So, it’s not big news that more often than not we need to wipe our workstations due to a large number of files already being created or just for the sake of doing so. My biggest problem with re-installing my Linux distro is the time that takes to configure everything all over again. So, instead of googling everything, I’ve chosen to register most of the programs that I need to install after a fresh wipe of the OS and how I deal with the configuration of all of them and some of my dotfiles for an easier copy and paste for future wipes.

Programs list

Just to make sure we have everything we’ll need before hand, run this:

$ sudo pacman-mirrors --fasttrack && sudo pacman -Syyu
$ sudo pacman -S base base-devel git yay lm_sensors
$ yay -S google-chrome visual-studio-code-bin

After you system is updated, let’s install the remaining tools.

Zsh

Zsh is a shell designed for interactive use, although it is also a powerful scripting language. Many of the useful features of bash, ksh, and tcsh were incorporated into zsh; many original features were added.

$ sudo pacman -S zsh
$ chsh -s $(which zsh)
$ echo $SHELL

Oh my zsh

I install this because it’s easier to setup some themes on my shell.

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

SpaceShip

Spaceship is a minimalistic, powerful and extremely customizable zsh prompt. It combines everything you may need for convenient work, without unnecessary complications, like a real spaceship.

git clone https://github.com/spaceship-prompt/spaceship-prompt.git "$ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/spaceship-prompt" --depth=1

ln -s "$ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/spaceship-prompt/spaceship.zsh-theme" "$ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/spaceship.zsh-theme"

# Set ZSH_THEME="spaceship" in your .zshrc.

Zinit

Zinit is a flexible and fast Zshell plugin manager that will allow you to install everything from GitHub and other sites.

bash -c "$(curl --fail --show-error --silent --location https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zdharma-continuum/zinit/HEAD/scripts/install.sh)"

# Add the next three lines after this part: '### End of ZInit's installer chunk'
zinit light zdharma/fast-syntax-highlighting
zinit light zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions
zinit light zsh-users/zsh-completions

Github SSH

$ ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your_email@example.com"
$ eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
$ ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519

# Then just 'cat' the id_ed25519.pub and add it in the github ssh settings

VSCode

Visual Studio Code is pretty straight forward. You just need to click on the Login to Sync config option and it’s pretty much all done after you logged in successfully.

Dotfiles

.zshrc

# export PATH=$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH
. $HOME/.asdf/asdf.sh

export ZSH="$HOME/.oh-my-zsh"
ZSH_THEME="spaceship"
plugins=(git)
source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh

# User configuration
export MANPATH="/usr/local/man:$MANPATH"
export LANG=en_US.UTF-8

# Preferred editor for local and remote sessions
if [[ -n $SSH_CONNECTION ]]; then
  export EDITOR='vim'
else
  export EDITOR='nvim'
fi

alias zshconfig="code ~/.zshrc"
alias ohmyzsh="code ~/.oh-my-zsh"

SPACESHIP_PROMPT_ORDER=(
  user          # Username section
  dir           # Current directory section
  host          # Hostname section
  git           # Git section (git_branch + git_status)
  exec_time     # Execution time
  vi_mode       # Vi-mode indicator
  jobs          # Background jobs indicator
  exit_code     # Exit code section
  char          # Prompt character
)
SPACESHIP_USER_SHOW=always
SPACESHIP_PROMPT_ADD_NEWLINE=false
SPACESHIP_CHAR_SYMBOL="$"
SPACESHIP_CHAR_SUFFIX=" "

### Added by Zinit's installer
if [[ ! -f $HOME/.local/share/zinit/zinit.git/zinit.zsh ]]; then
    print -P "%F{33} %F{220}Installing %F{33}ZDHARMA-CONTINUUM%F{220} Initiative Plugin Manager (%F{33}zdharma-continuum/zinit%F{220})…%f"
    command mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/share/zinit" && command chmod g-rwX "$HOME/.local/share/zinit"
    command git clone https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/zinit "$HOME/.local/share/zinit/zinit.git" && \
        print -P "%F{33} %F{34}Installation successful.%f%b" || \
        print -P "%F{160} The clone has failed.%f%b"
fi

source "$HOME/.local/share/zinit/zinit.git/zinit.zsh"
autoload -Uz _zinit
(( ${+_comps} )) && _comps[zinit]=_zinit

# Load a few important annexes, without Turbo
# (this is currently required for annexes)
zinit light-mode for \
    zdharma-continuum/zinit-annex-as-monitor \
    zdharma-continuum/zinit-annex-bin-gem-node \
    zdharma-continuum/zinit-annex-patch-dl \
    zdharma-continuum/zinit-annex-rust

### End of Zinit's installer chunk
zinit light zdharma/fast-syntax-highlighting
zinit light zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions
zinit light zsh-users/zsh-completions

settings.json (vscode)

{
    "workbench.tree.indent": 12,
    "files.exclude": {
        "**/*.pyc": {
            "when": "$(basename).py"
        },
        "**/__pycache__": true,
    },
    "workbench.iconTheme": "vscode-icons",
    "workbench.editorAssociations": {
        "*.ipynb": "jupyter-notebook"
    },
    // Python rules
    "python.linting.pylintEnabled": false,
    "python.linting.flake8Enabled": true,
    "python.linting.enabled": true,
    // Python formatting rules
    "python.formatting.provider": "black",
    "python.formatting.blackArgs": [
        "--line-length",
        "120"
    ],
    "python.linting.flake8Args": [
        "--max-line-length=120",
        "--ignore=E402,F841,E302,E305",
    ],
    // Editor font
    "editor.fontFamily": "JetBrains Mono",
    "editor.fontSize": 14,
    "editor.fontLigatures": true,
    // Editor Rules
    "editor.rulers": [
        88,
        121
    ],
    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
    "editor.tabSize": 4,
    "[ruby]": {
        "editor.tabSize": 2
    },
    // HTML Rules
    "[html]": {
        "editor.formatOnSave": false
    },
    "html.format.wrapLineLength": 0,
    "html.format.wrapAttributes": "aligned-multiple",
    "html.format.indentHandlebars": true,
    "html.format.preserveNewLines": false,
    "workbench.colorTheme": "Dracula",
    // Terminal Rules
    "terminal.integrated.fontSize": 14,
    "terminal.integrated.lineHeight": 1.1,
    "terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "NotoSansMono Nerd Font",
    "terminal.integrated.fontWeightBold": "normal",
    "terminal.integrated.tabs.enabled": true,
    "editor.renderWhitespace": "trailing",
    "files.maxMemoryForLargeFilesMB": 8192,
    "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "/bin/python",
    "notebook.cellToolbarLocation": {
        "default": "right",
        "jupyter-notebook": "left"
    },
    "solargraph.diagnostics": true,
    "vscode-pets.position": "explorer",
    "vscode-pets.theme": "forest",
    "vscode-pets.petSize": "medium",
    "vscode-pets.petType": "rubber-duck",
    "security.workspace.trust.untrustedFiles": "open",
}