There's no place like $HOME

I use dotdrop to manage my dotfiles.

Installation

One-line install:

sh -c "$(curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nathanaelbosch/dotfiles/master/install.sh)"

It will query which profile should be installed. For a minimal setup just use terminal; if nothing is specified it defaults to the hostname. For more details check out the install script.

More manual setup

To install the config for the current host, run

cd ~/dotfiles
./dotdrop.sh install

Alternatvely, specify a profile manually:

./dotdrop.sh install -p terminal

For more customization, edit the config.yaml file directly.

Other useful commands:

./dotdrop.sh compare
./dotdrop.sh import
./dotdrop.sh update

Check the dotdrop documentation for more.

Software

This is a solid start on ubuntu-based systems:

sudo apt install fish git alacritty bat coreutils lsd gpg htop moreutils vim xcape xclip fonts-firacode fonts-font-awesome fonts-hack-ttf arandr keepassxc ledger mu4e nitrogen nodejs offlineimap msmtp-mta pandoc redshift-gtk sxhkd syncthing snapd
sudo snap install emacs --classic
sudo snap install ferdium --edge

The longer list of applications:

• Terminal and System:
  • fish (with oh-my-fish and the agnoster theme)
  • emacs (spacemacs)
  • alacritty
  • git
  • vim
  • xcape (to use CapsLock as Escape key via xcape -e 'Super_L=Escape')
  • tmux
  • htop
  • other tools: xclip, bat, lsd
• Desktop Environment:
  • i3 / i3-gaps / i3-gnome
  • sxhkd to manage all hotkeys
  • arandr & mons to manage screens
  • nitrogen
  • redshift (redshift-gtk) for the night
• Theme: gruvbox everywhere
• Fonts:
  • FiraCode (fonts-firacode)
  • Hack (fonts-hack-ttf)
  • Font Awesome (fonts-font-awesome)
• Other Software:
  • Browser: firefox
  • Cloud Storage: syncthing & megasync
  • PDF reader: zathura
  • Passwords: keepassxc
  • Email Setup: offlineimap+msmtp+(spac)emacs
  • Writing: LaTeX of course (texlive-most & latexmk)
  • Social Media / Messengers / Slack / ...: Ferdium
  • Videos: vlc
  • Music: spotify

Misc stuff

• To send email with mu4e+msmtp on ubuntu, disable app armor: sudo aa-disable /etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.msmtp