Packages: Link to heading

sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git network-manager-applet thunar-archive-plugin unzip xarchiver gvfs wget bluez bluez-utils arc-icon-theme arc-gtk-theme fuse flameshot redshift copyq tmux neovim libreoffice mpv xcape net-tools obsidian syncthing alacritty xclip htop

  • network-manager-applet - in order to see the network icon in XFCE.
  • thunar-archive-plugin, unzip, xarchiver - right click extract feature.
  • bluez bluez-utils - bluetooth features.
  • gvfs - connect and view remote file system in thunar
  • tumbler, ffmpegthumbnailer - thumbnail for video files.

Keyboard shortcuts Link to heading

  • super+w: firefox
  • super+return: terminal
  • super+i: xfce4-settings-manager
  • print: flameshot gui
  • shift+print: flameshot full --clipboard --path /home/user/Pictures/screenshots
  • super+b: pkill -USR1 '^redshift$'. Redshift setup reference
  • super+s: sh -c 'firefox "https://www.google.com/search?q=$(xclip -o)"'. Google Search hotkey setup reference
  • Alt+F3: xfce4-popup-whiskermenu. Maps to super eventually, see super key workaround

Under Window Manager settings Link to heading

  • super + left/right/up/down to tile windows.
  • super + shift +left/right Move window to left/right monitor (match shortcut in Ubuntu).

Super key workaround Link to heading

This example maps Alt+F3 to super key. Reference

  • Install xcape.
  • Add the following line to run on every startup: xcape -e 'Super_L=Alt_L|F3'
  • Map Alt+F3 to the shortcut you want to run with super

Desktop Link to heading

Create Default Folders Link to heading

These folders don’t exist by default, the commands create them as well as pin as bookmark

  • mkdir -p ~/Pictures/screenshots ~/Documents ~/Music ~/Videos
  • mkdir -p ~/.config/gtk-3.0/ && >~/.config/gtk-3.0/bookmarks
  • printf '%s\n' "file:///home/$USER/Downloads" "file:///home/$USER/Documents" "file:///home/$USER/Pictures" "file:///home/$USER/Videos" "file:///home/$USER/Music" > ~/.config/gtk-3.0/bookmarks

Nerdfont Installation Link to heading

sudo wget -P /usr/share/fonts https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases/download/v3.2.1/Hack.zip && sudo unzip -d /usr/share/fonts/Hack /usr/share/fonts/Hack.zip && sudo rm /usr/share/fonts/Hack.zip

Others Link to heading