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Some notes and commands

xfce minimal install:

  1. xfce4-session

  2. xfce4-panel

  3. xfwm4

  4. xfce4-settings

  5. xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin

  6. xfce4-cpufreq-plugin

  7. xcec4-sensors-plugin

commands:

Set default file manager

$ xdg-mime default pcmanfm.desktop inode/directory
$ xdg-user-dirs-update # or xdg-user-dirs-update --force

Ran into an issue related to systemd a failed ret 0x0

$ sudo nvim /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
# pass parameter in `modules=()`
$ modules = (amdgpu)
$ sudo mkinitcpio -p linux

EndeavourOS minimal install (Total around 370 pkgs only)

  • DE: No Desktop
  • Ticked Packages:
    • Network: networkmanager
    • Package Management (full)
    • EndeavourOS Apps: eos-log-tool, eos-rankmirrors, reflector-simple, Welcome,

Alacritty Emoji support

$ mkdir -p ~/.config/fontconfig/conf.d/
$ cd ~/.config/fontconfig/conf.d/
$ nvim 01-emoji.conf

# add these lines :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
  <alias>
    <family>serif</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>Noto Color Emoji</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  <alias>
    <family>sans-serif</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>Noto Color Emoji</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
  <alias>
    <family>monospace</family>
    <prefer>
      <family>Noto Color Emoji</family>
    </prefer>
  </alias>
</fontconfig>

Artix (runit) exclusive things to do

basestrap instead of pacstrap :

$ basestrap /mnt linux linux-firmware linux-headers base base-devel vim runit elogind-runit grub efibootmgr networkmanager networkmanager-runit dosfstools dbus xdg-utils

Post Installation

Services

  • Most of the services are stored in /etc/runit/sv and to start a service you need to create a symlink to /run/runit/service like the following 
    $ sudo ln -s /etc/runit/sv/[service_name] /run/runit/service # simply remove the  symlink if you want to disable a service.
    • Important services to enable on first boot :
      1. networkmanager
      2. dbus
      3. elogind
      4. lightdm (optional)

Adding Arch repos

  • Before adding arch repos must install the following packages:

    1. artix-archlinux-support
    2. archlinux-keyring
    3. archlinux-mirrorlist

  • Artix repos are stored in /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist and arch repos are disabled by default.

  • To add arch repos you must follow the rules from the wiki cause the rules may get updated ⚠️ .So always take a look in the wiki before doing so.

  • I only feet the necessity of adding the "extra" repo which must be placed under all the artix repos in /etc/pacman.conf

      [system]
  Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

  [world]
  Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

  [galaxy]
  Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

  [lib32]
  Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

  [extra]
  Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist-arch -- # archlinux mirrorlist

  • I created a file in /etc/pacman.d/ named mirrorlist-arch and added repos using "rate-mirrors" package.

    $ rate-mirrors --allow-root arch | sudo tee /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist-arch

Starting window managers with dbus

  • The window managers and login managers must start with dbus-run-session command, else external drives and trash icon will not show up. e.g.

    $ exec dbus-run-session i3 -- # in .xinitrc if you use startx to login.
$ exec dbus-run-session $@  -- # add "dbus-run-session" in /etc/lightdm/Xsession

PowerOff, Reboot and Suspending :

  • Use loginclt instead of systemctl.

    $ loginclt poweroff
$ loginclt reboot
$ loginclt suspend

important packages for laptop settings

Drivers

  • xorg
  • intel-media-driver
  • vulkan-intel
  • intel-gmmlib

i3lock when screen is closed

  • xss-lock
  • betterlockscreen

For betterlockscreen to work with laptop lid

$ sudo systemctl enable betterlockscreen@<user_name>.service
$ sudo nvim /etc/systemd/logind.conf
// uncomment `HandleLidSwitch=suspend`

Bluetooth

  • blueman
  • bluez
  • bluez-utils
  • gnome-bluetooth

Brightnessctl

  • brightnessctl

the following file must be created to access brightness control in polybar:

sudo nvim /etc/udev/rules.d/backlight.rules
ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="backlight", RUN+="/bin/chgrp video $sys$devpath/brightness", RUN+="/bin/chmod g+w $sys$devpath/brightness"
sudo usermod -aG video $USER

Misc

  • lshw
  • auto-cpufreq # for optimizing cpu according to usage. The config file must be located in /etc/auto-cpufreq.conf

Important commands

to check bluetooth status:

bluetoothctl info

Enable touchpad gestures

  • create a file at /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/90.touchpad.conf
  • add the following lines :
Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "touchpad"
        MatchIsTouchpad "on"
        Driver "libinput"
        Option "Tapping" "on"
EndSection

Set up environment variables

  • open /etc/environment and add the following lines :
QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=gtk3
BROWSER=firefox
EDITOR=nvim

sddm sugar-candy theme

$ sudo cp /usr/lib/sddm/sddm.conf.d/default.conf /etc/sddm.conf

$ sudo nvim /etc/sddm.conf

# set the theme to sugar-candy
[Theme]
# Current theme name
Current=sugar-candy

Splash screen : plymouth

# check available themes
$ sudo plymouth-set-default-theme -l

# Set a splash theme
$ sudo plymouth-set-default-theme -R solar

$ sudo nvim /etc/mkinitcpio.conf
# add plymouth hook
HOOKS=(base udev plymouth autodetect microcode modconf kms keyboard keymap consolefont block filesystems fsck)
# update:
$ sudo mkinitcpio -p linux