Install notes for Ubuntu 18.04

This repo primarily provides a configuration for tmux, vim, zsh, powerline, rxvt-unicode and i3. It is recommended to clone it to a folder $HOME/dotfiles.

Bootstrap

$ git clone https://github.com/risteon/dotfiles.git $HOME/dotfiles
$ cd dotfiles/script
$ ./bootstrap

Tools and Dependencies

Dependencies (apt)

• zsh
• tmux
• vim-gnome (huge vim version including python3 support, else see building VIM from source)
• socat (for powerline)
• xautomation
• xbindkeys
• URxvt terminal emulator
• feh, nitrogen
• xbacklight
• shutter
• dmenu
• rofi
• libiw-dev

$ sudo apt-get install zsh tmux vim-gnome socat rxvt-unicode-256color xautomation xbindkeys feh nitrogen xbacklight shutter xautomation xbindkeys suckless-tools libiw-dev

Dependencies (PyPI)

• powerline-status
• powerline-gitstatus
• thefuck
• i3pystatus
• i3-py
• netifaces
• basiciw
• psutil
• colour
• autorandr

$ sudo pip3 install powerline-status powerline-gitstatus thefuck i3pystatus i3-py quickswitch-i3 netifaces basiciw psutil colour
$ pip3 install --user autorandr

Clone Tmux Plugin Manager

$ git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm

Hit Prefix+I in tmux to install tmux-resurrect and any other plugins specified in .tmux.conf

VIM Plugins: Vundle

Launch vim and run :PluginInstall

YouCompleteMe: see https://github.com/Valloric/YouCompleteMe

Compile YCM: Make sure python-dev is installed

$ sudo apt-get install python-dev
$ cd ~/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe
$ ./install.py --clang-completer

Picom

Build and install picom according to https://github.com/yshui/picom.

Polybar

Download release (tested 3.5.7) and build https://github.com/polybar/polybar/wiki/Compiling.

Alacritty

Build from source.

rxvt-unicode with wide glyph support

git clone https://github.com/blueyed/rxvt-unicode.git
cd rxvt-unicode
./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-everything --enable-256-color --disable-perl

[Legacy] i3_config

Configuration files and install notes for the i3 window manager and additonal programs. For Ubuntu 16.04. Xenial.

Install distro packages

• (feh)
• nitrogen
• xbacklight
• Screenshots: shutter
• playerctl https://github.com/acrisci/playerctl
• mouse buttons remapping: xautomation, xbindkeys
• dmenu (suckless-tools)
• libiw-dev for Pip basiciw

sudo apt-get install feh nitrogen xbacklight shutter xautomation xbindkeys suckless-tools libiw-dev

PyPi packages for i3pystatus

Install for Python 3.

• i3pystatus
• netifaces
• basiciw
• psutil
• colour

basiciw needs libiw.

Quickswitch.py

See https://github.com/proxypoke/quickswitch-for-i3

sudo pip3 install i3-py quickswitch-i3

Appearance (GTK2/3)

sudo apt-get install lxappearance gtk-chtheme qt4-qtconfig

Change to new GTK-theme in lxappearance, gtk-chtheme, and qtconfig-qt4. Install a GTK-theme, for example:

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:tista/adapta -y  
sudo apt update  
sudo apt install adapta-gtk-theme

Prevent Nemo file browser from spawning a desktop window

gsettings set org.nemo.desktop show-desktop-icons false