1. Download Debian and install network install.
2. No root user.
3. Seperate partition for home.
4. Add non-free to the end of /etc/apt/sources.list 1.
5. Find missing firmware with cat /var/log/syslog | grep firmware.
6. Locate new firmware with apt search FIRMWAREnAME.
7. Install the packages suggested by apt.
8. Install the following: apt install git i3 xorg firefox-esr wicd-curses xinput dbus-x11 htop scrot. * Note that dbus-x11 must be installed or dbus will not function correctly in the user space (the system bus will still work).
9. Install i3-gaps
10. git clone https://github.com/maestrogerardo/i3-gaps-deb.git && cd i3-gaps-deb.
11. Execute i3-gaps-deb with .i3-gaps-deb. * Ignore the bit about adding to the i3 config, we will take care of that next.
12. Create the following directory structure ~/.config/i3/
13. Copy the default i3 config cp /etc/i3/config ~/.config/i3/config
14. Edit your new config file and remove "exec i3-config-wizard" (should be the last line) vi ~/.config/i3/config
15. Add the necessary gaps info to your i3 config ./i3-gaps-deb --config >> ~/.config/i3/config
16. Reboot for the heck of it.
17. Log in and run startx to make sure things are working.
18. Add custom cursors: 1. git clone https://github.com/keeferrourke/capitaine-cursors.git 1. cd capitaine-cursors 1. cp dist/ ~/.icons/capitaine-cursors/
19. If you have a HIDPI monitor do the following: 1. Edit vi ~/.Xresources 1. Add Xft.dpi: 180 Xft.autohint: 0 Xft.lcdfilter: lcddefault Xft.hintstyle: hintfull Xft.hinting: 1 Xft.antialias: 1 Xft.rgba: rgb
20. Edit vi ~/.Xresources and add your custom cursor: 1. Add Xcursor.theme: capitaine-cursors
21. To fix a blocked wireless card:
22. sudo rfkill list check for soft or hard blocks, soft blocks can be fixed below.
23. sudo rfkill unblock all
24. Fix your touchpad, add the following lines to .xsessionrc.

xinput set-prop 13 287 1```

• Note that you can use the following commands to find out what properties to set for your device.
  1. xinput list
  2. xinput list-props DEVICE-ID
  3. xinput set-prop DEVICE-ID PROP-ID 1

1. Add Kitty
2. apt install libxcursor-dev libxrandr-dev libxinerama-dev libgl1-mesa-dev python3-dev libxi-dev
3. Clone Kitty git clone https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty && cd kitty
4. Manually install >=1.5 version of [harfbuzz](https://harfbuzz.github.io/install-harfbuzz.html
   1. Follow the download link, and download the latest tar and unpack it. 1. Follow the directions in the building link. After running ./configure && make run make install.
5. make kitty (ignore wayland errors, we aren't using it).
6. You can now test kitty out with python3 ..
7. To finish building, run python3 setup.py linux-package.
8. In the linux-package dir you will find bin, lib and share. 1. sudo cp bin/* /usr/bin 1. sudo cp -r lib/* /usr/lib/ 1. sudo cp -r share/* /usr/share/
9. Edit ~/.config/i3/config change bindsym Mod1+Return exec i3-sensible-terminal to bindsym Mod1+Return exec kitty.
10. Add Fish
11. Add the repo echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/shells:/fish:/release:/2/Debian_9.0/ /' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/shells:fish:release:2.list.
12. Add the release key wget -nv https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/shells:fish:release:2/Debian_9.0/Release.key -O Release.key apt-key add - < Release.key
13. Update and install apt update && apt install fish.
14. Add VS code --- missing
15. Fix ssh ask pass apt install ssh-askpass.
16. Add export SSH_ASKPASS=ssh-askpass to your .xinitrc
17. Brightness fix.
18. apt install xbacklight
19. Add the following to /etc/X11/xorg.conf: Section "Device" Identifier "Card0" Driver "intel" Option "Backlight" "intel_backlight" EndSection
20. Firefox file download/upload fix: change the following value in about:config to false ui.allow_platform_file_picker
21. Setup pulseaudio:
22. apt install pulseaudio
23. Clone https://github.com/graysky2/pulseaudio-ctl.git
24. cd pulseaudio-ctl && make
25. make install should be done as root.
26. Configure pulse audio: 1. pacmd list-sources | grep -e device.string -e 'name:' 1. Edit /etc/pulseaudio/default.pa (at the bottom) and add the following, changing the device name to the one found above: set-default-source alsa_output.pci-0000_04_01.0.analog-stereo.monitor 1. pacmd list-sinks | grep -e 'name:' -e 'index' 1. Edit /etc/pulseaudio/default.pa (at the bottom) and add the following, changing the device name to the one found above: set-default-sink alsa_output.pci-0000_04_01.0.analog-stereo 1. pulseaudio --kill 1. pulseaudio --start
27. Notifications
28. git clone https://github.com/dunst-project/dunst.git && cd dunst
29. Install the dependincies found at here
30. make
31. make install (as root)
32. Install libnotify-bin to enable notify-send apt install libnotify-bin.
33. Set fish as the default: chsh -s /usr/bin/fish
34. Install pgcli: sudo apt install python-pip && sudo pip install pgcli