Welcome to my linux dotfiles

UPDATE: I moved from managing my config via a bare git repository to GNU stow. This essentially symlinks all config files to where they belong while the original files remain at ~/.dotfiles. The big advantage is, that I can dynamically symlink - and unlink - just parts of my config. When working on a remote server for example, I can just link my neovim and tmux config, without having to clutter the .config directory with my window manager configurations as well. The different config files between my home and work machine for example are automatically managed by my Makefile.

This repository includes my personal configuration files for my Arch linux workstation. It is designed to be minimal, bleeding edge, but still beautiful. Everything is configurable by text files. Most files can be used on other GNU/Linux distributions as well but some scripts only work on Arch-based systems.

• Distro: Arch Linux
• WM: Hyprland
• Panel: Waybar
• Terminal: Kitty
• Shell: Zsh w/ starship promt
• Launcher: Wofi
• Notifications: Mako
• Wallpapers: Swww
• Code editor: Neovim
• Notes: Obsidian
• Browser: Firefox w/ VimiumFF

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Why

I use Arch Linux because of multiple reasons:

1. It is easy and fast to install using the built in archinstall script.
2. It provides and extremely lightweight base to build my workspace on top of it.
3. I am forced to use (and hence learn) up to date software.

I switched to Wayland because it will slowly replace Xorg. I use a window manager because my daily work resolves around editing text files in the terminal. Beeing forced to navigate exclusively by the keyboard makes navigation faster and prevents wrist problems. I chose Hyprland because it was easy to install, configure and looks extremely nice.

The how

To install the base system, I simpy use the archinstall script with the hyprland and plasma (for fallback) profiles. To install the graphical frontend, I just follow the awesome tutorial on the hyprland wiki. Now to initialize my dotfiles on a new system, I clone this repository like this:

rm -rf $HOME/.dotfiles
git clone https://github.com/weygoldt/dotfiles.git $HOME/.dotfiles
cd $HOME/.dotfiles
make all

Do not forget to make a history file for zsh wherever the path to the file is specified in the current version of the .zshrc:

touch $HOME/.config/zsh/zsh_history

Included

Most of my dotfiles are simple configuration files of shells, terminals, etc. But there are also some scripts that I use to automate some tasks as well as document the packages I need on a system to make the migration to new systems faster. In addition, I document how I install, maintain and backup my workstation.