README.md

What I keep in this repository

• What I keep in this repository

  • REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIRED PACKAGES
    • requirements
    • required packages
    • Install required packages with this command
  • What does all of this do?
  • Installation
  • Why are you using both snap and flatpak?
    • I tried to only use flatpak, but had some problems with following packages
  • Manual tasks that can not be automated
  • Optional tips you might want to consider

• dotfiles managed by GNU/Stow - Neovim, Alacritty, Zsh, Cmus, gitconfig, and possibly more configurations

• zsh functions

• Various installation scripts

• VSCode settings & workspaces

  ( I no longer use VSCode, even in this scripts, but keep the settings anyway )

REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIRED PACKAGES

requirements

• Be on Ubuntu
• Have ssh key generated and be logged in to Github with it. Needed for SSH git cloning.
• Gnome desktop environment installed and running
• Bash (Already preinstalled on Debian based distributions)

required packages

• wget
• stow
• git

Install required packages with this command

sudo apt install -y wget stow git

What does all of this do?

• Downloads useful and necessary apt and snap packages
• Downloads nerd font: Hack nerd font
• Downloads and compiles lazydocker
• Downloads and compiles lazygit
• Downloads vimv
• Configures gnome settings with gsettings to: hide trash on dash-to-dock, hide home, disable notifications, etc.

And possibly more. For full info, check scripts themselves at start.sh and install_scripts directory

Installation

METHOD SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have ssh key and be signed in to Github with it since this script uses git clone with ssh

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/monoira/.dotfiles/main/start.sh | bash

When scripts finish, reboot your system.

Why are you using both snap and flatpak?

I tried to only use flatpak, but had some problems with following packages

• neovim neovim in apt is severely outdated, PPA version is outdated and flatpak version is TERRIBLE, buggy and overly sandboxed. Building .deb package with "dpkg -i" means it won't update.

• steam installing via flatpak or apt steam-installer didn't worked, since it kept giving me unmet dependencies error. Building .deb package with "dpkg -i" means it won't update. I WILL CHECK LATER. Until then, I have to use snap version.

• figma-linux can't install via apt or flatpak. Building .deb package with "dpkg -i" means it won't update.

I would love to only use flatpak and get away from snap, But it is what it is. I will re-check in the future if I can replace those packages with non-snap versions and finally be snap-free.

Manual tasks that can not be automated

• install OhMyZsh

      sh -c "$(wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh -O -)"

      git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions

      git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting

• add Vim extension to Dbeaver manually

• add a keyboard layout

• place packages based on the following image:

Optional tips you might want to consider

• pause auto update / refresh of all snap packages

sudo snap refresh --hold