My Dotfiles

Have a look around and feel free to copy the stuff you like 😊

This dotfiles does not download anything during install, update or usage, besides git clone and git fetch / pull to the git repo.

Project Links

• Git Repo (primary)
• Git Repo (mirror - github.com)
• Git Repo (mirror - gitlab.com)
• Issues
• Merge Requests / Pull Requests

Install

Keep always an existing terminal open, just in case

Debian / Ubuntu

Debian / Ubuntu

# How to get rid of purple background color in newt apps? -> https://askubuntu.com/q/750237
ln -sf /etc/newt/palette.original /etc/alternatives/newt-palette

Required Packages

apt install \
  bash \
  coreutils \
  curl \
  git \
  lsb-release \
  python3 \
  python3-yaml \
  zsh \
  zsh-autosuggestions \
  zsh-syntax-highlighting \
  zstd

Optional Packages

apt install \
  acl \
  bind9utils \
  brotli \
  gzip \
  htop \
  iftop \
  iotop \
  jq \
  logrotate \
  mlocate \
  ncdu \
  neovim \
  net-tools \
  rsync \
  sqlite \
  sudo \
  systemd-coredump \
  tmux \
  unzip \
  wget \
  zip

Install

curl https://git.compilenix.org/CompileNix/dotfiles/-/raw/main/install.sh --output /tmp/install.sh \
  && /bin/bash /tmp/install.sh \
  && rm -f /tmp/install.sh

Fedora

Fedora

Required Packages

dnf install \
  coreutils \
  curl \
  git \
  python3 \
  python3-pyyaml \
  redhat-lsb-core \
  which \
  zsh \
  zsh-autosuggestions \
  zsh-syntax-highlighting \
  zstd

Optional Packages

dnf install \
  NetworkManager-tui \
  acl \
  bind-utils \
  dua-cli \
  findutils \
  htop \
  iftop \
  iotop \
  iptables \
  jq \
  logrotate \
  lsd \
  ncdu \
  neovim \
  plocate \
  python3-rich \
  rsync \
  sqlite \
  sudo \
  tmux \
  util-linux-user \
  wget

Fonts

Replace the default emoji font with one that offers some more colors: Google Noto

dnf remove gdouros-symbola-fonts
dnf install google-noto-emoji-color-fonts

Install

curl https://git.compilenix.org/CompileNix/dotfiles/-/raw/main/install.sh --output /tmp/install.sh \
  && /bin/bash /tmp/install.sh \
  && rm -f /tmp/install.sh

MacOS

MacOS

# Install Brew
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

# Install software & tools
brew install \
  acl2 \
  brotli \
  coreutils \
  curl \
  git \
  gzip \
  htop \
  iftop \
  lsd \
  ncdu \
  neovim \
  net-tools \
  python3 \
  rsync \
  sqlite \
  tmux \
  unzip \
  vim \
  wget \
  zip \
  zsh \
  zsh-autosuggestions \
  zsh-syntax-highlighting \
  zstd

# Install python modules required to install dotfiles
pip3 install rich pyyaml neovim

wget https://git.compilenix.org/CompileNix/dotfiles/-/raw/main/install.sh \
  && chmod +x install.sh \
  && ./install.sh \
  && rm -f install.sh

Table Of Contents

[TOC]

ZSH Prompt

I have two options for the zsh prompt built-in: spaceship-prompt and my own.

If you'd like to use spaceship-prompt open up ~/.zshrc.env, set ENABLE_ZSH_SPACESHIP_PROMPT=true and start a new shell. From here you can use and configure spaceship-prompt as usual.

My own zsh prompt is visually very similar to spaceship-prompt, with the key difference that no zsh functions or other scripts are invoked between prompt renders. This makes new prompts appear instantly. Only the most basic and fast to render things are included; time, date, username, path, hostname and exit code. Here are the available options with some suggested values, which you can tweak in ~/.zshrc.env:

ZSH_PROMPT_EXIT_CODE_COLOR_FAILURE='red'
ZSH_PROMPT_EXIT_CODE_PREFIX='with code'
ZSH_PROMPT_EXIT_CODE_SUFFIX=' (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻'
ZSH_PROMPT_SEPARATE_LINE=true

Here is an example, how this looks like:

Add Your Local Changes

Some configs do support including your (local) changes and overrides, such that they less likely clash with dotfiles updates. Here are the supported tools and configs and how to add your own changes for them:

Config	Notes
.gitconfig	~/.gitconfig_include
.tmux.conf	~/.tmux.conf_include. This get's included at the end of .tmux.conf
.vimrc	~/.vimrc_include
.zlogout	~/.zlogout_include. A place for logout tasks & actions
.zshrc	~/.zshrc_include. This get's included after all aliases and functions are defined and before the shell prompt is set-up

Automatic Updates

This dotfiles repo does async background update checks, by default, using git fetch every time a new shell is started. You'll find the code for this in home/.zshrc, the zsh function named test-dotfiles-updates is called in the background during shell startup and if there is an update in the git repo it will create the temporary file /tmp/$USER-zsh-dotfiles-async-update-exists.yep.

When the update check did find some updates in the git repo, it'll show you the git log and ask you if you'd like to pull / merge these changes.

Disable Automatic Update Checks Permanently

If you'd like to fully disable this, set ENABLE_ZSH_ASYNC_UPDATE_CHECK=false in ~/.zshrc.env.

Disable Automatic Update Checks temporarily

Use the zsh alias disable-dotfiles-update-prompt-temp to disable checking for updates, until either the next reboot or removal of the file /tmp/$USER-zsh-dotfiles-async-update-check.disabled.

ZSH Functions And Aliases

I've added a lot of aliases and functions over the time. To list the functions and aliases, from this repo run get-functions-dotfiles and get-aliases-dotfiles.

Most of my aliases and zsh functions are named in a similar structure as Powershell recommends; verb-noun.

Additionally, all zsh functions from this repo will always show a description of the function on missing arguments or when given --help and -h.

Tools

Name	Description	Additional Tags
powerline-fonts	Patched fonts for Powerline users	cli, font, statusline, vim, neovim, python, zsh, bash, fish, tmux, IPython, Awesome, i3, Qtile
httpstat	httpstat visualizes curl(1) statistics in a way of beauty and clarity.	visualization, python, cli, http, curl
curlconverter	Convert cURL commands to Python, JavaScript, PHP, R, Go, Ruby, Rust, Elixir, Java, MATLAB, C#, Dart and more	website
jq	Command-line JSON processor	cli
ssh-audit	SSH server & client auditing (banner, key exchange, encryption, mac, compression, compatibility, security, etc)	cli, ssh, audit, python, security
XCA	X Certificate and Key management	gui, X509, certificate, management, pkcs7, crl, ec, pkcs11, pkcs12, dsa, pkcs8
rich	Rich is a Python library for rich text and beautiful formatting in the terminal.	lib
dive	A tool for exploring each layer in a docker image	cli, container, image
pci	Packet communication investigator	cli, gui, security, pcap, wireshark, network, analyzer, tshark, graph, python
regexr	RegExr is a HTML/JS based tool for creating, testing, and learning about Regular Expressions.	website
Grok Debugger	Debug your Grok patterns	website
Security Headers	Scan a public websites HTTP security related headers	website
Qualys SSL Labs	This free online service performs a deep analysis of the configuration of any SSL web server on the public Internet.	website, X509, certificate
TableConvert	This converter is used to convert Excel (or other spreadsheets) into Markdown Table.	website
Compiler Explorer	Run compilers interactively from your web browser and interact with the assembly	website
ctop	Top-like interface for container metrics	cli, go, docker, htop
tldr++	fast and interactive tldr client written with go	cli, man-page, help
Photopea	web-based photo and graphics editor supporting Photoshop's PSD as well as JPEG, PNG, DNG, GIF, SVG, PDF and others	website

Rust Tools

Command	Crates.io Link	Description	Additional Tags
alacritty	alacritty	A fast, cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator	rust, gui
amdgpu_top	amdgpu_top	Tool to displays AMDGPU usage. The tool displays information gathered from performance counters (GRBM, GRBM2), sensors, fdinfo, gpu_metrics and AMDGPU driver.	rust, cli, tui, gui, video
atuin	atuin	magical shell history. A replacement for Arrow+Up and Ctrl+R	rust, cli
bat	bat	Go implement CLI, cURL-like tool for humans	rust, cli, http
cargo-asm	cargo-asm	A cargo subcommand that displays the generated assembly of Rust source code.	rust, cli
cargo-audit	cargo-audit	Audit Cargo.lock for crates with security vulnerabilities	rust, cli
cargo-auditable	cargo-auditable	Make production Rust binaries auditable	rust, cli
cargo-bloat	cargo-bloat	Find out what takes most of the space in your executable.	rust, cli
cargo-cache	cargo-cache	Manage cargo cache ($CARGO_HOME or ~/.cargo/), show sizes and remove directories selectively	rust, cli
cargo-deb	cargo-deb	Make Debian packages (.deb) easily with a Cargo subcommand	rust, cli
cargo-feature	cargo-feature	Cargo plugin to manage dependency features	rust, cli
cargo-generate-rpm	cargo-generate-rpm	Generate a binary RPM package (.rpm) from Cargo projects	rust, cli
cargo-info	cargo-info	Extends cargo to query crates.io registry for crates details	rust, cli
cargo-nextest	cargo-nextest	A next-generation test runner for Rust.	rust, cli
cargo-sort	cargo-sort	Check if tables and items in a .toml file are lexically sorted	rust, cli
cargo-update	cargo-update	A cargo subcommand for checking and applying updates to installed executables	rust, cli
cargo-watch	cargo-watch	Watches over your Cargo project's source	rust, cli
eva	eva	Calculator REPL similar to bc(1)	rust, cli
gpg-tui	gpg-tui	Manage your GnuPG keys with ease!	rust, cli
hurl	hurl	Hurl, run and test HTTP requests	rust, cli
hyperfine	hyperfine	A command-line benchmarking tool	rust, cli
lsd	lsd	An ls command with a lot of pretty colors and some other stuff.	rust, cli
oha	oha	Ohayou(おはよう), HTTP load generator, inspired by rakyll/hey with tui animation.	rust, cli
ripgrep	ripgrep	Like grep but better	rust, cli
sccache	sccache	Sccache is a ccache-like tool.	rust, cli
sd	sd	sd is an intuitive find & replace CLI.	rust, cli, sed
starship	starship	The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell! ☄🌌️	rust, cli, shell
tokei	tokei	Count your code, quickly.	rust, cli
toluol	toluol	A crate for making DNS queries	rust, cli, dig
trippy	trippy	A network diagnostic tool	rust, cli, tcp, udp, icmp, ping, probe
zellij	zellij	A terminal workspace with batteries included	rust, cli, tmux

VIM / NeoVIM

Keybinds

Most of them are just the default binds and this just serves as a reminder for the ones I find useful to know and want to remember better.

Mode: Keybind	Description	Notes
N: ciw	Replace word	Delete word under cursor and change to insert mode
N: ci"	Replace text inside "	Delete text under cursor within the nearest occurrences of "
N: Vap	Select current block of text
N: ctrl+v 2j shift+I # ESC	Block comment	ctrl+v : change to "Visual Block" mode 2j : move cursor two lines down shift+I : change to "Insert" mode # : line comment text, you want to insert ESC : exit "Insert" / "Visual Block" mode and apply changes to all selected lines
V: gq	Wrap text according to textwidth	Format lines with 'gq' in Vim
V: =	Apply text format according to filetype	Correct alignment of code

File Options

Some options I often use in modelines.

Option	Description
:set tabstop=4	Indent using 4 tabstops
:set expandtab	Use spaces for indentation, instead of tabstops
:set [no]autoindent	Disable / Enable autoindenting
:set [no]smartindent	Disable / Enable smartindenting
:set filetype?	show current filetype
:set filetype=python	Override default filetype detection

Additional Plugins Setup for NeoVIM Setup

Install vim-plug

sh -c 'curl -fLo "${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}"/nvim/site/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim'

Install Dependencies

NodeJS is required for coc.nvim.

dnf install nodejs

Update ~/.vimrc_include

contents

call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugged')

Plug 'neoclide/coc.nvim', {'branch': 'release'}
Plug 'dense-analysis/ale'
Plug 'tpope/vim-surround'
Plug 'ctrlpvim/ctrlp.vim'

call plug#end()


set signcolumn=yes

" Having longer updatetime (default is 4000 ms = 4s) leads to noticeable
" delays and poor user experience
set updatetime=300

" Use tab for trigger completion with characters ahead and navigate
" NOTE: There's always complete item selected by default, you may want to enable
" no select by `"suggest.noselect": true` in your configuration file
" NOTE: Use command ':verbose imap <tab>' to make sure tab is not mapped by
" other plugin before putting this into your config
"inoremap <silent><expr> <TAB>
"            \ coc#pum#visible() ? coc#pum#next(1) :
"            \ CheckBackspace() ? "\<Tab>" :
"            \ coc#refresh()
"inoremap <expr><S-TAB> coc#pum#visible() ? coc#pum#prev(1) : "\<C-h>"

" Make <CR> to accept selected completion item or notify coc.nvim to format
" <C-g>u breaks current undo, please make your own choice
"inoremap <silent><expr> <CR> coc#pum#visible() ? coc#pum#confirm()
"                              \: "\<C-g>u\<CR>\<c-r>=coc#on_enter()\<CR>"
inoremap <silent><expr> <TAB>
            \ coc#pum#visible() ? coc#pum#confirm() : "\<Tab>"

function! CheckBackspace() abort
  let col = col('.') - 1
  return !col || getline('.')[col - 1]  =~# '\s'
endfunction

" Use <c-space> to trigger completion
if has('nvim')
  inoremap <silent><expr> <c-space> coc#refresh()
else
  inoremap <silent><expr> <c-@> coc#refresh()
endif

nmap <silent> gd <Plug>(coc-definition)
nmap <silent> gy <Plug>(coc-type-definition)
nmap <silent> gi <Plug>(coc-implementation)
nmap <silent> gr <Plug>(coc-references)

" Highlight the symbol and its references when holding the cursor
autocmd CursorHold * silent call CocActionAsync('highlight')

" Symbol renaming
nmap <leader>rn <Plug>(coc-rename)

" Use K to show documentation in preview window.
nnoremap <silent> K :call <SID>show_documentation()<CR>

function! s:show_documentation()
  if (index(['vim','help'], &filetype) >= 0)
    execute 'h '.expand('<cword>')
  else
    call CocAction('doHover')
  endif
endfunction

" Remap <PageDown> and <PageUp> to scroll float windows/popups
if has('nvim-0.4.0') || has('patch-8.2.0750')
  nnoremap <silent><nowait><expr> <PageDown> coc#float#has_scroll() ? coc#float#scroll(1) : "\<PageDown>"
  nnoremap <silent><nowait><expr> <PageUp> coc#float#has_scroll() ? coc#float#scroll(0) : "\<PageUp>"
  inoremap <silent><nowait><expr> <PageDown> coc#float#has_scroll() ? "\<c-r>=coc#float#scroll(1)\<cr>" : "\<Right>"
  inoremap <silent><nowait><expr> <PageUp> coc#float#has_scroll() ? "\<c-r>=coc#float#scroll(0)\<cr>" : "\<Left>"
  vnoremap <silent><nowait><expr> <PageDown> coc#float#has_scroll() ? coc#float#scroll(1) : "\<PageDown>"
  vnoremap <silent><nowait><expr> <PageUp> coc#float#has_scroll() ? coc#float#scroll(0) : "\<PageUp>"
endif

Save the config and install the plugins, using the commands inside vim

:PlugInstall

Plugins

CoC JSON

Install in Vim

:CocInstall coc-json

Rust Language Server Plugin (LSP)

:CocInstall coc-rust-analyzer
:CocConfig

JSON snippet to add

{
  "rust-analyzer.check.overrideCommand": [
    "cargo",
    "clippy",
    "--message-format=json",
    "--all-targets",
    "--all-features",
    "--",
    "-Wclippy::pedantic",
    "-Wclippy::cognitive_complexity",
    "-Wclippy::indexing_slicing",
    "-Wclippy::large_include_file",
    "-Wclippy::linkedlist",
    "-Wclippy::map_unwrap_or",
    "-Wclippy::option_option",
    "-Wclippy::verbose_bit_mask",
    "-Wclippy::unused_self",
    "-Wclippy::unreadable_literal",
    "-Wclippy::unnested_or_patterns",
    "-Wclippy::unnecessary_wraps",
    "-Wclippy::uninlined_format_args",
    "-Wclippy::unchecked_duration_subtraction",
    "-Wclippy::too_many_lines",
    "-Wclippy::unwrap_used"
  ],
  "inlayHint.enable": false
}

Update ~/.vimrc_include

contents

call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugged')

Plug 'rust-lang/rust.vim'

call plug#end()

let g:rustfmt_autosave = 1
let g:rustfmt_fail_silently = 0

Bash LSP

Install in Vim

:CocInstall coc-sh

Dockerfile LSP

Install LSP in shell

npm install dockerfile-language-server-nodejs

Configure CoC

:CocConfig

JSON snippet to add

"languageserver": {
  "dockerfile": {
    "command": "docker-langserver",
    "filetypes": ["dockerfile"],
    "args": ["--stdio"]
  }
}

JavaScript / TypeScript LSP

Install LSP in VIM

:CocInstall coc-tsserver

Markdown LSP

Install LSP in VIM

:CocInstall coc-markdownlint

Markdown Composer

vim-markdown-composer An asynchronous markdown preview plugin for Vim and Neovim.

Update ~/.vimrc_include

contents

function! BuildComposer(info)
  if a:info.status != 'unchanged' || a:info.force
    if has('nvim')
      !cargo build --release --locked
    else
      !cargo build --release --locked --no-default-features --features json-rpc
    endif
  endif
endfunction

call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugged')

Plug 'euclio/vim-markdown-composer', { 'do': function('BuildComposer') }

call plug#end()

let g:markdown_composer_autostart = 0

Because the markdown composer does not autostart, here is the vim command for it:

:ComposerStart

PHP LSP

Install LSP in shell

npm install intelephense

Configure CoC

:CocConfig

JSON snippet to add

"languageserver": {
  "intelephense": {
    "command": "intelephense",
    "args": ["--stdio"],
    "filetypes": ["php"],
    "initializationOptions": {
      "storagePath": "/tmp/intelephense"
    }
  }
}

Python LSP

Configure CoC

:CocInstall coc-pyright

Comment in and out

Update ~/.vimrc_include

contents

call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugged')

Plug 'gennaro-tedesco/nvim-commaround'

call plug#end()

vmap <leader>c <Plug>ToggleCommaround

Treesitter

Update ~/.vimrc_include

contents

call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugged')

Plug 'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter'
Plug 'nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter-context'

call plug#end()

highlight TreesitterContext ctermfg=White ctermbg=DarkGrey
lua <<EOF
require'treesitter-context'.setup{
  enable = true, -- Enable this plugin (Can be enabled/disabled later via commands)
}
EOF

Install language parsers

:TSInstall bash c cpp diff dockerfile git_config gitattributes gitcommit gitignore go gomod gosum html http ini javascript jq jsdoc json json5 jsonc latex lua make markdown markdown_inline passwd perl php python regex rust scheme sc
ss sql toml typescript vue yaml

SwayWM

• ImageMagick (for screen lock image processing)
• dmenu
• dunst
• gimp
• gnome-terminal
• grimshot
• imv
• jtc
• kanshi
• light
• mako
• mako (notifications)
• rofi
• slurp (for screenshots)
• sway
• swayidle (turn off & on displays)
• swaylock
• thunar (filemanager)
• waybar
• wf-recorder (cli screen recorder, obs doesn't work)
• wl-clipboard

X11 .xinitrc

• i3
• xrdb
• xinput
• xset
• setxkbmap
• xsetroot
• numlockx
• autocutsel
  • https://github.com/sigmike/autocutsel
  • dnf install libX11-devel libXaw-devel
• dbus-launch
• ImageMagick (for screen lock image processing)
• dmenu
• rofi
• lxterminal
• gimp
• thunar (filemanager)

Update

Use the zsh function update-dotfiles.

If you have a really old version, you may need to update it manually.

Manual Update

Copy and paste into terminal, after that start a new (separat) terminal / session to verify everything worked out fine.

Keep always a additional terminal open, in case of any issues!

rm -rf ~/dotfiles 2>/dev/null
wget https://git.compilenix.org/CompileNix/dotfiles/-/raw/main/install.sh \
  && chmod +x install.sh \
  && ./install.sh \
  && rm -f install.sh
exit
zsh

Update Spaceship Prompt Plugin

cd ~/dotfiles
temp_dir="/tmp/$(uuidgen)"
mkdir -pv "$temp_dir"
cd "$temp_dir"
git clone https://github.com/spaceship-prompt/spaceship-prompt.git git_repo
cd git_repo
echo "Which tag or commit to checkout? "; read checkout_target
git checkout "$checkout_target"
commit_id=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
echo "commit id: $commit_id"
rm -rf .git tests .github docs
tar --create --file "../${commit_id}.tar.zstd" --preserve-permissions --zstd .
cp -v "../${commit_id}.tar.zstd" ~/dotfiles/zsh-plugins/spaceship-prompt/
popd >/dev/null
popd >/dev/null
unset checkout_target
unset commit_id
rm -rf "$temp_dir"

Test / Build / Dev

• Comment out "git clone" in install.sh
• Comment out "git reset --hard" in home/.zshrc
• Comment out "git pull" in home/.zshrc

cd test
docker build -t local/dotfiles:ubuntu -f ubuntu.Dockerfile .
cd ..
docker run -it --rm -v $(pwd)/:/root/dotfiles:z local/dotfiles:ubuntu
# Run bash ./dotfiles/install.sh
# Run zsh

cd test
docker build -t local/dotfiles:fedora -f fedora.Dockerfile .
cd ..
docker run -it --rm -v $(pwd)/:/root/dotfiles:z local/dotfiles:fedora
# Run bash ./dotfiles/install.sh
# Run zsh

Sway Desktop Notifications (Wayland)

Install:

• mako
• notify-send.py via pip install notify-send.py --user
• amixer

i3 Desktop Notifications (X11)

Install:

• deadd-notification-center
• notify-send.py via pip install notify-send.py --user
• amixer

GNOME Settings

# switch the input focus on mouse hover, without clicking, like in i3 and SwayWM
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences focus-mode 'mouse' # this also unfocuses a window when mouse moves out (i.e. to desktop bg)
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences focus-new-windows 'strict' # don't focus new windows (that aren't under the mouse)
gsettings set org.gnome.mutter focus-change-on-pointer-rest false # don't wait for the mouse to stay still until focus

# Disable "hot corner"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface enable-hot-corners false

# keyboard settings
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.keyboard delay 150
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.keyboard repeat-interval 28

# mouse accel profile
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.mouse accel-profile 'flat'

# my personal mouse speed
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.peripherals.mouse speed 0

# Whether to resize windows with the right button
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences resize-with-right-button true

# disable bells
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences audible-bell false
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences visual-bell false

# disable desktop workspaces
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences num-workspaces 1

# Disable Desktop Animations
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface enable-animations false

# disable automatic update
gsettings set org.gnome.software download-updates false
gsettings set org.gnome.software download-updates-notify false

# Files App
# disable recursive search
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences recursive-search 'never'
# don't count files of dirs
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences show-directory-item-counts 'never'

# switch between windows in current workspace only
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.window-switcher current-workspace-only true

# Alt+Tab behavior
# The default is to have `Alt-Tab` switch you between applications in the current workspace. One can use `Alt-backtick` (or whatever key you have above Tab) to switch between windows in the current application.
# I prefer a Windows-like setup, where `Alt-Tab` switches between windows in the current workspace, regardless of the application to which they belong.
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-applications "[]"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-applications-backward "[]"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-windows "['<Alt>Tab', '<Super>Tab']"
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-windows-backward  "['<Alt><Shift>Tab', '<Super><Shift>Tab']"

# custom keybinding to start new terminal with Super+Enter
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys custom-keybindings "['/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/']"
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/ name 'Start Terminal'
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/ binding '<Super>Return'
# gnome-terminal
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/ command 'gnome-terminal'
# alacritty (via cargo install alacritty)
# gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom0/ command '/home/kweis/.cargo/bin/alacritty'

# Characters And Emoji Application
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys custom-keybindings "['/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom1/']"
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom1/ name 'Characters And Emoji Application'
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom1/ binding '<Super>period'
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys.custom-keybinding:/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/media-keys/custom-keybindings/custom1/ command '/usr/bin/gjs-console /usr/bin/gnome-characters'

# custom keybinding start start files app in home dir with Super+E
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.media-keys home "['<Super>e']"

# Font things
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface monospace-font-name 'Source Code Pro 10'
gsettings set org.gnome.gedit.preferences.editor editor-font 'Fira Code 11'
gsettings set org.gnome.TextEditor custom-font 'Fira Code 11'
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface font-hinting 'full'
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface font-antialiasing 'grayscale'

# automatically remove old files from trash after 30 days
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.privacy recent-files-max-age 30
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.privacy remove-old-trash-files true
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.privacy remove-old-temp-files true

Gnome Extensions

• Tiling Assistant
  • Expand GNOME's 2 column tiling and add a Windows-snap-assist-inspired popup
• Animation Tweaks
  • Additional Gnome UI effects
• AppIndicator and KStatusNotifierItem Support
  • Tray icon support
• GSConnect
  • A complete implementation of KDE Connect
• Grand Theft Focus
  • Removes the 'Window is ready' notification and brings the window into focus instead.

UI Settings

Using:

• lxappearance
• Default Font: Helvetica LT Pro 11

Replace text cursor with regular mouse pointer

cd /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursors/
ln -sf left_ptr text
ln -sf left_ptr xterm

GTK Themes

• Azure
• Arc-Dark-OSX

Troubleshooting

Create links to missing cursors

cd ~/.icons/theme/cursors/
ln -s right_ptr arrow
ln -s cross crosshair
ln -s right_ptr draft_large
ln -s right_ptr draft_small
ln -s cross plus
ln -s left_ptr top_left_arrow
ln -s cross tcross
ln -s hand hand1
ln -s hand hand2
ln -s left_side left_tee
ln -s left_ptr ul_angle
ln -s left_ptr ur_angle

Windows

Tools / Software

• VeraCrypt: Free open source disk encryption software for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux
• 7-ZIP: archive file management
• Process Explorer: more advanced Task Manager
• TeraCopy: better file copy & move
• NetLimiter: alternative firewall (not based on Windows Firewall)
• DiskUsage: A Windows utility to show disk usage in a treemap