My Daily Drivers

After years of tweaking, here’s the setup that sticks.

Operating System

I daily-drive Arch Linux on a ThinkPad. Rolling release means I always have the latest tools, and the AUR makes package management a breeze.

# Quick system update
sudo pacman -Syu
 yay -Sua

Terminal

Wezterm with a custom config. It’s GPU-accelerated, cross-platform, and Lua-configurable — which means I can script everything.

-- wezterm.lua
local wez = require("wezterm")
local config = wez.config_builder()

config.font = wez.font("Hack Nerd Font")
config.color_scheme = "Catppuccin Mocha"
config.window_padding = { left = 8, right = 8, top = 8, bottom = 8 }

return config

Editor

Neovim is where I spend most of my time. Here’s a glimpse of my config:

-- Key mappings
vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>e", "<cmd>Neotree toggle<cr>")
vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>f", "<cmd>Telescope find_files<cr>")
vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>g", "<cmd>Telescope live_grep<cr>")

Shell

Fish shell with custom completions. It’s the most user-friendly shell I’ve used.

# Custom abbreviations
abbr -a g git
abbr -a gp git push
abbr -a gl git pull
abbr -a gs git status

Git Workflow

I use lazygit for interactive git operations. It’s fast, intuitive, and keyboard-driven.

# Install lazygit
paru -S lazygit

Why This Stack?

• Speed: Everything is keyboard-driven and instant
• Customizability: Lua configs for Neovim and Wezterm
• Consistency: Same setup across machines via dotfiles
• Community: Active communities for every tool

The best setup is the one you know well. Don’t chase shiny tools — master your current ones.