Bootstrap Scripts

In the process of setting up dotfiles, bootstrap scripts are used to automate the installation process. These scripts are invoked by Chezmoi in a specific order due to the numeric prefixes in their filenames. This allows for a complex bootstrapping process to be broken down into manageable, discrete steps.

These scripts help to automate the installation process and run initial configurations. These scripts are invoked in the run_once_before_xx and run_once_after_xx sequence in the .chezmoiscripts directory.

Description of Scripts

Below is the explanation of each script that we have in our list.

• run_once_before_00-install-prerequisites: This script checks the OS and if it is Linux and the user has sudo privileges, it installs the apt prerequisites.

• run_once_after_00-install-packages: This script installs packages for both Linux and MacOS. The packages are mentioned in .chezmoidata.yaml file.

• run_once_after_10-initialize-zsh: Initializes ZSH shell by sourcing the dotfiles-initialize-zsh.tmpl script from the local bin directory.

• run_once_after_20-apply-rootmoi: On Linux, if the user has sudo privileges, applies rootmoi.

• run_once_after_30-install-packages-others: Installs various other script packages, python packages and snap packages.

• run_once_after_40-system-configuration: Handles a lot of system configuration such as authenticating with GitHub, restoring dotfiles, setting up SSH, AGE, and GPG keys, initializing password store, Docker Hub login and backing up dotfiles.

• run_once_after_50-setup-workspace: Sets up the workspace and clones the necessary repositories.

• run_once_after_90-install-brewfile: If the system is MacOS, it installs Homebrew from the bundle.

• run_once_after_99-final-message: This script executes at the end of the installation to print a final message.