My i3/polybar rice for my Arch Linux system

My i3/polybar rice for my Arch Linux system

Arch-Rice

My i3/polybar rice for my Arch Linux system

Details

My system information

  • WM: i3-gaps
  • Bar: polybar
  • Linux Distro: Arch linux
  • Shell: bash
  • Terminal: alacritty
  • Launcher: rofi
  • File Manager: nautilus

Screenshots

screenshot screenshot

Installation

Dependencies

  • i3-gaps
  • polybar
  • rofi
  • cli-visualizer
  • playerctl
  • zscroll
  • spotify
  • pulseaudio (pipewire-pulse if using pipewire)
  • nvidia-smi

Install on arch linux by running the command appropriate for your audio server

for pipewire users:

yay -S i3-gaps polybar rofi cli-visualizer playerctl zscroll spotify pipewire-pulse nvidia

for pulseaudio users:

yay -S i3-gaps polybar rofi cli-visualizer playerctl zscroll spotify pulseaudio nvidia

Fonts

  • Monospace
  • Bitstream Vera Sans Mono Nerd Font
  • Twitter Color Emoji
  • Material Design Icons
  • Font Awesome 5 Free Regular

Install the fonts on arch linux by running

yay -S noto-fonts nerd-fonts-bitstream-vera-mono ttf-twemoji-color ttf-material-design-icons ttf-font-awesome-5

Backgrounds

Move the files from backgrounds to /usr/share/backgrounds

Credits

rofi

Thanks to elenapan for the rofi config that I totally stole and recoloured.

Wallpapers

To Do

  • configure polybar
  • configure i3
  • configure cli-visualizer
  • configure rofi
  • configure min browser and homepage. I only crossed this off because min lacks functionality and I had trouble using homepage as a new tab page.
  • configure emacs
  • configure betterlockscreen
  • configure dunst

Download Source Code

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Apr 22, 2022