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= dotfiles
My dotfiles for my Linux-based system setup.
My dotfiles for my Linux-based system setup.
The structure of this repo is designed to be managed with
https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/[GNU Stow], a symlinks
farm manager.
== Screenshots
image:docs/i3-multiple-windows.png[My i3 setup with multiple windows]
image:docs/i3-multiple-windows.png[My i3 setup with multiple windows, width=100%]
image:docs/i3-single-window.png[My i3 setup with single window]
image:docs/i3-single-window.png[My i3 setup with single window, width=100%]
image:docs/i3-no-window.png[My i3 setup with no window]
image:docs/i3-no-window.png[My i3 setup with no window, width=100%]
image:docs/i3-rofi.png[My i3 setup with rofi]
image:docs/i3-rofi.png[My i3 setup with rofi, width=100%]
== Specifications
Here are the main specifications of my machine currently running this
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https://www.reddit.com/r/wallpapers/comments/cckpj0/i_made_this_simple_and_clean_drawing_over_the/[this one].
It's also the wallpaper used in the screenshots.
== Wallpapers
Here are the wallpapers' filename along with their sources:
* https://www.reddit.com/r/wallpapers/comments/cckpj0/i_made_this_simple_and_clean_drawing_over_the/[`nebula.jpg`]
* https://www.reddit.com/r/wallpapers/comments/co9t14/sand/[`sand.jpg`]
== Configured programs
Here's a list of the programs with details on the config found in this repo:
Here's a list of the programs with details on the config found in this repo.
Each of the directory is designed to be used/managed with
https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/[GNU Stow] at the indicated target path.
=== https://www.zsh.org/[Zsh]
A Unix shell and an alternative to the Bash.
* Config found at link:zsh/[`zsh/`] directory.
* The usual target path for a user is at `$HOME/`.
** `zsh 5.7.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)`
* Take note that the configuration assumes that you install
https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/[Oh My Zsh!] after.
=== https://www.x.org/wiki/[Xorg]
A display server implementing X window system.
* Config found at link:xorg/[`xorg/`] directory.
* The usual target path for a user is at `$HOME/`.
* Minimum version (from `Xorg -version`):
** `X.Org X Server 1.20.5`
** `X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0`
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A modal text editor.
* Config located at link:vim/[`vim/`] directory.
* The usual target path for a user is at `$HOME/`.
* Minimum version (from `vim --version`):
** `8.1 (2018 May 18, compiled Jul 29 2019 20:38:53)`
* Contains my plugin list and editor configurations at `.vimrc`.
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https://github.com/ranger/ranger/wiki[Here's their config documentation for it.]
* Config located at link:ranger/[`ranger/`] directory.
* The usual target path for a user is at `$HOME/.config/ranger/`.
* Minimum version (from `ranger --version`):
** `ranger version: ranger 1.9.2`
** `Python version: 3.7.4 (default, Jul 16 2019, 07:12:58) [GCC 9.1.0]`
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emulator.
* Config located at link:alacritty/[`alacritty/`] directory.
* The usual target path for a user is at `$HOME/.config/alacritty/`.
* Minimum version (from `alacritty --version`):
** `alacritty 0.3.3`
* Contains a single `alacritty.yaml` as the config file. Not much has changed except
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* If it's any of importance, the configuration is prone to be moved for the
https://github.com/i3/i3/[original version of i3] since
https://github.com/i3/i3/issues/3724[there's consideration for merging of gaps into i3].
* The usual target path for a user is at `$HOME/.config/i3/`.
* Config located at link:i3/[`i3/`] directory.
* Minimum version (from `i3 --version`):
** `i3 version 4.17 (04.08.2019) © 2009 Michael Stapelberg and contributors`
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for https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/[dmenu].
* Config located at link:rofi/[`rofi/`].
* The usual target path for a user is at `$HOME/.config/rofi/`.
* Minimum version (from `rofi -version`):
** `Version: 1.5.4`
* Main config is `config.rasi`.
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There are often two versions when configuring GTK: version 2 and 3.
* Version depends on the program itself since it is usually statically
linked within the GUI program.
* GTK3 config located at link:gtk3/[`gtk3/`].
* Version depends on the program itself.
* The usual target path of GTK3 for a user is at `$HOME/.config/gtk-3.0/`.
* Simply contains a `settings.ini` file that contains common configuration
that'll be applied for most GTK3 apps (Thunar, Inkscape, etc.).
* GTK2 config located at link:gtk2/[`gkt2/`].
* The usual target path of GTK2 for a user is at `$HOME/` because of the
`.gtkrc-2.0` file needs to at `$HOME/`.
* GTK color and icon theme is https://github.com/NicoHood/arc-theme[Arc theme]
and uses the light dark variation (`arc-darker`).
== Additional programs used
As much as possible, I use free and open source software for all of my needs.
=== System administration
TIP: I recommend to start at this list especially if you're starting with a bare
minimum of a Linux installation.
* https://github.com/lxde/lxsession[lxsession] - A session manager and an
authentication agent for Polkit; very useful if you're usually using with a user-level account.
* https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/polkit/[Polkit] - A program for bridging
unprivileged processes to privileged access.
* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd-boot[systemd-boot] - The UEFI boot manager.
* https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/udisks/[udisks] - A manager for mounting filesystems.
* https://github.com/coldfix/udiskie[udiskie] - An automounter for removable media.
=== General purpose programs
* https://audacious-media-player.org/[Audacious] - audio player
* https://feh.finalrewind.org/[feh] - image viewer
* https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/[Firefox] - web browser
* https://github.com/naelstrof/maim[maim] - screenshot utility
* https://obsproject.com/[OBS Studio] - streaming and recording utility
* https://www.openshot.org/[OpenShot] - video editor
* https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/start[Thunar] - file manager
* https://www.videolan.org/vlc/[VLC Media Player] - multimedia player
* https://audacious-media-player.org/[Audacious] - An audio player with various listening options.
* https://feh.finalrewind.org/[feh] - A minimal image viewer.
* https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/[Firefox] - One of the major web browser second to Chrome.
* https://github.com/naelstrof/maim[maim] - A simple screenshot utility.
* https://obsproject.com/[OBS Studio] - A facility for streaming and recording videos.
* https://www.openshot.org/[OpenShot] - An intuitive video editor.
* https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/start[Thunar] - A file manager. A part of the Xfce desktop environment.
* https://www.videolan.org/vlc/[VLC Media Player] - A multimedia player.
=== Device drivers and servers
* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Advanced_Linux_Sound_Architecture[ALSA] - Linux sound driver
* https://ffmpeg.org/[ffmpeg] - multimedia codec including for MP4, FLV, and more
* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Advanced_Linux_Sound_Architecture[ALSA] - A Linux
sound driver.
* https://ffmpeg.org/[ffmpeg] - A multimedia codec including for MP4, FLV, and more.
* https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NetworkManager[GNOME NetworkManager]
=== Music production
* https://kx.studio/Applications:Carla[Carla] - An audio plug-in host supporting various audio
plug-in formats such as VST2/3, SF2, and SFZ.
* https://lmms.io/[LMMS] - A digital audio workstation for beat production.
=== Design
* https://blender.org/[Blender] - 3D modelling program
* https://www.freecadweb.org/[FreeCAD] - a general purpose 3D computer-aided design program
* https://inkscape.org/[Inkscape] - a vector illustration/editing program
* https://blender.org/[Blender] - A top-notch 3D modelling program.
* https://www.freecadweb.org/[FreeCAD] - A general purpose 3D computer-aided design program.
* https://inkscape.org/[Inkscape] - A vector illustration/editing program.
=== Fonts
* https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode[Fira Code] - a programmer-oriented font that supports ligatures
* https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode[Fira Code] - A programmer-oriented font that supports ligatures.
* https://github.com/be5invis/iosevka[Iosevka]
* https://github.com/googlefonts/noto-fonts[Noto Fonts]
=== Documents
* https://www.libreoffice.org/[LibreOffice] - a office productivity suite and serves as a free alternative
to Microsoft Office suite
* https://www.tug.org/texlive/[TeX Live] - a LaTeX distribution for compiling LaTeX files
* https://asciidoctor.org/[Asciidoctor] - A text formatting language suitable for creating
books, documentations, and writings. Highlights a heavier feature set compared to Markdown.
* https://www.libreoffice.org/[LibreOffice] - An office productivity suite and serves as a
free alternative to Microsoft Office suite.
* https://www.tug.org/texlive/[TeX Live] - A cross-platform LaTeX distribution for compiling LaTeX files.
=== Mathematical tools
* https://www.anaconda.com/[Anaconda] - A mathematical environment distribution.
* https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/[Octave] - A mathematical computational environment similar to Matlab.
=== Software development
* https://cmake.org/[CMake] - A cross-platform build system that takes care of build configurations.
* https://gcc.gnu.org/[GCC] - A set of compilers from GNU. I mainly use it for developing and compiling
C and C++ languages.
* https://git-scm.com/[Git] - My one and only version control system.
* https://www.gnu.org/software/make/[Make] - A build automation system.
* https://code.visualstudio.com/[Visual Studio Code] - A text editor that comes with lightweight IDE features.
* The programming language runtime for https://www.python.org/[Python],
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/[Ruby], https://www.java.com/[Java],
https://www.rust-lang.org/[Rust], and https://golang.org/[Go].
=== Development programs
* https://www.anaconda.com/[Anaconda] - a mathematical environment distribution
* https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/[Octave] - mathematical computational environment similar to Matlab
* https://code.visualstudio.com/[Visual Studio Code] - a text editor that comes with lightweight IDE features