From 86abade1455cfda2f06aff6bc66c6493453512ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Deven Blake Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2020 12:40:50 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] README --- dotfiles-old/README.md | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 54 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/dotfiles-old/README.md b/dotfiles-old/README.md index cef2c04..d8a2b87 100644 --- a/dotfiles-old/README.md +++ b/dotfiles-old/README.md @@ -1,2 +1,54 @@ -# dotfiles -System config stuff +# devenblake/dotfiles +Pretty config stuff. + +![This is a screenshot of my desktop.](https://web.archive.org/web/20200926155417if_/https://i.redd.it/jwhsmokcfcp51.png) + +## applications shown (and some unshown) + +### display manager +I use [ly](https://github.com/nullgemm/ly). + +### file manager +[Bash](https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/). My Bash aliases and stuff are all in `.bashrc`. My `PS1` is "> ", which is **bad practice**. I use it like this because I think it looks cool but when pasting in a command you could accidentally `> file` and delete an important file. + +### status bar +[i3status](https://i3wm.org/i3status/). The configuration file is at `.config/i3status/config` in this repo. + +A caveat is that the interface names in the i3status configuration (`wlan0` and `enp0s25`) are specific to my system. A kinda ugly hack but I didn't expect to get [300 upvotes on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/izpvwp/i3gaps_basic_but_it_works/) for my desktop! + +### wallpaper +[This 1920x1080 Asuka edit](https://archive.org/details/asuka-98). + +### winamp skin +This [Sailor Moon themed skin](https://archive.org/details/winampskin_Sailor_Moon_Gang) on [Audacious](https://audacious-media-player.org/). + +### window manager +[i3-gaps](https://github.com/Airblader/i3). The configuration file is at `.config/i3/config`. + +### xterm +My xterm config is at .Xresources. I haven't had good luck at getting fonts to work with it but [unscii](http://pelulamu.net/unscii/) works great. The way I "installed" the TTF font is by moving `unscii-16-full.ttf` to `.local/share/fonts` and then running `fc-cache` before checking `fc-list` for unscii (`fc-list | grep unscii`). I use [this terminal color theme](https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/hjzw5f/oc_qualitative_color_palette_for_ansi_terminal/) ([here's a webarchive link just in case](https://web.archive.org/web/20200926160802/https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/hjzw5f/oc_qualitative_color_palette_for_ansi_terminal/fwpludj/?context=3)) because it's pretty to me. + +## get the look + +This is potentially destructive to your current i3wm, i3status, and xterm configurations. I'm leaving this plug-and-chug sequence of commands *for myself* in the future when I inevitably bork my system and have to reinstall - **this isn't contained in a shell script for a reason**, please make sure you understand any commands before you run them. It requires that you already have `audacious`, `coreutils` (`cd`, `mv`, and stuff like that), `curl`, `git`, `i3-gaps`, `i3status`, and an X server installed. These are also all untested. + +`cd $HOME`, `cd `, or `cd ~` + +`git clone https://github.com/devenblake/dotfiles.git` + +`cp dotfiles/.config ../` + +`cp dotfiles/.Xresources ../` + +`curl http://pelulamu.net/unscii/unscii-16-full.ttf -o .local/share/fonts/unscii-16-full.ttf` + +`fc-cache` + +This command installs the Sailor Moon theme for all users: `sudo curl https://archive.org/download/winampskin_Sailor_Moon_Gang/Sailor_Moon_Gang.wsz -o /usr/share/audacious/Skins/Sailor_Moon_Gang.wsz` + +`mkdir Pictures/Wallpapers` + +`curl https://ia801502.us.archive.org/3/items/asuka-98/Asuka%2098.jpg -o Pictures/Wallpapers/Asuka\ 98.jpg` + +After this you should be able to open i3 and have the configs the same way I have them. If xterm doesn't have the font, run `xdrb -load .Xresources` and that should fix it. +