https://github.com/dev-chenxing/dotfiles
🗃️ my settings for Arch Linux 🐧 (bspwm) | Arch Linux + bspwm 配置和安装攻略 💾
https://github.com/dev-chenxing/dotfiles
alacritty arch bspwm chinese dotfiles linux polybar shell terminal theme
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🗃️ my settings for Arch Linux 🐧 (bspwm) | Arch Linux + bspwm 配置和安装攻略 💾
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/dev-chenxing/dotfiles
- Owner: dev-chenxing
- Created: 2024-05-21T08:00:56.000Z (about 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-04-16T15:38:55.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-07-02T12:49:36.023Z (12 months ago)
- Topics: alacritty, arch, bspwm, chinese, dotfiles, linux, polybar, shell, terminal, theme
- Language: QML
- Homepage:
- Size: 5.54 MB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# 🗃️ dotfiles
The configuration files for my Arch Linux laptop. It also comes with a step-by-step guide to install and configure Arch Linux.
### Preview
### Application list
| Usage | Application |
| ------- | ---------------- |
| Editor | Code - OSS |
| Shell | bash |
| Termial | alacritty, urxvt |
| Desktop | bspwm |
## Guides
- [How to Install Arch Linux](#how-to-install-arch-linux)
- [Set Wallpaper with Nitrogen](#set-wallpaper-with-nitrogen)
- [How to Setup Chinese Input Method](#how-to-setup-chinese-input-method)
- [Synth-Shell for Fancy Bash Prompt](#synth-shell-for-fancy-bash-prompt)
- [Neofetch/Hyfetch Configuration and Customization](#neofetchhyfetch-configuration-and-customization)
- [VSCode Setup](#vscode-setup)
- [SDDM Login Manager](#sddm-login-manager)
- [Setup and Configure Rofi](#setup-and-configure-rofi)
- [Set up Slock](#set-up-slock)
- [Scrot and Dunst Notifications](#scrot-and-dunst-notifications)
- [URxvt Configuration](#urxvt-configuration)
### How to Install Arch Linux
> Written on June 14th, 2024
Select `Arch Linux install medium (x86_64, BIOS)` to boot the Arch Linux install medium on BIOS.
To connect to Wi-Fi, use the `iwctl` utility
```bash
iwctl
```
With the `iwd` console, you can check the available devices in Station mode, get available networks, and connect to network
```bash
station list # List devices in station mode
station wlan0 get-networks # get networks for station wlan0
station wlan0 connect <"network name"> # connect to network
```
After you enter the correct Passphrase, the state of the device should now be `connected`. To exit the `iwc` console, enter
```bash
quit
```
Before we install and run the `archinstall`, we should probably sync the packages
```bash
pacman -Syy
pacman -S archinstall
archinstall
```
- Set your Mirror Region to where you are.
- Keep the Locales as it (us, en_US, UTF-8).
- Select `Use a best-effort default partition layout` for partitioning, and select the hard drive to use. Select `ext4` for filesystem.
- Leave the Disk encryption as empty.
- Use `Grub` for the bootloader.
- Specify your Hostname: `arch`
- Add your user account (Remember you **password**!), and `yes`, it should be a superuser. Confirm and exit.
- For Profile, set `type` to `Desktop`, and select `Bspwm` as our desktop environment, and choose `sddm` as our Greeter.
- Choose `Pulseaudio` for audio server.
- Additional packages to install: `firefox hyfetch sxhkd polybar picom rofi dunst nitrogen thunar git code fcitx5`
- Then, `Copy ISO network configuration to installation`.
- Set your timezone.
- Enable `multilib` as an optional additional repositories.
And we are good to go!
**INSTALL!**
Then, select `yes` when asked whether to chroot into the installation.
Now we need to do the basic configuration for bspwm, or else you will be getting a black screen upon logging in.
```bash
su - <"username"> # login into your user
```
Then, clone the dotfiles to `$HOME`
```bash
cd $HOME
git clone https://github.com/dev-chenxing/dotfiles.git
```
First, run the `install-paru.sh` script to install [paru](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/paru), the AUR helper
```bash
cd dotfiles
sh ./install-paru.sh
```
Second, run the `./bspwm-config.sh` script
```bash
sh ./bspwm-config.sh
```
This will create the configuration files for `bspwm`, `sxhkd`, `picom`, `polybar`, and `dunst`
Finally, exit from chroot and our installation is completed.
```bash
exit # logout from [username@archiso ~]$
exit # exit from [username@archiso /]$
exit # exit from [root@archiso /]#
```
**REBOOT** and `Boot existing OS` this time.
```bash
reboot
```
If you follow the instructions above, right now you should be greeted by the default `sddm` display manager.
### Set Wallpaper with Nitrogen
- Launch nitrogen
- `Preferences` -> `Add` to add `dotfiles/wallpapers` to Directory. `OK`
- Click on the wallpaper, `Scaled` and `Screen 1`, `OK`
Once you have successfully set your wallpaper, your desktop should look like what's down below
### How to Setup Chinese Input Method
> Written on June 14th, 2024
We are going to use `fcitx5` for our input method and `Noto Sans Mono CJK` for our font
```bash
sudo pacman -Sy fcitx5-im
sudo pacman -Sy fcitx5-chinese-addons
```
Set the IM modules environment variables and reboot
```bash
sudo nano /etc/environment
```
```text
GTK_IM_MODULE=fcitx
QT_IM_MODULE=fcitx
XMODIFIERS=@im=fcitx
```
`Win + D` to launch Rofi and run the _Fcitx 5 Configuration_.
On the right panel, search for input method `Pinyin` , double click on it to set it as Current Input Method.
Then go to the `Global Options` section, remove the `Enumerate Input Method Group Forward/Backward` keybinds and change the `Trigger Input Method` keybind from `Control+Space` to `Super+Space`.
Apply the changes and go back to the `Input Method` section. Select `Pinyin` and click on the `Configure` button.
- Enable Cloud Pinyin
- Configure Cloud Pinyin:
- Minimum Pinyin Length: 2
- Backend: Baidu
- Previous Candidate: Left
- Next Candidate: Right
One last step to set is to edit the locale file
```bash
sudo nano /etc/locale.gen
```
Uncomment lines:
```text
zh_CN.UTF-8 UTF-8
zh_HK.UTF-8 UTF-8
zh_TW.UTF-8 UTF-8
```
### Synth-Shell for Fancy Bash Prompt
> Written on June 15th, 2024
To install and setup `synth-shell`, simply run the `./install-synth-shell.sh` script
```bash
sh ./install-synth-shell.sh
```
### Neofetch/Hyfetch Configuration and Customization
> Written on June 15th, 2024
When you first run `hyfetch`, it will prompt you to configure. My setup is:
- color: akiosexual
- brightness: 50%
- arrangement: horizontal
To run `Hyfetch`, the modern `Neofetch` every time you launch the terminal, simply add `hyfetch` to your `.bashrc` file
```bash
nano $HOME/.bashrc
```
```bash
hyfetch
```
To configure `neofetch`,
```bash
cp -r neofetch $HOME/.config
```
### VSCode Setup
> Written on June 15th, 2024
Extensions to install:
- Prettier - Code formatter
To configure `Code - OSS`,
```bashs
cp Code\ -\ OSS/User/settings.json $HOME/.config/Code\ -\ OSS/User
cp Code\ -\ OSS/User/keybindings.json $HOME/.config/Code\ -\ OSS/User
```
### SDDM Login Manager
> Written on June 15th, 2024
Install the modified version of `Where is my SDDM theme?`
```bash
sh ./install-sddm-theme.sh
```
### Setup and Configure Rofi
> Written on June 15th, 2024
To configure `Rofi`,
```bash
cp -r rofi $HOME/.config
```
### Set up Slock
> Written on June 15th, 2024
To install and configure `slock`
```bash
sh ./install-slock.sh
```
### Scrot and Dunst Notifications
> Written on June 15th, 2024
I store my screenshots in `$HOME/Pictures/screenshot`
```bash
mkdir $HOME/Pictures
mkdir $HOME/Pictures/screenshot
```
To install `scrot`, the screenshot software
```bash
sudo pacman -S scrot
```
To take a screenshot, simply press the `PrtSc` key
### URxvt Configuration
> Written on June 15th, 2024
To configure `urxvt`
```bash
cp urxvt/.Xdefaults $HOME
```