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# Setting up a new machine:

*self-soothing security blanket slash reminder to self about script vs syncing from snapshot*



This setup script is slow and Not Fun, but does reduce reproducibility issues down the line.



This setup aims to be self-documenting, and may be interesting to others nerds who like configuring computers for fun.

See `changelog.md` for a short history of changes,

and `tool-backlog.md` for a short list of tools I'd like to try eventually.



Before installing on a new machine, we need to sync an ssh key with github. 



```sh

# 1. We need to create an ssh key, so that Github lets us clone this repo.

echo -e "\n\nGenerate an ssh key:"

# may have to set hostname manually!

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C thor- # set hostname up later, change this manually 

ssh-add



# 2. Install github communication and keychain CLIs. Tell github about the ssh key.



# note that apt install gh is very out of date, and we'll install the updated version later but this works fine now

sudo apt install gh



echo "will open a browser and authenticate with Github."

# will tell github about our new ssh key, though the key will have a dumb name (GitHub CLI)

gh auth login

# goto github.com/settings/keys and delete that key, add it with the correct name

gh ssh-key add .ssh/id_ed25519.pub

echo "confirm our new key is listed."

gh ssh-key list



# 3. Install stuff.

git clone [email protected]:thor314/.setup.git



# misc convenient, do now to save some some frustration:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings minimize "['h']"

```



### afterwards: setup by hand 

still to do: 

- settings

    - desktop - background set manually, hide minimize button

    - notifications - ignore this for now, but we will have to turn these off

    - power - adjust power saving options

    - mouse speed up

    - keyboard - keybindings - some keybindings have conflicts and need to be manually updated

    - users - profile pic update

    - about - update hostname if haven't already

    - os upgrade - update recovery partition (takes awhile; do last)

- sign into firefox

    - firefox settings search - turn off suggestions and shortcuts

    - privacy - turn off autofill; turn on save passwords just to turn off suggest; then turn back off

    - set up 1password

    - setup hotkey tabs

        - m https://mail.proton.me/u/2/inbox

        - c https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r

        - t https://assistant.google.com/tasks

        - o https://chat.openai.com/

        - g https://github.com/thor314

        - w https://tweetdeck.twitter.com

        - x https://x.com/messages

        - p https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17u74o6Z5y6o8YGpMzJ4YLM3dF01WkwoUYblAS8wHqoM

        - f https://www.facebook.com/messages/t

        - r https://feedly.com/

    - dark reader hotkeys alt-j, alt-k

    - manage tab hotkeys update

    - pin ublock, dark reader, vimium, 1password; unpin pocket

- pop shop (Ctrl-I) - update all

- Extensions - disable cosmic dock, desktop icons ng, and (desktop only) x11 gestures

- Tweaks - only used to set capslock to ctrl, which I should have already done

- sign into obsidian and sync vault

- log into 2FA websites and apps in a batch so I don't have to phone-fiddle later

    - paypal, amazon, github, protonmail, twitter, google, coingecko, facebook, etsy, substack, openai, claude

    - discord, slack, spotify, signal, telegram



### Pending recurring issue

If issues with system keyboard not-dvorak persist:

```

# localectl list-x11-keymap-variants # see list of keymap options

sudo localectl set-x11-keymap dvorak

sudo update-initramfs -u # update initial ramdisk to apply changes at boot time

```



### 2024-10-26 temporary: setup tide with jj info



```sh

fisher remove IlanCosman/tide

git clone [email protected]:ETCaton/tide.git && cd tide

git checkout jj-item

fisher install . # will be prompted to configure

cd .. && rm tide



# adjust prompt items

# echo $tide_left_prompt_items # see prompt items

set -U tide_left_prompt_items pwd git jj newline character



# Add .jj to the pwd markers

set -U tide_pwd_markers $tide_pwd_markers .jj

```