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Setup guide for a Debian based Linux desktop

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This guide was created using Debian 13 / KDE Plasmaa 6.3.6

Installation

Install Zed & OpenCode

curl -f https://zed.dev/install.sh | sh
curl -fsSL https://opencode.ai/install | bash

Install command line utilities

sudo apt install curl git btop ripgrep duf zsh fzf eza lazygit build-essential nodejs neovim

Downloads:

GUI Packages

sudo apt install remmina chromium vlc

Configuration

set default to zsh: chsh -s $(which zsh)
oh my zsh
configure settings sync in vscode
Disable capslock and remap to esc

Set git config defaults:

git config --global user.name "H. Alan Stevens"
git config --global user.email "alanstevens@gmail.com"

Configure ssh keys:

chmod 700 ~/.ssh
chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

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