Darkkal44
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Hey there!! I've been working on a Qtile rice for a while now, and I'm excited to share it with you. I've always been fascinated by the way the bar works in Qtile, so that's what I focused on for this rice. I'm thrilled with the results, and I hope you'll be impressed too.
Qtile might not be the most popular window manager out there, but it's definitely worth checking out. It has some amazing features and possibilities, and I hope my rice will inspire you to give it a try. So without further ado, here's my Qtile rice - I'm excited to finally show it off! Thanks for taking the time to check it out.
INSTALLATION
For Arch Linux users
Automated Installation
This installation script is specifically designed for Arch Linux users, and I can only guarantee that it will work for a freshly installed system. If you've been using a different window manager, no worries - just be sure to take a complete backup of your current dots before running the script. And if you're already using Oh My Zsh, don't forget to remove that folder from your home directory
- Make the script executable
chmod +x install.sh
- Run the script
./install.sh
Once the script finishes its work and launches SDDM, it's time to choose Qtile from the WM selector and dive right into the Amazing world of Qtile!
Manual Installation
Note:
While this guide is primarily intended for Arch Linux users, If you're running a different OS like Fedora, NixOS, or Debian. You'll still be able to follow along and get a clear idea of how to set things up. (using your OS's package manager and other tools)
Keep in mind that this configuration is tailored to assume that the main files, like ".config", will be located in the home folder (~/). However, if that's not the case for you, don't worry - you'll just need to make a few manual adjustments to the dotfiles.
Dependencies
To get started, let's make sure we have all the necessary prerequisites. In this case, I'm using Paru as the AUR helper, but keep in mind that your system may require a different approach.
- Installation using paru
paru -Syu base-devel qtile python-psutil pywal-git picom-jonaburg-fix dunst zsh starship mpd ncmpcpp playerctl brightnessctl alacritty pfetch htop flameshot thunar roficlip rofi ranger cava pulseaudio pavucontrol neovim vim git
- Fonts required for the bar and other utils
Download the zip files for these fonts, extract them and put them into .local/share/fonts/ or /usr/share/fonts/
Shell
Next step is to install and setup the shell.
- Change the default shell to Zsh
chsh -s $(which zsh)
- Setting up Oh-my-zsh & plugins
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)" "" --unattended
git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions
git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting
Dotfiles
With all the necessary prerequisites now installed, the next step is to replicate my setup by copying the dotfiles
- Clone the repo and cd into the cloned folder.
git clone https://github.com/Darkkal44/Cozytile
cd Cozytile
Now that you're in the cloned folder, it's time to copy those files over to your home directory.
- Copy the files using cp
cp -R ./. ~/
Final step
Now that you're done with copying the dotfiles, it's time to hop into Qtile. This requires installing a display manager like sddm. Here are the steps to install sddm:
- Install it using paru
paru -Sy sddm
- Enable and start sddm
sudo systemctl enable sddm && sudo systemctl start sddm
Now that you're in the login screen of sddm, just select Qtile from wm selector, then login with your root password! viola ✨
- Enjoy!