Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Screenshots
• Requirements
• Installation
• Post Installation
  • Zsh
  • Give Permission to scripts
  • Enable hypridle
• Programs
• Keybindings
  • Screenshot Keybinds
  • General Keybinds
  • Workspace Navigation
    • Move Focus with Arrow Keys
    • Switch Workspaces
    • Move Active Window to Workspace
  • Special Workspaces
  • Workspace Scroll
  • Window Management
  • Audio Controls
  • Brightness Controls
  • Global Keybinds
    • OBS
    • Discord
• Inspiration and Credits

Introduction

This repository contains my personal dotfiles for my Arch Linux setup. It features auto color scheme based on selected wallpaper. The dotfiles are managed using GNU Stow, there is a scripts in the .config/scripts/syncdot.sh which I use to sync the dotfiles, although keep in mind that personal, etc, screenshots will not be synced. For further information check stow-local-ignore. Feel free to use any part of the configuration that you find useful. Enjoy :)

Screenshots

Requirements

Ensure you have the following installed on your system (Not necessary mean u need those, these are for me to copy paste if i ever need to fresh install my system)

sudo pacman -S git hyprland kitty dolphin thunar waybar stow nvim hyprpaper zsh fastfetch snapper \
btrfs-assistant pipewire pipewire-alsa alsa-utils pipewire-pulse pavucontrol sof-firmware \
ttf-font-awesome ttf-liberation ttf-cascadia-code-nerd ttf-firacode-nerd ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd \
gwenview bluez bluez-utils blueman swaync okular qt5ct qt6ct kvantum arc-gtk cliphist \
dunst lazygit

yay -S system76-power pywal-16-colors hyprpicker papirus-folders-git grimblast-git smile python-pywalfox

Installation

First, check out the dotfiles repo in your $HOME directory using git

git clone https://github.com/SeakMengs/dotfiles.git
cd dotfiles

then use GNU stow to create symlinks

stow . -t ~

to unlink the created symlinks

stow -D . -t ~

to adopt change from the dotfiles that already exist in your system, use

stow . -t ~ --adopt

Post Installation

Zsh

Change the default shell to zsh

chsh -s $(which zsh)

Give Permission to scripts

chmod +x ~/.config/scripts/*

Enable hypridle

systemctl --user enable --now hypridle.service

Programs

• Window Manager: Hyprland
• Terminal: Kitty
• File Manager: Dolphin
• Bar: Waybar
• Launcher: Rofi
• Notification Daemon: Swaync
• Lockscreen: Hyprlock
• Logout Menu: Wlogout
• Wallpaper Setter: Swww
• Clipboard Manager: Cliphist

Keybindings

The main modifier key is set to SUPER (Windows key).

Screenshot Keybinds

Keybind	Action
SUPER+SHIFT+S	Take a screenshot of a region and save it to ~/Pictures/Screenshots/
Print	Take a screenshot of the whole screen and save it to ~/Pictures/Screenshots/

General Keybinds

Keybind	Action
SUPER+Q	Open terminal (kitty)
SUPER+C	Kill active window
SUPER+M	Exit Hyprland
SUPER+E	Open file manager (dolphin)
SUPER+V	Show clipboard history using cliphist and rofi
SUPER+T	Toggle floating mode for the active window
SUPER+Space	Open Rofi application launcher
SUPER+F	Toggle fullscreen for the active window
SUPER+P	Toggle pseudo mode (e.g., dwindle)
SUPER+J	Toggle split layout (e.g., dwindle)
SUPER+W	Open rofi menu to select wallpapers
SUPER+.	Open emoji picker (Smile)
SUPER+F4	Open logout menu (wlogout)

Workspace Navigation

Move Focus with Arrow Keys

Keybind	Action
SUPER+Left	Move focus to the left
SUPER+Right	Move focus to the right
SUPER+Up	Move focus up
SUPER+Down	Move focus down

Switch Workspaces

Keybind	Action
SUPER+1	Switch to workspace 1
SUPER+2	Switch to workspace 2
SUPER+3	Switch to workspace 3
SUPER+4	Switch to workspace 4
SUPER+5	Switch to workspace 5
SUPER+6	Switch to workspace 6
SUPER+7	Switch to workspace 7
SUPER+8	Switch to workspace 8
SUPER+9	Switch to workspace 9
SUPER+0	Switch to workspace 10

Move Active Window to Workspace

Keybind	Action
SUPER+SHIFT+1	Move active window to workspace 1
SUPER+SHIFT+2	Move active window to workspace 2
SUPER+SHIFT+3	Move active window to workspace 3
SUPER+SHIFT+4	Move active window to workspace 4
SUPER+SHIFT+5	Move active window to workspace 5
SUPER+SHIFT+6	Move active window to workspace 6
SUPER+SHIFT+7	Move active window to workspace 7
SUPER+SHIFT+8	Move active window to workspace 8
SUPER+SHIFT+9	Move active window to workspace 9
SUPER+SHIFT+0	Move active window to workspace 10

Special Workspaces

Keybind	Action
SUPER+A	Toggle special workspace
SUPER+SHIFT+A	Move active window to special workspace

Workspace Scroll

Keybind	Action
SUPER+Mouse Down	Scroll to the next workspace
SUPER+Mouse Up	Scroll to the previous workspace

Window Management

Keybind	Action
SUPER+Left Mouse Button	Move window
SUPER+Right Mouse Button	Resize window
SUPER+SHIFT+Right	Resize active window right by 20 pixels
SUPER+SHIFT+Left	Resize active window left by 20 pixels
SUPER+SHIFT+Up	Resize active window up by 20 pixels
SUPER+SHIFT+Down	Resize active window down by 20 pixels

Audio Controls

Keybind	Action
XF86AudioRaiseVolume	Increase volume by 5%
XF86AudioLowerVolume	Decrease volume by 5%
XF86AudioMute	Toggle mute
XF86AudioPlay	Play/Pause media
XF86AudioPrev	Previous media track
XF86AudioNext	Next media track

Brightness Controls

Keybind	Action
XF86MonBrightnessUp	Increase brightness by 5%
XF86MonBrightnessDown	Decrease brightness by 5%

Global Keybinds

OBS

Keybind	Action
F7	Start recording in OBS
F8	Stop recording in OBS

Discord

Keybind	Action
SHIFT+F6	Toggle mute in Discord

Inspiration and Credits

• adi1090x for the rofi themes
• rchrdwllm for inspiration
• zDyanTB for inspiration
• PROxZIMA for the waybar cava music module