Dotfiles

Holds my configs for my productive linux setup.

Current configs

• zshell (.zshrc)
• nvim (starter repository of lazyVim with my changes/configs/plugins)
• kitty (.conf file)
• tmux (.conf file, custom tmux plugins dir)

Required Systemwide Packages

nvim.venv-selector requires:

• fd-find:

(per default venv-selector executes ´fd' but the ubuntu/debian executable command is ´fdfind´ when installing via apt)

sudo apt install fd-find
# Debian/Ubuntu package installs the binary as "fdfind".
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
ln -s "$(command -v fdfind)" ~/.local/bin/fd

I would recommend using brews fd install instead as I also installed neovim via brew.

brew install fd

Now it is only important that the brew binary is linked to .zshrc config: ´eval "$(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)"´

• ripgrep

The apt install is sufficient.

tmux

I use the common tpm manager for configuring tmux with plugins e. g. catpuccin.

plugin manager tpm

In order to update or install tmux plugins from the plugin list, note the following shortcuts:

• Install new plugins (from github), refreshes tmux env: prefix + I
• update plugins: prefix + U
• remove/uninstall plugins: prefix + alt + u

plugin install directory: tpm installs plugins to `/home/jan/.config/tmux/plugins

prevent mirroring of tmux sessions along kitty windows

Fixed tmux session mirroring across multiple terminal windows

Problem: When opening multiple Kitty windows with zsh configured to auto-start tmux, all windows were mirroring the same tmux session instead of remaining independent. Closing one window would close all windows.

Root Cause: The Oh My Zsh tmux plugin was automatically attaching all new shell instances to the same main tmux session, causing them to share the same view.

Solution:

• Removed the tmux plugin from Oh My Zsh plugins list
• Implemented manual tmux session startup with unique session identifiers per terminal window
• Each Kitty window now creates its own tmux session using a unique ID based on hostname, process ID, and random number
• Sessions are only created if not already inside tmux ($TMUX is empty)

Changes Made:

• Disabled ZSH_TMUX_AUTOSTART=true
• Replaced Oh My Zsh's automatic tmux attachment with custom conditional session creation
• Each terminal window is now fully independent while still benefiting from tmux functionality

Helpful Commands

Create a Symlink in linux

ln -s [target] [symlink]

[target]: file or directory you want to link directory

[symlink]: name of the link you want to create

example: ´ln -s /path/to/original /path/to/link´

Tmux

• tmux list-sessions: lists all open tmux sessions