Arch post-install
- Get
xorg
to handle X11 windows.
- Unmute the system with
alsamixer
.
- Get a terminal emulator
- Set font size for TTY in
/etc/vconsole.conf
- Get
zsh
and oh-my-zsh
- Get a desktop environment or a window manager
- Get
yay
for AUR packages
- Mount an external and create a backup
- Set up internet with a network manager
1 Useful software
1.1 official
alsa-utils
for sound control alsamixer
arandr
and xrandr
for multi monitor setup
bspwm
window manager
deepin-screenshot
is nicer than scrot
dmenu
program launcher
evince
for pdfs
feh
for images
htop
for monitoring
inkscape
for SVG editing
pulseaudio
audio server
rofi
window switcher and program launcher. nicer than dmenu
rxvt-unicode
urxvt
terminal emulator
slock
for locking machine and logging in
strace
debugging tool
sxhkd
keyboard shortcuts, useful for bspwm
tmux
terminal multiplexer
unzip
for unzipping files
wpa_supplicant
useful for network manager
xawtv
for webcam
xclip
for terminal to clipboard
xf86-video-intel
useful for xorg-xbacklight
xorg-xbacklight
for brightness
xterm
terminal emulator
zathura
for pdfs
1.2 AUR
conbsai
pretty bonsai
polybar
status bar
powerline-fonts-git
useful for oh-my-zsh
siji-git
useful for polybar
snapd
for snap packages
ttf-mononoki
nice TrueTypeFont
tty-clock
nice clock
yay
for installing AUR packages
2 Debugging
- check
dmesg
and journalctl
- consider using systemd booter instead of GRUB
3 Things to consider
- using wayland instead of x11
- encryption
- using systemd for boot
4 Maintenence
- check
journald
for errors
- check
dmesg