Necromancer Dotfiles

Personal dotfiles for customizing my Linux environment , it can work on any other linux Distro . A clean, consistent, and portable setup that can be easily reproduced across machines.

Screenshots

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Welcome screen with MOTD

Various command examples

Installation

Prerequisites

• Git
• Bash (version 4.0+)
• Package manager (pacman for Arch-based distros)

Before starting, make sure no .bashrc or .bash_profile exists in ~, or back them up manually.

Quick Install

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/necromancer/dotfiles.git ~/dotfiles

# Navigate to the repo
cd ~/dotfiles

# Make the installer executable
chmod +x install.sh

# Run the installer
./install.sh

What the Installer Does

1. Backs up any existing dotfiles (.bashrc, .bash_profile) to ~/.dotfiles_backup_<date>
2. Installs required packages if missing (figlet, lolcat, cowsay, fortune)
3. Sets up Oh My Bash if not already installed
4. Creates symbolic links from the repository to your home directory
5. Sets appropriate permissions

Manual Installation

# Backup existing files
mkdir -p ~/.dotfiles_backup
[ -f ~/.bashrc ] && mv ~/.bashrc ~/.dotfiles_backup/
[ -f ~/.bash_profile ] && mv ~/.bash_profile ~/.dotfiles_backup/

# Create symbolic links
ln -sf ~/dotfiles/bash/.bashrc ~/.bashrc
ln -sf ~/dotfiles/bash/.bash_profile ~/.bash_profile

# Install Oh My Bash (optional)
bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmybash/oh-my-bash/master/tools/install.sh)"

Customization

Changing the Theme

Edit the OSH_THEME variable in .bashrc:

# Change from
OSH_THEME="powerline"

# To any theme from Oh My Bash
OSH_THEME="agnoster"  # or "minimal", "pure", etc.

Adding Your Own Aliases

Add new aliases to the appropriate section in .bashrc:

# --- Custom Aliases ---
alias myalias='command'