Config files

This is a repository to keep my linux configuration files and utilities. To use it, clone it to some directory and copy files to your home to try them out. Don't forget to backup your personal files before!

Setting up a new computer

I never remember this so I thought I'd write it down.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone [email protected]:leouieda/dotfiles.git

2. Copy the files to the home directory (including the .git directory):

    cp -Rf $HOME/dotfiles/. $HOME/

3. Remove the original clone because $HOME is now the clone:

   rm -rf dotfiles

HiDPI

My Dell XPS13 has an HiDPI screen (3200 x 1800) and some apps and i3 itself look way too small by default. Here are some resources for dealing with that.

i3

The general processes is to edit ~/.Xresources and set:

Xft.dpi:       170

See https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/HiDPI#X_Resources

Zoom

Set scaleFactor=1.5 and autoScale=false in ~/.config/zoomus.conf. See https://superuser.com/questions/1381054/how-to-enable-hidpi-support-on-zoom-us-linux-client

Using Audacity

For some reason, when I start Audacity my ALSA gets messed up and my headphones don't work. Running this fixes the issue:

alsactl restore