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# Arch Linux Everforest Ricing



⚠️  **This repository is no longer maintained! I've switched from X11 to Wayland (Hyprland). You can find the new repository over here: https://github.com/3rfaan/arch-everforest**



This is a straight-forward guide for ricing Arch Linux with the [Everforest](https://github.com/sainnhe/everforest) colorscheme theme.



I use a minimal install of Arch Linux on UTM (QEMU virtual machine) on a Macbook Air M1 (2020). This guide should also work with the new Macbook Air M2 and the Pro versions.



Also in the directory `asus` you will find configurations for Arch Linux on bare metal. The configurations for your system may vary.



ℹ️ **If you already have a running Arch system with the necessary packets installed, you can go to the [Quick Ricing](#quick-ricing) section.**



## What's the final result?



Your Arch system should look something like this using my config files:



![Arch Everforest Rice](screenshot-20230618-172210Z-selected.png)



⚠️ _Caution:_ If you are installing Arch on a virtual machine you won't have the blur effect like in the image above because there is no hardware acceleration.



## Arch Installation Guide



ℹ️ For help with the installation process watch my video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOobSmI-XgA&t=399s



### Console keyboard layout



Find out which keyboard layout you are using and then set it using `loadkeys`:



```

$ ls /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/**/*.map.gz

$ loadkeys de_CH-latin1

```



### Console font



This step is not really necessary, but the Terminus font may appear cleaner than the default one:



```

$ setfont Lat2-Terminus16

```



### Partitioning



Check the name of the hard disk:



```

fdisk -l

```



Use the name (in my case _vda_) to start the `fdisk` partitioning tool:



```

fdisk /dev/vda

```



#### UEFI or BIOS?



Run the following command:



```

$ ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivars

```



If the command shows the directory without error, then the system is booted in UEFI mode. Else you have to use BIOS mode.



#### UEFI with GPT



Press g to create a new GPT Partition Table.



We will do it according to the example layout of the Arch wiki:



| Mount point | Partition                   | Partition type | Suggested size      |

| ----------- | --------------------------- | -------------- | ------------------- |

| /mnt/boot   | /dev/_efi_system_partition_ | uefi           | At least 300 MiB    |

| [SWAP]      | /dev/_swap_partition_       | swap           | More than 512 MiB   |

| /mnt        | /dev/_root_partition_       | linux          | Remainder of device |



##### Create boot partition



1. Press n.

2. Press Enter to use the default first sector.

3. Enter _+300M_ for the last sector.

4. Press t and choose 1 and write _uefi_.



##### Create swap partition



1. Press n.

2. Press Enter to use the default first sector.

3. Enter _+512M_ for the last sector.

4. Press t and choose 2 and write _swap_.



##### Create root partition



1. Press n.

2. Press Enter to use the default first sector.

3. Enter Enter to use the default last sector.

4. Press t and choose 3 and write _linux_.



⚠️\* **When you are done partitioning don't forget to press w to save the changes!**



After partitioning check if the partitions have been created using `fdisk -l`.



##### Partition formatting



```

$ mkfs.ext4 /dev/root_partition

$ mkswap /dev/swap_partition

$ mkfs.fat -F 32 /dev/efi_system_partition

```



##### Mounting the file system



```

$ mount /dev/root_partition /mnt

$ mount --mkdir /dev/efi_system_partition /mnt/boot

$ swapon /dev/swap_partition

```



#### BIOS with MBR



Press o to create a new GPT Partition Table.



We will do it according to the example layout of the Arch wiki:



| Mount point | Partition             | Partition type | Suggested size      |

| ----------- | --------------------- | -------------- | ------------------- |

| [SWAP]      | /dev/_swap_partition_ | swap           | More than 512 MiB   |

| /mnt        | /dev/_root_partition_ | linux          | Remainder of device |



##### Create swap partition



1. Press n.

2. Press Enter to select the default primary partition type.

3. Press Enter to use the default first sector.

4. Enter _+512M_ for the last sector.

5. Press t and choose 1 and write _swap_.



##### Create root partition



1. Press n.

2. Press Enter to select the default primary partition type.

3. Press Enter to use the default first sector.

4. Enter Enter to use the default last sector.

5. Press t and choose 2 and write _linux_.



##### Make partition bootable



Press a and choose 2 to make the root partition bootable.



⚠️\* **When you are done partitioning don't forget to press w to save the changes!**



After partitioning check if the partitions have been created using `fdisk -l`.



##### Partition formatting



```

$ mkfs.ext4 /dev/root_partition

$ mkswap /dev/swap_partition

```



##### Mounting the file system



```

$ mount /dev/root_partition /mnt

$ swapon /dev/swap_partition

```



### Package install



For a minimal system download and install these packages:



```

$ pacstrap -K /mnt base base-devel linux linux-firmware e2fsprogs dhcpcd networkmanager sof-firmware git neovim man-db man-pages texinfo

```



ℹ️ If you are installing Arch Linux on a computer with **ARM architecture** add the following to the above `pacstrap` command:



```

archlinuxarm-keyring

```



⚠️ If you get errors due to key then do the following:



1. Initialize _pacman_ keys and populate them:



```

pacman-key --init

pacman-key --populate

```



2. Synchronize Arch keyring:



```

archlinux-keyring-wkd-sync

```



### Last steps



#### Generate fstab file



```

$ genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab

```



#### Change root into new system



```

$ arch-chroot /mnt

```



#### Set time zone



```

$ ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Region/City /etc/localtime

$ hwclock --systohc

```



#### Localization



Edit _/etc/locale.gen_ and uncomment _en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8_ and other needed locales. Generate the locales by running:



```

$ locale-gen

```



Create _/etc/locale.conf_ and set the _LANG_ variable according to your preferred language:



```

LANG=de_CH.UTF-8

```



Create _/etc/vconsole.conf_ and set the following variables according to your preferred language:



```

KEYMAP=de_CH-latin1

FONT=Lat2-Terminus16

```



#### Network configurations



Create _/etc/hostname_ and type any name you wish as your hostname:



```

arch

```



Edit _/etc/hosts_ like this:



```

127.0.0.1 localhost

::1 localhost

127.0.1.1 arch (your host name here!)

```



#### Initramfs



```

$ mkinitcpio -P

```



#### Root password



Set a new password for root:



```

$ passwd

```



#### Bootloader



##### UEFI



Install `grub` and `efibootmgr`:



```

$ pacman -S grub efibootmgr

```



Run the following command:



```

$ grub-install --efi-directory=/boot --bootloader-id=GRUB

```



Then create a **GRUB** config file:



```

$ grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

```



##### BIOS



Install `grub`:



```

$ pacman -S grub

```



Check using `fdisk -l` to see the name of the disk (**not partition!**) and run the following command:



```

$ grub-install /dev/sdX

```



_/dev/sdX_ could for example stand for _/dev/sda_ (**not _/dev/sda1_!**)



Then create a **GRUB** config file:



```

$ grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

```



#### Final step



Exit out of the chroot environment by typing `exit` or pressing Ctrl+d.



Unmount all the partitions:



```

$ umount -R /mnt

```



Then type `poweroff` and remove the installation disk from the virtual machine.



## System-related Configurations



### Enable network connection



To use _pacman_ you first have to have a working internet connection by enabling NetworkManager:



```

$ systemctl start NetworkManager

$ systemctl enable NetworkManager

```



Check if you receive data from the Google Server by running this command:



```

$ ping 8.8.8.8

```



### Update the system



First things first: Update the system!



```

$ pacman -Syu

```



### `sudo` Command



```

$ pacman -S sudo

```



### Add your personal user account



```

$ useradd -m -g users -G wheel,storage,power,video,audio,input 

$ passwd 

```



#### Grant root access to our user



```

$ EDITOR=nvim visudo

```



Uncomment the following line:



```

%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

```



You can then login as your newly created user:



```

$ su 

```



If you wish to have the default XDG directories (like Downloads, Pictures, Documents etc.) do:



```

$ sudo pacman -S xdg-user-dirs

$ xdg-user-dirs-update

```



### Install AUR package manager



To install [yay](https://github.com/Jguer/yay):



```

$ sudo pacman -S git

$ mkdir aur

$ cd aur

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git

$ cd yay

$ makepkg -si

```



### Guest tools



#### SPICE support on guest (for UTM)



This will enhance graphics and improve support for multiple monitors or clipboard sharing.



```

$ sudo pacman -S spice-vdagent xf86-video-qxl

```



#### Guest additions (for VirtualBox)



This will enhance graphics and improve support for multiple monitors or clipboard sharing.



```

$ sudo pacman -S virtualbox-guest-utils

```



### Sound



```

$ sudo pacman -S pulseaudio

$ sudo pacman -S alsa-utils alsa-plugins

$ sudo pacman -S pavucontrol

```



PulseAudio Applet:



```

$ yay -S pa-applet-git

```



### Network



```

$ sudo pacman -S openssh

$ sudo pacman -S iw wpa_supplicant

```



NetworkManager Applet:



```

$ sudo pacman -S network-manager-applet

```



Enable SSH, DHCP and NM:



```

$ sudo systemctl enable sshd

$ sudo systemctl enable dhcpcd

```



### Bluetooth



```

$ sudo pacman -S bluez bluez-utils blueman

$ sudo systemctl enable bluetooth

```



### Pacman



To beautify Pacman use:



```

$ sudo nvim /etc/pacman.conf

```



Uncomment `Color` and add below it `ILoveCandy`.



ℹ️ If you have a good internet connection, you can uncomment the option `ParallelDownloads = 5`.



### Enable SSD Trim



```

$ sudo systemctl enable fstrim.timer

```



### Enable Time Synchronization



```

$ sudo pacman -S ntp

```



```

$ sudo systemctl enable ntpd

```



Then enable NTP:



```

$ timedatectl set-ntp true

```



## Graphical User Interface (GUI) Settings



### Xorg



```

$ sudo pacman -S xorg-server xorg-apps xorg-xinit xclip xdotool xorg-drivers

```



ℹ️ If there is a NVIDIA GPU in your computer you can run the following command to create automatically a `xorg.conf` file in `/etc/X11/xorg.conf`.



```

$ nvidia-xconfig

```



### i3



```

$ sudo pacman -S i3

```



After installing X and i3 create a file **.xinitrc** in your home directory with the following content:



```

exec i3

```



This way you can start the X server with the command `startx`.



### Drivers



If running outside UMT we need drivers:



**Intel**:



```

sudo pacman -S xf86-video-intel xf86-video-qxl intel-media-driver mesa

```



**NVIDIA**:



```

sudo pacman -S xf86-video-nouveau nvidia libva-mesa-driver

```



### Compositor



```

$ sudo pacman -S picom

```



### Font



```

$ sudo pacman -S noto-fonts noto-fonts-emoji ttf-firacode-nerd

```



To support Asian letters:



```

$ sudo pacman -S noto-fonts-cjk

```



### Shell



```

$ sudo pacman -S zsh

```



Change default shell to zsh:



```

$ chsh -s $(which zsh)

```



### Terminal



```

$ sudo pacman -S rxvt-unicode alacritty kitty

```



### Editor



The editor should already be installed after running the _pacstrap_ command in the installation process. You can use other editors like _nano_ too.



```

$ sudo pacman -S neovim

```



### Switcher



```

$ sudo pacman -S dmenu rofi

```



Some additional stuff for rofi:



```

$ sudo pacman -S rofi-emoji rofi-calc

```



### Status Bar



```

$ sudo pacman -S polybar

```



### File Manager



```

$ sudo pacman -S ranger

```



For previews we also need **feh** and **Überzug**:



```

$ sudo pacman -S feh ueberzug

```



### Browser



```

$ sudo pacman -S firefox

```



### Media Player



```

$ sudo pacman -S vlc

```



### PDF Viewer



```

$ sudo pacman -S zathura zathura-pdf-mupdf

```



### Wallpapers



Check these amazing wallpapers that harmonize with the Everforest theme: https://github.com/Apeiros-46B/everforest-walls



### Other Tools



#### CLI utilities



```

$ sudo pacman -S tldr fzf tar gzip htop neofetch

```



- _tldr_: Commands cheat sheet

- _fzf_: Fuzzy finder

- _tar_: Enzipping/Unzipping

- _gzip_: Enzipping/Unzipping

- _htop_: CLI task manager

- _neofetch_: System information



#### Alternatives to traditional commands



```

$ sudo pacman -S fd ripgrep bat lsd tree-sitter tree-sitter-cli

```



- _fd_: Alternative to _find_ command

- _ripgrep_: Alternative to _grep_ command

- _bat_: Alternative to _cat_ command

- _lsd_: Alternative to _ls_ command

- _tree-sitter_ & _tree-sitter-cli_: Real syntax highlighting in Neovim



#### GUI utilities



```

$ sudo pacman -S maim

```



- _maim_: Screenshot utiliy



#### Languages, protocols, shells



```

$ sudo pacman -S codespell go luarocks ruby rubygems composer php nodejs npm yarn python python-pip jre-openjdk jdk-openjdk julia wget curl

```



```

$ yay -S powershell-bin

```



These programming languages, protocols or shells are not that important to install if you don't need them. I installed all of them to avoid warnings in the _mason.nvim report_ when running the `:checkhealth` command in Neovim.



### Reboot



When done installing the necessary packages, run the `reboot` command.



## Quick Ricing



You can either clone the repository and move the files manually to your _~/.config_ directory or you could use the installer:



```

$ git clone https://github.com/3rfaan/dotfiles.git ~/Downloads/dotfiles && cd ~/Downloads/dotfiles

```



Then run the _install.sh_ script:



```

$ ./install.sh

```



If you are on **VirtualBox**, run this command instead:



```

$ ./install.sh vbox

```



If you are on **UTM (or QEMU)**, run this command instead:



```

$ ./install.sh utm

```



If you want to copy the config files manually you also have to install these packages manually:



- [Packer](https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim)

- [zsh-autosuggestions](https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions)

- [zsh-syntax-highlighting](https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting)

- [ranger_devicons](https://github.com/alexanderjeurissen/ranger_devicons)