
• install portmaster network monitor
  • https://safing.io/blog/2022/10/27/portmaster-reaches-1.0/
• install basic miktex (for LaTeX)
  • apt install texlive texlive-latex-extra (?)
• install alacritty (use the installer, not portable)
  • add alacritty config: /mnt/c/Users/<winuser>/AppData/Roaming/alacritty/alacritty.yml

WSL

• install wsl + WSL specifics
  • fix wsl dns issue via stackoverflow
    • write wsl.conf:
      • sudo touch /etc/wsl.conf
      • echo "[network]" | sudo tee /etc/wsl.conf > /dev/null
      • echo "generateResolvConf = false" | sudo tee -a /etc/wsl.conf > /dev/null
    • overwrite resolv.conf:
      • add content echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" | sudo tee /etc/resolv.conf > /dev/null
  • add private folder symlink: ln -s -f /mnt/c/Users/<winuser>/Private ~/Private

wsl --install --web-download -d Debian
# <set username>
# <set password

# debian launches automatically
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

# launch debian next time
wsl -d Debian

# the following installs aren't necessary in codespace 🤔
sudo apt install -y git curl # dotfiles deps
sudo apt install -y build-essential ncurses-dev  #  tmux dep

# ssh cloning is available after dotfiles installation - clone to /tmp/ for now
git clone https://github.com/DannyDannyDanny/dotfiles.git /tmp/dotfiles && cd /tmp/dotfiles/
bash install.sh

• To restart: wsl --unregister Debian
• Inside WSL:
  • config alacritty windows side: vi /mnt/c/Users/xxxx/AppData/Roaming/alacritty/alacritty.yml
  • sudo apt install lsb-release -y to enable lsb_release -a
  • echo 'nameserver 8.8.8.8' | sudo tee -a /etc/resolv.conf fix DNS issues

setup github

ssh-keygen -q -t ed25519 -N '' -f ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_github <<<y >/dev/null 2>&1

echo 'older machines might not support ed25519, then use RSA with 4096 bit key'
echo  'ssh-keygen -q -t rsa -b 4096 -N '' -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa_github <<<y >/dev/null 2>&1'

echo 'add ssh to key to github'
echo 'cat ~/.ssh/id_*_github.pub'
echo 'https://github.com/settings/ssh/new'

echo 'adding key to ssh-agent'
eval `ssh-agent -s`  # not  just ssh-agent -s
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_*_github
echo 'dotfiles can now be clones via ssh to home dir'

dotfiles repo via ssh

echo 'clone and git config dotfiles repo'
git clone git@github.com:DannyDannyDanny/dotfiles.git

cd dotfiles
git config user.name "DannyDannyDanny"
git config user.email "dth@taiga.ai"
git config pull.rebase false
cd ..

• remove section from ubuntu.md
• change install script(s) to download file to /tmp/ instead of working directory
• consider adding more error handling to install scripts

add sshd persistency

• for bash use github docs: auto-launching-ssh-agent-on-git-for-windows
• fish version (src)
• also run: ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_*_github

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• sort thse notes
  • setup ssh github
  • configure git (inspired by make setup_git)
    • TODO: remove email from makefile
    • install build-essential to get make
  • install autohotkey
    • add script: shift and space + caps and escape: sas-cae.ahk