Kitty Dotfiles Installer

This repository provides a Bash script (installer_kitty_dots.sh) to automate the installation of the Kitty terminal emulator, the FantasqueSansM Nerd Font, and custom Kitty configurations. It supports Debian/Ubuntu (apt) and Arch-based (pacman) systems. All default Kitty shortcuts are blocked and manually remapped to suit my preferences, as detailed in kitty_custom.conf.

• This is part of my dotfiles repository. You can use the dotfiles repo to automatically download this repo along with other dotfiles repositories like Neovim, Tmux, and Bash.

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✨ Features

• Automated Installation: Installs Kitty and the FantasqueSansM Nerd Font for a modern terminal experience.
• Custom Configurations: Sets up ~/.config/kitty/kitty.conf, kitty_custom.conf, and kitty-colors_custom.conf for personalized settings.
• Theme Support: Installs kitty-themes for customizable terminal themes.
• Safe File Handling: Prompts to avoid overwriting existing configuration files.
• Cross-Distro Compatibility: Supports Debian/Ubuntu (apt) and Arch-based (pacman) systems.

📋 Prerequisites

• A Debian/Ubuntu or Arch-based Linux system.
• git for cloning themes (optional).
• curl and unzip for font installation.
• sudo permissions for package installation.
• A terminal for interactive execution or a non-interactive environment for curl | bash.

Install Prerequisites

sudo apt install curl git unzip -y

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🛠️ Installation

Manual Installation

Clone the repository, run the script, and clean up:

git clone https://github.com/corechunk/Kitty.git temp101
cd temp101
chmod +x installer_kitty_dots.sh
./installer_kitty_dots.sh
cd ..
rm -rf temp101

One-Liner Installation

git clone https://github.com/corechunk/Kitty.git temp101 && cd temp101 && chmod +x installer_kitty_dots.sh && ./installer_kitty_dots.sh && cd .. && rm -rf temp101

The script will:

1. Detect the package manager (apt or pacman).
2. Install Kitty if not already present.
3. Install the FantasqueSansM Nerd Font if not present.
4. Create or update ~/.config/kitty/kitty.conf, kitty_custom.conf, and kitty-colors_custom.conf.
5. Install kitty-themes for theme support.
6. Include custom configurations in kitty.conf.

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⚙️ Kitty Configuration

The ~/.config/kitty/kitty.conf, kitty_custom.conf, and kitty-colors_custom.conf files provide a customized Kitty setup with:

• Blocked Default Shortcuts: All default Kitty keybindings are disabled for a clean slate.
• Custom Keybindings: Remapped shortcuts tailored to my workflow (see kitty_custom.conf for details).
• Font: Uses FantasqueSansM Nerd Font for enhanced terminal visuals.
• Themes: Supports kitty-themes for customizable color schemes.
• Customizable: Add settings to kitty_custom.conf or kitty-colors_custom.conf to extend or override defaults.

To include custom settings in ~/.config/kitty/kitty.conf:

include ./kitty_<customName>.conf
include ./kitty-colors_<customName>.conf

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⌨️ Keybindings

All default Kitty keybindings are disabled, and custom shortcuts are defined in kitty_custom.conf. Refer to kitty_custom.conf in the repository for the full list of remapped keybindings, which are tailored to my workflow.

Category	Keybinding	Action
General	-	See kitty_custom.conf for details
-	-	-
Window Management	-	See kitty_custom.conf for details
-	-	-
Tab Management	-	See kitty_custom.conf for details

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🎨 Themes

The kitty-themes directory provides a collection of themes installed to ~/.config/kitty/kitty-themes. To apply a theme, add to kitty.conf or kitty_custom.conf:

include ./kitty-themes/<theme_name>.conf

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📝 Customization

• Extend Configurations: Add custom settings to ~/.config/kitty/kitty_custom.conf or kitty-colors_custom.conf to override or extend defaults without modifying kitty.conf.
• Theme Management: Add or remove themes in ~/.config/kitty/kitty-themes and update kitty.conf to include them.

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.

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