Dot-files

Here are my dot-files.

Introduction

I've been managing my dot-files for a few years, and so always did everything I could to ease their management. I finally started liking the way I manage them.

My main goal is to set up a new machine quickly, and with the least human-interaction. I also want my dot-files to be portable and easily deployed on different environments.

I previously used a Makefile to manage everything, but the more I added files and configurations, the more it became uglier and uglier. A script is now available to manage and deploy them.

My dot-files work using symbolic links, and are deployed using stow. Each folder in this repository contains an application configuration. Within these folders, they are structured as if being located at $HOME.

Here is an example with mpd:

mpd/
└── .config/
    └── mpd/
        └── mpd.conf

Installation

My dot-files are mostly self-contained, and deployed by stow. It should be available on most platforms (at least on Arch Linux).

Cloning this repository and there it is.

Note: to build fonts, Python3's virtualenv must be installed.

Deployment

As my dot-files are.. mine, everything is made to match my setup.

A deployment script is available (./deploy.sh). Here is the usage:

./deploy.sh OPTS PROFILE
    options:
    -a   adapt pacman to ARM architecture
    -b   add blackarch repository

    common:
    base configs
    git - mpd - neomutt - nvim - ncmpcpp - zsh - nano
    sudo: pacman - nano

    graphic:
    graphical machines
    :common:
    mako - sway - mpv - qutebrowser - termite - zathura - font

    laptop:
    battery and wireless
    :graphic:
    tlp - wpa_supplicant/network-manager

    server:
    remove unwanted files
    :common:
    tmux

    minimal:
    on user-only machines (VM, work..)
    nano - nvim - zsh

A few remarks worth reading before deployment:

• btw i use arch, a pacman configuration is deployed.
• I'm also using NetworkManager to provide Wi-Fi.
• TLP is enabled to reduce battery consumption.

Some wallpapers are available in ~/.wallpapers/, to use one, link it to ~/.wallpaper (without any extension). By default, swaylock will use ~/.wallpaper. Currently, ~/.wallpapers/arch.sh is launched, this script is inspired from amirashabani/bain's. It displays arch logo with battery indicator as a background.

To-do list and improvements

• [ ] automate arch install
• [ ] install packages on deployment
• [X] add blackarch repo (-b option)
• [X] fix pacman deployment
• [ ] clean 'nvim' config for 'minimal' profile
• [ ] in 'minimal' profile, copy 'nvim' to 'vim'
• [ ] clean this dirty 'zsh' config
• immuable and easily deployable config?
• ansible?
• vim autocmd groups depending on language?