install: this seems like a great place for updatedb

install

@@ -53,6 +53,22 @@ if hash pre-commit 2> /dev/null; then
 	pre-commit gc
 fi
 
+if hash corepack 2> /dev/null; then
+	corepack enable --install-directory ~/.local/bin/
+	corepack enable npm --install-directory ~/.local/bin/
+else
+	echo "WARNING! corepack is not installed."
+fi
+
+if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+	mkdir -vp /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/
+	echo 'Dpkg::Progress-Fancy "1";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99progressbar
+	echo 'APT::Color "1";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99color
+	if hash updatedb 2> /dev/null; then
+		(updatedb &)
+	fi
+fi
+
 if [ -f "$MIKAELA_GREP" ]; then
 	bash -x .mikaela_install
 fi

rc/bashrc

@@ -233,11 +233,11 @@ UNAME=$(uname)
 CPUARCH=$(uname -p)
 
 # If we are on Linux, enable apt progress bar and colours
-if [[ $USER == "root" ]]; then
-	mkdir -p /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/
-	echo 'Dpkg::Progress-Fancy "1";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99progressbar
-	echo 'APT::Color "1";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99color
-fi
+#if [[ $USER == "root" ]]; then
+#	mkdir -p /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/
+#	echo 'Dpkg::Progress-Fancy "1";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99progressbar
+#	echo 'APT::Color "1";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99color
+#fi
 
 # if gpg[-agent] has sshcontrol file, use it as ssh-agent. sshcontrol should
 # include the authentication subkey keygrip from
@@ -735,11 +735,11 @@ function shell-things {
 # (Everything expects nodejs to be called as node, but it's not with Debian.)
 fix-node() {
 	if [[ $USER == "root" && -f /usr/bin/nodejs && ! -f /usr/bin/node && ! -f /usr/local/bin/node ]]; then
-		ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/local/bin/node
+		ln -fnsv /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/local/bin/node
 	fi
-	mkdir -p $HOME/.local/bin
+	mkdir -vp "$HOME/.local/bin"
 	if [[ -f /usr/bin/nodejs && ! -f /usr/bin/node && ! -f /usr/local/bin/node && ! -f $HOME/.local/bin/node ]]; then
-		ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs $HOME/.local/bin/node
+		ln -fnsv /usr/bin/nodejs "$HOME/.local/bin/node"
 	fi
 }
 

rc/zshrc

@@ -215,11 +215,11 @@ else
 fi
 
 # If we are on Linux, enable apt progress bar and colours
-if [[ $USER = "root" ]]; then
-	mkdir -p /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/
-	echo 'Dpkg::Progress-Fancy "1";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99progressbar
-	echo 'APT::Color "1";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99color
-fi
+#if [[ $USER = "root" ]]; then
+#	mkdir -p /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/
+#	echo 'Dpkg::Progress-Fancy "1";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99progressbar
+#	echo 'APT::Color "1";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99color
+#fi
 
 # OS X ls colours (copied from https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/33677/
 export CLICOLOR=1
@@ -724,17 +724,13 @@ cd
 # This function fixes nodejs on Debian based systems.
 # (Everything expects nodejs to be called as node, but it's not with Debian.)
 function fix-node {
-
 if [[ $USER = "root" && -f /usr/bin/nodejs && ! -f /usr/bin/node && ! -f /usr/local/bin/node ]] then;
-	ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/local/bin/node
+	ln -fnsv /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/local/bin/node
 fi
-
 mkdir -p $HOME/.local/bin
-
 if [[ -f /usr/bin/nodejs && ! -f /usr/bin/node && ! -f /usr/local/bin/node && ! -f $HOME/.local/bin/node ]] then;
-	ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs $HOME/.local/bin/node
+	ln -fnsv /usr/bin/nodejs $HOME/.local/bin/node
 fi
-
 }
 
 # This function removes and regenerates ssh host keys.