6a.Desktop environment Qtile
- Install X.org (Workstation)
- Install X.org (Laptop)
- Install GDM as the display manager
- Clone my repository of config files
- Install useful command line tools
- Install kitty
- Install Qtile
- Install Chrome
- Configure Fish
- Configure Zsh
- Install fonts
- Bluetooth
- Sounds
- Finishing touches
- Known problems
- Install GNOME
The goal is to reach a fully working Qtile (or GNOME) environment with graphical apps configured.
paru -S xorg-server xorg-xinit xtermcd /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/
sudo curl -L "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Jubijub/arch-config/master/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nvidia.conf" -O-
Test it with
startx: it should start X, and bring you to an old fashion style desktop environment, with a terminal window -
If it works, exit X by typing
exitin the terminal
paru -S gdmsudo vim /etc/gdm/custom.confUncomment the line WaylandEnable=false
sudo systemctl enable gdm.service (1)-
ensures gdm will start and provide a graphical login after the boot
You can then use command line or Thunar to copy the home/.conf` folder
into your ~/.config.
cd ~/Downloads
git clone https://github.com/Jubijub/arch-config.gitOverwrite the home folder with my settings.
cp -rf ~/Downloads/arch-config/home/jubi /homeThis will provide the needed configuration for all the tools listed below.
Since my zsh and fish config use those tools, installing them will fix the errors about those tools missing.
pacman -S bat exa fd fzf-
bat`is a replacement ofcatwith syntax higlighting, line numbers, etc… -
exais a replacement oflswith better coloring, Git support, etc… -
fdis an enhancedfindwith a simpler syntax. -
fzfis a fuzzy search tool, to search with partial names. -
ripgrepis agrepreplacement.
cd ~/Download
git clone https://github.com/catppuccin/bat.git
cd bat
mkdir -p "$(bat --config-dir)/themes"
cp *.tmTheme "$(bat --config-dir)/themes"
bat cache --build
bat --list-themesEdit ~/.config/bat/config
--theme="Catppuccin-macchiato"For Zsh :
cd ~/.zfunc
curl -L "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ogham/exa/master/completions/zsh/_exa" -OFor Fish :
cd ~/.config/fish/completions
curl -L "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ogham/exa/master/completions/fish/exa.fish" -OVerify .zshrc
alias exa"exa --color --time-style=long-iso"
alias ls="exa"
alias la="ls --long --header --icons"
alias lg="ls --long --header --icons --git"Verify config.fish
alias exa"exa --color --time-style=long-iso"
alias ls="exa"
alias la="ls --long --header --icons"
alias lg="ls --long --header --icons --git"paru -S qtile qtile-extras-git rofi python-rofi python-dbus-next network-manager-applet blueman bottom picom-git xorg-xrandr dunst(see the table of GNOME apps below)
paru -S baobab eog evince file-roller gnome-calculator gnome-characters gnome-disk-utility gnome-font-viewer gnome-logs flameshot gvfs gvfs-nfs gvfs-smb thunar thunar-archive-plugin tumbler thunar-volmanReference: https://askubuntu.com/a/1033461
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Source : Catppuccin GTK theme
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Reference : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GTK
paru -S catppuccin-gtk-theme-macchiato
mkdir -p ~/.themes
ln -sf /usr/share/themes/Catppuccin-Macchiato-Standard-Blue-Dark/ "$HOME/.themes/Catppuccin-Dark"
ln -sf "/usr/share/themes/Catppuccin-Macchiato-Standard-Blue-Darkgtk-4.0/assets" "${HOME}/.config/gtk-4.0/assets"
ln -sf "/usr/share/themes/Catppuccin-Macchiato-Standard-Blue-Dark/gtk-4.0/gtk.css" "${HOME}/.config/gtk-4.0/gtk.css"
ln -sf "/usr/share/themes/Catppuccin-Macchiato-Standard-Blue-Dark/gtk-4.0/gtk-dark.css" "${HOME}/.config/gtk-4.0/gtk-dark.css"Verify the GTK3 / GT4 configurations :
~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini and ~/.config/gtk-4.0/settings.ini
[Settings]
gtk-theme-name=Catppuccin-Dark
...
gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme=1-
Source : Catppuccin Cursors page
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Reference : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Cursor_themes
paru -S catppuccin-cursors-macchiatoCreate ~/.icon/default/index.theme
[icon theme]
Inherits=Catppuccin-Macchiato-Dark-CursorsVerify ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini and ~/.config/gtk-4.0/settings.ini
[Settings]
gtk-cursor-theme-name = Catppuccin-Macchiato-Dark-CursorsVerify ~/.Xresources
Xcursor.theme: Catppuccin-Macchiato-Dark-Cursors
Xcursor.size: 24Verify ~/.xinitrc
xrfb -merge ~/.XresourcesSet the cursor theme for GNOME :
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-theme Catppuccin-Macchiato-Dark-Cursors
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface cursor-size 24-
Source : Papirus-folders Catppuccin theme
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Reference : How to override theme icons
paru -S papirus-icon-theme papirus-folders-catppuccin-gitVerify ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini and ~/.config/gtk-4.0/settings.ini
[Settings]
...
gtk-icon-theme-name=Papirus-Dark
...Choose the folder color :
papirus-folders -l
papirus-folders -C cat-macchiato-lavendersudo systemctl start bluetooth.service
sudo systemctl enable bluetooth.serviceI use Fish as my main shell for its amazing completions, and build in features (suggestions, etc…).
curl -sL https://git.io/fisher | source && fisher install jorgebucaran/fisherReference: Github Catppuccin Fish
fisher install catppuccin/fish
fish_config theme save "Catppuccin Macchiato"fisher install PatrickF1/fzf.fishVerify ~/.config/fish/config.fish
# fzf
set -Ux FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS "\
--height 20% --border \
--preview 'bat --style=numbers --color=always --line-range :500 {}' \
--color=bg+:#363a4f,bg:#24273a,spinner:#f4dbd6,hl:#ed8796 \
--color=fg:#cad3f5,header:#ed8796,info:#c6a0f6,pointer:#f4dbd6 \
--color=marker:#f4dbd6,fg+:#cad3f5,prompt:#c6a0f6,hl+:#ed8796"I use Zsh when a POSIX-compliant alternative is required, or when I used something that doesn’t support Fish well, due to its amazing completion capabilities, and the superb command line theme Powerlevel10k.
note : configuration is shown for information only.
If you use my .zshenv and .zshrc files, all the plugins will be
configured already.
Reference: Github Catppuccin zsh
cd ~/Downloads
git clone https://github.com/catppuccin/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git
cd zsh-syntax-highlighting/themes/
mkdir ~/.zsh
cp -v catppuccin_macchiato-zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh ~/.zsh/Edit .zshrc
source ~/.zsh/catppuccin_macchiato-zsh-syntax-highlighting.zshparu -S zsh-completions zsh-autosuggestions zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting fzf zsh-theme-powerlevel10kAdd to .zshrc
source /usr/share/zsh/plugins/fast-syntax-highlighting/fast-syntax-highlighting.plugin.zsh
fast-theme freeAdd to .zshrc
source /usr/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions/zsh-autosuggestions.plugin.zshAdd to .zshrc
#fzf
source /usr/share/fzf/key-bindings.zsh
source /usr/share/fzf/completion.zshAdd to .zshenv
#Catpuccin Macchiato theme
export FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS="--height 20% --border \
--preview 'bat --style=numbers --color=always --line-range :500 {}' \
--color=bg+:#363a4f,bg:#24273a,spinner:#f4dbd6,hl:#ed8796 \
--color=fg:#cad3f5,header:#ed8796,info:#c6a0f6,pointer:#f4dbd6 \
--color=marker:#f4dbd6,fg+:#cad3f5,prompt:#c6a0f6,hl+:#ed8796"
export MANPAGER="sh -c 'col -bx | bat -l man -p'"Due to copyright issue, you will have to build your own Windows 11 font package.
paru -S ntfs-3g
sudo mkdir /mnt/win11
sudo ntfs-3g <your_windows_partition> /mnt/win11
mkdir -p ~/Downloads/source_fonts_11
cp /mnt/win11/Windows/Fonts/*.tt* ~/Downloads/source_fonts_11
cp /mnt/win11/Windows/System32/Licenses/neutral/_Default/**/license.rtf ~/Downloads/source_fonts_11 (1)-
the
**may resolve to Core, or Professional
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Important
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I cannot legally provide the set of Windows 11 fonts.
If you have a valid Windows 11 installation, you can retrieve the fonts in
c:\Windows\Fonts (all *.ttf and *.ttc files).
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Download the package containing the fonts (On my Google drive : /Documents/\_IT/PCs/Apps/Linux/ttf-ms-win11-fonts.tar.bz2)
tar -xJvf source_fonts_11.tar.xz
cd source_fonts
curl -L 'https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/plain/PKGBUILD?h=ttf-ms-win11' -o PKGBUILD
makepkg #no -si
sudo paru -U ttf-ms-win11-TAB-FOR-COMPLETION.pkg.tar.zst|
Warning
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DO NOT do makepkg -si or it will install all the font packages (JP, TW, CN, etc…)
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Note
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if there are any version mismatch : 1/ check the package page, usually someone posts the latest 2/ run sha256sum <the_font_name> to find the new checksum
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Nerd fonts are well known monospace coding & terminal fonts (JetBrains Mono, FiraCode, Inconsolatas, Droid Mono, etc…) patched with extra glyphs. See Nerd fonts Github. Installing these fonts is the last thing required to have a fully functional Tide Fish prompt.
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Warning
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Make sure you use at least version 2.1 as it fixes a bug with monotype fonts |
Fonts are packaged individually, and can be found searching aur.archlinux.org.
paru -S ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd
paru -S ttf-cascadia-code-nerd
paru -S ttf-hack-nerd
paru -S ttf-firacode-nerdparu -S bluez bluez-utils pipewire pipewire-pulse wireplumber alsa-firmware alsa-utils pavucontrol pasystray
mkdir -p ~/.config/pipewire/media-session.d/
cp /usr/share/pipewire/*.conf ~/.config/pipewire/Modify the ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf
default.clock.allowed-rates = [ 44100 48000 ]systemctl --user enable pipewire.service
systemctl --user enable pipewire-pulse.service
sudo systemctl enable bluetooth.service
sudo systemctl start bluetooth.serviceReference: https://github.com/x2es/bt-dualboot
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Start with Windows, and pair the device there (mine is a pair of Bose QuietConnect headsets) : test that it works there
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Go to Arch, and do the pairing as described below
Reference: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Bluetooth
❯ bluetoothctl
Agent registered
[bluetooth]# power on
Default agent request successful
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 Modalias: bluetooth:v009Ep402Fd0207
Changing power on succeeded
[bluetooth]# scan on
Discovery started
[CHG] Controller BC:09:1B:0F:12:D8 Discovering: yes
[NEW] Device 03:D2:F3:0C:A4:0E 03-D2-F3-0C-A4-0E
[NEW] Device 05:66:F9:5E:66:B9 05-66-F9-5E-66-B9
[NEW] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 LE-JubiBoseQCEarbuds
[NEW] Device A8:51:AB:96:D6:D7 A8-51-AB-96-D6-D7
[NEW] Device 74:AC:B9:16:7A:E2 UCK
[NEW] Device 7C:34:A7:2C:30:DC 7C-34-A7-2C-30-DC
[NEW] Device 59:41:3F:9A:27:7B 59-41-3F-9A-27-7B
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 Class: 0x00240418
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 Icon: audio-headphones
[NEW] Device EC:A9:07:24:BD:94 EC-A9-07-24-BD-94
[bluetooth]# pair 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62
Attempting to pair with 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 Connected: yes
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 Name: JubiBoseQCEarbuds
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 Alias: JubiBoseQCEarbuds
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 Bonded: yes
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 UUIDs: 00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 UUIDs: 00000000-deca-fade-deca-deafdecacaff
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 UUIDs: 00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 UUIDs: 00001108-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 UUIDs: 0000110b-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 UUIDs: 0000110c-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 UUIDs: 0000110e-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 UUIDs: 0000111e-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 UUIDs: 00001200-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 UUIDs: 0000eb03-d102-11e1-9b23-00025b00a5a5
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 UUIDs: 85dbf2f9-73e3-43f5-a129-971b91c72f1e
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 UUIDs: 9b26d8c0-a8ed-440b-95b0-c4714a518bcc
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 ServicesResolved: yes
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 Paired: yes
Pairing successful
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 ServicesResolved: no
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 Connected: no
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 Name: LE-JubiBoseQCEarbuds
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 Alias: LE-JubiBoseQCEarbuds
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 ManufacturerData Key: 0x1c03
[CHG] Device 78:2B:64:EB:A6:62 ManufacturerData Value:
51 18 64 db 08 26 a2 09 c7 d0 4f Q.d..&....O
[NEW] Device CB:D1:6D:82:70:09 Salon - lustre
[NEW] Device 3E:73:C7:05:51:8E 3E-73-C7-05-51-8E
[bluetooth]# exitOnce paired, use bt-dualboot
paru -S bt-dualboot
sudo mount -t ntfs3 /dev/nvme0n1p3 /mnt/win11 (1)
sudo bt-dualboot --list-win-mounts (2)
sudo bt-dualboot -l (3)
sudo bt-dualboot --sync-all -b /tmp/backup/dualboot (4)-
Mount your C:\windows partition (as
bt-dualbootneeds to read from windows registry) -
Ensures
bt-dualbootdetects the windows partition mount -
Lists all devices paired on both OS : your device must be listed there
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Sync the pairing keys and backup the existing setup
List the available cards
pact list cardsMake note of the card number (eg: #48) for the card named like alsa_card.pci-0000_0a_00.1. It should contains various ports named hdmi-output-n, and those ports have a property device.product.name named after the monitor itself. This will give you the port. Make note of the profile listed in the part of provile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-xxxxxx
Use tab completion to autocomplete :
pact set-card-profile 48 output:hdmi-stereo-extra1mkdir -p ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire-pulse.conf.d/
nvim ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire-pulse.conf.d/switch-on-connect.conf# override for pipewire-pulse.conf file
pulse.cmd = [
{ cmd = "load-module" args = "module-always-sink" flags = [ ] }
{ cmd = "load-module" args = "module-switch-on-connect" }
]Reference : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Mkinitcpio#Possibly_missing_firmware_for_module_XXXXBluetooth: hci0: Malformed MSFT vendor event: 0x02
During mkinitcpio, the following messages appear on my workstation. They can be removed by installing the relevant firmware :
WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'xhci_pci'
WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'ast'
WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'aic94xx'
WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qla1280'
WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'wd719x'
WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qed'
WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'qla2xxx'
WARNING: Possibly missing firmware for module: 'bfa'Install the meta-package mkinitcpio-firmware :
paru -S mkinitcpio-firmwareStatus : no solution, but not blocking anything https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=276815&p=2
Category |
Application |
Package name |
Usage |
Core |
Nautilus |
nautilus |
GNOME File manager |
GNOME Sushi |
sushi |
GNOME File previewer, integrates with Nautilus |
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GNOME Display Manager |
gdm |
Standard display manager / login manager for GNOME |
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GNOME Control Center |
gnome-control-center |
GNOME control panel / system settings |
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GNOME Session |
gnome-session |
Called by GDM, starts a GNOME session |
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GNOME Settings |
gnome-settings-daemon |
GNOME settings daemon |
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GNOME Shell |
gnome-shell |
GNOME Shell interface |
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GNOME Shell Extensions |
gnome-shell-extensions |
GNOME Shell extensions manager, allowing to manage extensions like Dash to Panel |
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Mutter |
mutter |
GNOME Shell window manager |
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Utilities |
Disk Usage Analyzer |
baobab |
Produces a nice graphical view of directory size |
GNOME System Monitor |
gnome-system-monitor |
Monitors processes, CPU, memory usage, etc… |
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GNOME Calculator |
gnome-characters |
A character map viewer |
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GNOME Character map |
gnome-calculator |
A scientific calculator |
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GNOME Disk Utility |
gnome-disk-utility |
Utility to view, partition disks |
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GNOME Font viewer |
gnome-font-viewer |
Visualize fonts installed on the computer |
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GNOME Logs |
gnome-logs |
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dconf-editor |
dconf-editor |
Visual editor of GNOME dconf |
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GNOME Tweaks |
gnome-tweaks |
Advanced GNOME settings UI |
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File viewers |
Eye of GNOME |
eog |
GNOME image viewer |
Evince |
evince |
GNOME PDF viewer |
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GNOME Archive Manager |
file-roller |
GNOME Archive manager, supporting all main formats |
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Content authoring |
GNOME Screenshot |
gnome-screenshot |
GNOME Screenshot / screencast app |
Flameshot |
flameshot |
Powerful screenshot app with the ability to edit screenshots |
paru -S baobab eog evince file-roller gdm gedit gnome-calculator gnome-characters gnome-control-center gnome-disk-utility gnome-font-viewer gnome-logs gnome-screenshot flameshot gnome-session gnome-settings-daemon gnome-shell gnome-shell-extensions gnome-system-monitor gvfs gvfs-google gvfs-smb mutter nautilus sushi dconf-editorsudo vim /etc/gdm/custom.conf-
Uncomment the line
WaylandEnable=false
sudo systemctl enable gdm.service (1)-
ensures gdm will start and provide a graphical login after the boot
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Install the Chrome extension
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Browse the catalog and install :
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Arc Menu
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Dash to Panel
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No overview at start-up
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Tray Icons: Reloaded
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