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Hi, I’m and old IT person who is getting back into linux. I’ve been dabbling for a few years and have committed to using Endeavor OS (Arch based distro) which I can run headless. Back in the early 1990’s I ran a Unix sys admin team and we were heavily in to scripting every thing. My .bashrc config file is nearly all Chris’s work, do I need permission to put it on github? With that in mind I have created an initial environment setup script.
Usage: ./setup_env.sh [OPTION]
A modular, rerunnable environment deployment suite for Arch-based Linux. Designed for systems architects who require reproducible CLI environments.
OPTIONS: -h, --help Show this detailed help message and exit.
ARCHITECTURE & STAGES: The script executes 11 distinct stages to stand up an environment:
1-4: SYSTEM PERSISTENCE Installs core binaries (SSHD, Tmux, NetworkManager, Trash-cli). Configures SSHD keep-alives and NoMachine (NX) listeners.
5: STORAGE ARCHITECTURE Detects and mounts backup hardware by filesystem LABEL ($DATA_BACKUP_LABEL). Uses udisks2 paths (/run/media/user/) or fallbacks to /mnt.
6-7: ENVIRONMENT TEMPLATING Deploys .tmux.conf and .bashrc from local templates. Injects dynamic variables (User, Home, Yank-command) into configs.
8-9: AUTOMATION Installs UI helpers (Starship, Zoxide, Fzf, Fastfetch) via AUR. Injects “Timeshift-on-Upgrade” logic into Topgrade configuration.
10-11: BACKUP & STYLE Generates a Back In Time profile with Hard-Link incremental logic. Deploys Starship styling for a high-information CLI prompt.
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