Dotfiles for fedora i3

Included in config:

• i3
• kitty
• nvim
• fish
• starship
• ranger
• zen browser (arc browser is unavailable on Linux)
• tokyonight theme

This works on my desktop with:

• Ryzen 3600
• Nvidia 1070
• Username: h
• Fedora 43

Instructions

Packages

# Add rpmfusion
sudo dnf install https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm https://mirrors.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm -y

# Add yadm repo
sudo dnf config-manager addrepo --from-repofile=https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:TheLocehiliosan:yadm/Fedora_40/home:TheLocehiliosan:yadm.repo

# Add LuaLS repo
sudo dnf copr enable jackyzy823/myown -y

# Add zapzap (whatsapp client) repo
sudo dnf copr enable rafatosta/zapzap -y

sudo dnf upgrade -y

# Configure multimedia - https://rpmfusion.org/Howto/Multimedia?highlight=%28%5CbCategoryHowto%5Cb%29
# Switch to full ffmpeg
sudo dnf swap ffmpeg-free ffmpeg --allowerasing
# Install additional codecs
sudo dnf update @multimedia --setopt="install_weak_deps=False" --exclude=PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin

# Install packages
sudo dnf install conda jq cmake which fish tmux neovim yadm gh git wget ripgrep make clang unzip pandoc clang-tools-extra go python3-pip luarocks lua-language-server fzf rofi vlc xset syncthing mupdf xdotool kernel-tools xarchiver thunar-archive-plugin libasan valgrind st flatpak python-pillow flameshot nodejs zapzap -y

# Install ranger
# ranger installed with dnf doesn't work in python 3.13
# https://github.com/ranger/ranger/issues/3019
pip install git+https://github.com/ranger/ranger.git

# Change shell to fish
chsh -s $(which fish)

# Install gdb
sudo dnf debuginfo-install gdb glibc

# Disable smart card daemon
sudo systemctl stop pcscd
sudo systemctl stop pcscd.socket

# Remove mousepad text editor and azote picture browser and background setter
sudo dnf remove mousepad azote

# Git config
git config --global user.email "80515759+henrlly@users.noreply.github.com"
git config --global user.name "Henry Lee"

# Power menu
chmod +x .config/i3/rofi-power-menu

# starship prompt
curl -sS https://starship.rs/install.sh | sh

# glow (for markdown rendering)
go install github.com/charmbracelet/glow@latest

# gopls
go install golang.org/x/tools/gopls@latest

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

# stylua and mdbook
cargo install stylua mdbook

# python type checker, formatter, and syntax highlighter
pip install autopep8 pyright pygments

# kitty
curl -L https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/installer.sh | sh /dev/stdin
ln -s ~/.local/kitty.app/bin/kitty ~/.local/bin/

# markdown table of contents
sudo npm install -g markdown-toc

# github copilot cli
sudo npm install -g @github/copilot
# > copilot # in terminal to start session

# Enable dark mode
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface color-scheme prefer-dark

# Add flathub
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

# Install flatpaks: Obsidian, Bitwarden, Zen browser, Stremio
flatpak install flathub md.obsidian.Obsidian -y
flatpak install flathub com.bitwarden.desktop -y
flatpak install flathub app.zen_browser.zen -y
flatpak install flathub com.stremio.Stremio -y

# Install zed
curl -f https://zed.dev/install.sh | sh

# Clone dotfiles
yadm clone https://github.com/henrlly/dotfiles --branch=fedora
yadm reset --hard origin/fedora

# Login to github
gh auth login

Additonal Neovim settings

Add to /usr/share/applications/nvim.desktop and ~/.local/share/applications/nvim.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Neovim
Exec=kitty -e nvim %F
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Keywords=Text;editor;
Icon=nvim
Categories=Utility;TextEditor;
StartupNotify=false

Swap caps lock and escape for keyboard

Add to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf

Section "InputClass"
        MatchIsKeyboard "on"
        Option "XkbOptions" "caps:swapescape"
EndSection

Zen Browser

1. Type about:config in the address bar.
2. In the search bar, type gfx.webrender.all and set it to true.
3. In the search bar, type media.ffmpeg.vaapi.enabled and set it to true.
4. In the search bar, type toolkit.tabbox.switchByScrolling and set it to true.
5. In the search bar, type browser.zoom.siteSpecific and set it to false.
6. In the search bar, type layout.css.devPixelsPerPx and set it to 1.0.
7. In the search bar, type layers.acceleration.force-enabled and set it to true.

Nvidia settings

First install Nvidia drivers with secure boot enable from: https://github.com/roworu/nvidia-fedora-secureboot.
Then, open enable "force full composition pipeline" and choose correct refresh rate from Nvidia settings.

# Open Nvidia settings
sudo nvidia-settings

Better fonts

1. Download and install common, mono and sans fira fonts from the .rpm packages here: https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/dturner/fonts/fedora-43-x86_64/09939872-mozilla-fira-fonts/

sudo dnf install *.rpm

2. Follow instructions here to install better fonts: https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/hyperreal/better_fonts/

sudo dnf copr enable hyperreal/better_fonts -y
sudo dnf install fontconfig-font-replacements -y

Night light

Add to ~/.config/i3/config (to execute during startup)

xrandr --output HDMI-0 --gamma 1.0:0.869:0.737

# Or add to ~/.nvidia-settings-rc
# [DPY:HDMI-0]/RedGamma=1.000000
# [DPY:HDMI-0]/GreenGamma=0.868607
# [DPY:HDMI-0]/BlueGamma=0.736888

Background color for desktop and greeter

Add to /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf

• #808080 is gray color

[greeter]
background=#808080

Zed

Install "Tokyo Night Themes" extension