ifnir/dotfiles

My archlinux dotfiles

Arch Linux Dotfiles

Starter - Essential - Issues - Optional

Themes

• Latte

• Mocha

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1. Setting up starter

Archinstall & reboot

• Extra packages: neovim sudo git
• Partition: /boot, /, /home
• Bootloader: grub
• Type: Minimal
• Audio: pipewire

Installing starter packages

  nmtui # use to connect wifi

  # Installing essential packages
  sudo pacman -S wget unzip polkit-gnome pacman-contrib lazygit
  sudo pacman -S udiskie
  sudo pacman -S brightnessctl 
  sudo pacman -S pavucontrol pamixer
  sudo pacman -S network-manager-applet nm-connection-editor bluez bluez-utils blueman
  sudo pacman -S sof-firmware

  # Installing yay + cloning dotfiles
  mkdir Repos && cd Repos
  git clone https://github.com/khiem2794/dotfiles
  git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
  cd yay
  makepkg -si

  # Installing themes, fonts & cursor
  yay -S tela-circle-icon-theme-dracula catppuccin-gtk-theme-mocha catppuccin-gtk-theme-latte bibata-cursor-theme-bin ttf-maple
  sudo pacman -S ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd 

  # Installing hyprland, hyprlock & kitty
  sudo pacman -S hyprland hyprlock kitty xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland
  rm -rf ~/.config/hypr
  cp -r ~/Repos/dotfiles/hypr ~/.config/
  cp -r ~/Repos/dotfiles/kitty ~/.config/
  Hyprland #Super + R after to start kitty

2. Setting up essential packages

Installing FastFetch

  sudo pacman -S fastfetch imagemagick
  cp -r ~/Repos/dotfiles/fastfetch ~/.config/

Installing Thunar file browser (Super + E)

  sudo pacman -S thunar gvfs tumbler

Installing VSCode (Super + C)

  yay -S visual-studio-code-bin
  code --install-extension Catppuccin.catppuccin-vsc
  cp -r ~/Repos/dotfiles/Code ~/.config/

Installing Firefox (Super + F)

• Enable toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets

• Copy https://gist.github.com/khiem2794/4c8cd1e43c5bdf6c630cc314c55201e9

    sudo pacman -S firefox

Installing Waybar

  sudo pacman -S waybar
  rm -rf ~/.config/waybar
  cp -r ~/Repos/dotfiles/waybar ~/.config/

Installing Dunst

  sudo pacman -S dunst libnotify
  cp -r ~/Repos/dotfiles/dunst ~/.config/

Installing Rofi (Super + A)

  yay -S rofi-lbonn-wayland-git
  cp -r ~/Repos/dotfiles/rofi ~/.config/

Installing Wlogout (Super + [Shift] + Backspace)

  yay -S wlogout
  cp -r ~/Repos/dotfiles/wlogout ~/.config/

Installing Swww

  yay -S swww
  mkdir ~/Pictures
  mkdir ~/Pictures/Wallpapers #Download and put wallpapers here

Installing Warp VPN

  yay -S cloudflare-warp-bin 
  sudo systemctl enable warp-svc
  sudo systemctl start warp-svc
  warp-cli register
  warp-cli connect

Installing + Config Starship prompt

sudo pacman -S starship
echo "export STARSHIP_CONFIG=~/.config/starship/starship.toml" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "eval \"\$(starship init bash)\"" >> ~/.bashrc
rm ~/.config/starship.toml
cp -r ~/Repos/dotfiles/starship ~/.config/

Installing Tmux

  sudo pacman -S tmux
  cp -r ~/Repos/dotfiles/tmux ~/.config/

Updating grub settings

  sudo nvim /etc/defaut/grub
  sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Installing rust + nvm

  curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
  curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash
  nvm install --lts

Config neovim + install neovide

  git clone https://github.com/khiem2794/nvim-config ~/.config/nvim
  sudo pacman -S neovide

Installing screenshot tools (Super + P)

  sudo pacman -S slurp swappy cliphist
  yay -S grimblast-git

Installing nwg-look

  sudo pacman -S nwg-look
  nwg-look

Installing + Config SDDM

  sudo pacman -S sddm
  yay -S sddm-theme-corners-git
  sudo cp /usr/lib/sddm/sddm.conf.d/default.conf /etc/sddm.conf
  sudo nvim /etc/sddm.conf #change theme to corners
  sudo nvim /usr/share/sddm/themes/corners/theme.conf #change background + remove avatar
  sudo systemctl enable sddm
  sudo systemctl start sddm

Installing TimeShift & Backup

  sudo pacman -S timeshift
  sudo -E timeshift-launcher
  sudo nvim /usr/share/applications/timeshift-gtk.desktop #fixing launcher

3. Resolve issues might happen

Cursor theme not consistent

Checking https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Cursor_themes#Configuration and apply system-wide change.

  mkdir ~/.local/share/icons
  ln --symbolic /usr/share/icons/Bibata-Modern-Ice/ ~/.local/share/icons/default

4. Optional softwares & packages

Chromium

  sudo pacman -S chromium
  chromium --app=https://chat.openai.com

Image viewer imv and Media player mpv

  sudo pacman -S imv mpv

Obs studio - recorder

  sudo pacman -S obs-studio
  git clone https://github.com/catppuccin/obs ~/Repos/obs
  cp -r ~/Repos/obs/themes ~/.config/obs-studio/

Book gallery, pdf reader

  sudo pacman -S calibre zathura zathura-pdf-poppler
  cp -r ~/Repos/calibre ~/.config/
  cp -r ~/Repos/zathura ~/.config/

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