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Arch post-install

  1. Get xorg to handle X11 windows.
  2. Unmute the system with alsamixer.
  3. Get a terminal emulator
  4. Set font size for TTY in /etc/vconsole.conf
  5. Get zsh and oh-my-zsh
  6. Get a desktop environment or a window manager. Configure using ~/.Xresources
  7. Get yay for AUR packages
  8. Set up normal users
  9. Mount an external and create a backup
  10. Set up internet with a network manager

1. Useful software

1.1. official

  • alsa-utils for sound control alsamixer
  • arandr and xrandr for multi monitor setup
  • bspwm window manager
  • deepin-screenshot is nicer than scrot
  • dmenu program launcher
  • evince for pdfs
  • feh for images
  • htop for monitoring
  • inkscape for SVG editing
  • pulseaudio audio server
  • rofi window switcher and program launcher. nicer than dmenu
  • rxvt-unicode urxvt terminal emulator
  • slock for locking machine and logging in
  • strace debugging tool
  • sxhkd keyboard shortcuts, useful for bspwm
  • tmux terminal multiplexer
  • unzip for unzipping files
  • wpa_supplicant useful for network manager
  • xawtv for webcam
  • xclip for terminal to clipboard
  • xf86-video-intel useful for xorg-xbacklight
  • xorg-xbacklight for brightness
  • xterm terminal emulator
  • zathura for pdfs

1.2. AUR

  • conbsai pretty bonsai
  • polybar status bar
  • powerline-fonts-git useful for oh-my-zsh
  • siji-git useful for polybar
  • snapd for snap packages
  • ttf-mononoki nice TrueTypeFont
  • tty-clock nice clock
  • yay for installing AUR packages

2. Debugging

  • check dmesg and journalctl
  • consider using systemd booter instead of GRUB

3. Things to consider

  • using wayland instead of x11
  • encryption
  • using systemd for boot

4. Maintenence

  • check journald for errors
  • check dmesg

Created: 2024-07-15 Mon 01:27