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rc-workstation

Basic user account settings for TCB workstations.

Usage

If you have a completely fresh home directory, do the following:

  1. $ cd ~
  2. $ rm -rf .*
  3. $ rm -rf *
  4. $ git clone https://github.com/tcb-rc/workstation.git .

If you do not want to clear your directory, do the following:

  1. $ cd ~
  2. $ git init
  3. $ git remote add origin https://github.com/tcb-rc/workstation.git
  4. $ git pull origin master This will fail until you have removed all conflicting files.

Next, set up the repo as a fork and push to your own GitHub repo.

  1. Set up GitHub Repo for your own configuration
  2. $ git remote rename origin upstream
  3. $ git remote add origin git@github.com:[github-username]/[repo-name]
  4. $ git push -u origin master

NOTE: If you do not want to have to reinstall the Package Control:er in Sublime Text everytime you pull your configuration to a new machine... Do NOT commit the automatic deletion of .config/sublime-text-2/Installed Packages/Package Control.sublime-package.

Installed Packages

The following packages/modules/programs are expected to be installed on all TCB workstations. They might not need to be installed for this user configuration to work, but are likely to be referenced in other documentation.

Pacman Repositories

Install with

$ pacman -S [package-name]
  • awesome
  • chromium
  • evince (Document Viewer)
  • feh
  • firefox
  • flashplugin
  • gimp
  • git
  • gmpc (
  • gpicview (Image Viewer)
  • gvim (includes normal vim)
  • inkscape
  • mongodb
  • ncmpcpp
  • nginx
  • nodejs
  • openssh
  • opera
  • rsync
  • rxvt-unicode
  • scrot
  • ttf-dejavu
  • wget
  • xorg-server
  • xorg-xev
  • xorg-xinit
  • xorg-xkbcomp
  • xorg-xrandr
  • xorg-xrdb
  • xorg-xset
  • xfce4 (currently installed with ALL options)
  • xfce4-terminal
  • xterm
  • zathura
  • zathura-pdf-mupdf

Arch User Repositories (AUR)

Install with

$ yaourt [query]

or compile manually (see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR#Installing_packages).

  • package-query
  • sublime-text (version 2; executable located at /usr/bin/subl)
  • ttf-ms-fonts
  • yaourt

Node Modules

Install with

$ npm install -g [name]`
  • browserify
  • gulp
  • nodemon
  • uglify-js

Sublime Text 2

Default Packages

Packages in Sublime are most easily controlled with Package Control https://packagecontrol.io/. Normally one follows the instructions there (https://packagecontrol.io/installation#2). To automate this for you, the package file for Package Control is placed in .config/sublime-text-2/Installed Packages. Then sublime installs it automatically.

Remember, you have to install Package Control on all the computers you use it for. Detailed information about syncing packages can be found at https://packagecontrol.io/docs/syncing

Currently Sublime Text & Package Control is setup to automatically install the following packages:

  • Dust.js Syntax
  • SCSS Syntax

Suggested Files to Sync

We need to figure out where keyboard bindings and such are found. Right now i have no idea where those settigns are saved.

VIM

.vimrc

Lines 1-7 of .vimrc are required for Vundle (see below). Lines 8-15 are the Plugins that Vundle should install.

If you want to use a globally installed Vundle (eg. through AUR) instead, you can remove lines 4 and 7 (line 4 tells Vim where to find Vundle, and line 7 tells Vundle to update itself).

Actual (non-plugin related) Vim configuration begins after line 17.

Plugins

Vim plugins are handled by Vundle at TCB. Vundle can be installed from AUR, but we recommend following the instructions on Vundle's GitHub Page. However, instead of cloning the repo in step 2, should add it as a submodule when using Git to track your home directory.

$ git submodule add https://github.com/gmarik/Vundle.vim.git .vim/bundle/Vundle.vim

Since good practice is to tell Vundle (in .vimrc) to handle itself, you should not really need to update the submodule manually. Just make sure to commit and pulls that Vundle does automatically.

Currently the following Plugins are default for TCB:

  • gmarik/Vundle.vim
  • scrooloose/nerdtree
  • scrooloose/syntastic
  • jimmyhchan/dustjs.vim
  • tpope/vim-surround
  • tpope/vim-repeat
  • lua_indent
  • L9
  • FuzzyFinder

XFCE4

Keyboard Layout

  • .config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/keyboard-layout.xml

Set up both Swedish and US keyboard layouts. Switch with Alt + Shift.

Window Manager Settings

  • .config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfwm4.xml

Currently only TCB setting is to enable display compositing.

Keyboard Settings

  • .config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-keyboard-shortcuts.xml

Windows + r = Application Finder (collapsed) Windows + Ctrl + r = Application Finder

The following all calls exo-open to launch default applciations (see Preferred Applications below)

Windows + f = File Manager Windows + t = Terminal Emulator Windows + Enter = Terminal Emulator Windows + w = Web Browser

NOTE: Window Manager shortcuts are administered in Menu > Settings > Window Manager > Keybaord

Power Manager

  • .config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-power-manager.xml

Basically only set up to sleep.

Preferred Applications

  • .config/xfce4/helpers.rc

These settigns are used by exo-open to launch default applications. This does NOT set default applications when opening files from a file manager. Use MIME types for that.

Mime Types

  • .local/share/applications/mimeapps.list
  • .config/mimeapps.list

Changes:

  • Images generally use GPicView (called "Image Viewer" in XFCE)
  • Text files generally uses Sublime Text
  • Web pages generally uses Chromium

Suggested Files & Folders to Sync

Make sure you track both locations for panel settigns in XFCE4.

  • .config/xfce4/panel/
  • .config/xfce4/desktop/
  • .config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/thunar.xml
  • .config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-panel.xml