Crouton for Kitz
The first step is to get your chromebook into developer mode. There are different
methods for different machines so you may have to do some Googling. Mine was
escape+refresh+power keys at the same time. Remember that
ctl-D is your friend at restarts.
Go to https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton for the rundown of options and usage.
Get the Crouton file into the Downloads folder: https://goo.gl/fd3zc
Open a shell by pressing ctrl+alt+t all at the same time. Type shell at the prompt
and you will get another prompt. Type sh ~/Downloads/crouton to see a help list.
To see a list of supported distros: sh ~/Downloads/crouton -r list. Ubuntu Xenial is
the default. For me:
sudo sh ~/Downloads/crouton -t cli-extra -n kitz Here is my essential checklist once the chroot is established:
- wget
- rsync
- git
- vim
- ConTeXt
- Fonts
- Pandoc
Some optionals:
- cmus
- python3
- lua
- sqlite3
- sc-im
wget, rsync, git
For the first three in the checklist use:
sudo apt install [script name] They may already be current. rsync is needed for ConTeXt.
vim
Vim 8 is central to my workflow. The apt version is outdated, but the dependencies required
can be obtained by:
sudo apt build-dep vim It is a lot of stuff. I am not sure how much is actually needed.
Next git vim:
git clone https://github.com/vim/vim.git Then
cd vim
sudo make distclean
./configure --with-features=huge --prefex=/usr
make
sudo make install The with-features=huge is to get clipboard support easily. The --prefix=/usr makes it accessible for non-root users.
To finish up: make clean and make distclean
Now that vim is in, the .vimrc must be established. Here is mine:
set nocompatible
set clipboard=unnamed
"Font
set guifont=Consolas:h16
"Enable filetypes
filetype on
filetype plugin on
filetype indent on
syntax on
"filename and path in tab:
set title
"line numbers:
set number
"Display cursor position
set ruler
"Tab stuff
set tabstop=2
set shiftwidth=2
set softtabstop=2
set expandtab
"Indent stuff
set smartindent
set autoindent
"commands for moving lines
nnoremap <C-j> :m .+1<CR>==
nnoremap <C-k> :m .-2<CR>==
inoremap <C-j> <Esc>:m .+1<CR>==gi
inoremap <C-k> <Esc>:m .-2<CR>==gi
vnoremap <C-j> :m '>+1<CR>gv=gv
vnoremap <C-k> :m '<-2<CR>gv=gv
"write and process ConTeXt file
nmap <C-h> <Esc> :w <CR> :!context % <CR>
"write and process Lua file
nmap <C-l> :w <CR> :!lua % <CR>
"write and proces a Python file
nmap <C-p> :w <CR> :!python % <CR>
"insert blank line
nmap <CR> o<Esc>
"keep current line in vertical center of window?
set scrolloff=99
And the plugins. My only essential at this point is t-comment. Vim8 has a native package system which is as easy as setting up:
mkdir -p ~/.vim
cd .vim
mkdir pack
cd pack
mkdir myPlugins (or whatever name you chose)
cd myPlugins
mkdir start From within ~/.vim/pack/myPlugins/start one can git clone https://github.com/tomtom/tcomment_vim.git etc. and it runs. Or one can get far more refined.
For documentation tags, run inside vim
:helptags ~/.vim/pack/plugins/start/foo Lots of good vim advice can be found at:
https://shapeshed.com/
ConTeXt
The TeX macro package. http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Main_Page
mkdir ~/context
cd ~/context
wget http://minimals.contextgarden.net/setup/first-setup.sh
sudo sh first-setup.sh --engine=luatex --modules=all Then in ~/.profile add:
PATH="$HOME/context/tex/texmf-linux-64/bin:$HOME/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH" …so ConTeXt can be found. With Pandoc we will see why the $HOME/.local/bin is there. Also be sure to update the texmf-local file.
I have a few specialty fonts for use primarily with ConTeXt: lydian, inconsolata, euler, lucida, chalkduster, and openDyslexic.
Despite the encouraging chatter, font handling can be enigmatic. sudo fc-cache -fv is part of the magic, but first:
export OSFONTDIR="/usr/local/share/fonts;$HOME/.fonts"
sudo fc-cache -fv So that ConTeXt (luaTeX) can see them:
mtxrun --script fonts --reload
If you want to see all the fonts that ConTeXt can see, which should be all available in your part of the sandbox:
mtxrun --script fonts --list --all --pattern=*
Pandoc
Again, apt is way old. Start here https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/releases/tag/2.2.1 to get the …linux.tar.gz binary package. Then unzip and place in ~/.local.bin.
sudo tar xvzf ~/Downloads/pandoc-2.2.1-linux.tar.gz --strip-components 1 -C ~/.local/