fixes

scripts to help set up KDE, other tweaks.

archinstall scripts should be in this repo for downloading

install yay

sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
cd yay
makepkg -si

Set Up Zsh with Powerlevel10k

1. Install Everything

Install Zsh, Powerlevel10k, plugins, and the Meslo Nerd Font:

yay -S zsh zsh-theme-powerlevel10k zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting ttf-meslo-nerd

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2. Change Your Default Shell to Zsh

chsh -s /bin/zsh

Important: Log out of your account and log back in for the change to take effect.

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3. Configure ~/.zshrc

Open your Zsh configuration:

nano ~/.zshrc

Paste the following:

# ─────────────────────────────────────
# Powerlevel10k
# ─────────────────────────────────────

source /usr/share/zsh-theme-powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k.zsh-theme


# ─────────────────────────────────────
# Plugins
# ─────────────────────────────────────

# Autosuggestions
source /usr/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh

# Syntax highlighting
source /usr/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh


# ─────────────────────────────────────
# Powerlevel10k configuration
# ─────────────────────────────────────

[[ ! -f ~/.p10k.zsh ]] || source ~/.p10k.zsh


# ─────────────────────────────────────
# Completion
# ─────────────────────────────────────

autoload -Uz compinit
compinit

setopt CORRECT
setopt AUTO_CD

zstyle ':completion:*' completer _complete _approximate
zstyle ':completion:*' menu select


# ─────────────────────────────────────
# History
# ─────────────────────────────────────

HISTFILE="$HOME/.zsh_history"
SAVEHIST=10000

setopt APPEND_HISTORY
setopt SHARE_HISTORY
setopt HIST_IGNORE_DUPS
setopt HIST_IGNORE_SPACE

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4. Configure Powerlevel10k

Start Zsh:

zsh

Then run:

p10k configure

This launches the Powerlevel10k configuration wizard.

You can re-run it at any time with:

p10k configure

Your configuration will be saved to:

~/.p10k.zsh

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5. Configure Konsole Font

In Konsole:

1. Open Settings → Edit Current Profile
2. Go to Appearance
3. Change the terminal font
4. Select the installed MesloLGS Nerd Font
5. Apply the changes

The Nerd Font is required for Powerlevel10k's icons and symbols to display correctly.

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Useful Commands

Reconfigure Powerlevel10k:

p10k configure

Reload your Zsh configuration without restarting the shell:

source ~/.zshrc

Start Zsh manually:

zsh

SOFTWARE

gaming:

yay -S coolercontrol lact occt mangohud mangojuice goverlay lutris heroic-games-launcher steam polymc openrgb openrazer polychromatic amdgpu_top umu-run wine

utilities:

yay -S ark fastfetch gparted gwenview kcalc spectacle plasma-systemmonitor dolphin

audio/video:

yay -S mpv nicotine+ open-video-downloader-bin audacity

browser:

yay -S brave-bin

other:

yay -S qbittorrent kdeconnect kate btrfs-assistant discord onlyoffice-bin libreoffice-fresh filelight

discord needs vencord

sh -c "$(curl -sS https://vencord.dev/install.sh)"

disable kwalletd by creating ~/.config/kwalletrc

[Wallet]
Enabled=false

set up backups with snapper/timeshift

yay -S snapper btrfs-assistant snap-pac grub-btrfs inotify-tools
sudo systemctl enable --now grub-btrfsd
sudo snapper -c root create-config /        # generate a root conf file
sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg # load the options in grub menu

set up automount of isos in dolphin

yay -S dolphin-plugins

Setting up audio DAC

chmod +x audio.sh
./audio.sh

add in dolphin corner to see free space available

configure > interface > status & location bars > full width

yay -S filelight
kwriteconfig6 --file ~/.config/dolphinrc --group General --key ShowStatusBar FullWidth

brave enable ublock origin

TLDR ALL GUI PACKAGE MANAGERS SUCK DICK, ONLY ONE USABLE IS PAMAC-AUR and even this shit isnt good

POST SETUP

1. change the look of grub with a theme
2. ventoy usb
3. teach wine basics, prefix, wine version, winetricks, flags
4. stuff like flags, goverlay, fps limiter, undervolt
5. explain swap, compression, zstd
6. adding apps to aplication search