Instructions

Update packages

sudo pacman -Syu

Installing yay

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

cd yay
makepkg -si 

apps to install

sudo pacman -S --needed neovim qt6ct tmux wev kvantum brightnessctl 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 xclip

yay -S gimp-plugin-resynthesizer docker-buildx webapp-manager

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/.zshrc

rm  -rf $HOME/.config/kitty
rm  -rf $HOME/.config/nvim
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 R5

git config --global user.email robotics.utsa@gmail.com

git config --global init.defaultBranch main

Github ssh setup

eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C robotics.utsa@gmail.com

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

ssh -T git@github.com

OpenSSH

Start SSH daemon

sudo systemctl start sshd
sudo systemctl enable sshd

allow port

sudo ufw allow 22/tcp

Kvantum

• Create a Kvantum symlink

ln -s $HOME/.dots/misc/Kvanthum/ $HOME/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-custom-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/frogo-falling.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/