Abiola Ibrahim abiosoft

Arch Dev Container Setup

Prerequisites

Linux distro using Systemd with systemd-container package installed.

Install arch boostrap

$ curl -LO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tokland/arch-bootstrap/master/arch-bootstrap.sh

Gnome

# pacman -S gnome
# systemctl enable gdm

i3

# pacman -S i3 volumeicon dunst scrot xfce4-power-manager \
xautolock network-manager-applet ttf-font-awesome feh \
awesome-terminal-fonts gnome-terminal polkit polkit-gnome \

Edit /usr/share/themes/<theme name>/cinnamon/cinnamon.css

change font-family for fonts.
change .window-list-item-label and .window-list-item-box for window list

	[Desktop Entry]
	Name=Activities
	Comment=Show Windows & Workspaces
	GenericName=Activities
	Exec=xdotool key super
	Icon=emblem-photos-symbolic
	Type=Application
	StartupNotify=true
	Categories=GNOME;
	MimeType=text/plain;

	Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/14heuu/xfce_gala_plank_awesome/

	Add the elementary daily ppa and install gala + plank + dconf-tools

	sudo apt-add-repository ppa:elementary-os/daily
	sudo apt-get update $$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
	sudo apt-get install gala plank dconf-tools gtk2-engines-pixbuf

	Set gala as xfce's default window manager

	Open a Terminal and try the next commands :

	dbus-send --session --dest=org.pantheon.gala --print-reply /org/pantheon/gala org.pantheon.gala.PerformAction int32:1
	Luna : Workspace Overview ( keep Enter pressed ), Freya : Multitasking View

	dbus-send --session --dest=org.pantheon.gala --print-reply /org/pantheon/gala org.pantheon.gala.PerformAction int32:2
	Terminal maximizes

	dbus-send --session --dest=org.pantheon.gala --print-reply /org/pantheon/gala org.pantheon.gala.PerformAction int32:3
	Terminal minimizes

	# i3blocks config file
	#
	# Please see man i3blocks for a complete reference!
	# The man page is also hosted at http://vivien.github.io/i3blocks
	#
	# List of valid properties:
	#
	# align
	# color
	# command

	#!/usr/bin/env bash

	PROJECT=$(cat meson.build\| grep 'project(' \| head -n1 \| awk -F "'" '{print $2 }')

	meson . build && cd build && ninja && ./$PROJECT

	https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/wernight/powerline-web-fonts@ba4426cb0c0b05eb6cb342c7719776a41e1f2114/PowerlineFonts.css



	https://fontlibrary.org/face/go-mono

	Append to /etc/systemd/system.conf

	DefaultLimitNOFILE=500000