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# Arch Linux Setup
This is a work in progress setup for my first Arch Linux install
## Arch install
Start by creating a bootable USB from an Arch ISO, you can download from [here](https://archlinux.org/download/)
Boot into the USB...
Connect to wifi...
```
iwctl
```
Test connection with `ping google.ca`
Run the arch install command
```shell
archinstall
```
Running through the options...
- Disc config: Best-effort
- Boot loader: Grub
- User account: Create one and give super
- Profile: Minimal
- Audio: Pipewire
- Additional packages: `git`
- Network: Copy ISE network configuration
Install...
### TODO
- [ ] zsh Configuration
- [ ] scripted setup
- [ ] pacman packages
- [ ] yay packages
- [ ] brew packages
- [ ] aliases
- [ ] symlinks
- [ ] hyprland Configuration
- [ ] waybar
- [ ] hyprpaper
- [ ] swaylock/hyprlock
- [ ] swayidle/hypridle
- [ ] keybindings
- [ ] wlogout
## Packages
This is a list of packages sorted by the package manager used to install them along with a small description of what they do as well as a link to their website/docs
### Pacman
- Thunar - file manager
- zsh - Shell
- Bitwarden - Password manager
- Firefox - web browser
- git - Version control
- github-cli - Github CLI
- lazygit - CLI git client
- neofetch - System display
- neovim - CLI based editor and IDE
- ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd - Nerd font pack
- wget - retrive files over http(s)
- curl - same as wget
- xclip - Clipboard util
- ripgrep - CLI grep tool (used for neovim text search across files)
- btop - resource monitor
- dunst - notification daemon
- cmatrix - THE MATRIX
- swappy - screenshot tool
- spotify - Music App
- discord - Messaging
- caprine - Facebook messenger
- obsidian - markdown and stuff
#### Hyprland
- waybar - wayland status bar
- swww - wallpaper animations
- hypridle - hyprland idle daemon
- hyprlock - hyprland lock screen
- wlogout - logout manu
- pywal - generates color palettes from wallpaper
- hyprland-plugins - self explanitory
- SwayNotificationCenter - notification UI
### Yay
- cava - audio visualizer
### Brew
- zsh-completions - zsh plugin that adds CLI completions
- zsh-autosuggestions - zsh that adds suggestions
- asdf - runtime manager (nodejs, python, bun, etc...)