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Installation

Overview

This file documents how to set up a fresh Arch Linux installation. It tangles several install scripts:

  • ~/install-main.sh — core desktop environment and tools
  • ~/install-desktop.sh — tangle and reload the full desktop environment (i3, polybar, sxhkd, picom, rofi, kitty, bash, X11)
  • ~/install-mail.sh — mail setup (mbsync, msmtp, neomutt, mu)
  • ~/install-calendar.sh — calendar and contacts (vdirsyncer, khal, khard)
  • ~/install-music.sh — music server and client (mopidy, ncmpcpp)
  • ~/install-latex.sh — LaTeX toolchain (texlive, biber)
  • ~/install-laptop.sh — laptop-specific tools (tlp, powertop, thermald)

All scripts use paru -S --needed --noconfirm --noconfirm to be idempotent (safe to re-run) and non-interactive.

Prerequisites

git 

sudo pacman -S git

Git configuration: ~/.gitconfig, ~/.gitignore_global

paru - AUR Helper

Must be installed first before running any script:

mkdir -p ~/.local/soft && cd ~/.local/soft
sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/paru.git
cd paru
makepkg -si

After that, the paru folder may be removed.

Desktop Install Script

Installs packages and tangles configs for the core desktop environment. Run this after paru is available to get a working, familiar environment fast.

set -euo pipefail

DOTFILES="${HOME}/.config/literate-dotfiles"

tangle() {
    emacs --batch -l org --eval "(org-babel-tangle-file \"${DOTFILES}/$1\")"
}

Packages 

echo "==> Desktop packages"
paru -S --needed --noconfirm \
    i3-wm \
    sxhkd \
    polybar \
    picom \
    dunst \
    rofi rofi-calc dmenu \
    kitty \
    bash bash-completion \
    zoxide \
    xorg-xrandr arandr \
    xautocfg \
    feh xwallpaper

Tangle Configs 

echo "==> Tangling desktop configs"
tangle "xconfig.org"          # ~/.Xresources, ~/.xprofile, ~/.config/X11/xinitrc
tangle "bash.org"             # ~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile, ~/.profile
tangle "kitty.org"            # ~/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
tangle "i3.org"               # ~/.config/i3/config
tangle "sxhkd.org"            # ~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
tangle "polybar.org"          # ~/.config/polybar/config.ini + scripts
tangle "compositor.org"       # ~/.config/picom/picom.conf
tangle "rofi.org"             # ~/.config/rofi/config.rasi
tangle "binaries.org"         # ~/.local/bin/* scripts
tangle "binaries-private.org" # ~/.local/bin/* scripts

Reload

If already running inside i3, restart in place — no need to log out:

echo "==> Reloading desktop"
i3-msg restart 2>/dev/null || echo "  (i3 not running, config will apply on next login)"

Main Install Script 

set -euo pipefail

DOTFILES="${HOME}/.config/literate-dotfiles"

tangle() {
    emacs --batch -l org --eval "(org-babel-tangle-file \"${DOTFILES}/$1\")"
}

Shell and Terminal 

echo "==> Shell and Terminal"
paru -S --needed --noconfirm \
    bash bash-completion zsh \
    kitty \
    tmux

Bash configuration: ~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile, ~/.config/bash/, ~/.profile

Fonts 

echo "==> Fonts"
paru -S --needed --noconfirm \
    ttf-hack-nerd \
    ttf-sourcecodepro-nerd \
    adobe-source-code-pro-fonts \
    noto-fonts-emoji

Default fonts: Monospace/Serif/Sans = Hack Nerd Font.

Text Editors 

echo "==> Text Editors"
paru -S --needed --noconfirm \
    neovim python-pynvim nodejs-neovim \
    emacs \
    aspell aspell-en aspell-fr

Neovim config: vim.org

Install Doom Emacs framework:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs ~/.emacs.d
~/.emacs.d/bin/doom install

Emacs config: doom.org

Security: GnuPG and Pass 

echo "==> GnuPG and Pass"
paru -S --needed --noconfirm \
    gnupg gnome-keyring \
    pass rofi-pass pass-git-helper

Generate a GPG key:

gpg --full-gen-key

To cache the passphrase, edit ~/.local/share/gnupg/gpg-agent.conf:

default-cache-ttl 60480000
max-cache-ttl 60480000

Initialize the password store:

pass git init
pass git remote add origin https://github.com/tdehaeze/pass.git

SSH

Generate a new SSH key:

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "dehaeze.thomas@gmail.com"
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519

Window Manager and Desktop 

echo "==> Window Manager and Desktop"
paru -S --needed --noconfirm \
    i3-wm \
    sxhkd \
    polybar \
    picom \
    dunst \
    rofi rofi-calc dmenu \
    xautocfg \
    xorg-xrandr arandr

File Manager 

echo "==> File Manager"
paru -S --needed --noconfirm yazi

Yazi config: yazi.org

Terminal Utilities 

echo "==> Terminal Utilities"
paru -S --needed --noconfirm \
    fd ripgrep fzf \
    xclip xsel \
    atool unzip \
    trash-cli \
    man-db \
    fastfetch

Browser 

echo "==> Browser"
paru -S --needed --noconfirm \
    qutebrowser python-adblock pdfjs \
    firefox-developer-edition passff-host

Qutebrowser config: qutebrowser.org

Spell checking for qutebrowser:

/usr/share/qutebrowser/scripts/dictcli.py install fr-FR
/usr/share/qutebrowser/scripts/dictcli.py install en-US

Media 

echo "==> Media"
paru -S --needed --noconfirm \
    mpv \
    jellyfin-tui \
    nsxiv \
    tesseract tesseract-data-eng tesseract-data-fra tesseract-data-osd \
    zathura zathura-pdf-mupdf zathura-djvu zathura-ps zathura-cb \
    pdfpc \
    gst-plugins-ugly gst-plugins-good gst-plugins-base-libs gst-plugins-base gst-plugins-bad gst-libav

Sound (PipeWire)

Core PipeWire packages (required):

echo "==> PipeWire"
paru -S --needed --noconfirm \
    pipewire pipewire-alsa pipewire-audio pipewire-jack pipewire-pulse \
    wireplumber

Optional GUI control (install manually when available):

echo "==> PipeWire GUI (optional)"
paru -S --needed --noconfirm pwvucontrol || echo "pwvucontrol failed, skipping"

Enable PipeWire services:

systemctl --user enable --now pipewire.socket
systemctl --user enable --now pipewire-pulse.socket
systemctl --user enable --now wireplumber.service

PDF and Image Utilities 

echo "==> PDF and Image Utilities"
paru -S --needed --noconfirm \
    pdf2svg qpdf pdfarranger \
    imagemagick \
    maim flameshot \
    unclutter \
    poppler

Office 

echo "==> Office"
paru -S --needed --noconfirm \
    onlyoffice-bin \
    libreoffice-fresh libreoffice-fresh-fr \
    inkscape

System Utilities 

echo "==> System Utilities"
paru -S --needed --noconfirm \
    udiskie \
    blueman \
    sshfs \
    xwallpaper \
    sof-firmware \
    usbutils \
    xautolock \
    npm \
    xorg-xkill \
    syncthing \
    wireguard-tools \
    gotify-dunst-git \
    gomuks \
    yt-dlp \
    python ipython python-pip

Enable Syncthing:

systemctl --user enable --now syncthing

Misc Utilities 

echo "==> Misc Utilities"
paru -S --needed --noconfirm \
    xwallpaper \
    highlight-pointer-git \
    mpd

SSH Keys for Tunnels

Use a single SSH key for all hosts (matches ~/.ssh/config).

KEY_FILE="$HOME/.ssh/id_ed25519"
HOMELAB_OK=1
ESRF_OK=1

# Generate main SSH key if it doesn't exist
if [ ! -f "${KEY_FILE}" ]; then
    echo ""
    echo "==> Generating main SSH key"
    read -p "Generate new SSH key at ${KEY_FILE}? [y/N] " -n 1 -r
    echo
    if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
        ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "thomas@$(hostname)" -f "${KEY_FILE}" -N ""
    else
        echo "Skipping SSH key generation"
    fi
fi

# Deploy key to a remote host if needed
deploy_ssh_key() {
    local host_name="$1"
    local remote_host="$2"
    local remote_port="${3:-22}"

    echo ""
    echo "==> Checking SSH key for ${host_name}"

    # Check if we can connect without password
    if ssh -o BatchMode=yes -o ConnectTimeout=5 -p "${remote_port}" "${remote_host}" exit 2>/dev/null; then
        echo "SSH key for ${host_name} is already deployed ✓"
        return 0
    fi

    # Prompt to deploy key
    read -p "Deploy SSH key to ${remote_host}? [y/N] " -n 1 -r
    echo
    if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
        ssh-copy-id -i "${KEY_FILE}.pub" -p "${remote_port}" "${remote_host}"
        return 0
    else
        echo "Skipping ${host_name} key deployment"
        return 1
    fi
}

# Setup homelab
deploy_ssh_key "homelab" "homelab" 22
HOMELAB_OK=$?

# Setup ESRF
deploy_ssh_key "esrf" "dehaeze@firewall.esrf.fr" 8022
ESRF_OK=$?

Systemd Services 

echo "==> Tangling systemd configs"
tangle "systemd.org"

Enable custom systemd services:

echo "==> Enabling systemd services"

if [ $HOMELAB_OK -eq 0 ]; then
    systemctl --user enable --now homelab-tunnel
else
    echo "  Skipping homelab-tunnel (SSH key not configured)"
fi

if [ $ESRF_OK -eq 0 ]; then
    systemctl --user enable --now esrf-tunnel
else
    echo "  Skipping esrf-tunnel (SSH key not configured)"
fi

systemctl --user enable --now syncthing

After Install

Enable TRIM (SSD only):

sudo systemctl enable --now fstrim.timer

Default Applications 

xdg-mime default qutebrowser.desktop x-scheme-handler/http
xdg-mime default qutebrowser.desktop x-scheme-handler/https

Mail Install Script

Mail setup documentation: mail.org

set -euo pipefail

Packages 

echo "==> Mail packages"
paru -S --needed --noconfirm \
    isync \
    msmtp \
    neomutt \
    mu \
    lynx urlview

Initialize mu 

echo "==> Initializing mu index"
mu init -m ~/.mail/
mu index

Systemd Timers 

echo "==> Enabling mail timers"
systemctl --user enable --now checkmail.timer
systemctl --user enable --now syncmail.timer

LaTeX Install Script 

set -euo pipefail

Packages 

echo "==> LaTeX packages"
paru -S --needed --noconfirm \
    texlive-most tllocalmgr-git \
    biber

Custom packages/classes go in ~/.local/share/texmf/tex/latex/local/. After adding new packages, run sudo texhash.

Laptop Install Script 

set -euo pipefail

Power Management 

echo "==> Laptop power management"
paru -S --needed --noconfirm \
    powertop \
    tlp \
    thermald
sudo systemctl enable --now tlp
sudo systemctl enable --now tlp-sleep
sudo systemctl enable --now thermald
sudo tlp start

Lid Open/Close

Configure in /etc/systemd/logind.conf. See Arch Wiki: Power management.

Matlab

Matlab is installed manually via MPM:

wget https://www.mathworks.com/mpm/glnxa64/mpm
chmod +x ./mpm
./mpm install --inputfile=./mpm_input_r2024b.txt

The MPM input file:

########################################################################
## Configuration File for Installing or Downloading R2024b MathWorks Products
########################################################################

destinationFolder=/home/thomas/.local/soft/Matlab/R2024b

########################################################################
## PRODUCTS
########################################################################

#product.5G_Toolbox
#product.AUTOSAR_Blockset
#product.Aerospace_Blockset
#product.Aerospace_Toolbox
#product.Antenna_Toolbox
#product.Audio_Toolbox
#product.Automated_Driving_Toolbox
#product.Bioinformatics_Toolbox
#product.Bluetooth_Toolbox
#product.C2000_Microcontroller_Blockset
#product.Communications_Toolbox
#product.Computer_Vision_Toolbox
product.Control_System_Toolbox
product.Curve_Fitting_Toolbox
#product.DDS_Blockset
#product.DSP_HDL_Toolbox
#product.DSP_System_Toolbox
#product.Data_Acquisition_Toolbox
#product.Database_Toolbox
#product.Datafeed_Toolbox
#product.Deep_Learning_HDL_Toolbox
#product.Deep_Learning_Toolbox
#product.Econometrics_Toolbox
#product.Embedded_Coder
#product.Filter_Design_HDL_Coder
#product.Financial_Instruments_Toolbox
#product.Financial_Toolbox
#product.Fixed-Point_Designer
#product.Fuzzy_Logic_Toolbox
#product.GPU_Coder
#product.Global_Optimization_Toolbox
#product.HDL_Coder
#product.HDL_Verifier
#product.Image_Acquisition_Toolbox
#product.Image_Processing_Toolbox
#product.Industrial_Communication_Toolbox
#product.Instrument_Control_Toolbox
#product.LTE_Toolbox
#product.Lidar_Toolbox
product.MATLAB
product.MATLAB_Coder
product.MATLAB_Compiler
#product.MATLAB_Compiler_SDK
product.MATLAB_Parallel_Server
#product.MATLAB_Production_Server
#product.MATLAB_Report_Generator
#product.MATLAB_Test
#product.MATLAB_Web_App_Server
#product.Mapping_Toolbox
#product.Medical_Imaging_Toolbox
#product.Mixed-Signal_Blockset
#product.Model_Predictive_Control_Toolbox
#product.Model-Based_Calibration_Toolbox
#product.Motor_Control_Blockset
#product.Navigation_Toolbox
product.Optimization_Toolbox
product.Parallel_Computing_Toolbox
#product.Partial_Differential_Equation_Toolbox
#product.Phased_Array_System_Toolbox
#product.Polyspace_Bug_Finder
#product.Polyspace_Bug_Finder_Server
#product.Polyspace_Code_Prover
#product.Polyspace_Code_Prover_Server
#product.Polyspace_Test
#product.Powertrain_Blockset
#product.Predictive_Maintenance_Toolbox
#product.RF_Blockset
#product.RF_PCB_Toolbox
#product.RF_Toolbox
#product.ROS_Toolbox
#product.Radar_Toolbox
#product.Reinforcement_Learning_Toolbox
#product.Requirements_Toolbox
#product.Risk_Management_Toolbox
#product.Robotics_System_Toolbox
product.Robust_Control_Toolbox
#product.Satellite_Communications_Toolbox
#product.Sensor_Fusion_and_Tracking_Toolbox
#product.SerDes_Toolbox
#product.Signal_Integrity_Toolbox
product.Signal_Processing_Toolbox
#product.SimBiology
#product.SimEvents
product.Simscape
#product.Simscape_Battery
#product.Simscape_Driveline
product.Simscape_Electrical
#product.Simscape_Fluids
product.Simscape_Multibody
product.Simulink
#product.Simulink_3D_Animation
#product.Simulink_Check
product.Simulink_Coder
product.Simulink_Compiler
product.Simulink_Control_Design
#product.Simulink_Coverage
#product.Simulink_Design_Optimization
#product.Simulink_Design_Verifier
product.Simulink_Desktop_Real-Time
#product.Simulink_Fault_Analyzer
#product.Simulink_PLC_Coder
product.Simulink_Real-Time
#product.Simulink_Report_Generator
#product.Simulink_Test
#product.SoC_Blockset
#product.Spreadsheet_Link
#product.Stateflow
#product.Statistics_and_Machine_Learning_Toolbox
product.Symbolic_Math_Toolbox
#product.System_Composer
product.System_Identification_Toolbox
#product.Text_Analytics_Toolbox
#product.UAV_Toolbox
#product.Vehicle_Dynamics_Blockset
#product.Vehicle_Network_Toolbox
#product.Vision_HDL_Toolbox
#product.WLAN_Toolbox
#product.Wavelet_Toolbox
#product.Wireless_HDL_Toolbox
#product.Wireless_Testbench

########################################################################
## CHECKSUM
########################################################################

?checksum=UjIwMjRi

Add Matlab binaries to PATH:

ln -s ~/.local/soft/Matlab/R2024b/bin/mex ~/.local/bin
ln -s ~/.local/soft/Matlab/R2024b/bin/matlab ~/.local/bin
ln -s ~/.local/soft/Matlab/R2024b/bin/glnxa64/mlint ~/.local/bin

Fix for gnutls crash on Arch (R2024b), see bbs.archlinux.org #10:

MATLABPATH=$HOME/.local/soft/Matlab/R2024B/bin/glnxa64/
GNUTLSPATH=/tmp/gnutls-3.8.9-1-x86_64.pkg
wget https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/g/gnutls/gnutls-3.8.9-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
mkdir -p "${GNUTLSPATH}"
tar -xvf gnutls-3.8.9-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst -C ${GNUTLSPATH}
mkdir "${MATLABPATH}"/gnutls
cp -a "${GNUTLSPATH}"/usr/lib/* "${MATLABPATH}"/gnutls/
cd "${MATLABPATH}"
ln -s gnutls/* ./

See also the Arch Wiki for other issues.

Useful Reference

Readline shortcuts

Keyboard Description
Ctrl+a Move to start of line
Ctrl+e Move to end of line
Alt+b/f Move word left/right
Ctrl+u Cut to start of line
Ctrl+k Cut to end of line
Ctrl+w Cut word before cursor
Ctrl+y Paste
Ctrl+r Reverse history search
Alt+r Restore original line

Archive and Extract

Use apack / aunpack (from atool):

Command Usage
aunpack foobar.tar.gz Extract all files from archive
apack myarchive.zip foo bar Create zip archive

Hardware

dmesg Detected hardware and boot messages
lshw Display information on hardware
lsusb -tv Show USB devices

Network

ip addr show Show all network interfaces
netstat -tulp List all active ports

Resources

Dotfiles

Linux Software Lists

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