Install Regolith Linux Ubuntu 20.04 EFI ISO
Use entire Laptop hard disk (No LLVM)
Boot Regolith Linux (do not use desktop login)
Ctrl-Alt-F2 for terminal login
vim ~/.profile
Add XDG Environment Variables
# Encourage applications to use XDG basedir specification for configuration files
export XDG_CONFIG_HOME=$HOME/.config
export XDG_DATA_HOME=$HOME/.local/share
export XDG_STATE_HOME=$HOME/.local/state
export XDG_CACHE_HOME=$HOME/.cache
Reboot operating system - Ctrl-Alt-Del
Install zsh, zsh-doc and git packages from Ubuntu software center
sudo apt -y install zsh zsh-doc git
Start Zsh
zsh
Select 0 to stop the zsh configuration wizzard, prezto will take care of this
Clone prezto into the XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zsh/.zprezto location
git clone --recursive https://github.com/sorin-ionescu/prezto.git "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/zsh/.zprezto"
Set ZDOTDIR in terminal to run script to create links for prezto dot files
export ZDOTDIR="${ZDOTDIR:=$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zsh}"
run the script with the XDG location
setopt EXTENDED_GLOB
for rcfile in "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}"/.zprezto/runcoms/^README.md(.N); do
ln -s "$rcfile" "${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.${rcfile:t}"
done
When prezto dot files are changed, first copy them from .zprezto/runcoms
zshenv- add XDG and ZDOTDIR environment variableszpretorc- add modules, themes and other customisationszshrc- powerline10k configuration - added by wizzard
Bootstrap the prezto configuration for the XDG location
Prezto requires ~/.zshenv to bootstrap the location of prezto configuration. The ~/.zshenv file can be a symbolic link to XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zsh/.zshenv
Set the XDG_CONFIG_HOME location to HOME/.config for all applications if not set in ~/.profile
Set the ZDOTDIR location so Zsh can find the Prezto configuration.
# Set XDG_CONFIG_HOME for clean management of configuration files
export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:=$HOME/.config}"
export ZDOTDIR="${ZDOTDIR:=$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zsh}"
Set Zsh as the default shell
chsh -s /usr/bin/zsh
Create a link to XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zsh/.zshenv from ~/.zshenv to set prezto configuration on login
ln -s $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zsh/.zshenv $HOME/.zshenv
To test, source $HOME/.zshenv and type zsh to open a new shell session
Logout / login the desktop and open a terminal which should show the default sorin theme for zsh
edit $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zsh/.zpreztorc and change zstyle :prezto:module:prompt theme to the powerlevel10k theme
zstyle :prezto:module:prompt theme powerlevel10k
Download fonts to make powerline10k even nicer https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k#fonts
Make a local fonts directory and move the downloaded fonts
mkdir ~/.local/share/fonts
mv -v ~/Downloads/*.ttf ~/.local/share/fonts/
Open a terminal (or run zsh) and the powershell10k will run a wizzard to visually select the style of prompt theme. The wizzard will write the configuration to ~/.config/zsh/.zshrc
Neovim supports an excellent Clojure experience, using Neovim as an lsp client and Conjure as the Clojure REPL Neovim 0.7.0 is latest (0.7.0 minimum for nvim-treesitter plugin)
https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/tag/v0.7.0
Install neovim 070 .deb file - sudo dpkg -i nvim-linux64.deb
Install dependencies
- sudo apt install ripgrep fd-find libstdc++-10-dev
Node.js seems to be a dependency for nvim-treesitter
https://nodejs.org/en/download/
Install current node.js in ~/.local/apps/node and create a symbolic link in ~/.local/bin for node and npm
ln -s ~/.local/apps/node/current/bin/node ~/.local/bin/node
ln -s ~/.local/apps/node/current/bin/npm ~/.local/bin/npm
ln -s ~/.local/apps/node/current/bin/npx ~/.local/bin/npx
If
~/.local/bindirectory was created after login, then eithersource ~/.profileor logout/login of desktop to add~/.local/binto the operating system execution path
Clojure a nice fennel based configuration https://github.com/rafaeldelboni/nvim-fennel-lsp-conjure-as-clojure-ide.git
Clone ... ~/projects/community/vim/nvim-fennel...
Run nvim command in a terminal
Run the command :PackerInstall
Error detected while processing /home/practicalli/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/aniseed/plugin/anisee d.vim: line 3: No C compiler found! "cc", "gcc", "clang", "cl", "zig" are not executable.
TODO: review practicalli additons
Install the Git command line client
sudo apt install git
Configure git user identity
mkdir $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git && touch $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config
git config --global user.name "John Practicalli"
git config --global user.email "250870+practicalli-john@users.noreply.github.com"
Configure Git with a global ignore file and use of diff3
git config --global core.excludesFile ignore-global
git config --global merge.conflictstyle diff3
Optionally set git hooks and scripts by defining a template directory
mkdir $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/template
git config --global init.templatedir template
Create an SSH public/private key
ssh-keygen -t rsa -C john@practical.li
Add a new SSH key to the GitHub account
cat .ssh/id_rsa.pub
Copy the output into the GitHub web page for addng a new key
- .gitconfig to
XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config - .gitignore-global to
XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/ignore-global
Add the global excludes file to the Git config file using relative location (keep them both in the same XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git directory)
git config --global core.excludesFile ignore-global
XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/template is a common location for scripts and hooks that should be added to a newly created Git repository, in the .git directory. The template location is set by init.templatedir
git config --global init.templatedir template
Linux install from Clojure.org https://clojure.org/guides/getting_started#_installation_on_linux
Install curl to download the Clojure CLI install
sudo apt install curl
Download the Clojure CLI install file
curl -O https://download.clojure.org/install/linux-install-1.11.1.1113.sh
Make the install file executable
chmod +x linux-install-1.11.1.1113.sh
Install in /usr/local/bin (preferred location as there are libs and man pages as part of the install)
sudo ./linux-install-1.11.1.1113.sh
Output
Installing libs into /usr/local/lib/clojure
Installing clojure and clj into /usr/local/bin
Installing man pages into /usr/local/share/man/man1
Test Clojure is working, either command
clojure -Sdescribe
clojure --version
rlwrap is not installed as Rebel Readline is used instead
Install practicalli/clojure-deps-edn
git clone git@github.com:practicalli/clojure-deps-edn.git $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/clojure
Test aliases by running Rebel REPL
clojure -M:repl/rebel
Download the latest release https://github.com/clojure-lsp/clojure-lsp/releases
For Ubuntu and other Linux OS's: clojure-lsp-native-linux-amd64.zip
Extract clojure-lsp executable from the downloaded archive to .local/bin/
Steps to build Emacs 28
sudo apt build-dep emacs
Clone source from a nearby mirror, as listed on https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/download.html#gnu-linux e.g. emacs-28.1.tar.xz from https://mirror.koddos.net/gnu/emacs/
Ask Ubuntu to calculate the packages required to build Emacs from source
sudo apt build-dep emacs
- Install native compiler used by Emacs
sudo apt install libgccjit0 libgccjit-10-dev
- Install fast JSON stuff
sudo apt install libjansson4 libjansson-dev
To avoid certificate issues, ensure gnutls-bin is installed
sudo apt-get install gnutls-bin
- Download Emacs source
Visit a nearby GNU mirror https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/download.html#gnu-linux
I was directed to http://ftp.snt.utwente.nl/pub/software/gnu/emacs/
Download Emacs 28.1 source code, either tar.gz or tar.xz Extract the source code (I used the archive tool)
Change into the emacs28.1 directory
cd emacs28-1
Inform the Emacs configuration script as to the location of gcc-10, otherwise it fails to find libgccjit
Error message:
configure: error: ELisp native compiler was requested, but libgccjit was not found.
Please try installing libgccjit or a similar package.
Set these environment variables to define the location of gcc-10
export CC=/usr/bin/gcc-10
export CXX=/usr/bin/gcc-10
Run the autogeneration script
./autogen.sh
Run the configuration script with the native compilation flag
./configure --with-native-compilation --with-harfbuzz
./configure --help to see the flags available
The Optional Features: section of the configure file contains a list of
options to use with configure along with brief descriptions
For many features, if the library is found when running ./configure then that
feature is enabled
build the emacs binary with all available cpu's
make -j$(nproc)
Test emacs runs
./src/emacs -Q
Remove the ~/.emacs.d directory
Clone spacemacs to $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/emacs
git clone https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/emacs
SPACEMACSDIR environment variable is used by Spacemacs to set the dotspacemacs-directory, defining where to look for the Spacemacs specific init.el file.
Set SPACEMACSDIR to XDG_CONFIG_HOME/spacemacs in ~/.profile`
# Ensure XDG_CONFIG_HOME is set when launching apps from destktop
export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$HOME/.config"
# Ensure Emacs can find the location of Spacemacs configuration
# when using a desktop launcher
export SPACEMACSDIR="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/spacemacs"
Install fira code fints
sudp apt install fonts-firacode
Run emacs (initially use a terminal and source ~/.profile first)
Install fonts for Doom modeline in Emacs
SPC SPC all-the-icons-install-fonts
Create a spacemacs.desktop file to launch via the desktop (logout/login desktop after SPACEMACSDIR is set in .profile)
Connection credentials that include sensitive data (passwords, developer tokens) can be stored in authinfo.pgp, a PGP encrypted file. This providing an extra level of security for sensitive data.
Magit Forge uses authinfo.gpg to define a connection to GitHub or GitLab that includes a developer token.
practicalli/spacemacs.d defines the XDG location for authinfo.pgp
;; Use XDG_CONFIG_HOME location or HOME
(setq auth-sources (list
(concat (getenv "XDG_CONFIG_HOME") "/authinfo.gpg")
"~/.authinfo.gpg"))
Create an authinfo.gpg file (or copy a backup if the token is still current) https://practical.li/spacemacs/source-control/forge-configuration.html#create-an-encrypted-authinfogpg-file
The easiest way to copy files on the local network is using sftp connection that can be created in nautilus > Other Locations. This requires openssl server to be installed
sudo apt install openssh-server
Check the local IP address of the computer to connect to via sftp, the address should be 192.168.x.x
ifconfig
Open nautilus in the computer that will connect, select Other Locations. In the Connect to Server text box, enter the connection
sftp://192.168.x.x/home/username
The username directory will open and can be browsed as a local directory
Peek - https://github.com/phw/peek Add the Ubuntu PPA
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:peek-developers/stable
sudo apt update
sudo apt install peek
Disable screencast setting for Regolith / i3 desktop as gnome-flashback does not implment the screencast interface Peek will use ffmpeg for the screen recorder backend
Open a terminal and run the following command
gsettings set org.gnome.gnome-flashback screencast false
Gifski - high quality animaged gif images https://gif.ski/ Peek also recommends using this tool to generate animated gifs from its videos
Download the deb file https://github.com/ImageOptim/gifski/releases
Install
sudo dpkg -i gifski_1.6.4_amd64.deb
Convert a video (e.g. a screencast from peek)
gifski --fps 10 --width 720 -o anim.gif video.mpv
A width of 720 gives a readable file without being too large. 1080 width will be double the size, although very easy to read.