$ git clone git:https://github.com/olsonbg/dotfiles.git ~/dotfilesThe submodules will have to be updated when this repository is first cloned, and whenever it is updated.
Initialize the submodules list in .gitmodules by recording them in .git/config.
$ git submodule initUpdate the registered submodules to match what the dotfiles project expects
$ git submodule updateThe previous two commands can be combined into one by
$ git submodule update --initCurrent dotfiles are backed up to the ~/dotfiles-<datetime> directory,
where <datetime> is the current date and time.
$ ~/dotfiles/makesymlinks.shTo activate the new settings, it's easiest to open a new terminal. Methods to activate the new settings in a currently running terminal vary, but one of the following commands may work
. ~/.bash_profile
. ~/.bashrc
Update all registered submodules to their most recent commit. Note: This may bring the submodules to newer versions than may be expected by the dotfiles repository.
$ git submodule foreach git pull origin masterWhen first installed, the light
solarized color scheme is used.
The light or dark color schemes can be selected by using the
solarized-light or solarized-dark commands, respectively. The command
solarized will toggle between solarized-dark and solarize-light schemes.
The new color scheme will take effect immediately, with a few
caveats.
The solarized command writes a single line to the
.Xresources.d/current-scheme file, either
#define SOLARIZED_LIGHTor
#define SOLARIZED_DARKThis file is loaded first in the .Xresources file, followed by a series of
#ifdef statements which load the correct solarized scheme.
- Vim
- Tmux
- ls (dircolors)
- Any program which makes use of xrdb resources (most terminals)
Settings for specific hosts can be placed in bash.d/hosts/<hostname>,
where <hostname> is the hostname of the machine as returned from the
command hostname. If there is no matching folder for a host, then the
settings in bash.d/hosts/generic will be used.
The Inconsolata font pre-patched with
Powerline symbols is used in xterm,
and rxvt-unicode. The
font is included with this repository and symbolically linked to from the
~/.fonts directory.
As mentioned previously, the Inconsolata font is used in rxvt-unicode. The default font size is 11, however, the font size of a currently open terminal can be changed with one of the following:
| Key Sequence | Font size |
|---|---|
| Control-8 | 9 |
| Control-9 | 10 |
| Control-0 | 11 |
LXDE is a lightweight desktop for X11.
OpenBox is a Lightweight window manager. My custom key bindings are in lxde-rc.xml, and are:
| Key Sequence | Action |
|---|---|
| Screen shot of a window clicked, then open it in Gimp. | |
| Shift-Print | Screen shot of entire desktop, then open it in Gimp. |
| Win-Space | Activate LXpanel menu |
| Win-Return | Open a new urxvt terminal using bin/urxvtc-d on Desktop 1, and go there. |
| Win-r | Resize current window |
| Win-m | Move current window |
| Win-a | Launch pavucontrol |
| Win-c b | Open a new chromium browser on Desktop 2, and go there. |
| Win-c e | Open gmail (inside chromium) on Desktop 3, and go there. This will not open a new window if one already exists. |
| Win-c c | Open google calendar (inside chromium) on Desktop 3, and go there. This will not open a new window if one already exists. |
| Win-t | Open Thunderbird on Desktop 3, and go there. This will not open a new window if one already exists. |
Conky is a lightweight system monitor for X, settings are in conkyrc. There are color setting for desktops with dark or light backgrounds in the config file. Uncomment the one suitable for your desktop, and comment out the others.
Scrot is a Screen capture program. The key bindings, set in lxde-rc.xml and tabulated in OpenBox.
stalonetray is a Stand alone system tray. The setting are in stalonetrayrc, and will place the tray in the upper left hand side of screen.
parcellite is a small clipboard manager.
compton is a lightweight, standalone, compositing manager. The setting are in compton.config
xdotool does fake keyboard/mouse input, window management, and more.
To enable the new color scheme in a currently running tmux session follow these steps:
- Detatch from tmux,
- Change the color scheme, with one of the previously listed commands,
- reattach to the tmux session.
When changing the solarized scheme in a terminal, the new scheme will take
effect immediately in that terminal, but not in others that are currently
running. To activate the new colors in other terminals, use either the
solarized-light or solarized-dark command in each open terminal.
To load the Xresources file on KDE login, this small script needs to be placed in the KDE Autostart directory (~/.kde4/Autostart).
#!/bin/sh
xrdb ~/.XresourcesThis script is needed for KDE because it does not process an Xresources file containing #include directives properly (relative paths don't work). As far as I know, KDE is the only desktop that needs this fix.
Git repositories included as submodules.