From d194694f31002068868a378d121ed0e2db01c378 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nathansmith <nathansmith@posteo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 12:11:10 -0600
Subject: Messy folder
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+[[../index.html][[[../images/back_home.png]]]]\\
+[[../linux_room.html#distro_guides][[[file:images/back.png]]]]
+
+* Arch linux
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :CUSTOM_ID: arch-linux
+ :END:
+Arch is just a better distro, but using arch doesnt instantly make you a
+better linux user. Saying "I am a arch user btw" is still fun and annoys
+people so I keep saying it reguardless.\\
+\\
+*Warning: This is a ever changing page due to the fact I havent been
+daily driving arch for long as of writing this and is uncompletish.*
+
+- [[#installing][Installing arch]]
+- [[#post][After installing]]
+- [[#nvidia][Nvidia drivers]]
+- [[#tricks][Tricks]]
+
+** Installing arch
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :CUSTOM_ID: installing
+ :END:
+A lot of arch users will get pissed as fuck at me but *its ok to use
+arch install*. I personally prefer manually installing arch and wouldnt
+want to do it any other way so I dont use it, btw (:\\
+\\
+The [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide][offical arch
+installation guide]] and other resources on the arch wiki is a great way
+to install arch though I also like to use
+[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQgyW10xD8s][distro tubes arch
+installation guide]] alongside the resources. Some arch users may be
+pissed I dare tell people to go watch a youtube video. I am sure most
+arch installation guides on youtube suck but DT's video is killer. Plus
+its not a replacement for the wiki, its just to help follow it a bit
+easier and act as a good jumping off point.\\
+\\
+Some things I gotta add is for me DT's video I linked doesnt work 100
+percent. When setting up grub it cant find the efi directory. You gotta
+use a switch to show that command that fails the efi directory. I forgor
+the switch and I am too lazy to look it up but you can find it if the
+=--help= flag. Also to dual boot with nasty nasty MS Windows(R) you
+gotta install ntfs-3g for it to be able to read MS Windows(R) ntfs(R)
+Microsoft(R) partitions. You also gotta set
+=GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=false= in =/etc/default/grub= and mount the MS
+Windows(R) directory in the efi directory for OS proper to work
+sometimes.
+
+** After installing
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :CUSTOM_ID: post
+ :END:
+- Make sure you install a good ass DE or WM. No better DE than good old
+ trusty xfce. Your also going to want lightdm with that. Thunar is a
+ quite useable file manager though you can betterize it with gvfs or
+ another opinional packages for cool fancy shit. Or for even more cool
+ fancy things get something like
+ [[../linux_room.html#spacefm][spaceFM]]. Just fuck around tbh.
+- If your sound fucking aint working right install sof-firmware.
+- I use [[https://github.com/Jguer/yay][yay]] because it makes life in
+ arch easier even though its stupid ass bloat.
+
+** Nvidia drivers
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :CUSTOM_ID: nvidia
+ :END:
+A lot can change depending on many things and everything I say has only
+been tested on my machine so read some fucking resources here:
+
+- [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA][Offical nvidia arch wiki]]
+- [[https://github.com/korvahannu/arch-nvidia-drivers-installation-guide][Some
+ strangely helpful github guide]]
+- [[https://medium.com/@sakalakis/how-to-easily-install-the-nvidia-drivers-in-arch-linux-5f1b3f1a5f66][Ewwwww,
+ medium site (it strangely works without javascript)]]
+
+Guide for my system mostly and maybe yours:
+
+- Install some packages:\\
+ =sudo pacman -Syu sudo pacman -S nvidia nvidia-utils nvidia-settings=
+- Rebuild the initramfs:\\
+ =sudo mkinitcpio -P=
+- Follow [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA_Optimus#LightDM][a
+ guide found here]] to setup lightdm for nvidia.
+- Open up the xfce startup app thingy and add
+ =nvidia-settings --load-config-only= as a startup app so your nvidia
+ settings load on login.
+- After reboot you can check the drivers with:
+ - My prefered way:\\
+ =sudo pacman -S mesa-utils glxinfo | grep -E "OpenGL vendor|OpenGL renderer"=
+ - Another way: =nvidia-smi=
+- For multi monitor refresh rate issues add these to your
+ /etc/environment\\
+ =CLUTTER_DEFAULT_FPS=<refresh rate of your sync monitor> __GL_SYNC_DISPLAY_DEVICE=<monitor to sync to>=\\
+ Then open your nvidia settings, go to OpenGL Settings and turn off
+ "Allow Flipping".
+
+** Tricks
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :CUSTOM_ID: tricks
+ :END:
+- To clean out shit that builds up in pacman run =sudo pacman -Sc= and
+ =sudo pacman -Qdtq | sudo pacman -Rs -=\\
+ =-Sc= also works in yay.
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+[[../index.html][[[../images/back_home.png]]]]\\
+[[../linux_room.html#distro_guides][[[file:images/back.png]]]]
+
+* Fedora xfce
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :CUSTOM_ID: fedora-xfce
+ :END:
+Fedora been my go to for quite a while though I sometimes switch
+desktops lmao. I have tried the gnome version but it doesn't really fit
+me so most of the time I have used the kde spin though recently kde just
+haven't been feeling the same. It has been feeling buggy and have been
+fighting with nvidia drivers. After running xfce on my second computer
+for a while I grew to really like it and started using it on my main and
+it have been running much better then kde.\\
+\\
+Fedora xfce can be downloaded
+[[https://fedoraproject.org/spins/xfce][here]].
+
+- [[#setting_up][Setting up fedora]]
+- [[#nvidia][Nvidia drivers]]
+- [[#useful_things][Useful things in fedora]]
+
+** Setting up fedora
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :CUSTOM_ID: setting_up
+ :END:
+Fedora has a little extra setup you wouldn't see in something like linux
+mint though it isn't that bad.
+
+*** Packages
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :CUSTOM_ID: packages
+ :END:
+You can speed up dnf by adding these to /etc/dnf/dnf.conf\\
+=max_parallel_downloads=20 fastestmirror=True=\\
+\\
+The default repos have lots of stuff but you might want an app that
+isn't in it like steam. I know the gnome version has a enable 3rd party
+repos button that does everything I listed here but I am on the xfce
+version and also had to do this on the kde verison.
+
+- Setup rpm fusion to get more packages in dnf with the
+ [[https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/rpmfusion-setup/][resources
+ here]]
+- Install flatpak if not already there using "sudo dnf install flatpak"
+ then add [[https://flathub.org/setup/Fedora][flathub]] to get some
+ cool apps!
+
+*** Multimedia
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :CUSTOM_ID: multimedia
+ :END:
+By default fedora doesn't have many codecs and you need to install them
+yourself. Without them many media files will not work and lots of
+youtube videos will not be able to play. The fedora docs use to show how
+to install them but they removed it from their page and instead shows a
+new version which installs some stuff but not everything. I do both of
+them to make sure I get all the codecs I need.
+
+- Update your system with =sudo dnf upgrade=
+- Install the new packages with =sudo dnf group install multimedia=
+- Install the old ones with these three commands in a row:
+ - =sudo dnf install gstreamer1-plugins-{bad-\*,good-\*,base} gstreamer1-plugin-openh264 gstreamer1-libav --exclude=gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel=
+ - =sudo dnf install lame\* --exclude=lame-devel=
+ - =sudo dnf swap ffmpeg-free ffmpeg --allowerasing=
+
+** Nvidia drivers
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :CUSTOM_ID: nvidia
+ :END:
+Nvidia isn't the best on linux and I like AMD much more though I am
+stuck with nvidia for now. For xfce there are some extra settings to
+enable it but it works great once that is done. You will need rpm fusion
+first before you can install the drivers.
+
+- Follow the fedora docs on nvidia
+ [[https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/set-nvidia-as-primary-gpu-on-optimus-based-laptops][here]]
+- Also look at the rpmfusion docs on nvidia
+ [[https://rpmfusion.org/Howto/NVIDIA][here]]
+- Follow the archwiki on nvidia in lightdm
+ [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA_Optimus#LightDM][here]].
+- For multi monitor refresh rate issues add these to your
+ /etc/environment\\
+ =CLUTTER_DEFAULT_FPS=<refresh rate of your sync monitor> __GL_SYNC_DISPLAY_DEVICE=<monitor to sync to>=\\
+ Then open your nvidia settings, go to OpenGL Settings and turn off
+ "Allow Flipping".
+
+** Useful things in fedora
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :CUSTOM_ID: useful_things
+ :END:
+Fedora doesn't have "update-grub" so instead you have to use these:\\
+=sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /etc/grub2.cfg sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /etc/grub2-efi.cfg=
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+[[../index.html][[[../images/back_home.png]]]]\\
+[[../linux_room.html#distro_guides][[[file:images/back.png]]]]
+
+** Xfce DE
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :CUSTOM_ID: xfce-de
+ :END:
+Indeed the best DE out there.
+
+By default xfce is a very plain desktop and looks kind of old and shitty
+(like this website), but it can look and feel great with some work!
+
+- Install nicer icons like papirus, can never go wrong with papirus
+ icons. then set them as your icon theme
+- Install a better theme. Some good ones are:
+ - [[https://drasite.com/flat-remix-gtk][flat-remix]]
+ - [[https://www.xfce-look.org/p/1681313/][gruvbox]]
+ - [[https://www.xfce-look.org/p/2098041][DoorMaker]]
+ - [[https://www.xfce-look.org/p/1394325][BaZik]]
+- Install kvantum and kvantum-qt5 to change qt themes. Add this to
+ =/etc/environment= for kvantum to work:\\
+ =QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE=kvantum=
+- Whisker menu for those who want a more modern menu:
+ - Install whisker menu for a way better menu
+ - Go into the panel settings to remove the old one and change it to
+ whisker menu.
+- Enable clipman as one of the startup apps for a kde like clipboard.
+- Make some nicer keybinds:
+ - Bind =xfce4-popup-whiskermenu= to something like alt+f1 than use
+ xcape to bind it to super to get around the xfce super key bug. Add
+ =xcape -e 'Super_L=Alt_L|F1'= as a startup application or whatever
+ dummy keybind you binded to whiskermenu. Sadly xfce cant bind
+ anything to super key without breaking other shortcuts that use
+ super so we have to use xcape in a painful hacky way.
+ - Bind "super+v" to =xfce4-clipman-history= to make it feel more like
+ the kde clipboard
+- Make new windows show up at the mouse by going into the "Window
+ ManagerTweaks" "Placement" tab, turning the minimum size all the way
+ up and chaning the place windows position to under the mouse pointer.
+- Go into "Window Manager" and set a cooler window style and more sane
+ shortcuts for virtual desktops.
+- Go into "Window Manager Tweaks" and fuck around with the compositor
+ settings for cool clear things.
+
+** Rofi in xfce
+ :PROPERTIES:
+ :CUSTOM_ID: rofi-in-xfce
+ :END:
+The default xfce appfinder been causing me issues lately so I decided to
+switch to rofi.\\
+\\
+To make rofi work with my workflow I like to add some binds for it:
+
+- Bind =rofi -show drun -icon-theme "Papirus-Dark" -show-icons= to
+ super+d
+- Bind =rofi -show run= to super+r
+- Bind =rofi -show window -icon-theme "Papirus-Dark" -show-icons= to
+ super+w
+
+There is much more I could use rofi for but this is all I need.
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