Dotfiles Setup Guide

Setup Steps

1. Install Homebrew

   1. Open a terminal and run:

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

2. Install the following packages using Homebrew:

   1. stow
   2. alacritty
   3. tmux
   4. eza
   5. zsh-syntax-highlighting
   6. zsh-autosuggestions
   7. zoxide
   8. pnpm
   9. starship
   10. gh
   11. ripgrep
   12. tree
   13. lazygit
   14. fd
   15. git-delta

   Run the following command in the terminal:

   brew install stow alacritty tmux eza zsh-syntax-highlighting zsh-autosuggestions zoxide pnpm starship gh ripgrep tree lazygit fd

3. Install Rust (needed for Cargo)

   1. Follow the instructions on Rust's official website. This will install cargo as well.

      curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh

4. Install bob-nvim & tmux-sessionizer using Cargo

   1. Run the following command in the terminal:

      cargo install bob-nvim tmux-sessionizer

   2. Install and use the stable version of Neovim:

      bob install stable
      bob use stable

   3. Run the following command in the terminal and specify the path of Developer folder:

       tms config -p PATH HERE

5. Clone your dotfiles repository

   1. Run the following command in the terminal:

      git clone https://github.com/nyastin/dotfiles ~/.config

6. Clone Tmux Plugin Manager (TPM)

   1. Run the following command in the terminal:

      git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm

7. Install oh-my-zsh

   1. Open a terminal and run:

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

   2. Delete .zshrc generated by oh-my-zsh by running(this will be replaced later stowed from ~/dotfiles):

      rm .zshrc

8. Use Stow to manage dotfiles

   1. Navigate to the dotfiles directory:

      cd ~/dotfiles

   2. Stow the desired dotfiles:

      stow nvim
      stow zsh
      stow alacritty
      stow starship

9. Tmux plugins installation

   1. Run the tmux command

   2. Press prefix + I (capital i, as in Install) to fetch the plugins listed stored in .tmux.conf. Plugin Inclusions:

      catppuccin/tmux
      tmux-plugins/tmux-battery

Additional Notes

• Ensure that you have git installed to clone your dotfiles repository.
• Adjust the list of packages in step 2 as needed based on your preferences.
• If you encounter any issues during the installation of Rust or other tools, refer to their respective documentation for troubleshooting.