Ansible provisions packages and bootstraps • Dotter manages XDG-compliant configs • Mise handles dev toolchains
| Operating System | Network | Tools |
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Linux any modern Linux distro |
Internet Access for downloading packages |
Ansible automation platform |
| Desktop | Minimal |
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ansible-pull -U https://github.com/Morelatto/dotfiles.git dev/ansible/ansible.yml -K
Complete shell environment with modern CLI utilities X11 tiling window manager with compositor Application launcher and desktop notifications Web browser, productivity apps, and IDEs For workstations and laptops |
ansible-pull -U https://github.com/Morelatto/dotfiles.git dev/ansible/ansible.yml -K -e profile=minimal
Shell environment with essential CLI utilities Modern replacements for GNU coreutils Multi-language development toolchain Terminal-based text editor and version control For servers, containers, headless systems |
Core infrastructure, automation, and display environment
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Linux | Base operating system | Pacman with parallel downloads, verbose output, multilib repo, easter egg progress bar |
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Ansible | Bootstrap and package installation | Profile support (minimal shell vs full desktop), installs base + AUR packages, configures services, deploys mise + dotter |
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Dotter | Symlink‑based config deployment | 2 packages (shell, desktop), automated hooks (SSH permissions, i3 auto-reload, picom restart, cache setup) |
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Mise | Polyglot tool/version manager | Manages languages (Node, Python 3.12, Go, Rust, Bun), editors (Neovim), modern CLI tools, git/dev/container tools, security tools (age, sops), npm globals, pipx tools |
| Icon | Tool | Purpose | Details |
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X.Org | Display server (X11) | Arc-Dark GTK theme, Qogir icons/cursor, Brazilian keyboard layout, dual monitor setup, screen timeout/DPMS power management, Firefox GTK integration |
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i3 | Tiling window manager | 30 workspaces with multi-key access, custom gaps and borders, purple/blue color scheme, extensive keybindings (Super+Enter/d/t/g/l/n), autostart integrations (picom, dunst, autotiling, i3wsr, workspace-groups, feh) |
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Rofi | Application launcher / window switcher | Arc dark transparent theme, grid layout, Qogir icons, keybindings for apps/windows/workspace-groups |
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picom | Compositor | Fading transitions, terminal opacity rules, blur effects (dual_kawase), GLX backend with vsync |
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dunst | Notification daemon | Bottom-right placement, purple theme, rounded corners, Qogir icons, timeout settings, multi-monitor support |
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i3blocks | Status bar | Custom modules (launchers, system monitoring, status indicators, actions), FontAwesome icons, varied update intervals |
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i3wsr | Workspace renaming | FontAwesome icon mapping for 36 window classes, icons-only mode, duplicate removal |
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feh | Wallpaper manager | Background fill mode, betterlockscreen integration, i3 autostart |
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betterlockscreen | Screen locker | Blur effect, custom colors (transparent login box, red error highlights), Nerd Font, wallpaper integration, xss-lock trigger |
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gsimplecal | Calendar widget | Close on unfocus, minimal decoration, event highlighting |
Shell environment and command-line tools
| Icon | Tool | Purpose | Details |
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Zsh | Primary shell | Modular conf.d/ with decade-based numbering, XDG compliant, smart completion caching, syntax highlighting, autosuggestions, emacs keybindings, fuzzy matching |
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XFCE4 Terminal | Terminal emulator | Custom purple theme, FiraCode Nerd Font, transparency, unlimited scrollback, minimal UI (no scrollbar/bell) |
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starship |
Shell prompt | Conditional loading with fallback to minimal zsh prompt |
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atuin |
Shell history management | Fuzzy search, workspace filtering, regex secret filtering, command stats tracking, multi-filter priority system |
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ranger |
File browser | Minimal customization: image previews, hidden files, borders |
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zoxide |
Smart directory jumping | Shell integration, j/zd/zf aliases (fzf-enhanced fuzzy selection) |
| Icon | Tool | Purpose | Details |
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eza |
Modern file listing (replaces ls) |
14 aliases (long/all/recursive/dotfiles/sorting/tree/git-status) |
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bat |
File viewer (replaces cat) |
Overrides cat/less, FZF preview integration, aliases for plain/line-range modes |
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fd |
Fast file search (replaces find) |
13 aliases (depth limits, type filters, hidden files, case-insensitive, size/exec operations) |
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ripgrep |
Text search (replaces grep) |
Overrides grep, 11 aliases (context/files/word/count/type filters), custom search function with color and line numbers |
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fzf |
Fuzzy finder | Custom UI options, Ctrl+T for files, bat preview integration, enhanced process killing with smart name extraction |
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btop |
System monitor (replaces htop) |
Overrides top/htop commands |
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dust |
Disk usage (replaces du) |
Overrides du, depth limit aliases |
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sd |
Find & replace (replaces sed) |
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delta |
Git diff viewer | GIT_PAGER integration, Dracula theme, side-by-side diffs with decorations, histogram algorithm |
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jq |
JSON processor | Used in i3blocks weather script |
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yq |
YAML processor | — |
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hyperfine |
Benchmarking (replaces time) |
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tokei |
Code statistics (replaces cloc) |
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Programming tools and development environment
| Icon | Tool | Purpose | Details |
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Node.js | JavaScript runtime | Latest channel via mise |
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Python | Python runtime | 3.12 via mise, pipx backend for global tools, XDG paths, pyenv build optimizations, pip/uv configs |
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Go | Go runtime | Latest via mise, custom GOPATH (/opt/go), CGO enabled, module mode, proxy configured |
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Rust | Rust toolchain | Stable channel via mise, cargo bin in ~/.local, parallel builds, tmp build dir, clang+lld linker |
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Bun | JavaScript runtime / bundler | Latest via mise, XDG-compliant paths, test timeout configured |
| Icon | Tool | Purpose | Details |
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AstroNvim | Terminal text editor | AstroNvim v5 base config (customizations disabled) |
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Sublime Text | GUI text editor | Mariana color scheme, save on focus lost, multiple packages (GitGutter, BracketHighlighter, SideBarEnhancements, etc.) |
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PyCharm | Python IDE | Performance tuning (increased heap, indexing threads, zero-latency typing), RAM disk cache paths |
| Icon | Tool | Purpose | Details |
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Git | Version control system | Delta integration (Dracula theme, side-by-side diffs, decorations), extensive aliases (32 conventional commands), smart URL cleanup, custom functions (gitquick, gitroot), auto-setup remote, rebase on pull |
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lazygit |
Git TUI | lg alias |
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gh |
GitHub CLI | — |
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glab |
GitLab CLI | — |
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Docker | Container runtime | BuildKit enabled, log rotation, garbage collection, metrics endpoint, resource ulimits, systemd cgroup driver |
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Docker Compose | Multi-container orchestration | CLI build integration |
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lazydocker |
Docker TUI | lzd alias |
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kubectl |
Kubernetes CLI | XDG config path |
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k9s |
Kubernetes TUI | — |
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helm |
Kubernetes package manager | — |
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Claude Code | AI coding assistant | Telemetry disabled, OTEL metrics to localhost, extended bash timeout, superpowers plugin, always-thinking mode |
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glow |
Markdown viewer | — |
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just |
Task runner | — |
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watchexec |
File watcher | — |
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direnv |
Environment manager | — |
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bottom |
System monitor | btm alias |
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age |
File encryption | — |
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sops |
Secrets management | — |
User applications and utilities
| Icon | Tool | Purpose | Details |
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Firefox | Web browser | Arkenfox user.js overrides (session restore, privacy settings, keyboard shortcuts), addon configs (Tree Style Tab userChrome, uBlock Origin, Cookie AutoDelete) |
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Obsidian | Note taking & knowledge management | App settings (link updates, spellcheck, delete prompts), community plugins (editor-width-slider, table-editor, dataview, canvas, task-progress, heatmap, excalidraw, vextab) |
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Kalu | Update notifier | 2hr check interval, auto-checks (upgrades, watched, AUR), click actions (notifications, check, toggle), built-in upgrade interface |
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yay | Package helper | Extensive aliases (install, search, update, no-confirm variants, full system update, cache cleanup) |
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XDG‑first Config in ~/.config, caches in ~/.cache, data in ~/.local/share
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Idempotent Safe to re‑run on existing machines |
Versioned Profiles in VCS, select at deploy time |
Secure No secrets in git, use local overlays |
Modular Ansible roles, Dotter packages, Zsh conf.d |
Declarative "What" before "how", document why |