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feat(arch): instructions on setting the background
Signed-off-by: chris1320 <chris1320is@protonmail.com>
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Operating Systems/Arch Linux/Contents/Setting Up Hyprland.md

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```bash
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cp "./assets/wallpapers/<your desired wallpaper>" ~/.config/background
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# I personally use `evening-sky.png` as my wallpaper.
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> [!TIP] Previewing Images In The Terminal

Operating Systems/Arch Linux/Contents/Setting Up SDDM.md

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# Setting Up SDDM
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SDDM will be the display manager that our setup will use. It will be your "login screen". Install and enable the SDDM service to start the display manager on boot.
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SDDM will be the display manager that our setup will use. It will be your
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"login screen". Install and enable the SDDM service to start the display
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manager on boot.
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```bash
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paru -S sddm qt6-svg qt6-virtualkeyboard ttf-opensans noto-fonts qt6-multimedia-ffmpeg pipewire-jack
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systemctl enable sddm.service
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```
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I use [Keyitdev](https://github.com/Keyitdev)'s [sddm-astronaut-theme](https://github.com/Keyitdev/sddm-astronaut-theme) as my SDDM theme. Clone their SDDM configuration files to their designated locations.
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I use [Keyitdev](https://github.com/Keyitdev)'s [sddm-astronaut-theme](https://github.com/Keyitdev/sddm-astronaut-theme)
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as my SDDM theme. Clone their SDDM configuration files to their designated
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locations. I also changed the wallpaper included in their repository, so
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we'll have to copy that from `~/Temp/ArchLinuxDotfiles` as well.
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> [!NOTE]
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> Make sure that git submodules are pulled before attempting to copy the files from `./dotfiles/sddm/sddm-astronaut-theme` directory.
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> ```bash
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> git submodule update --init --recursive --remote
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> ```
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```bash
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sudo cp -r ./dotfiles/sddm/sddm-astronaut-theme /usr/share/sddm/themes/sddm-astronaut-theme
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sudo mkdir -p /etc/sddm.conf.d
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sudo cp -r ./dotfiles/sddm/sddm.conf /etc/sddm.conf.d/sddm.conf
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printf '[General]\nInputMethod=qtvirtualkeyboard' | sudo tee /etc/sddm.conf.d/virtualkbd.conf
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sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/wallpapers
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sudo cp "./assets/wallpapers/<your desired wallpaper>" /usr/share/wallpapers/sddm-bg
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```
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> ```
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> [!TIP] Currently, I use `5am_Train_1920x1080.jpg` as my SDDM background.
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Edit the `/usr/share/sddm/themes/sddm-astronaut-theme/Themes/theme1.conf` file
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and change the following lines:
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| Key | Value |
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| -------------- | ------------------------------- |
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| `Background` | `/usr/share/wallpapers/sddm-bg` |
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| `FormPosition` | `left` |
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