Install checklist of my preferred Arch based Linux operating systems Manjaro and EndeavourOS. Need help? Read the phenomenal ArchWiki.
Last updated on 4 June 2023.
I have certain set of software I install on every new machine. Here follows a list I copy paste so I don't have to install everything individually each time.
sudo pacman -Syu --needed geany gnome-disk-utility gparted yakuake btop dnsutils redshift catfish vivaldi vivaldi-ffmpeg-codecs xscreensaver gufw playerctl hunspell hunspell-nl hunspell-en_GB smplayer okular xfce4-systemload-plugin xfce4-sensors-plugin kdeconnect base-devel peek
yay hblock qalculate-gtk
Run hblock in commandline to activate it, and run "cat /etc/hosts" to verify.
sudo pacman -Syu --needed imwheel element-desktop shotcut libreoffice-still calibre rssguard audacious spotify-launcher npm discord bluez bluez-utils blueberry pulseaudio-bluetooth gst-plugins-good linux-lts texlive-most texstudio sagemath sagemath-doc xsane boinc opencl-nvidia seahorse
npm install -g live-server
yay autokey-gtk lyx vscodium soulseekqt
alias xyz="xdg-open path/to/file.ods"
alias xyz="cd path/to/folder/"
alias upoff="yes | sudo pacman -Syu && shutdown now"
alias upd="yes | sudo pacman -Syu"
alias gimps="cd .GIMPS/p95v308b17.linux64/ && ./mprime -m"Keyboard → Application Shortcuts: playerctl play-pause/next/previous, xscreensaver-command -activate, amixer set Master 10%+, xfce4-terminal -e btop
{"version":"2.0.117.10","settings":{"blur":0,"brightness":100,"contrast":100,"grayscale":0,"huerotate":0,"invert":0,"saturate":100,"sepia":0,"applyvideofilters":false,"backgroundcolor":"#000000","backgroundopacity":85,"blackbars":false,"blockads":false,"blockadsexceptforsubs":false,"blockautoplay":true,"blockhfrformats":false,"blockwebmformats":false,"boostvolume":false,"cinemamode":true,"cinemamodewideplayer":false,"controlbar":{"active":true,"autohide":false,"centered":true,"position":"absolute"},"controls":["loop","volume-booster","cinema-mode","speed","screenshot","options"],"controlsvisible":false,"controlspeed":true,"controlspeedmousebutton":false,"controlvolume":false,"controlvolumemousebutton":false,"convertshorts":true,"customcolors":{"--dimmer-text":"#cccccc","--hover-background":"#232323","--main-background":"#111111","--main-color":"#00adee","--main-text":"#eff0f1","--second-background":"#181818","--shadow":"#000000"},"customcssrules":"","customscript":"","customtheme":false,"darktheme":true,"date":1648104330302,"defaultvolume":true,"disableautoplay":true,"executescript":false,"expanddescription":false,"filter":"none","hidecardsendscreens":false,"hidechat":false,"hidecomments":false,"hiderelated":false,"hideshorts":false,"ignoreplaylists":true,"ignorepopupplayer":true,"localecode":"en_GB","localedir":"ltr","message":false,"miniplayer":true,"miniplayerposition":"_top-left","miniplayersize":"_640x360","newestcomments":false,"overridespeeds":true,"pauseforegroundtab":false,"pausevideos":true,"popuplayersize":"1280x720","qualityembeds":"medium","qualityembedsfullscreen":"hd1080","qualityplaylists":"hd720","qualityplaylistsfullscreen":"hd1080","qualityvideos":"hd720","qualityvideosfullscreen":"hd1080","reload":false,"reversemousewheeldirection":false,"selectquality":true,"selectqualityfullscreenoff":false,"selectqualityfullscreenon":false,"speed":1,"speedvariation":0.25,"stopvideos":false,"theatermode":false,"theme":"default-dark","themevariant":"youtube-deep-dark.css","update":0,"volume":50,"volumemultiplier":3,"volumevariation":5,"whitelist":"","wideplayer":false,"wideplayerviewport":false}}
☑ “Hide All Child Comments”.
☐ “Enable rephrasing”.
To share a drive between Linux and Windows (11?) on a dual-boot setup and ensure Microsoft's incompetence doesn't delete your files, disable Windows' enabled by default fast startup: Control Panel → Hardware and Sound → Power Options → “Choose what the power button does” → “Change settings that are currently unavailable” → disable “Turn on fast startup (recommended)”.
Save the following config to “/home/x/.imwheelrc”:
"^vivaldi-bin$"
None, Up, Button4, 2
None, Down, Button5, 2
"^vivaldi-stable$"
None, Up, Button4, 2
None, Down, Button5, 2Save the following config to “/.config/redshift.conf”:
[redshift]
; Set the day and night screen temperatures
;temp-day=6500
temp-night=4000
; Disable the smooth fade between temperatures when Redshift starts and stops.
; 0 will cause an immediate change between screen temperatures.
; 1 will gradually apply the new screen temperature over a couple of seconds.
fade=1
; Solar elevation thresholds.
; By default, Redshift will use the current elevation of the sun to determine
; whether it is daytime, night or in transition (dawn/dusk). When the sun is
; above the degrees specified with elevation-high it is considered daytime and
; below elevation-low it is considered night.
;elevation-high=3
;elevation-low=-6
; Custom dawn/dusk intervals.
; Instead of using the solar elevation, the time intervals of dawn and dusk
; can be specified manually. The times must be specified as HH:MM in 24-hour
; format.
;dawn-time=6:00-7:45
;dusk-time=18:35-20:15
; Set the screen brightness. Default is 1.0.
;brightness=0.9
; It is also possible to use different settings for day and night
; since version 1.8.
;brightness-day=0.7
brightness-night=0.60
; Set the screen gamma (for all colors, or each color channel
; individually)
;gamma=0.8
;gamma=0.8:0.7:0.8
; This can also be set individually for day and night since
; version 1.10.
;gamma-day=0.8:0.7:0.8
;gamma-night=0.6
; Set the location-provider: 'geoclue2', 'manual'
; type 'redshift -l list' to see possible values.
; The location provider settings are in a different section.
location-provider=manual
; Set the adjustment-method: 'randr', 'vidmode'
; type 'redshift -m list' to see all possible values.
; 'randr' is the preferred method, 'vidmode' is an older API.
; but works in some cases when 'randr' does not.
; The adjustment method settings are in a different section.
adjustment-method=randr
; Configuration of the location-provider:
; type 'redshift -l PROVIDER:help' to see the settings.
; ex: 'redshift -l manual:help'
; Keep in mind that longitudes west of Greenwich (e.g. the Americas)
; are negative numbers.
[manual]
lat=33.67722
lon=-106.47527
; Configuration of the adjustment-method
; type 'redshift -m METHOD:help' to see the settings.
; ex: 'redshift -m randr:help'
; In this example, randr is configured to adjust only screen 0.
; Note that the numbering starts from 0, so this is actually the first screen.
; If this option is not specified, Redshift will try to adjust _all_ screens.
[randr]
screen=0
; --- I'm not using the below settings any more, but handy to know
; Global settings for redshift
; Place this file in .config/redshift/redshift.conf. Use the line below as startup command
; redshift-gtk -c ./.config/redshift/redshift.conf//LOCATION: /home/x/.config/xfce4/panel/whiskermenu-….rc
//Add xfce4-popup-whiskermenu to application shortcuts in Keyboard settings (Arch)
search-actions=33
[action0]
name=Man Pages
pattern=#
command=exo-open --launch TerminalEmulator man %s
regex=false
[action1]
name=Run in Terminal
pattern=!
command=exo-open --launch TerminalEmulator %s
regex=false
[action2]
name=Open URI
pattern=^(file|http|https):\\/\\/(.*)$
command=exo-open \\0
regex=true
[action3]
name=Search for files
pattern=-
command=catfish --path=~ --start %s
regex=false
[action4]
name=Deepl & Google (EN > NL)
pattern=?tr
command=/home/x/MEGA/configuration/linux/scripts/search-translate-en.sh %u
regex=false
[action5]
name=Deepl & Google (NL > EN)
pattern=?trnl
command=/home/x/MEGA/configuration/linux/scripts/search-translate-nl.sh %u
regex=false
[action6]
name=Taaladvies, definities, synoniemen
pattern=?dnl
command=/home/x/MEGA/configuration/linux/scripts/search-definities.sh %u
regex=false
[action7]
name=Search DDG
pattern=?d
command=/home/x/MEGA/configuration/linux/scripts/search-duck.sh %u
regex=false
[action8]
name=WolframAlpha & Symbolab
pattern=?math
command=/home/x/MEGA/configuration/linux/scripts/search-math.sh %u
regex=false
[action9]
name=YouTube
pattern=?yt
command=exo-open --launch WebBrowser https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%u
regex=false
[action10]
name=Definition & thesaurus
pattern=?den
command=/home/x/MEGA/configuration/linux/scripts/search-dictionaries.sh %u
regex=false
[action11]
name=ytprivate
pattern=?yp
command=exo-open --launch WebBrowser https://invidious.namazso.eu/search?q=%u
regex=false
[action12]
name=Wiki and E. Britannica
pattern=?wibr
command=bash -c "exo-open https://www.britannica.com/search?query=%u && exo-open https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=%u"
regex=false
[action13]
name=Goodreads
pattern=?gr
command=exo-open --launch WebBrowser https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=%u
regex=false
[action14]
name=Google Maps
pattern=?gm
command=exo-open --launch WebBrowser https://www.google.com/maps/search/%u
regex=false
[action15]
name=Bypass paywall
pattern=?12
command=exo-open --launch WebBrowser https://12ft.io/proxy?q=%u
regex=false
[action16]
name=Reddit
pattern=?red
command=bash -c exo-open https://www.reddit.com/search?q=%u
regex=false
[action17]
name=unicode, emojipedia
pattern=?uni
command=exo-open --launch WebBrowser https://emojipedia.org/search/?q=%u
regex=false
[action18]
name=Movie info
pattern=?mov
command=/home/x/MEGA/configuration/linux/scripts/search-movie.sh %u
regex=false
[action19]
name=Amazon (all)
pattern=?am
command=/home/x/MEGA/configuration/linux/scripts/search-amazon.sh %u
regex=false
[action20]
name=Search All
pattern=?sa
command=/home/x/MEGA/configuration/linux/scripts/search-all.sh %u
regex=false
[action21]
name=Spotify
pattern=?sp
command=exo-open --launch WebBrowser https://open.spotify.com/search/%u
regex=false
[action22]
name=Ebay
pattern=?eb
command=exo-open --launch WebBrowser https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=%u&_sacat=0
regex=false
[action23]
name=Idioms
pattern=?idi
command=exo-open --launch WebBrowser https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/%u
regex=false
[action24]
name=Freely-usable images
pattern=?fimg
command=exo-open --launch WebBrowser https://unsplash.com/s/photos/%u
regex=false
[action25]
name=Images (all)
pattern=?img
command=/home/x/MEGA/configuration/linux/scripts/search-images.sh %u
regex=false
[action26]
name=The Pirate Bay
pattern=?pb
command=exo-open --launch WebBrowser https://pirateproxy.live/search/%u/
regex=false
[action27]
name=Startpage
pattern=?s
command=/home/x/MEGA/configuration/linux/scripts/search-startpage.sh %u
regex=false
[action28]
name=Urban Dictionary
pattern=?ud
command=exo-open --launch WebBrowser https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%u
regex=false
[action29]
name=Alternative to
pattern=?at
command=exo-open --launch WebBrowser https://alternativeto.net/browse/search/?q=%u
regex=false
[action30]
name=Wolfram Alpha
pattern=?wa
command=exo-open --launch WebBrowser https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=%u
regex=false
[action31]
name=Symbolab
pattern=?sl
command=exo-open --launch WebBrowser https://www.symbolab.com/solver/step-by-step/%u
regex=false
[action32]
name=Wikipedia
pattern=?w
command=exo-open --launch WebBrowser https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=%u
regex=false# XScreenSaver Preferences File
# Written by xscreensaver-settings 6.06 for x on Sat Jun 3 11:27:34 2023.
# https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/
timeout: 0:11:00
cycle: 0:05:00
lock: True
lockTimeout: 0:30:00
passwdTimeout: 0:00:30
visualID: default
installColormap: True
verbose: False
splash: True
splashDuration: 0:00:05
demoCommand: xscreensaver-settings
nice: 10
fade: True
unfade: False
fadeSeconds: 0:00:01
ignoreUninstalledPrograms:False
dpmsEnabled: False
dpmsQuickOff: False
dpmsStandby: 2:00:00
dpmsSuspend: 2:00:00
dpmsOff: 4:00:00
grabDesktopImages: False
grabVideoFrames: False
chooseRandomImages: False
imageDirectory:
mode: random
selected: -1
textMode: url
textLiteral: XScreenSaver
textFile:
textProgram: fortune
textURL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:NewPages&feed=rss
dialogTheme: greenblack
settingsGeom: 280,132 1380,408
programs: \
- maze --root \n\
GL: superquadrics --root \n\
- attraction --root \n\
- blitspin --root \n\
- greynetic --root \n\
helix --root \n\
- hopalong --root \n\
- imsmap --root \n\
- noseguy --root \n\
- pyro --root \n\
- qix --root \n\
- rocks --root \n\
- rorschach --root \n\
- decayscreen --root \n\
- flame --root \n\
- halo --root \n\
- slidescreen --root \n\
- pedal --root \n\
- bouboule --root \n\
- braid --root \n\
coral --root \n\
- deco --root \n\
- drift --root \n\
- fadeplot --root \n\
galaxy --root \n\
- goop --root \n\
- grav --root \n\
ifs --root \n\
- GL: jigsaw --root \n\
- julia --root \n\
- kaleidescope --root \n\
- GL: moebius --root \n\
- moire --root \n\
- GL: morph3d --root \n\
- mountain --root \n\
- munch --root \n\
- penrose --root \n\
- GL: pipes --root \n\
- rd-bomb --root \n\
- GL: rubik --root \n\
- sierpinski --root \n\
- any: slip --root \n\
- GL: sproingies --root \n\
- starfish --root \n\
strange --root \n\
- swirl --root \n\
- triangle --root \n\
- xjack --root \n\
- xlyap --root \n\
- GL: atlantis --root \n\
- bsod --root \n\
- GL: bubble3d --root \n\
GL: cage --root \n\
- crystal --root \n\
- cynosure --root \n\
- discrete --root \n\
- distort --root \n\
epicycle --root \n\
flow -root -no-box \n\
- GL: glplanet --root \n\
- interference --root \n\
kumppa --root \n\
- GL: lament --root \n\
- moire2 --root \n\
- GL: sonar --root \n\
- GL: stairs --root \n\
- truchet --root \n\
- vidwhacker --root \n\
- blaster --root \n\
- bumps --root \n\
- ccurve --root \n\
- compass --root \n\
- deluxe --root \n\
- demon --root \n\
- GL: extrusion --root \n\
- loop --root \n\
- penetrate --root \n\
- petri --root \n\
- phosphor --root \n\
- GL: pulsar --root \n\
- ripples --root \n\
- shadebobs --root \n\
GL: sierpinski3d --root \n\
- spotlight --root \n\
- squiral --root \n\
- wander --root \n\
- webcollage --root \n\
- xflame --root \n\
- xmatrix --root \n\
- GL: gflux --root \n\
- nerverot --root \n\
xrayswarm --root \n\
- xspirograph --root \n\
- GL: circuit --root \n\
- GL: dangerball --root \n\
- GL: dnalogo --root \n\
- GL: engine --root \n\
- GL: flipscreen3d --root \n\
- GL: gltext --root \n\
GL: menger --root \n\
- GL: molecule --root \n\
- rotzoomer --root \n\
- scooter --root \n\
- speedmine --root \n\
- GL: starwars --root \n\
- GL: stonerview --root \n\
- vermiculate --root \n\
whirlwindwarp --root \n\
- zoom --root \n\
- anemone --root \n\
- apollonian --root \n\
- GL: boxed --root \n\
- GL: cubenetic --root \n\
- GL: endgame --root \n\
euler2d --root \n\
- fluidballs --root \n\
- GL: flurry --root \n\
- GL: glblur --root \n\
- GL: glsnake --root \n\
- halftone --root \n\
- GL: juggler3d --root \n\
- GL: lavalite --root \n\
- polyominoes --root \n\
- GL: queens --root \n\
- GL: sballs --root \n\
- GL: spheremonics --root \n\
- thornbird --root \n\
- twang --root \n\
- GL: antspotlight --root \n\
- apple2 --root \n\
- GL: atunnel --root \n\
- barcode --root \n\
- GL: blinkbox --root \n\
- GL: blocktube --root \n\
- GL: bouncingcow --root \n\
- cloudlife --root \n\
- GL: cubestorm --root \n\
- eruption --root \n\
- GL: flipflop --root \n\
- GL: flyingtoasters --root \n\
- fontglide --root \n\
- GL: gleidescope --root \n\
- GL: glknots --root \n\
GL: glmatrix -root -no-rotate \n\
- GL: glslideshow --root \n\
GL: hypertorus --root \n\
- GL: jigglypuff --root \n\
- metaballs --root \n\
- GL: mirrorblob --root \n\
- piecewise --root \n\
- GL: polytopes --root \n\
- pong --root \n\
- popsquares --root \n\
GL: surfaces --root \n\
- xanalogtv --root \n\
- abstractile --root \n\
- anemotaxis --root \n\
- GL: antinspect --root \n\
- fireworkx --root \n\
- fuzzyflakes --root \n\
- interaggregate --root \n\
intermomentary --root \n\
- memscroller --root \n\
- GL: noof --root \n\
- pacman --root \n\
- GL: pinion --root \n\
- GL: polyhedra --root \n\
- GL: providence --root \n\
- substrate --root \n\
wormhole --root \n\
- GL: antmaze --root \n\
- GL: boing --root \n\
- boxfit --root \n\
- GL: carousel --root \n\
- celtic --root \n\
- GL: crackberg --root \n\
- GL: cube21 --root \n\
- fiberlamp --root \n\
- GL: fliptext --root \n\
- GL: glhanoi --root \n\
- GL: tangram --root \n\
- GL: timetunnel --root \n\
- GL: glschool --root \n\
- GL: topblock --root \n\
GL: cubicgrid --root \n\
- cwaves --root \n\
- GL: gears --root \n\
- GL: glcells --root \n\
- GL: lockward --root \n\
- m6502 --root \n\
- GL: moebiusgears --root \n\
- GL: voronoi --root \n\
- GL: hypnowheel --root \n\
GL: klein --root \n\
- lcdscrub --root \n\
- GL: photopile --root \n\
- GL: skytentacles --root \n\
- GL: rubikblocks --root \n\
- GL: companioncube --root \n\
- GL: hilbert --root \n\
- GL: tronbit --root \n\
- GL: geodesic --root \n\
- hexadrop --root \n\
- GL: kaleidocycle --root \n\
- GL: quasicrystal --root \n\
- GL: unknownpleasures --root \n\
- binaryring --root \n\
- GL: cityflow --root \n\
- GL: geodesicgears --root \n\
GL: projectiveplane --root \n\
- GL: romanboy --root \n\
- tessellimage --root \n\
- GL: winduprobot --root \n\
- GL: splitflap --root \n\
- GL: cubestack --root \n\
GL: cubetwist --root \n\
- GL: discoball --root \n\
- GL: dymaxionmap --root \n\
- GL: energystream --root \n\
- GL: hexstrut --root \n\
- GL: hydrostat --root \n\
- GL: raverhoop --root \n\
- GL: splodesic --root \n\
- GL: unicrud --root \n\
- GL: esper --root \n\
- GL: vigilance --root \n\
- GL: crumbler --root \n\
- filmleader --root \n\
- glitchpeg --root \n\
- GL: handsy --root \n\
- GL: maze3d --root \n\
- GL: peepers --root \n\
- GL: razzledazzle --root \n\
- vfeedback --root \n\
- GL: deepstars --root \n\
GL: gravitywell --root \n\
- GL: beats --root \n\
- GL: covid19 --root \n\
GL: etruscanvenus --root \n\
- GL: gibson --root \n\
- GL: headroom --root \n\
- GL: sphereeversion --root \n\
- binaryhorizon --root \n\
- marbling --root \n\
- GL: mapscroller --root \n\
- GL: squirtorus --root \n\
- GL: chompytower --root \n\
- GL: nakagin --root \n\
- GL: hextrail --root \n\
pointerHysteresis: 10
authWarningSlack: 20[Probably not the right way to do it any more.]
cd <repo-folder>
git init
git remote add origin <url>
git fetch
git reset origin/main
echo "# REPONAME" >> README.md
git init
git add README.md
git commit -m "first commit"
git branch -M main
git remote add origin https://github.com/USERNAME/REPONAME
git push -u origin main
git remote add origin https://github.com/USERNAME/REPONAME
git branch -M main
git push -u origin main
sudo pacman -Scsudo pacman -Rns $(pacman -Qtdq)rm -rf ~/.cache/*Source: https://averagelinuxuser.com/clean-arch-linux.
Even when choosing Vivaldi Browser as the default in “Settings → Default Applications” (xfce4-mime-settings), for some reasons some programs (Telegram) still use Firefox/Chromium. To work around this problem:
xdg-mime default vivaldi-stable.desktop x-scheme-handler/https x-scheme-handler/http
Here's a nearly exhaustive list of software I use and recommend.