Manjaro Post Install

Manjaro-Post-Install.md

Manjaro post install

Update mirrors:

sudo pacman-mirrors --geoip && sudo pacman -Syyu

Enable parallel downloads:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman#Enabling_parallel_downloads

Check Pacman updates:

checkupdates

List packages installed as dependencies and not required by any package (may be removed)

pacman -Qdt
# Remove all of them (the extra -q option is to show less info like package number)
sudo pacman -Rns $(pacman -Qqdt)

Remove / clear pacman cache

# "remove, keep 2" meaning: keep the past 2 versions
paccache -rk2

Remove / clear yay cache

yay -Sc --aur

Install and configure Zsh:

sudo pacman -Syu zsh
zsh /usr/share/zsh/functions/Newuser/zsh-newuser-install -f
chsh -s $(which zsh)

Install Yay (AUR packages):

sudo pacman -Syu yay

Uniform look for Qt and GTK (Breeze Dark)

Source: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Uniform_look_for_Qt_and_GTK_applications#Breeze

After the command below, go to System Settings > Appearance > Application Style > Configure GNOME/GTK Application Style and select Breeze (or Breeze Dark if any).

sudo pacman -Syu breeze-gtk kde-gtk-config

Chrome:

yay -Syu google-chrome

VSCode:

yay -Syu visual-studio-code-bin

Git:

sudo pacman -Syu git

Tilix:

sudo pacman -Syu tilix

Dependencies:

sudo pacman -Syu --needed base-devel libffi libyaml openssl zlib

General dependencies:

sudo pacman -Syu autoconf bison curl gettext re2c oniguruma unzip autoconf bison curl gettext re2c oniguruma unzip gnome-keyring

ASDF Install:

git clone https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf.git ~/.asdf --branch v0.7.8

ASDF Update:

asdf update

ASDF Ruby:

asdf plugin-add ruby https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-ruby.git
asdf list-all ruby
asdf install ruby <version>
asdf global ruby <version>

ASDF PHP:

asdf plugin-add php https://github.com/asdf-community/asdf-php.git
asdf list-all php
asdf install php <version>
asdf global php <version>

ASDF Node:

asdf plugin-add nodejs https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-nodejs.git
bash ~/.asdf/plugins/nodejs/bin/import-release-team-keyring
asdf list-all nodejs
asdf install nodejs <version>
asdf global nodejs <version>

ASDF Python:

asdf plugin-add python
asdf list-all python
asdf install python <version>
asdf global python <version>

• After every Python package installed with pip, you have to run asdf reshim python

GVim:

sudo pacman -Syu gvim

Dotfiles:

sh -c "`curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/skwp/dotfiles/master/install.sh `"
rake update

Set Hack 12 font and gruvbox colorscheme in YADR appearance:

vim ~/.yadr/vim/settings/yadr-appearance.vim

Use login shell instead of interactive shell:

1. Enter vimrc_after.vim:

   vim ~/.yadr/vim/after/plugin/vimrc_after.vim
   

2. Append this:

   " use login Shell instead of interactive shell
   if executable('zsh')
   set shell=/usr/bin/zsh\ -l
   endif

Jetbrains Toolbox:

yay -Syu jetbrains-toolbox

Set Jetbrains Toolbox correct icon path:

sudo vim /usr/share/applications/jetbrains-toolbox.desktop

Icon=/opt/jetbrains-toolbox/jetbrains-toolbox.svg

TTF Fonts:

sudo pacman -Syu ttf-hack ttf-ms-fonts

OpenJDK:

sudo pacman -Syu jre8-openjdk jdk8-openjdk

Generate SSH key:

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "user@pc-name"
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa

Flutter:

yay -Rns flutter
sudo rm -rf /opt/flutter
yay -Syu flutter
sudo groupadd flutterusers
sudo gpasswd -a <your_user> flutterusers
sudo chown -R :flutterusers /opt/flutter
newgrp flutterusers
sudo chmod -R g+w /opt/flutter
sudo setfacl -m u:<your_user>:rwx -R /opt/flutter

Tmux:

sudo pacman -Syu tmux

MySQL / MariaDB:

• MariaDB server and client:

  sudo pacman -Syu mariadb mariadb-clients
  sudo mariadb-install-db --user=mysql --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql
  sudo systemctl start mariadb
  sudo systemctl status mariadb
  

• MySQL Workbench:

  sudo pacman -Syu mysql-workbench
  

• DBeaver:

  sudo pacman -Syu dbeaver
  

• MySQL/MariaDB CLI Client mycli:

  pip install -U mycli
  asdf reshim python
  

• Connect using mycli:

  mycli -u <user> -h <host>
  

If ZSH problems:

rm -rf ~/.zcompdump*

Postman:

yay -Syu postman-bin

Enable TRIM for SSD:

sudo systemctl enable fstrim.timer

Timeshift for backup:

yay -Syu timeshift

TLP (for battery optimization):

sudo tlp start
sudo systemctl enable tlp --now

TLP UI:

sudo pacman -Syu tlpui

.NET Core and ASP.NET Core and EF Core globally:

sudo pacman -Syu dotnet-host dotnet-runtime dotnet-sdk aspnet-runtime
dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef

Docker:

sudo pacman -Syu docker
sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker
sudo groupadd docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
newgrp docker
docker info

PostgreSQL:

• Pull it from Docker and run it:

  $ docker pull postgres
  $ mkdir -p $HOME/docker/volumes/postgres
  $ docker run --name pg-docker -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=docker -d -p 5432:5432 -v $HOME/docker/volumes/postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data postgres
  

• Install it from pacman for the psql client:

  sudo pacman -Syu postgresql
  

• Connect using psql:

  psql -h localhost -U postgres
  

• Install pgcli:

  pip install -U pgcli
  asdf reshim python
  

Redshift:

• Install:

  sudo pacman -Syu redshift
  

• Enter Redshift and add it to the startup applications

Xdebug for PHP:

• Install:

  pecl install xdebug
  

• Create php.ini with path /home/<user>/.asdf/installs/php/<version>/php.ini and content:

  [xdebug]
  zend_extension=/home/<user>/.asdf/installs/php/<version>/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-<some-number>/xdebug.so
  xdebug.remote_enable=on
  xdebug.remote_host=127.0.0.1
  xdebug.remote_port=9000
  xdebug.remote_handler=dbgp
  xdebug.remote_autostart=on

Warsaw:

• Install:

  yay -Syu warsaw-bin
  

• Start the service:

  sudo systemctl start warsaw.service
  
  

Some command line tools / utilities

• bat - A cat(1) clone with syntax highlighting and Git integration:

  sudo pacman -Syu bat
  

• delta - A viewer for git and diff output:

  sudo pacman -Syu git-delta
  

• jq - Command-line JSON processor:

  sudo pacman -Syu jq
  

• httpie: Command-line HTTP client. JSON support, colors, sessions, downloads, plugins & more:

  sudo pacman -Syu httpie
  

• neofetch: A command-line system information tool:

  sudo pacman -Syu neofetch
  

• tldr: Collaborative cheatsheets for console commands (a modern man):

  sudo pacman -Syu tealdeer
  

• cheat.sh: Cheatsheet everything (https://github.com/chubin/cheat.sh#installation):

  $ yay -S cht.sh-git
  $ # ZSH tab completion (https://github.com/chubin/cheat.sh#zsh-tab-completion)
  $ mkdir ~/.zsh.d/
  $ curl https://cheat.sh/:zsh > ~/.zsh.d/_cht
  $ echo 'fpath=(~/.zsh.d/ $fpath)' >> ~/.zshrc
  $ source ~/.zshrc
  

• exa: A modern replacement for ls:

  sudo pacman -Syu exa
  

• xclip: Copy/paste clipboard:

  sudo pacman -Syu xclip
  

• ncdu: Disk usage analyzer with an ncurses interface (like KDE Filelight but CLI):

  sudo pacman -Syu ncdu
  

Replace pulseaudio with pipewire:

• https://forum.manjaro.org/t/what-is-the-correct-way-to-install-package-manjaro-pipewire/49738/7
• Remove pulseaudio completely:

  sudo pacman -Rns (or -Rdd ?) manjaro-pulse pulseaudio pulseaudio-alsa pulseaudio-bluetooth pulseaudio-ctl pulseaudio-equalizer pulseaudio-jack pulseaudio-lirc pulseaudio-qt pulseaudio-rtp pulseaudio-zeroconf
  

• Install pipewire:

  sudo pacman -S manjaro-pipewire pipewire-pulse
  

SimpleScreenRecorder:

sudo pacman -S simplescreenrecorder
sudo pacman -S zenity (check if needed)
yay -S ffmpeg-compat-57 (yay -Qm, check if needed)