Cleaned README and tweaked bootstrap script
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Installing Arch Linux
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Arch Linux
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======================
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> John Hammond | September 29th, 2019
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This are my notes while installing and setting up my Arch Linux environment.
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I did this on my DELL XPS 15 laptop on September 29th, 2019.
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I did this on my DELL XPS 15 laptop on September 29th, 2019. Following that,
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I began to set up a virtual machine for use at work. The virtual machine required
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a little bit of a different setup, so I decided to write these things down
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and try and automate the procedure.
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--------------------------
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The `bootstrap.sh` script
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=================
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This script is still in development, but it can be used to quickly take a
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freshly installed Arch Linux system to a fleshed-out and working state (per my own
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idea of "usable").
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> **NOTE:** The script is INCOMPLETE, and I will be continuously adding to it.
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As of right now, the script will
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* Set the locale, "arch" hostname, and EDT5EST timezone
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* Create a new user (or use an existing one) you supply
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* Configure `pacman` to use close mirrors
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* Install:
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- sudo
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- pulseaudio (and pavucontrol)
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- git
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- vim
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- tmux
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- X (and xrandr)
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- base-devel
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- i3 (and gnu-free-fonts)
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- terminator
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- dmenu
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- firefox
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- yay
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* Configure Terminator to use my prefered theme
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* Configure tmux to run on start of a shell
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* Configure X to start i3 and for the first TTY to start the desktop
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* Configure Vim to use the Sublime Text Monokai colorscheme
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* Configure git with my preferred name and e-mail (change this if you use this)
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* Made the /opt directory writeable by the user (I like to store tools there)
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Downloading the ISO
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You can run the script right after a fresh install and you set up GRUB. Replace
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`john` with whatever username you want to be the one managing your system, that
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you use from here on out.
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```
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./bootstrap.sh <john>
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```
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Installing
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------------
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**Downloading the ISO**
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I downloaded the `archlinux-2019.09.01-x86_64.iso` from here: [https://www.archlinux.org/download/](https://www.archlinux.org/download/).
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I searched for a United States mirror and chose one: specifically, I used: [http://mirrors.acm.wpi.edu/archlinux/iso/2019.09.01/](http://mirrors.acm.wpi.edu/archlinux/iso/2019.09.01/)
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Burning the ISO to a Disc
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**Burning the ISO to a Disc**
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I still had Ubuntu at the time, so I burned the Arch Linux ISO to a disc with [Brasero].
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Booting the Arch Linux Live Disc
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------------------------
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**Booting the Arch Linux Live Disc**
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On my DELL XPS 15, I needed to spam the `F12` key when booting to get to the menu and choose "Boot from CD". **I made sure to boot in UEFI**.
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This had results, so I knew I successfully booted with UEFI. Good enough!
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When I did this on the virtual machine, I did not have results -- it had not booted
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in UEFI. This did not end up mattering much.
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Connecting to the Internet
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**Connecting to the Internet**
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On my DELL XPS 15, I wanted to connect to the Internet right away. To get started, I needed to know the name of the
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interface I was working with.
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@ -67,15 +112,22 @@ net start home
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At that point, I could connect to the Internet!
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Updating the Time Service
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----------------------
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On the virtual machine, I did not need to set any of this up. Because the VM was
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either bridged or NAT-d, it should have Internet. I did run these commands to
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snag an IP address (and I often need to do this on boot for the VM):
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```
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dhcpcd
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dhcpcd -4
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```
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**Updating the Time Service**
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```
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timedatectl set-ntp true
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```
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Partitioning the Disks
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**Partitioning the Disks**
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I used this command to determine which devices are set up already.
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I handled the `/dev/nvmen1p1` EFI partition later, when I would install GRUB.
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Mounting the Filesystem
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In the case of the virtual machine, I would need to create these partitions "manually"
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with
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```
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cfdisk
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```
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I created a 1 GB partition for swap space and another 1 GB for the boot loader (probably don't need that much...) and the rest I reserved for the filesystem.
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I would then run the appropriate commands with `/dev/sda1`, `/dev/sda2`, etc.
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**Mounting the Filesystem**
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```
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mount /dev/nvmen1p2 /mnt
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```
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Installing Arch
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-------------
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**Installing Arch**
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```
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pacstrap /mnt base
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```
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Configure the system
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-------------
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**Configure the system**
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```
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genfstab -U /mnt >> /mnt/etc/fstab
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```
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Chroot into the new filesystem
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**Chroot into the new filesystem**
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```
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arch-chroot /mnt
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```
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Setting the timezone
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--------------
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```
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ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/EST5EDT /etc/localtime
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hwclock --systohc
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```
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Localization
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------------
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```
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sed 's/#en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8/g' /etc/locale.gen
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echo "LANG=en_US.UTF-8" > /etc/locale.conf
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```
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Hostname
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```
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echo arch > /etc/hostname
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cat <<EOF >/etc/hosts
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127.0.0.1 localhost
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::1 localhost
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127.0.1.1 arch.localdomain arch
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EOF
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```
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Set root passwd
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**Setting the root password**
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```
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passwd
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```
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Install GRUB
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---------
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**Install GRUB**
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```
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pacman -Sy grub os-prober
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```
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**When I was installing via virtual machine, I just needed to:**
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_When I was installing via virtual machine, I just needed to:_
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```
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grub-install /dev/sda
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grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
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```
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**When I was installing on my hard drive I did:**
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_When I was installing on my hard drive I did:_
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```
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grub-install /dev/nvmen1p3
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grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
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```
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**DO NOT forget to copy over a network profile for `netctl` and install `netctl` and `network-manager`
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so you still have internet access when you reboot into the real system**
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Adding a new user
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---------------------
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```
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mkdir /home/john
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useradd john
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passwd john
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```
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Getting Internet
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When I was on a virtual machine, I needed to run these commands to get an IP address.
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```
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dhcpcd
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dhcpcd -4
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```
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Installing Sudo
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----------------
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```
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pacman -Sy sudo
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```
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Installing Audio Drivers
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--------------------
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```
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sudo pacman -Sy pulseaudio pavucontrol
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```
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I needed to restart my computer after running these commands for the sound to start.
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(There was probably a service, but I couldn't find it...)
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Getting yay and AUR Support
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----------
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First get ready to work with PKGBUILD files:
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```
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sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel
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```
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Then get `yay`:
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```
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git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
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cd yay
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makepkg -si
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```
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Correcting .bashrc
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I copy and pasted the default Ubuntu bashrc from here:
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* [https://gist.github.com/indrakaw/1fdbc51639081216f04a025b1add2506](https://gist.github.com/indrakaw/1fdbc51639081216f04a025b1add2506)
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Installing tmux
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---------------
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```
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pacman -Sy tmux
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echo 'source "$HOME/.bashrc"' > ~/.bashrc
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```
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Installing xrandr
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```
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pacman -S xorg-xrandr
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```
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Setting proper monitor size
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--------------------------
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```
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xrandr --output DP-3 --scale 2x2 --mode 2560x1080
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```
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Getting monokai in vim
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First I downloaded vim-plug. [https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug](https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug)
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```
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curl -fLo ~/.vim/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs \
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim
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```
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Then, I could modify my `~/.vimrc` file to what it is now.
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Then I would run `:PlugInstall` from within vim and it would install the module for me.
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Tmux would act strange though -- I would need to be sure to remove all of the tmux
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sessions before I could see the vim changes take effect.
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```bash
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tmux ls # to see the running sessions
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tmux kill-session -t 2 # to kill the other sessions
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```
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Installing OBS-Studio
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```
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yay -S obs-studio
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```
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Installing FontAwesome
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-----------------------
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```
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yay -S ttf-font-awesome
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```
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> This is incomplete. I need to keep working on this (1109 September 30th 2019)
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At this point, the `bootstrap.sh` script could be used.
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10
bashrc
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fi
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fi
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if [ $XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ]
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then
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if [ $(tty | grep tty) ]
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then
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# on startup....
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startx
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fi
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fi
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if [ $SHLVL -eq 3 ]
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then
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tmux
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YAY_DEPENDENCINES="base-devel"
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I3_DEPENDENCIES="i3 gnu-free-fonts"
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TERMINATOR_DEPENDENCIES="terminator"
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URXVT_DEPENDENCIES="rxvt-unicode"
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DMENU_DEPENDENCIES="dmenu"
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FIREFOX_DEPENDENCIES="firefox"
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DEPENDENCIES="\
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$SUDO_DEPENDENCIES \
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$YAY_DEPENDENCIES \
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$I3_DEPENDENCIES \
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$TERMINATOR_DEPENDENCIES \
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$DMENU_DEPENDENCIES \
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$FIREFOX_DEPENDENCES \
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"
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#############################################################
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POLYBAR_DEPENDENCIES="polybar"
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YAY_INSTALL="\
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$POLYBAR_DEPENDENCIES \
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"
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##############################################################
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function create_new_user(){
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pacman -Sy $DEPENDENCIES --noconfirm --color=always
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}
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function install_more_niceties(){
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yay -Sy $YAY_INSTALL --noconfirm
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}
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if [ "$1" == "" ]
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then
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configure_vim
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configure_git
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prepare_opt
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install_yay
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install_more_niceties
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cleanup
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