franklad/bootstrapper

.stuff

These are the base dotfiles that I start with when I set up a new environment. For more specific local needs I use the *.local files described in the Local Settings section.

Setup

To set up the dotfiles run the appropriate snippet in the terminal:

(⚠️ DO NOT run the setup snippet if you do not fully understand what it does. Seriously, DO NOT ⚠️)

(⚠️ Rename the Terminal profile to Default to change the colors properly. refer to this issue ⚠️)

OS	Snippet
Ubuntu	bash -c "$(wget -qO - https://raw.github.com/franklad/dotfiles/master/setup/setup.sh)"

That's it!

The setup process will:

• Download the dotfiles on your computer (by default it will suggest ~/dotfiles).
• Create some additional directories.
• Install applications / command-line tools for Ubuntu.

You can also use GNU stow to add any symlinks to $HOME. Simply run:

./stow.sh

Stow packages can be modified in the stow.sh file

...
packages=(
    #add or remove stuff
)
...

Customize

Local Settings

The dotfiles can be easily extended to suit additional local requirements by using the following files:

~/.gitconfig.local

The ~/.gitconfig.local file will be automatically included after the configurations from ~/.gitconfig, thus, allowing its content to overwrite or add to the existing Git configurations.

Note: Use ~/.gitconfig.local to store sensitive information such as the Git user credentials, e.g.:

[commit]

    # Sign commits using GPG.
    # https://help.github.com/articles/signing-commits-using-gpg/

    gpgsign = true

[user]

    name = FirstName LastName
    email = [email protected]
    signingkey = XXXXXXXX