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References and reminders for setting things up (alongside the config files).

Configuration

See the source of this repo. Read the README for how to install the config.

Coding

• VSCode + Codespaces - for repositories that have been built for codespaces
• neovim - pairs with this config install the app image on ubuntu
  • ripgrep - for searches

    sudo snap install ripgrep --classic

  • treesitter for some of my own plugins

    npm install -g treesitter-cli

• zoxide - better cd
• fzf - better terminal menus & fuzzy-finding on wsl install from git (apt has old version)
• ag - better ack
• tmux
  • tpm - tmux package manager; don't forget to install (prefix + I)
  • sesh - tmux session manager that integrates with zoxide
• starship - prompt
• nerdfont - droid sans
• nvm - for managing node versions

  nvm install node

• dotnet-install.sh - for managing dotnet versions

  dotnet-install.sh --version 9.0.311

• python uv

  sudo snap install astral-uv --classic

Mac

• alt-tab - better app switching
• alfred - better spotlight + automation workflows
• spaces - with hotkeys, this turns spaces into equivalent of a tiled window manager
• iterm2 - with hotkey window

Windows

• Windows terminal - better console; can also configure a quake window
  • Nord theme (unofficial)
  • Launch in tmux

    C:\Windows\system32\wsl.exe --distribution-id {84a38123-e7ef-43da-9d38-2ccb3a351cb8} -- bash -c "cd ~ && tmux new-session -A -s main"

• Windows Subsystem for Linux
• Powertoys - clipboard history & window tiling
  • windows-key + V - enable clipboard history
  • keyboard manager - map caps-lock to escape
• Windirstat - storage analysis
• Settings
  • alt-tab behaviour - disable showing 3 most recent tabs
  • needing to press backticks multiple times - there's a funky keyboard layout

WSL

• xdg-open and wslu for opening links e.g. windows-side browser

  sudo apt install xdg-utils wslu

• secret utils are used by multiple dev packages

  sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y libsecret-1-0 libsecret-1-dev

Browser

• Edge (I never thought I'd see the day) - somehow it just works with vertical tabs without extra noise (copilot chat be damned tho)
• Vimium

Apps

• 1Password
  • I use the SSH integration - the SSH commands use the keyname as the identity file
• Spotify
• Whatsapp
• Steam