https://github.com/jeanmathieupotvin/home-files
A set of Linux home files: profiles, config files, dot files, and other miscellaneous helper files collectively defining my setup.
https://github.com/jeanmathieupotvin/home-files
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A set of Linux home files: profiles, config files, dot files, and other miscellaneous helper files collectively defining my setup.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/jeanmathieupotvin/home-files
- Owner: jeanmathieupotvin
- License: mit
- Created: 2023-02-24T02:24:34.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-01-20T13:22:57.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-29T07:33:34.518Z (2 months ago)
- Topics: configuration-files, dot-files, profiles, setup
- Language: Shell
- Homepage:
- Size: 112 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Bypassing `secrets initialize` command
Users may want to do so when copying existing files from an older distibution
to a new one.
## Problem
Before doing so, they are a couple of steps to perform. They
assume all required environment variables are set as expected.
## Solution
The first step is to install required dependencies.
```bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install cryptsetup -y
```
Then, you need to update the ownership of the directory containing decrypted
secrets.
```bash
printenv # optional, but it is safer to double check
sudo chown -R "$USER:$USER" "$SECRETS_DIR"
```
The `-R` flag ensures all further subdirectories and files within your secret
directory are updated with their parent directory (at once).
Then, simply execute command `secrets unlock`. It should proceed smoothly.
# Installing R from source
I usually follow
[instructions given by Posit](https://docs.posit.co/resources/install-r-source.html)
to install R from source. This allows me to have multiple concurrent versions of
R installed and to have better control over them.
## Problem
As of August 20th, 2024, Posit recommends installing required build
dependencies first with the following commands.
```bash
sudo sed -i.bak "/^#.*deb-src.*universe$/s/^# //g" /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt build-dep r-base
```
**This does not work on versions of Ubuntu greater than or equal to `24.04`.**
The `sed` call is a little bit cryptic. However, all it does is activate source
dependencies maintained by the community in APT. It does so by *uncommenting*
`universe` components of `deb-src` lines in file `/etc/apt/sources.list`.
Ubuntu disallows them by default.
## Solution
The workaround on Ubuntu `24.04` (or greater) is simple. First, open file
`/etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources` with a text editor.
```bash
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources
```
Then, append `deb-src` to `Types` of URI `http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu` and
ensure that `universe` is listed in its `Components`. The full entry should
look like below.
```
Types: deb deb-src
URIs: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
Suites: noble noble-updates noble-backports
Components: main universe restricted multiverse
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/ubuntu-archive-keyring.gpg
```
Save and close the file. Then, run the following commands.
```bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt build-dep r-base
```
Afterwards, you may follow usual Posit instructions starting at section
[Specify R version](https://docs.posit.co/resources/install-r-source.html#specify-r-version).