Install Arch

# Connect to internet
iwctl
device list
device <device_name> scan
device <device_name> get-networks
device <device_name> connect <network_id>
exit

# Start archinstall
archinstall

• Same partition for /home and system
• NetworkManager wifi
• PipeWire audio

Install Yay

sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
cd yay
makepkg -si

In /etc/pacman.conf

Color
ILoveCandy
ParallelDownloads = 5

Install Zsh

yay zsh

# Install oh-my-zsh
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

# Install autosuggestions and syntax highlighting
git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions
git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting

# Add plugins to .zshrc
plugins=(
  git
  zsh-autosuggestions
  zsh-syntax-highlighting
)

Lockscreen

# Install lock screen
yay betterlockscreen

# Set wallpaper image
betterlockscreen -u <wallpaper_path>

# Lock the screen
betterlockscreen -l

Customize appearance

• lxappearance
• papirus-icon-theme
• ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd
• inter-font
• orchis-theme
• arc-icon-theme
• bibata-cursor-theme

Browser

Package name is zen-browser-bin

Shortcuts:

• Alt-j for previous workspace
• Alt-k for next workspace

Git

# Generate key
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "<email>@gmail.com"

# Show key and add it to GitHub account
cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

Other packages to install

• picom
• rofi
• bluez
• network-manager-applet
• helix
• arandr
• brightnessctl
• libinput-gestures
• bat
• bat-extras
• fzf
• redshift
• tmux
• npm
• fastfetch
• vlc
• rxfetch
• xclip

Utilities

npm install -g live-server npm install -g md-to-pdf

Config files

.zshrcand.tmux.confgo in/home/. bless-arc-dark.layoutgoes in/usr/share/bless/. All other config files and folders go to /home//.config`.

Use editor as default xdg-open application

Add hx as a browser on the list in /sbin/xdg-open