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 (Arch Linux)

Note: 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

Automated Installation

• 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 (Universal)

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

➺ Font Awesome

➺ JetBrains Mono

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!

Congratulations! You have successfully replicated my setup! Feel free to experiment with the configurations and enjoy!!!

Credits

A huge thanks to all my Unixporn Discord friends for their help and support throughout this! While I can't name each of you individually (the list will be huge lol.), please know that I truly appreciate everything you've done. Thank you!

Thanks to claudiotesta for the stunning wallpaper used in the Natura theme. Additionally, I'd like to express my gratitude to all the other artists whose wallpapers I've used in this rice. While I wasn't able to locate the source or artist for every wallpaper, if anyone knows, please don't hesitate to let me know

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Thats all!! Have a nice day!