1995parham's dotfiles

Introduction

This repository houses Parham Alvani's personal dotfiles, which serve as configuration files for various tools in his development and living environment. These dotfiles are designed specifically for use on macOS and Linux systems, excluding Windows or WSL.

Dotfiles repositories are personal repositories that facilitate the management of configurations across different systems. To make the process easier for others, I have made this repository a template that can be used as a starting point for creating personal dotfiles repositories. You can find more information about dotfiles and their significance here.

I would like to express my special thanks to @elahe-dastan for not only utilizing this project but also providing valuable feedback, particularly regarding macOS compatibility. Her remarkable contributions to both this repository and my personal life are truly unforgettable.

Installation

You need to first install an operating system to use these dotfiles, For installing ArchLinux from scratch with archinstall, please check here.

In the case of using macOS, you already have the installed macOS (Use recovery mode by Press and hold the power button on your Mac until the system volume and the Options button appear). So, there is no need to install the operating system, and you cannot customize anything about it. Just run the following script to have the setup:

# install brew with the default configuration.
./start.sh brew
# configure osx with Parham's preferences.
./start.sh osx

To install these dotfiles on a fresh system, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/1995parham/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles && cd ~/.dotfiles && ./start.sh env && ./install.sh

This will clone the repository into your home directory (~/.dotfiles), and run the start.sh env script to install required tools and then run install.sh script to create symbolic links between the dotfiles and their expected locations in your home directory.

After that, you can set zsh as your default terminal (you can use bash too, there is no hard requirement to use zsh):

sudo chsh $USER -s /bin/zsh

Run start.sh font script to install useful fonts (obviously on a desktop system):

./start.sh font

Don't forget to set the git username and email:

touch $HOME/.config/git/config

or you can use mine (it's crystal clear these values is useful only for me and my queen):

./start.sh git

Run start.sh neovim script to install neovim with ElieVIM configurations:

./start.sh neovim

Hosts (naming based on Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica movies)

Elahe and I have the following systems with starship naming as follows. Here is the list of available resources to find name names using the schema.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_spacecraft

Parham

• millennium-falcon: After years I bought another MacBook to taste the Apple world again. Please note that the disk is encrypted and named Falcon HD. The last macOS Ventura installation happened on 21 Dec 2023. ✅

  Type	Value
  System	Mac14,9 (MPHE3LL/A)
  Processor	Apple M2 Pro 10 (6 performance and 4 efficiency)
  Memory	LPDDR5 - Micron - 16 GB

  

• tantive-iv: MacBook Pro (17,1) given by Snapp, and it should return to them when I decide to leave. The last macOS Ventura installation happened on 1 Apr 2024. ✅

  Type	Value
  System	MacBookPro17,1 (Z11B000E3LL/A)
  Processor	Apple M1 8 (4 performance and 4 efficiency)
  Memory	LPDDR4 - Hynix - 16 GB

  

The username is always set to parham.

Elahe

• sandcrawler: MacBook Pro (17,1) given by Snapp, and it should return to them when Elahe decide to leave. The last macOS installation happened on dawn of the time. 🗑️

  Type	Value
  System	MacBookPro17,1 (Z11B000E3LL/A)
  Processor	Apple M1 8 (4 performance and 4 efficiency)
  Memory	LPDDR4 - Hynix - 8 GB

  

The username is always set to elahe.

Usage

These dotfiles configure various tools and applications, including:

• docker
• yt-dlp
• alacritty
• etc.

You can install most of them by running the following script:

./start.sh <name>

Package Managers

The following operating systems and their package managers are supported:

• ArchLinux:
  • pacman
  • Yet another Yogurt (yay)
• macOS
  • brew

Applications

For each package, I provided information on its installation script and how to run it on different operating systems. Applications with command names in all lowercase can be run from the command line interface, while those with title cases need to be launched using your application launcher. If an application is marked with a (?), it means I had a negative experience with that application on that particular operating system.

To find software compatible with sway, always check the are we wayland yet website.

Window Managers (on ArchLinux)

I am using sway or hyprland as my primary window managers. This repository structured around creating soft links and because of that the duplicate configurations between these window-managers are gathered in wayland/.

I also, have configuration for i3 and awesomewm as x11 window managers. The shared configuration of these two are placed in x11 folder.

Emacs

I am using Emacs for the following:

• latex documents (especially when writing them in Persian)
• org-mode (for managing my daily life)

Searching

Ivy is a plugin for searching in buffers, notes, etc. Almost everything in Doom Emacs works with ivy. It is simple and will show you a popup for everything.

Configuration (based on doom)

I use Emacs based on doom, and I found the following configurations are useful to update my configurations based on them.

1. psamim dotfiles
   • My org-mode agenda, much better now with category icons!
2. Academic doom
3. elenapan dotfiles

Workspace

Never close Emacs, just use workspace to manage your work. To work with workspace just start with SPACE-TAB.

Windows as Virtual Machine

Because there are software applications like Microsoft Office that are only available on Windows, I install Windows using KVM or VMWare Fusion on my host machine to use them. Based on my naming schema, I named it Rager.

What do we need to do after installation?

During installation, you need to provide your Outlook account, and then you have an up and running system in no time. These are the software that I need on my system:

References

• https://github.com/Ruixi-rebirth/sway-dotfiles
• https://github.com/philiprein/macos-settings
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