README.md

Nekro Dots

I switched to hyprland, here is my new dots: https://github.com/FelipeFMA/nekrodots

⚠️ Disclaimer: Every configuration in this repository is adapted for my specific hardware and needs. If you intend to replicate it, be aware that extensive tweaking may be necessary.

Setup Guide

Prerequisites

• X Session with i3, a display manager, and NetworkManager (for WiFi) already installed and running.

Installation Steps

1. Install a terminal emulator (alacritty is used in this setup)

sudo pacman -S alacritty

2. Install an AUR helper (yay is my favorite)

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

3. Install the Nvidia driver:

yay -S nvidia          # For normal linux kernel

yay -S nvidia-dkms     # For custom kernels such as linux-zen

4. Install optimus-manager for managing GPUs and nano for editing text:

yay -S optimus-manager nano

• Reboot, add startup_mode=nvidia to /usr/share/optimus-manager.conf, and run optimus-manager --switch nvidia

5. Install autorandr for automatic display configuration:

yay -S autorandr

6. Install bluez and start it for Bluetooth connections:

yay -S bluez bluez-libs bluez-tools bluez-utils

sudo systemctl enable --now bluetooth

7. Install fonts:

yay -S noto-fonts noto-fonts-cjk noto-fonts-extra ttf-nerd-fonts-symbols ttf-nerd-fonts-symbols-common ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd ttf-sourcecodepro-nerd

8. Install polybar:

yay -S polybar

9. Install hsetroot for managing wallpapers:

yay -S hsetroot

10. Some other tools you probably want:

yay -S btop-gpu-git dunst flameshot neofetch xorg-xinput cpupower

11. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/FelipeFMA/nekrodots.git

12. Manually place the files in the appropriate locations and reboot.

You're done!

Happy configuring! 🚀