Arch Linux Dot Files For Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

This repo is for quick customization, reproducibility, and notes/reminders for installing Arch Linux on the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3. It should have everything needed to go from the live install, to a GUI Desktop Environment with sound, etc.

Includes:

• i3: Window Manager
• Brave: Web Browser
• kiTTY: Terminal Emulator
• Pipewire: Audio Framework
• Nautilus: File Manager
• gcc: GNU C Compiler
• NeoVim: Terminal Text Editor
• mpv: Simple media player
• picom: A compositor for Xorg (make windows transparent, have drop shadow, or rounded corners)
• zig: The Zig Programming Language

Etc.

aur.sh

• Brave: The Brave web browser.
• xwinwrap: mmhobi7's fork of xwinwrap. Used for setting videos as a wallpaper in this X11 WM.

other_packages.sh

• Bun.js: A JavaScript/TypeScript runtime written in Zig. Comes with TypeScript out of the box.

How to Use:

Installation

• Follow the Arch Linux Install Guide until finishing Section 3.2.
• After running the arch-chroot /mnt command (section 3.2), install git and your desired text editor (in my case I will be using Neovim) from the Arch Linux package manager:

pacman -S git neovim --noconfirm

• Clone this repo, and cd into the directory and edit the install.sh file as you see fit:

git clone https://github.com/neetdemon/dotfiles.git
cd dotfiles
nvim install.sh

• Give install.sh executation access:

chmod +x install.sh

• Run install.sh:

./install.sh

• Exit the arch-chroot session and unmount the FileSystem partition:

logout
unmount -l /mnt

Post Installation

• Restart your computer and boot into your newly installed Arch Linux Operating System. (Not the Live Installation).
• Login and enable the required system services using systemctl and reboot your system:

systemctl enable NetworkManager
systemctl enable lightdm

Notes

• The SWAP partition should be double the size of your RAM. For example: If you have 8GB RAM, you should set your SWAP partition to 16GB. Otherwise if you're running on lower end systems (RAM <= 2GB), the SWAP partiiton should equal the size of the RAM.

Date: 05-19-2024

• For some reason, running the installer causes a blackscreen. Appending the nomodeselect parameter (by pressing the e key & typing nomodeselect at the end of the line) before running the live installation will get it to work.