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How do you manage your dotfiles? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Hello, i would like to know how you manage your dotfiles.

Do you use some gui or tui?

There are many ways i don't what to do.

Probably im going to do git repo with lazygit. I like tuis. I am managing files on two artix linux systems 1- pc and 2- laptop

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[–] 3 points 9 months ago (4 children)

I do a git repo for my dot files with an installer that configures it based on whether I’m using Linux, macOS, or FreeBSD; a server or desktop; and whether I’m in bash or zsh. It also includes a bunch of functions and aliases that I find useful. It’s not always pretty because I also use it as a practical place to try new shell script bits when I have time. I’m hoping to change some things around soon thanks to some ideas from Dave Eddy’s bash course at ysap.sh.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    i used to do this, but couldn't figure out how to stay on top of the changes introduced by distro's and updates to the apps; did you figure these out somehow?

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    I pretty much stick to straight bash and core utils, so it’s not much of a burden. Plus on the Linux side, I mostly stay with Debian and its derivatives, which limits some of the work.

    But really I don’t consider every feature of my dot files to be a finished product. The core stuff is reliable, but if I catch a problem with anything more esoteric or if I see some functionality that looks interesting, it’s a brain teaser I get to tackle.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    I pretty much stick to straight bash and core utils, so it’s not much of a burden...

    this has worked fairly well for me too and i've applied this logic to a few desktop environment apps that are seemingly ubiquitous in all of the distros.

    though, i still admire (and sometimes envy) the customizations that people make to their environments.

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