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# bootstrap_dev_env
A Go-based bootstrap tool that installs a development environment across
macOS, Debian/Ubuntu, RHEL/Fedora, and Arch Linux on `x86_64` and `aarch64`.
It installs system packages, optional Flatpak GUI apps, and a set of custom
third-party tools (Go, Neovim, Zig, NVM, pyenv, oh-my-zsh, Firecracker on
Linux).
## Install
Download the pre-built binary for your platform and make it executable.
Using **curl**:
```shell
curl -Lo bootstrap_environment "https://github.com/JMR-dev/bootstrap_dev_env/releases/latest/download/bootstrap_environment-$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')-$(uname -m | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/; s/aarch64/arm64/; s/arm64/arm64/')"
chmod +x bootstrap_environment
```
Using **wget**:
```shell
wget -O bootstrap_environment "https://github.com/JMR-dev/bootstrap_dev_env/releases/latest/download/bootstrap_environment-$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')-$(uname -m | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/; s/aarch64/arm64/; s/arm64/arm64/')"
chmod +x bootstrap_environment
```
## Usage
```shell
# Linux (do NOT use sudo on macOS — Homebrew refuses to run as root)
sudo ./bootstrap_environment [--only system|flatpak|custom] [--gui]
# macOS
./bootstrap_environment [--only system|custom] [--gui] [--no-vm]
```
Flags:
- `--only` — restrict to one section (`system`, `flatpak`, or `custom`).
- `--gui` — include GUI applications and the Flatpak section. Default is
headless: both are skipped.
- `--no-vm` — macOS only: skip provisioning the Fedora-on-QEMU/VirtualBox VM
that backs the `firecracker()` zsh wrapper.
Package lists live in `packages.go`. Edit and rebuild.
## Build from Source
If you prefer to build the tool yourself, or if you are making custom modifications:
1. Clone the repository:
```shell
git clone https://github.com/JMR-dev/bootstrap_dev_env.git
cd bootstrap_dev_env
```
2. Build for the current host platform:
```shell
make build # builds ./bootstrap_environment for the host
```
To cross-compile binaries for all supported targets at once:
```shell
make build-all # writes dist/bootstrap_environment-{linux,darwin}-{amd64,arm64}
```