Tools

Tools#

Timeshift: backup and restore system for linux#

Similar to windows backup and restore.

Recommended before apt upgrade or apt dist-upgrade

Installation:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install timeshift

Configure timeshift in GUI with:

sudo timeshift-gtk

Create a snapshot:

sudo timeshift --create --comments "Backup before upgrade <date>"

List and restore a snapshot:

timeshift --list
timeshift --restore --snapshot-id <snapshot-id>

If unbootable: boot from a live USB, install/run Timeshift there, point it at your root partition, and restore the desired snapshot.

Fish terminal#

Setup#

sudo apt update
sudo apt install fish
fish
# Install fisher extension management for fish
curl -sL https://git.io/fisher | source && fisher install jorgebucaran/fisher
# Install P10K theme alternative for fish (very similar), need meslo fronts
fisher install IlanCosman/tide@v6
tide configure
# Install better ctrl+R with full history display and scroll
fisher install PatrickF1/fzf.fish
# Install Z folder jumping navigation
fisher install jethrokuan/z
# Abbreviations tips
fisher install gazorby/fish-abbreviation-tips

Fish config can be accessed here: fish_config

Add fish autolaunch from zsh#

if [[ $(ps -o command= -p "$PPID" | awk '{print $1}') != 'fish' ]] && [[ ${SHLVL} -eq 1 ]]; then
    exec fish -l
fi

Ctrl-backspace#

The ctrl-backspace is not implemented by default. To add it:

fish_key_reader: then type ctrl-backspace in order to see the key code.
If it says ctrl-h, this means that the terminal don’t send the right key. But you can still add the binding: add bind \cH backward-kill-word in the fish config file (~/.config/fish/config.fish).

!! and !$#

Add !! and !$ bindings for fish: Last command, and last argument of last command.

Edit: ~/.config/fish/config.fish, and add:

function bind_bang
    switch [commandline -t](-1)
        case "!"
            commandline -t -- $history[1]
            commandline -f repaint
        case "*"
            commandline -i !
    end
end

function bind_dollar
    switch [commandline -t](-1)
        case "!"
            commandline -f backward-delete-char history-token-search-backward
        case "*"
            commandline -i '$'
    end
end

function fish_user_key_bindings
    bind ! bind_bang
    bind '$' bind_dollar
end

Alternatives to p10k theme of zsh#

This is located here: ~/.config/fish/config.fish

However, fish is not POSIX compliant, so you can’t use it as a drop-in replacement for zshrc. You need to write your own config file. However, aliases are supported.

Use eza aliases from the setup in this page.

Appearance#

Borderless terminal.

Set MesloNG fonts
Set Konsole to use the MesloNG font.
Ctrl-Shift-M: Settings > Toolbars shown > uncheck everything

The following point is temporary.

Alt-F3 : More actions > No tilebar and frame (same way to show it back)

Do to it permanently:

Alt-F3 : More actions > Configure special application settings > Detect window properties > Click on Konsole window > (a new modal appear) > Select No tilebar and frame
Edit the new entry: set it to yes, and “Apply initially” option in the corresponding dropdown.

Yazi file manager install#

Use latest stable rust toolchain:

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

Clone the repository and build yazi:

git clone https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi.git
cd yazi
cargo build --release --locked

Add Yazi and ya to $PATH:

mv target/release/yazi target/release/ya /usr/local/bin/

Add this function to your fish config, that will provide the ability to change the current working directory when exiting yazi:

This will enable Yazi invocation using the y command.

Edit your fish config: ~/.config/fish/config.fish

function y
 set tmp (mktemp -t "yazi-cwd.XXXXXX")
 command yazi $argv --cwd-file="$tmp"
 if read -z cwd < "$tmp"; and [ "$cwd" != "$PWD" ]; and test -d "$cwd"
  builtin cd -- "$cwd"
 end
 rm -f -- "$tmp"
end

Micro editor#

https://micro-editor.github.io/

Go to sudo /usr/bin

Then

curl https://getmic.ro | bash

Edit file: micro file

Automatic terminal multiplexing on ssh with Byobu and fish#

Install byobu:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install byobu

Next enable fish as the default shell on byobu:

Edit file:

micro ~/.byobu/.tmux.conf

Add the following:

set -g default-shell /usr/bin/fish
set -g default-command /usr/bin/fish

Next automatically start byobu on ssh:

Edit file:

micro ~/.zprofile

Add the following:

_byobu_sourced=1 . /usr/bin/byobu-launch 2>/dev/null || true

Reminder, enable fkeys with:

Alt-F12: Enable mouse support
Ctrl-F12: Enable keybinds

My EZA setup#

Install eza:

cargo install eza

Zsh config ~/.zshrc

alias l='eza -Bhm --icons --no-user --git --time-style long-iso --group-directories-first --color=always --color-scale=age -F --no-permissions -s extension --git-ignore'
alias la='l -a'
alias ll='l -la'
alias lt='ll -T'

My EZA theme: ~/.config/eza/theme.yml

colourful: true

filekinds:
  normal: { foreground: "#c0caf5" }
  directory: { foreground: "#7aa2f7" }
  symlink: { foreground: "#2ac3de" }
  pipe: { foreground: "#414868" }
  block_device: { foreground: "#e0af68" }
  char_device: { foreground: "#e0af68" }
  socket: { foreground: "#414868" }
  special: { foreground: "#9d7cd8" }
  executable: { foreground: "#42a5f5" }
  mount_point: { foreground: "#a3be8c" }

perms:
  user_read: { foreground: "#2ac3de" }
  user_write: { foreground: "#bb9af7" }
  user_execute_file: { foreground: "#9ece6a" }
  user_execute_other: { foreground: "#9ece6a" }
  group_read: { foreground: "#2ac3de" }
  group_write: { foreground: "#ff9e64" }
  group_execute: { foreground: "#9ece6a" }
  other_read: { foreground: "#2ac3de" }
  other_write: { foreground: "#ff007c" }
  other_execute: { foreground: "#9ece6a" }
  special_user_file: { foreground: "#ff007c" }
  special_other: { foreground: "#db4b4b" }
  attribute: { foreground: "#737aa2" }

size:
  major: { foreground: "#2ac3de" }
  minor: { foreground: "#9d7cd8" }
  number_byte: { foreground: "#a9b1d6" }
  number_kilo: { foreground: "#89ddff" }
  number_mega: { foreground: "#2ac3de" }
  number_giga: { foreground: "#ff9e64" }
  number_huge: { foreground: "#ff007c" }
  unit_byte: { foreground: "#a9b1d6" }
  unit_kilo: { foreground: "#89ddff" }
  unit_mega: { foreground: "#2ac3de" }
  unit_giga: { foreground: "#ff9e64" }
  unit_huge: { foreground: "#ff007c" }

users:
  user_you: { foreground: "#3d59a1" }
  user_root: { foreground: "#bb9af7" }
  user_other: { foreground: "#2ac3de" }
  group_yours: { foreground: "#89ddff" }
  group_root: { foreground: "#bb9af7" }
  group_other: { foreground: "#c0caf5" }

links:
  normal: { foreground: "#89ddff" }
  multi_link_file: { foreground: "#2ac3de" }

git:
  new: { foreground: "#9ece6a" }
  modified: { foreground: "#bb9af7" }
  deleted: { foreground: "#db4b4b" }
  renamed: { foreground: "#2ac3de" }
  typechange: { foreground: "#2ac3de" }
  ignored: { foreground: "#545c7e" }
  conflicted: { foreground: "#ff9e64" }

git_repo:
  branch_main: { foreground: "#737aa2" }
  branch_other: { foreground: "#b4f9f8" }
  git_clean: { foreground: "#292e42" }
  git_dirty: { foreground: "#bb9af7" }

security_context:
  colon: { foreground: "#545c7e" }
  user: { foreground: "#737aa2" }
  role: { foreground: "#2ac3de" }
  typ: { foreground: "#3d59a1" }
  range: { foreground: "#9d7cd8" }

file_type:
  image: { foreground: "#89ddff" }
  video: { foreground: "#b4f9f8" }
  music: { foreground: "#73daca" }
  lossless: { foreground: "#41a6b5" }
  crypto: { foreground: "#db4b4b" }
  document: { foreground: "#a9b1d6" }
  compressed: { foreground: "#ff9e64" }
  temp: { foreground: "#737aa2" }
  compiled: { foreground: "#ffb86c" }
  build: { foreground: "#1abc9c" }
  nix: { foreground: "#7dcfff" }
  python_env: { foreground: "#25cbd3" }

filenames:
  __init__.py: {filename: {foreground: "#ffffff", bold: false, italic: true}, icon: {style: {foreground: "#ffffff", bold: true}}}
  requirements.txt: {filename: {foreground: "#bb9af7"}, icon: {style: {foreground: "#bb9af7"}}}
  pyproject.toml: {filename: {foreground: "#f7768e", bold: true}, icon: {style: {foreground: "#f7768e", bold: true}}}
  poetry.lock: {filename: {foreground: "#89ddff"}, icon: {style: {foreground: "#89ddff"}}}
  setup.py: {filename: {foreground: "#f7768e"}, icon: {style: {foreground: "#f7768e"}}}
  shell.nix: {filename: {foreground: "#7dcfff"}, icon: {style: {foreground: "#7dcfff"}}}
  default.nix: {filename: {foreground: "#7dcfff"}, icon: {style: {foreground: "#7dcfff"}}}
  .env: {filename: {foreground: "#545c7e", italic: true}, icon: {style: {foreground: "#545c7e"}}}
  .venv: {filename: {foreground: "#545c7e", italic: true}, icon: {style: {foreground: "#545c7e"}}}
  .gitignore: {filename: {foreground: "#545c7e"}, icon: {style: {foreground: "#545c7e"}}}
  test_*.py: {filename: {foreground: "#e0af68", italic: true}, icon: {style: {foreground: "#e0af68"}}}

extensions:
  ipynb: {filename: {foreground: "#FD5B5B"}, icon: {style: {foreground: "#FD5B5B"}}}
  py:   {filename: {foreground: "#63A1FF"}, icon: {glyph: "", style: {foreground: "#63A1FF"}}}
  pyc:  {filename: {foreground: "#fdc2be"}, icon: {glyph: "", style: {foreground: "#fdc2be"}}}
  pyo:  {filename: {foreground: "#FFA500"}, icon: {glyph: "", style: {foreground: "#FFA500"}}}
  pyi:  {filename: {foreground: "#FFD700"}, icon: {glyph: "", style: {foreground: "#FFD700"}}}
  toml: {filename: {foreground: "#6FC3DF", bold: true}, icon: {glyph: "", style: {foreground: "#6FC3DF"}}}
  nix:  {filename: {foreground: "#6dcf93"}, icon: {glyph: "", style: {foreground: "#6dcf93"}}}
  yaml: {filename: {foreground: "#ffe066"}, icon: {glyph: "", style: {foreground: "#ffe066"}}}
  yml: {filename: {foreground: "#ffe066"}, icon: {glyph: "", style: {foreground: "#ffe066"}}}
  lock: {filename: {foreground: "#545c7e", italic: true}, icon: {glyph: "", style: {foreground: "#545c7e"}}}
  sh:   {filename: {foreground: "#5af78e", bold: true}, icon: {glyph: "", style: {foreground: "#5af78e"}}}
  json: {filename: {foreground: "#21d7ff"}, icon: {glyph: "", style: {foreground: "#21d7ff"}}}
  md:   {filename: {foreground: "#ffffff", bold: true}, icon: {glyph: "", style: {foreground: "#ffffff"}}}
  test: {filename: {foreground: "#fb61d7", italic: true}, icon: {glyph: "", style: {foreground: "#fb61d7", italic: true}}}
  sql:  {filename: {foreground: "#f6ae2d"}, icon: {glyph: "", style: {foreground: "#f6ae2d"}}}
  csv: {filename: {foreground: "#ffd966"}, icon: {glyph: "", style: {foreground: "#ffd966"}}}
  parquet: {filename: {foreground: "#FF4F4F"}, icon: {glyph: "", style: {foreground: "#FF4F4F"}}}


punctuation: { foreground: "#414868" }
date: { foreground: "#424242" }
inode: { foreground: "#737aa2" }
blocks: { foreground: "#737aa2" }
header: { foreground: "#a9b1d6" }
octal: { foreground: "#ff9e64" }
flags: { foreground: "#9d7cd8" }

symlink_path: { foreground: "#89ddff" }
control_char: { foreground: "#ff9e64" }
broken_symlink: { foreground: "#ff007c" }
broken_path_overlay: { foreground: "#ff007c" }

Debian, restart trackpad service#

sudo modprobe -r psmouse && sudo modprobe psmouse

Enable 2 finger support for Chrome (forward backward)#

Change shortcuts accordingly

(...chrome...) --enable-features=TouchpadOverscrollHistoryNavigation

Execute arbitrary commands when file change#

https://eradman.com/entrproject/

Do something when a file in a subfolder changes

The -c arg clears the screen everytime.

find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 ls -d | entr -rc git status

Disk usage analyzer#

baobab

Terminal multiplexer#

byobu (really nice)

Make sure to enable mouse support and keybinds:

Shift + F12
Ctrl + F12

CLI file explorer#

ranger

Cheat sheet