Dotfiles – Arch Linux Rice

Heavily inspired by Luke Smith, Bugswriter and Suckless tools.

System Overview

• Base OS: Arch Linux
• Display Server: Xorg
• Window Manager: dwm (patched with gaps, systray, swallow, centered master)
• Status Bar: slstatus (official suckless)
• Terminal: st (with scrollback, clipboard, font fallback)
• Launcher: dmenu (patched for fonts & looks)
• Shell: zsh + Oh My Zsh + Powerlevel10k
• Editor: Neovim with LazyVim starter config
• Lockscreen: betterlockscreen
• Hotkey Daemon: sxhkd
• Display Config: xrandr scripts for multi-monitor setups
• Fonts: FiraCode Nerd Font (Terminal)+ JetBrains Mono + JoyPixels emoji fallback

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Screenshot

1. Essentials

After booting into a TTY

sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -S wget axel htop rsync tmux git unzip fzf openssh

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2. AUR Helper (yay)

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
cd yay
makepkg -si

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3. Shell Setup (zsh + oh-my-zsh + p10k)

sudo pacman -S zsh zsh-syntax-highlighting zsh-autosuggestions
chsh -s /bin/zsh

Install oh-my-zsh:

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

Install Powerlevel10k:

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k.git \
  ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/themes/powerlevel10k

.zshrc example:

ZSH_THEME="powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k"

plugins=(
  git
  zsh-syntax-highlighting
  zsh-autosuggestions
)

source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh

Then run:

p10k configure

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4. Graphical Environment

Xorg + utilities

sudo pacman -S xorg-server xorg-xinit xorg-xrandr xorg-xsetroot \
  xorg-xbacklight xorg-xinput xorg-xev sxhkd

Touchpad config

File: /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/30-touchpad.conf

Section "InputClass"
    Identifier "ELAN Touchpad"
    MatchProduct "ELAN1203:00 04F3:307A Touchpad"
    MatchIsTouchpad "on"
    Driver "libinput"
    Option "Tapping" "on"
    Option "NaturalScrolling" "true"
    Option "ClickMethod" "clickfinger"
    Option "TappingDrag" "true"
    Option "TappingDragLock" "true"
    Option "MiddleEmulation" "true"
EndSection

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5. Suckless Setup

I keep source builds in ~/.local/src/:

mkdir -p ~/.local/src
cd ~/.local/src

git clone https://git.suckless.org/dwm
git clone https://git.suckless.org/st
git clone https://git.suckless.org/dmenu
git clone https://git.suckless.org/slstatus

Compile:

cd dwm && sudo make clean install
cd ../st && sudo make clean install
cd ../dmenu && sudo make clean install
cd ../slstatus && sudo make clean install

.xinitrc

#!/bin/sh

wal -R &             # restore pywal colors
slstatus &           # status bar
xset r rate 200 30 & # key repeat
sxhkd &              # hotkey daemon

exec dwm

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6. Appearance & Fonts

sudo pacman -S python-pywal nerd-fonts-complete noto-fonts-emoji
sudo fc-cache -fv

Wallpaper/colors:

wal -i ~/pics/wallpapers/mywall.jpg

TTY font: /etc/vconsole.conf

FONT=Lat2-Terminus16

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7. Applications

# Browsers
sudo pacman -S firefox

# Editors
sudo pacman -S vim neovim

# Media
sudo pacman -S mpv cmus cava

# Docs & Images
sudo pacman -S zathura zathura-pdf-mupdf sxiv feh

# File manager
sudo pacman -S ranger

# Clipboard
sudo pacman -S parcellite

# Screen locker (AUR)
yay -S betterlockscreen

Betterlockscreen example:

betterlockscreen -u ~/Pictures/wallpapers/lock.jpg
betterlockscreen -l

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8. Hotkeys & Scripts

sxhkdrc example

File: ~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc

super + Return
    st
super + Space
    dmenu_run

xrandr example

File: ~/.local/bin/monitors/dual.sh

#!/bin/sh
xrandr --output HDMI-1 --primary --mode 1920x1080 --rate 60 \
       --output eDP-1 --mode 1920x1080 --right-of HDMI-1

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9. Neovim with LazyVim

LazyVim setup:

git clone https://github.com/LazyVim/starter ~/.config/nvim
rm -rf ~/.config/nvim/.git

Tweaks:

• Custom keymaps in lua/config/keymaps.lua
• Themes controlled via :Lazy load

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10. Hardware (ASUS-specific)

yay -S asusctl
sudo pacman -S brightnessctl

Examples:

asusctl profile -P Performance
asusctl aura static

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Philosophy

I keep things simple, minimal, and patched only where it matters. Suckless tools handle the core workflow. Everything else is chosen to be lightweight and scriptable.

This README is both a reference for myself and a starting point for anyone who wants a clean minimal workflow on Arch.

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