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@@ -20,20 +20,14 @@ There is no place like $HOME. All my dotfiles, and a guide for configuring a new
## Usage
After installation, you should login as root instead of the user. As this gives us a chance to add users, change passwords, set groups, and change defaults.
Step One: - [ ] Change defaults <br>
I like to change my XDG user directory defaults. Located at `/etc/xdg/user-dirs.defaults`<br>
`wget -O /etc/xdg/user-dirs.defaults https://myrepos.dev/Randy-Jordan/eg/raw/branch/main/dot/xdg/user-dirs.custom`<br>
`curl https://myrepos.dev/Randy-Jordan/eg/raw/branch/main/dot/xdg/user-dirs.custom > /etc/xdg/user-dirs.defaults`<br>
Step Two: - [ ] Add users and assign passwords and groups <br>
Step One: - [ ] Add users and assign passwords and groups <br>
Where required, add users to groups such as custom, sudo, dialout etc...<br>
`sudo useradd -m user_variable`<br>
`sudo passwd user_variable`<br>
`sudo usermod -aG user group`<br>
Step Three: - [ ] Removing root login, and copying ssh keys.<br>
Step Two: - [ ] Removing root login, and copying ssh keys.<br>
Now that we have a new user, we can make some security changes.
`sed -i 's/^PermitRootLogin yes/PermitRootLogin no/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config`<br>
@@ -48,21 +42,29 @@ Disable password logins<br>
`sudo systemctl restart sshd`<br>
Step Four: - [ ] Update and upgrade<br>
Step Three: - [ ] Update and upgrade<br>
`sudo apt update` <br>
`sudo apt upgrade`<br>
`sudo apt dist-upgrade`<br>
`sudo apt autoremove`<br>
`sudo apt clean`<br>
Step Five: - [ ] Download Packages
Step Four: - [ ] Download Packages
Here is a list of packages to start with.<br>
`wget -O - https://myrepos.dev/Randy-Jordan/dot/raw/branch/main/.apt_defaults.list | xargs sudo apt-get -y install`<br>
`curl https://myrepos.dev/Randy-Jordan/dot/raw/branch/main/.apt_defaults.list | xargs apt-get -y install`<br>
Step Five: - [ ] Change defaults <br>
I like to change my XDG user directory defaults. Located at `/etc/xdg/user-dirs.defaults`<br>
`wget -O /etc/xdg/user-dirs.defaults https://myrepos.dev/Randy-Jordan/eg/raw/branch/main/dot/xdg/user-dirs.custom`<br>
`curl https://myrepos.dev/Randy-Jordan/eg/raw/branch/main/dot/xdg/user-dirs.custom > /etc/xdg/user-dirs.defaults`<br>
I also like to change the user shell to zsh.<br>
`chsh -s /usr/bin/zsh username`<br>
Might need to run update on xdg<br>
`xdg-user-dirs-update`
Step Six: - [ ] Login as user and setup dotfiles<br>
If you are already tracking your dotfiles and this a fresh install, you can run these commands:<br>
`alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.dot/ --work-tree=$HOME'` Alias config<br>