Personal setup instruction for my KDE neon box

neon-setup.md

1. Update and install software

sudo pkcon refresh
sudo pkcon update

sudo apt install --ignore-missing \
  curl \
  git \
  git-filter-repo \
  kate \
  kcalc \
  kolourpaint \
  fcitx5-mozc kde-config-fcitx5 mozc-utils-gui　\
  uvccapture guvcview \
  vlc \
  wget \
  whois \
  yakuake \
  language-pack-ja fonts-noto-cjk-extra

# im-config and its config file prevents fcitx5 from working with Wayland
sudo apt remove --purge im-config
sudo apt remove --purge kwrite maliit-framework maliit-keyboard


# TODO also install `clamav`

2. Manually install following software

• Google Chrome
• Node.js (from Nodesource repo)
• VirtualBox
• Dropbox
• Slack
• Zoom
• Docker & Docker Desktop
• Zed
• VisualStudio Code
• GitHub Desktop
• GitHub CLI
• Spotify

undefined machine only

• Radeon™ RX 580 Drivers

3. Setup for installed software

sudo apt update
sudo apt install --fix-broken
sudo apt autoremove

# Login to GitHub for GitHub CLI
gh auth login

# Install gh-poi: https://github.com/seachicken/gh-poi
gh extension install seachicken/gh-poi

# Update npm
sudo npm update --global

# Install npm completion
npm completion | sudo tee /etc/bash_completion.d/npm

# Allow Dropbox to watch more number of files
echo "fs.inotify.max_user_watches = 100000" | sudo tee /etc/sysctl.d/dropbox.conf

#
# Template for user home directory
#
sudo mkdir --parents "/etc/skel/.config/autostart/"
sudo cp "/usr/share/applications/dropbox.desktop" "/etc/skel/.config/autostart/dropbox.desktop"
sudo cp "/usr/share/applications/org.kde.yakuake.desktop" "/etc/skel/.config/autostart/org.kde.yakuake.desktop"

sudo tee "/etc/skel/.gitconfig" <<'__SKEL_GIT__'
[core]
  autocrlf = false
  fileMode = false
[init]
  defaultBranch = main
[format]
	pretty = fuller
[pager]
  log = /usr/share/doc/git/contrib/diff-highlight/diff-highlight | less
  show = /usr/share/doc/git/contrib/diff-highlight/diff-highlight | less
  diff = /usr/share/doc/git/contrib/diff-highlight/diff-highlight | less
__SKEL_GIT__

sudo mkdir --parents "/etc/skel/.config/gtk-4.0/"
sudo mkdir --parents "/etc/skel/.config/gtk-3.0/"

sudo tee "/etc/skel/.config/gtk-4.0/settings.ini" <<'__SKEL_FCITX_GTK4__'
[Settings]
gtk-im-module=fcitx
__SKEL_FCITX_GTK4__

sudo tee "/etc/skel/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini" <<'__SKEL_FCITX_GTK3__'
[Settings]
gtk-im-module=fcitx
__SKEL_FCITX_GTK3__

sudo tee "/etc/skel/.gtkrc-2.0" <<'__SKEL_FCITX_GTK2__'
gtk-im-module="fcitx"
__SKEL_FCITX_GTK2__

#
# git config
#

# Don't convert line endings to CRLF
sudo git config --system core.autocrlf false
# Don't commit file permission change
sudo git config --system core.fileMode false
# Set default branch name
sudo git config --system init.defaultBranch main
# Log format
sudo git config --system format.pretty fuller


# Set up better colorization of git diff
sudo chmod +x /usr/share/doc/git/contrib/diff-highlight/diff-highlight

sudo git config --system pager.log "/usr/share/doc/git/contrib/diff-highlight/diff-highlight | less"
sudo git config --system pager.show "/usr/share/doc/git/contrib/diff-highlight/diff-highlight | less"
sudo git config --system pager.diff "/usr/share/doc/git/contrib/diff-highlight/diff-highlight | less"


#
# SSH key
#
if [[ ! -f ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 ]]; then
  ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
fi

4. Setup Git identity

git config --global user.name "John Doe"
git config --global user.email "git@example.com"

5. Start apps to set up

yakuake &
dropbox start -i

6. Other manual configurations

Fonts

(TODO: Write an automation script)

https://github.com/yuru7/udev-gothic

1. Download UDEVGothic_v*.zip (Without NF in the file name) from its Release page
2. Extract zip and install UDEVGothic35JPDOC-*.ttf (With 35 and JPDOCin the file name)