logicbomb/linux-config

Some configuration for my system

Setting the Hyper Key

For some reason Ubuntu treats the Hyper key the same as the Super key, they are both assigned to Mod3. Further complicating the issue Gnome doesn't source .xinit on startup so it's difficult to run xmodmapwhen a desktop session starts. The best way I found is to modify the keyboard codes used in the X session by modifying the xkb configuration.

NOTE Make a copy fo the file to be modified:

sudo cp /usr/share/x11/xkb/symbols/pc /usr/share/x11/xkb/symbols/pc.ORIG

We are going to change the modifier of the Super key from Mod3 to Mod4, this leaves the Hyper assigned to Mod4 and the OS can disambiguate the 2 keys.

Open the file /usr/share/x11/xkb/symbols/pc and find all references to the SUPER_L and SUPER_R keys being assigned to Mod4 and change it to Mod3:

Line 39: modifier_map Mod4 { Super_L, Super_R }; -> modifier_map Mod3 { Super_L, Super_R };

Line 53: modifier_map Mod4 { <SUPR> }; -> modifier_map Mod3 { <SUPR> };

NOTE The drawback to this method is that if an update or program makes a change to the keyboard configuration file, changes are lost and need to be reapplied.

Keybindings

After the Hyper key has been mapped properly setup the shell level key-bindings by running dconf load /org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings/ < keybindings

Terminal

User Profile

dconf load /org/gnome/terminal/legacy/profiles:/:b1dcc9dd-5262-4d8d-a863-c897e6d979b9/ < terminal-profile

Keybindings

dconf load /org/gnome/terminal/legacy/keybindings/ < terminal-keybindings

Gnome Tweaks

Extensions

Top Bar

Typing

Workspaces

oh-my-zsh

Install

• sudo apt-get install zsh
• sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
• logout & login

Spaceship Theme

curl -o - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/denysdovhan/spaceship-zsh-theme/master/install.zsh | zsh

Customizing the shell

Copy files into $ZSH_CUSTOM (default ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom) and they get sourced when the shell starts

• aliases.zsh a file that contains command aliases
• path.zsh adjusts $PATH

Set up Python

1. Install pip: sudo python get-pip.py
2. Install virtualenv sudo pip install virtualenv