About my dotfiles

• I use ansible to manage my dotfiles
• I use void linux, so my dotfiles only work on void linux.
• In the past I have tried other solutions like shell scripts and GNU stow, but most of them suck.
• I use ansible-vault to encrypt my secrets. Everything is in this public repository, at one place.

How I setup my environment

xbps-fetch -o dotfiles https://printfdebugging.in/dotfiles
bash dotfiles

• The dotfiles script manages everything, it installs the needed dependencies like ansible, git etc.
• Then once everything is ready, it asks me for the sudo and vault passwords, and that's all!
• Once it's done, I reboot the computer, and I have simple minimal dwm setup ready.
• It clones my git repositories, sets up ssh keys, config files, everything else that I can think of.

How to get started

• Learn ansible first, LearnLinuxTv's ansible playlist is a nice resource.
• Then watch TechDufus's video demonstrating his dotfiles in action to get more excited.
• Put your dotfiles together bit by bit :).

Foot notes

• don't use relative paths, they don't work. use /home/{{ ansible_user }}/path instead.