Instructions

Update packages

sudo pacman -Syu

Installing yay

cd $HOME/Documents/github
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git

cd yay
makepkg -si 

apps I use

sudo pacman -S --needed hyprpaper waybar hyprlock hypridle keyd mpd rmpc neovim rofi swaync qt6ct tmux wev kvantum networkmanager network-manager-applet nemo brightnessctl hyprpicker gimp gmic gimp-plugin-gmic ghostscript gsfonts mypaint-brushes imagemagick nodejs-lts-iron npm clang docker xorg-xhost ufw openssh unzip git base-devel fastfetch stow noto-fonts-emoji usbutils libreoffice-fresh zip kicad kicad-library kicad-library-3d sl firefox discord kitty cmake flameshot vlc vlc-plugin-ffmpeg rofi-emoji wpapered

yay -S --needed wlogout hyprshot gimp-plugin-resynthesizer docker-buildx webapp-manager zen-browser-bin clipse walker-bin elephant-bin

Create your fonts directory

mkdir -p $HOME/.local/share/fonts

Download the font directly from the Nerd Fonts project

wget https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases/latest/download/FiraCode.zip -O /tmp/FiraCode.zip

Unzip

unzip /tmp/FiraCode.zip -d $HOME/.local/share/fonts/FiraCode

Refresh the font cache

fc-cache -fv

Verify the font is installed

fc-list | grep "FiraCode Nerd Font Mono"

if you want more fonts, run this

makes github directory

mkdir -p $HOME/Documents/github
cd $HOME/Documents/github

Installs font bulk download & downloads it ~2-3 GB!

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts.git

cd nerd-fonts

./install.sh

Refresh the font cache

fc-cache -fv

Installing Zsh, ohmyzsh, ohmyposh, zinit

Zsh

sudo pacman -S zsh

chsh -s /bin/zsh

ohmyzsh

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

ohmyposh

yay -S oh-my-posh

zinit

sudo pacman -S zoxide

git clone https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/zinit.git $HOME/.local/share/zinit/zinit.git

source "${HOME}/.local/share/zinit/zinit.git/zinit.zsh"

source $HOME/.zshrc

Removing files to make links later

rm $HOME/.bashrc
rm $HOME/.bash_history
rm $HOME/.bash_logout
rm $HOME/.bash_profile
rm $HOME/.config/starship.toml
rm $HOME/.wezterm.lua
rm $HOME/.zshrc

rm  -rf $HOME/.config/kitty
rm  -rf $HOME/.config/nvim
rm  -rf $HOME/.config/hypr
rm  -rf $HOME/.config/keyd
rm  -rf $HOME/.config/mpd
rm  -rf $HOME/.config/rmpc
rm  -rf $HOME/.config/rofi
rm  -rf $HOME/.config/swaync
rm  -rf $HOME/.config/waybar
rm  -rf $HOME/.config/wlogout
sudo rm /etc/systemd/logind.conf

Stow:

run stow . from the dots directory

make sure to have the dots on the home directory

Github setup

git config --global user.name spample

git config --global user.email luis.antonio.gonzalez501@gmail.com

git config --global init.defaultBranch main

Github ssh setup

eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C luis.antonio.gonzalez501@gmail.com

xclip -selection clipboard $HOME/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub 

ssh -T git@github.com

keyd installation

cd ~/Documents/github
git clone https://github.com/rvaiya/keyd
cd keyd
make && sudo make install
sudo systemctl enable --now keyd

symlink into system shortcuts

sudo ln -s ~/.dots/.config/keyd/default.conf /etc/keyd/

GTK Theme

mkdir -p ~/.themes
cd ~/.themes
git clone https://github.com/EliverLara/Nordic.git

sudo mv Nordic /usr/share/themes/

docker

sudo systemctl enable docker.service
sudo systemctl enable docker.socket

sudo systemctl start docker.socket
sudo systemctl start docker.service

sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

nvm thingy

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/master/install.sh | bash

systems stuff

sudo systemctl enable --now NetworkManager
nm-applet --indicator &

OpenSSH

Start SSH daemon

sudo systemctl start sshd
sudo systemctl enable sshd

allow port

sudo ufw allow 22/tcp

PlatformIO

curl -fsSL -o get-platformio.py https://raw.githubusercontent.com/platformio/platformio-core-installer/master/get-platformio.py
python3 get-platformio.py

• change directory to the folder where is located downloaded "get-platformio.py"

cd /path-to-dir/where/get-platformio.py/is-located

• run it

python get-platformio.py

Kvantum stuff

• Create a Kvantum symlink

ln -s /home/spample/.dots/misc/Kvanthum/ /home/spample/Documents/

• Go to Kvantum Manager application and install the Nordic Darker Theme inside the Kvantum folder
• Apply the theme in Kvantum manager
• go into the qt6ct app and also select dark Kvantum

sddm

https://github.com/uiriansan/SilentSDDM

yay -S sddm-silent-theme

sudo pacman -S --needed sddm qt6-svg qt6-virtualkeyboard qt6-multimedia-ffmpeg

sudo git clone -b master --depth 1 https://github.com/keyitdev/sddm-astronaut-theme.git /usr/share/sddm/themes/sddm-astronaut-theme

sudo cp -r /usr/share/sddm/themes/sddm-astronaut-theme/Fonts/* /usr/share/fonts/

If you dont have a sddm.conf in /etc/

sudo sddm --example-config | sudo tee /etc/sddm.conf > /dev/null
sudo mkdir -p /etc/sddm.conf.d

[Theme]
Current=sddm-astronaut-theme``

sudo -e /etc/sddm.conf.d/virtualkbd.conf

echo "[General]                         
InputMethod=qtvirtualkeyboard" | sudo tee /etc/sddm.conf.d/virtualkbd.conf

edit the 'ConfigFile=' section to change theme

sudo -e /usr/share/sddm/themes/sddm-astronaut-theme/metadata.desktop

metadata.desktop

[SddmGreeterTheme]
Name=sddm-astronaut-theme
Description=sddm-astronaut-theme
Author=keyitdev
Website=https://github.com/Keyitdev/sddm-astronaut-theme
License=GPL-3.0-or-later
Type=sddm-theme
Version=1.3
ConfigFile=Themes/man-with-jelly.conf
Screenshot=Previews/astronaut.png
MainScript=Main.qml
TranslationsDirectory=translations
Theme-Id=sddm-astronaut-theme
Theme-API=2.0
QtVersion=6

copy the mp4 file to the background folder

sudo cp ~/.dots/misc/man-with-jellyfish-in-space.mp4 /usr/share/sddm/themes/sddm-astronaut-theme/Backgrounds/

copy the conf file into the themes

sudo cp ~/.dots/misc/man-with-jelly.conf /usr/share/sddm/themes/sddm-astronaut-theme/Themes/

to Test theme use

sddm-greeter-qt6 --test-mode --theme /usr/share/sddm/themes/sddm-astronaut-theme/

System.conf (path: /etc/systemd/system/system.conf)

sudo rm -rf /etc/systemd/system/system.conf
cp ~/.dots/misc/system/system.conf /etc/systemd/system/system.conf 

Music

sudo pacman -S timidity++
sudo mkdir -p /etc/timidity
sudo cp /usr/share/timidity/timidity.cfg /etc/timidity/

Walker

enable elephant service

elephant service enable

start elephant service

systemctl --user start elephant.service

ToDo

• organize README
• change wallpaper manager