Dotfiles

Dotfiles for Arch XFCE4 + i3-WM setup. It's recommended to start with a fresh arch linux with XFCE4.

Previews:

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Base system

Download the essentials

sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git i3 alacritty fastfetch fish picom rofi thunar autotiling feh rofimoji flameshot xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin xfce4-clipman-plugin xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin xfce4-notifyd xfce4-panel-profiles ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd

You need AUR package helper to install this package, get it by:

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git

cd yay
makepkg -si

yay -S i3ipc-glib-git

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Setup

1. Cloning the repo and copying config files

git clone https://github.com/BKYTamilan/Dotfiles.git
cd Dotfiles

Caution

Backup your existing config files, this command will OVERWRITE the existing config folders.

cp -rf ~/Dotfiles/config/* ~/.config/

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2. Setup XFCE4 + i3-wm

Go to Settings Manager>Session and Startup>Current Session.

Change xfwm4 and xfdesktop from immediatlety to never.

Go to Settings Manager>Session and Startup>Application Autostart

click on +Add. The name should be i3, description should be i3-wm and the command should be i3

Reboot the system

reboot

Note

You will need to log out and log back in (or reboot) for the change to take effect.

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3. XFCE4 panel setup

Make sure you have xfce4-panel-profiles plugin installed

Right click the panel and choose Panel Preference.

Click on Backup and restore at the top of the window.

Click on Import [Looks like a folder icon].

Go to Home/Dotfiles/xfce4-panel and select the archive file.

Name the config as per you like. select the config and click on Apply [Apply icon looks like 2 gears].

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4. Wallpaper

Copy the wallpaper folder to your home directory.

cp -r ~/Dotfiles/Wallpaper ~/

You can change the wallpaper from i3 config exec --no-startup-id feh --bg-fill {Path/Of/Your/Wallpaper}

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5. Rofi theme

Copy the rofi theme folder.

cp -r ~/Dotfiles/Rofi-theme/themes ~/.local/share/rofi/

To apply the theme, type this in terminal.

rofi-theme-selector

Search rounded-nord-dark, hit Enter and press Alt+A to apply the theme.

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6. Icon

Download Yet Another Monochrome Icon

Go to Settings Manager>Appearance>Icons

Click on +Add and select the icon file from your downloads folder. Select the icon to apply it.

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7. Changing the default shell

To set Fish as your default shell, run:

chsh -s /usr/bin/fish

Note

You will need to log out and log back in (or reboot) for the change to take effect.

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Important

You will have to remove the keybindings/shortcuts from XFCE4 to avoid the problems of keys not working.

Go to Settings Manager>Keyboard>Application Shortcuts, Press ctrl+A and remove every shortcuts.

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Dependencies

Dependencies
i3
alacritty
fastfetch
fish
picom
rofi
thunar
autotiling
feh
rofimoji
flameshot
xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin
xfce4-clipman-plugin
xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin
xfce4-notifyd
xfce4-panel-profiles
ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd

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Basic keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut key	shortcut action
SuperKey + Enter	Open Terminal
SuperKey + Shift + Enter	Open Rofi
SuperKey + E	Open File Manager
SuperKey + F	Swtich To Full Screen
SuperKey + Shift + Space	Toggle Tiling / Floating Window
SuperKey + Q	Close The Focused Window
SuperKey + 1,2,3,..	Swtich Workspaces
SuperKey + B	Open Browser
Superkey + C	Open Clipboard
SuperKey + Shift + S	Opens Screenshot Tool
Superkey + Shift + [Arrow Keys]	Move Focused Window
SuperKey + Shift + 1,2,3,..	Move Focused Window To Workspaces
Superkey + [Arrow Keys]	Change Focus
SuperKey + Shift + R	Restart i3-wm

Tip

You can change the keybinds as per you like in i3 config file.

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Important

This configuration is provided as-is. Always back up your existing dots before applying these changes.

📜 License & Usage

This is my personal configuration. You are free to fork this repository, modify the files, and use them for your own setup.

Maintained by BKYTamilan