My Arch Linux Dotfiles

Greetings, fellow traveler of the command line. Welcome to my personal collection of configuration files, my digital sanctum where I forge my development environment. This repository contains the essence of my Arch Linux setup, meticulously crafted for productivity and aesthetics.

Note: These dotfiles are tailored to my personal workflow and setup. Feel free to explore, get inspired, and adapt them to your own needs.

A Glimpse into the Void

The Setup

This configuration is built around a lightweight and modern set of tools, primarily for a Wayland-based environment.

• OS: Arch Linux
• WM: Hyprland (A dynamic tiling Wayland compositor)
• Shell: Fish Shell & Bash
• Terminal: Kitty
• Prompt: Starship
• Fetch: Fastfetch
• Launcher: Rofi
• Bar: Waybar (Note: The styling is configured for a 1920x1080 resolution.)
• Editor: Vim

Dependencies

To use these dotfiles, you'll need to have the following packages installed.

Core Components:

sudo pacman -S hyprland kitty fish starship fastfetch rofi waybar vim

Helper Utilities: These are required for features like notifications, clipboard management, screenshots, and media control.

sudo pacman -S swww swaync wl-paste cliphist dolphin grim slurp swappy wireplumber pipewire brightnessctl playerctl

Fonts

The visual consistency of this setup depends on a few specific fonts.

• FantasqueSansM Nerd Font Mono (for the terminal)
• JetBrainsMono Nerd Font (for UI elements like Rofi and Waybar)
• Roboto (as a fallback font)

You can typically find these in the Arch User Repository (AUR). For example, using an AUR helper like yay:

yay -S ttf-fantasque-sans-mono-nerd ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd ttf-roboto

Installation

These dotfiles can be managed in various ways. A common method is using a bare git repository.

1. Clone the repository :

   git clone --bare https://github.com/gyro-uyt/dotfiles.git $HOME/.dotfiles

2. Define an alias for interacting with the dotfiles repository. Add this to your .bashrc or .config/fish/config.fish:

   # For Bash
   alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME'
   
   # For Fish
   alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.dotfiles/ --work-tree=$HOME'

3. Checkout the content:

   config checkout

   Note: If you have existing dotfiles, this might fail. You can back them up and remove them, then run the command again.
4. Set the showUntrackedFiles option to no:

   config config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no

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Crafted with and a lot of keystrokes.