Pop!_OS Setup 2.4.0

Release 2.4.0

This release comes after a seemingly not so many 16 commits, though the changes are extensive. These were the most important changes:

• Fixing bugs
• Improving (slightly) code maintainabilty
• Correcting outdated comments
• Categorizing the apt packages so the user can now choose to skip an entire software category when selecting packages to install

Changelog

Added

• init.vim:
  • The file type limits was added to use tabs with a length of 8.
• vimrc:
  • The file type limits was added to use tabs with a length of 8.
• remove.txt:
  • Document Scanner was added to the list.
• back_me_up.sh:
  • Added a notification to signal when the backup is finished.
  • The script now also backs up the ~/.gitconfig file.

Changed

• popOS_setup.sh:
  • The mecanism to process the packages.txt file was changed for something that allows the user to skip entire categories of software.
  • The loops that process remove.txt, packages.txt, and flatpaks.txt now use a file in memory for performance optimizations, this file is protected by unique names, chmod and umask.
• packages.txt:
  • The format of the file was changed:
    1. Lines that are not indented represent categories
    2. Indented lines represent apps
    3. Indented lines belong to the category above them
    4. Indented lines must use a hard tab for indentation
  • The packages Firefox and Geary Mail were added in their categories.
• kdev.sh:
  • The config option no longer reads the Makefile if you don't specify a config name, instead, it reads .config.
• .zshrc:
  • The code for the git prompt was changed to be much faster by using zsh's vcs_info. This means less functionality, but much less code to run every time the prompt needs to be renderes.
  • The shell can now detect when it is running inside GNOME Builder, and use the vscode prompt.
  • The la alias now groups folders first.
  • Made many other tweaks to improve code maintainability and speed.
• .bashrc:
  • The la alias now groups folders first.

Fixed

• kdev.sh:
  • Stop assuming the user's cwd when using kdev config.
  • Fixed kdev config failing to find the config type currently in use.
  • The kdev clean option on level 4 now also removes git untracked directories.
• init.vim:
  • Fixed local settings that lingered when changing filetype from markdown, text, or limits to anything else.
• .vimrc:
  • Fixed local settings that lingered when changing filetype from markdown, text, or limits to anything else.