Adjust install, file-copy, and theme logic after first run on arch linux

box_setup.sh

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ echo "---- settings vars for system type -----"
     [[ "$setup_os" = "linux" ]] && {
         case $setup_distro in
             (arch | artix)
-                install_cmd="sudo pacman -S"
+                install_cmd="sudo pacman -S --noconfirm"
                 update_pkg_manager_and_defs_cmd='' # don't; update system instead?
                 update_pkgs_cmd='sudo pacman -Syu'
         	;;
@@ -58,3 +58,5 @@ source $ZDOTDIR/.zshenv
 source $ZDOTDIR/.zshrc
 ./install_programs.sh $1
 
+echo "setting the default theme: $DEFAULT_THEME_NAME"
+$DIR_SCRIPTS/theme-set $DEFAULT_THEME_NAME

copy_dotfiles.sh

@@ -60,3 +60,4 @@ done
 
 # set up themes and theme-switcher
 ./theme_config.sh
+

docs/attribution.md

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # attribution
 
-## Original pattern/approach and some key config logic
+## Original pattern/approach and some core config logic
 
-The original pattern and approach for this project, the program-installation scripts and
-logic, the copy-configs-and-scripts scripts and logic, the "tmux sessionizer" (tmux
-session init logic), my initial neovim and tmux configs, and my general workflow/workspace
-strategy, were derived from several of ThePrimeagen's projects and videos, including a
-FrontEnd Masters course which he taught (each are listed below). I was unable to locate
-any required licenses or copyrights for the code contained within these sources, but I
-wanted to give attribution nonetheless.
+The original pattern and approach for this project, the original program-installation
+and copy-configs-and-files scripts/logic, the "tmux sessionizer" (tmux session init
+logic), my initial neovim and tmux configs, and my general workflow/workspace strategy,
+were derived from several of ThePrimeagen's (aka Michael Paulson) projects and videos,
+including a FrontEnd Masters course which he taught (each are listed below). I was
+unable to locate any required licenses or copyrights for the code contained within
+these sources, but I wanted to give attribution nonetheless.
 
 - [dev/setup/config repo](https://github.com/ThePrimeagen/dev)
 - [neovim config](https://github.com/ThePrimeagen/init.lua)
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ wanted to give attribution nonetheless.
 - [YouTube video - neovim config video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7i4amO_zaE)
 - [FrontEnd Masters course - dev productivity v2](https://frontendmasters.com/courses/developer-productivity-v2/)
 
-Author: ThePrimeagen (Michael Paulson)
-
 ## Idea of using a list of programs in a file for build/install
 
 The idea of using a file with a list of programs in it for building and/or

docs/post-run.md

@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Manual steps needed after dotfile copy and/or installs
 
+## all systems
+
+- shell
+    - check user's shell using `echo $SHELL` or otherwise
+    - if not the desired shell:
+        - `chsh -l` to see options; if target shell isn't listed, then add it
+          to `/etc/shells`
+        - then change the shell with `chsh -s <path to target shell>`
+
 ## macOS
 
 - aerospace

docs/todo.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # todo items
 
-- config for shell (likely oksh)
+- config for shell (using zsh for now, but considering oksh)
 - config for calcurse
 - config for mpd, and client(s), (mpd clients to consider: mpc, ncmpcpp, ncmpc, inori)
 - hyprland config and install on linux

install_programs.sh

@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ sed 1d "installs_and_builds/programs.csv" |
 
         [[ $name = 'zz_skip' || $kind = 'zz_skip' ]] && continue
 
-        [[ $kind = 'package_manager' ]] && ${=BOX_SETUP_INSTALL_COMMAND} ${=name} || {
+        echo "-- installing $name"
+        [[ $kind = 'package_manager' ]] && {
+            ${=BOX_SETUP_INSTALL_COMMAND} ${=name}
+        }|| {
             [[ $kind = 'build_custom' ]] && build_custom $name
         }
     done

installs_and_builds/programs.csv

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 name,kind,os_overrides,distro_overrides,system_type_overrides,notes
 gcc,package_manager,macos: name='',,,
-g++,package_manager,macos: name='',,,
 clang,package_manager,macos: name='',,,
-clang++,package_manager,macos: name='',,,
 musl,package_manager,macos: name='',,,
 coreutils,package_manager,linux: name='',,,
 findutils,package_manager,linux: name='',,,

src_files/.config/nvim/lua/plugins_lazy/lsp.lua

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ return {
             ensure_installed = {
                 "clangd",
                 "lua_ls",
-                "ruby_lsp",
+                -- "ruby_lsp",
                 -- "gopls",
                 -- "tailwindcss",
             },

src_files/.config/nvim/lua/plugins_lazy/treesitter.lua

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 return {
     {
         "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
-        branch = 'master',
         lazy = false,
         build = ":TSUpdate",
         config = function()

src_files/.config/zsh/.zshenv

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export XDG_DATA_DIRS="/usr/local/share:/usr/share"
 
 # directory for theme/style stuff
 export DIR_THEME_SETTINGS="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zz-this-box/themes"
+export DEFAULT_THEME_NAME="tokyodark"
 
 # zsh
 export ZDOTDIR="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zsh" # may already be set, set anyway

src_files/.local/scripts/theme-set

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ theme_update_browser() {
         # actually applied, leaving here as is for now; TODO: fix or just remove
         defaults write com.brave.browser $policy -string "$color_hex"
     }
-    brave --refresh-platform-policy --no-startup-window
+    brave --refresh-platform-policy --no-startup-window > /dev/null
 }
 
 [[ ! -z $1 ]] && raw_target="$1" ||
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ theme_update_browser() {
 target_theme="$DIR_THEME_SETTINGS/$(echo $raw_target | tr ' ' '-' | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
 [[ ! -d "$target_theme" ]] && echo "theme not found: $target_theme" && exit 1
 
-ln -sF "$target_theme" $DIR_THEME_SETTINGS/.current-theme
+ln -snf "$target_theme" $DIR_THEME_SETTINGS/.current-theme
 
 theme_update_terminal
 theme_update_tmux

theme_config.sh

@@ -28,13 +28,10 @@ nvim_themes_dir=$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim/themes
 cp -p src_files/imports/themes-omarchy-extra/pina/pina.nvim/colors/pina.vim $nvim_themes_dir/pina/colors/
 
 echo "setting sym-links for theme-switching"
-default_theme="tokyodark"
-sym_link $DIR_THEME_SETTINGS/$default_theme $DIR_THEME_SETTINGS/.current-theme
+! [ -L "$DIR_THEME_SETTINGS/.current-theme" ] &&
+    sym_link $DIR_THEME_SETTINGS/$DEFAULT_THEME_NAME $DIR_THEME_SETTINGS/.current-theme
 sym_link $DIR_THEME_SETTINGS/.current-theme/kitty.conf $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/kitty/theme.conf
 sym_link $DIR_THEME_SETTINGS/.current-theme/tmux.conf $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tmux/theme.conf
 sym_link $DIR_THEME_SETTINGS/.current-theme/neovim.lua $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim/current-theme
 # TODO: set additional links per theme-set script
 
-echo "setting the default theme: $default_theme"
-$DIR_SCRIPTS/theme-set $default_theme
-