• BIOS
  • Swap FN and Ctrl if needed
  • F1-F12 as standard F keys

Dotfiles

• clone dotfiles to ~/.dotfiles for stow to work

Install stuff

CLI

# essentials
sudo apt install cowsay fortune-mod
sudo apt install vim-gtk3  # for clipboard support
# wm clipboard
sudo apt install i3 
sudo apt installxdotool maim xclip zenity 
# misc
sudo apt install jq tldr silversearcher-ag rofi xscreensaver 
sudo apt install blueman
sudo apt install tree stow
sudo apt install fish
sudo apt install taskwarrior timewarrior
sudo apt install arandr, autorandr
# if needed ensurepip
sudo apt install python3.12-venv
sudo apt install git git-lfs
sudo apt install tig
sudo apt install pavucontrol

#sudo apt install kitty
sudo apt install alacritty

sudo apt install htop
sudo apt install ncal # cal command

Other package managers

• don’t forget about uv task install
• gem
  • gem install friends
• brew
  • brew install hugo
  • brew install go-task
  • brew install asciiquariume
• npm
  • for npx pagefind (for hugo)
• golang-go

Etc

• Telegram, Signal
  • Disable all on-screen notifications; NB needed after each login?…
• Obsidian (dpkg works)
  • Citations extension
• Zotero
  • BetterBibTex extension
  • 231010-2007 A new attempt at Zotero and Obsidian

First changes

• chsh /usr/bin/fish
• SSH keys for Github & all Gitlabs:
  • Generating a new SSH key and adding it to the ssh-agent - GitHub Docs
  • https://github.com/settings/ssh/new
• Set up tlp if it’s a laptop
• Fonts
  • ~/.fonts should work, subdirectories possible
    • fc-cache -v tells you which dirs it goes through
  • fc-cache -f installs
  • Links:
    • GitHub - tonsky/FiraCode: Free monospaced font with programming ligatures & sudo apt install fonts-firacode

Misc

alias cal="ncal -w -A1 -M"  # week starts on monday, 1 months from now, show weeks

• Xscreensaver screensavers I hate
  • headroom
  • skulllop
  • ref: XScreenSaver: Screenshots