Dotfiles

These are my personal configuration files, all contained in a single repository for ease of copying and backup.

Use the settings.py script to import or export settings to/from the dotfiles repo:

scripts/settings.py [options] [import/export] CATEGORY
    -q --quiet      Suppress verbose output
    -i --interact   Interactive (Manually approve each copy)
    -h --help       Print this message

    Categories (or 'all'):
        ...

    Import: Copy files from the system to the dotfiles repo
    Export: Copy files from the dotfiles repo to the system

    This script only works when placed in the `scripts` directory in the dotfiles repo!

Hyprland

Requires:

• Full hyprland ecosystem, including:
  • hyprcursor
  • hypridle
  • hyprlock
  • hyprlang
  • hyprpaper
  • hyprpicker
  • hyprutils
  • xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland
• ironbar
• anyrun
• swaync
• alacritty
• xsettingsd
• papirus-icon-theme
• polkit-gnome
• wl-clipboard
• xplr

Export the relevant groups. No need to load dconf settings.

Fonts: BlexMono Nerd Font (contained in dotfiles repo) and BlexSans Nerd Font (also contained in dotfiles repo)

Theme: Nightfox GTK (Carbon Tweak) (contained in dotfiles repo)

The colors are based on nightfox.nvim (carbonfox variant)

i3-gaps

I recommended installing i3-gaps after installing another DE like GNOME, since these configs use some GTK system utilities, applications, and themes.

Requires:

• i3-gaps or i3-gaps-rounded
• i3lock-color or i3lock-fancy or i3lock
• xss-lock
• i3status or bumblebee-status
• alacritty
• autorandr
• xsettingsd
• dunst
• rofi
• picom
• papirus-icon-theme
• polkit-gnome
• feh
• material-design-icons

Some additional software is nice to have, like:

• xplr, a CLI file explorer
• zathura, a simple PDF viewer
• spotify-tui, a CLI Spotify client written in Rust (requries spotifyd)

Desktop entries for these programs are included in .desktop. They can be installed with:

desktop-file-install --dir=/usr/share/applications [FILE]

Theme: Nightfox GTK (Carbon Tweak) (contained in dotfiles repo)

The colors are based on nightfox.nvim (carbonfox variant)

lxappearance is an amazingly convenient tool for setting GTK themes and cursors without too much hassle.

NeoVim

NeoVim plugin customization is handled with the vim-plug plugin manager, which can be installed with:

sh -c 'curl -fLo "${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}"/nvim/site/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs \
       https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim'

Export nvim files, then install plugins.

Zed

Install the "Nightfox (Neovim) Themes" extension, then export zed files.

Barrier

Install barrier, then perform the following to set up server-side encryption:

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/barrier/SSL/Fingerprints ;
openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -subj /CN=Barrier -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout \
~/.local/share/barrier/SSL/Barrier.pem -out ~/.local/share/barrier/SSL/Barrier.pem ;
set fingerprint (openssl x509 -fingerprint -sha256 -noout -in \
~/.local/share/barrier/SSL/Barrier.pem | cut -d"=" -f2)
echo "v2:sha256:$fingerprint" > ~/.local/share/barrier/SSL/Fingerprints/Local.txt ;

Language Support

Hyprland w/ fcitx

Install the following packages, and export fcitx files.

fcitx5
fcitx5-mozc
fcitx5-configtool
fcitx5-qt
fcitx5-gtk
fcitx5-breeze

i3-gaps/Hyprland w/ ibus

Install ibus-mozc, export mozc files, and load ibus settings from dconf with the following command:

dconf load /desktop/ibus/ < ~/dotfiles/ibus-dconf-dump

For more accurate conversions, use the UT dictionary for Mozc (available as the mozc-ut flavor on the AUR).

In addition, edit /etc/environment to include the following:

GTK_IM_MODULE=ibus
QT_IM_MODULE=ibus
XMODIFIERS=@im=ibus

Budgie/GNOME

Since ibus is tightly integrated with GTK, install ibus-mozc and export mozc files. Restart or log out before before loading the dconf settings below.

Plasma

Install fcitx-mozc, and export fcitx files. For QT-based configuration, install kcm-fcitx.

• NEologd significantly improves conversion prediction (search the AUR for fcitx-mozc-neologd-ut, or the binary version).

Budgie

In addition to exporting budgie, use dconf to dump and load /com/solus-project/, /org/gnome/, and /net/launchpad/plank/docks/.

dconf load /com/solus-project/ < ~/dotfiles/budgie-dconf-dump
dconf load /net/launchpad/plank/docs/ < ~/dotfiles/plank-dconf-dump
dconf load /org/gnome/ < ~/dotfiles/gnome-dconf-dump

GNOME

Install pop-shell, then use dconf to load /org/gnome/.

Power Management

If running on a laptop, consider installing powertop or TLP. Details are abundant on the Arch Wiki.

Microsoft Office (via Wine)

First install wine and winetricks, then boot the wine instance with wineboot -i and allow it to install anything it needs to. Then install some additional tools with winetricks:

winetricks cmd corefonts gdiplus riched20

Afterwards, set the Windows version in Wine from 7 to 10 using winecfg, then install Office:

wine /path/to/OfficeSetup.exe

Plasma

Note: As of 2022-04-21, Plasma-related settings have been deprecated and removed from the target list.

Export panel, appearance, workspace, personalization, and hardware.

Appearance

• Plasma colors and themes are Aritim Dark
• Window decorations are Lightly

Layout, Widgets, etc.

... should all be imported from the relevant dotfiles

SDDM

Install sddm-kcm for the KDE config module. In it, SDDM theme and other settings can be synchronized to Plasma settings.

Unlock KDE Wallet Automatically

Install kwallet-pam for the PAM compatible module. The chosen KWallet password must be the same as the current user password. No further configuration should be necessary for use with SDDM.

KDE Config File Paths

Panel

.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc

Appearance

• Global Theme
  • .config/kdeglobals
  • .config/kscreenlockerrc
  • .config/kwinrc
  • .config/gtkrc
  • .config/gtkrc-2.0
  • .config/gtk-4.0/*
  • .config/gtk-3.0/*
  • .config/ksplashrc
• Application Style: .config/kdeglobals
• Plasma Style: .config/plasmarc
• Colors
  • .config/kdeglobals
  • .config/Trolltech.conf
• Window decorations
  • .config/breezerc
  • .config/kwinrc
• Fonts
  • .config/kdeglobals
  • .config/kcmfonts
• Icons: .config/kdeglobals
• Cursors: .config/kcminputrc
• Font Management: .config/kfontinstuirc
• Splash screen: .config/ksplashrc

Workspace

• Desktop Behavior
  • .config/plasmarc
  • .config/kwinrc
  • .config/kglobalshortcutsrc
• Window Management
  • .config/kwinrc
  • .config/kwinrulesrc
• Shortcuts
  • .config/khotkeys
  • .config/kglobalshortcutsrc
• Startup and Shutdown
  • .config/kded5rc
  • .config/ksmserverrc
• Search
  • .config/krunnerrc
  • .config/baloofilerc

Personalization

• Notifications: .config/plasmanotifyrc
• Regional Settings
  • .config/plasma-localerc
  • .config/ktimezonedrc
• Accessibility: .config/kaccessrc
• User Feedback: .config/PlasmaUserFeedback

Network

• Connections: /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections

Hardware

• Keyboard
  • .config/kcminputrc
  • .config/kxkbrc
• Gamma: .config/kgammarc
• Power Management: .config/powermanagementprofilesrc
• Bluetooth: .config/bluedevilglobalrc
• KDE Connect: .config/kdeconnect
• Removable Storage:
  • .config/device_automounter_kcmrc
  • .config/kded5rc
  • .config/kded_device_automounterrc