My dotfiles for Arch Linux
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# dotfiles
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My dotfiles for Arch Linux.
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My dotfiles for CachyOS.
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## Usage
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- Kernel and packages compiled with Zen 4 (AMD) support
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- Desktop environment selection during installation
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- Good defaults ([Alacritty](https://alacritty.org), [fish](https://fishshell.com), [paru](https://github.com/Morganamilo/paru))
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- Many useful packages pre-installed (libfido2, fprintd, bat)
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- Many useful packages pre-installed (eza, fprintd, bat)
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First, install [CachyOS Desktop Edition](https://cachyos.org/download/) and select Limine as a bootloader and Hyprland as desktop environment.
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First, install [CachyOS Desktop Edition](https://cachyos.org/download/) and select Limine as a bootloader and niri as desktop environment.
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### Setup
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After first boot login to Hyprland (not uwsm) and open a terminal (defaults to kitty).
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I use niri as my preferred desktop environment and it comes preconfigured with CachyOS. My dotfiles are based on it, but customize some of it.
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#### Install required Hyprland packages
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#### Install additional packages
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My Hyprland setup depends on the following additional packages:
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My niri setup depends on the following additional packages:
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```bash
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paru -S \
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xdg-desktop-portal-gtk \
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qt5-wayland \
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qt6-wayland \
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hypridle \
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hyprlock \
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waybar \
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hyprpaper \
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swayosd \
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swayidle \
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swaybg \
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yazi \
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btop \
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#### Create SSH key
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Generate a new SSH key protected by Yubikey (default location, no passphrase):
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I use my Yubikey to authorize SSH key usage. This requires `libfido2`:
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```bash
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paru -S libfido2
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```
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Then generate a new SSH key (default location, no passphrase):
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```bash
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ssh-keygen -t ed25519-sk -C jan.ehrhardt@cozybytes.tech
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starship \
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zellij \
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This will automatically configure the system.
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#### Ensure systemd units are enabled
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By default CachyOS uses niri's auto-start feature for launching waybar and other tools. I prefer to let systemd do this by enabling them via:
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```bash
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systemctl --user add-wants niri.service plasma-polkit-agent.service
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systemctl --user add-wants niri.service mako.service
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systemctl --user add-wants niri.service waybar.service
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systemctl --user add-wants niri.service swaybg.service
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systemctl --user add-wants niri.service swayidle.service
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#### Install development tools
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mise use --global node@lts
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#### Install other apps
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##### Brave
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My preferred browser with build-in ad and tracking blockers:
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```bash
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paru -S brave-bin
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##### Obsidian
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My note taking app of choice:
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```bash
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paru -S obsidian-bin
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