Dotfiles

Machine setup using chezmoi. These are personal notes 'cause I forget things.

Fresh machine setup

macOS:

Prerequisites:

1. Install Homebrew, get it setup for ZSH just long enough to install chezmoi.
2. export OP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN="<TOKEN>"

Install and apply:

brew install chezmoi
chezmoi init https://github.com/aahoughton/dotfiles.git
chezmoi apply

Linux:

Prerequisites:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y curl sudo zip unzip

Install and apply:

sh -c "$(curl -fsLS get.chezmoi.io)" -- -b "$HOME/.local/bin"
export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
chezmoi init https://github.com/aahoughton/dotfiles.git
chezmoi apply

This installs packages and deploys configs; SSH keys and AWS credentials get templated from 1Password.

Post-install

General

Update the chezmoi git origin to use ssh instead of https:

chezmoi git config remote.origin.url "git@github.com:aahoughton/dotfiles.git"

macOS:

Set Fish as the default shell:

echo "$(brew --prefix)/bin/fish" | sudo tee -a /etc/shells
chsh -s "$(brew --prefix)/bin/fish"

Linux:

echo /usr/bin/fish | sudo tee -a /etc/shells
chsh -s /usr/bin/fish

IntelliJ note: turn off shell integration in terminal settings.

Making changes

Package lists are in .chezmoidata/packages.yaml. The install scripts (run_onchange_*-install-packages.sh.tmpl) will re-run when that file changes.

Commit from the source directory:

cd ~/.local/share/chezmoi
git add -A && git commit && git push

Tools and language management

1. mise handles language versions and automatically.
2. uv for python venvs (uv venv)