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A Cozy rice ❃
Hey there!! I've been working on a Qtile rice for a while now, and I'm excited to share it with you. I've always been fascinated by the way the bar works in Qtile, so that's what I focused on for this rice. I'm thrilled with the results, and I hope you'll be impressed too.
Qtile might not be the most popular window manager out there, but it's definitely worth checking out. It has some amazing features and possibilities, and I hope my rice will inspire you to give it a try. So without further ado, here's my Qtile rice - I'm excited to finally show it off! Thanks for taking the time to check it out.
Note: This installation script is specifically designed for Arch Linux users, and I can only guarantee that it will work for a freshly installed system. If you've been using a different window manager, no worries - just be sure to take a complete backup of your current dots before running the script. And if you're already using Oh My Zsh, don't forget to remove that folder from your home directory
Automated Installation
- Clone the repo and cd into the cloned folder.
git clone https://github.com/Darkkal44/Cozytile
cd Cozytile
Now that you're in the cloned folder, it's time to run the script
- Make the script executable
chmod +x install.sh
- Run the script
./install.sh
Once the script finishes its work and launches SDDM, it's time to choose Qtile from the WM selector and dive right into the Amazing world of Qtile!
Note: While this guide is primarily intended for Arch Linux users, If you're running a different OS like Fedora, NixOS, or Debian. You'll still be able to follow along and get a clear idea of how to set things up. (using your OS's package manager and other tools)
Keep in mind that this configuration is tailored to assume that the main files, like ".config", will be located in the home folder (~/). However, if that's not the case for you, don't worry - you'll just need to make a few manual adjustments to the dotfiles.
Dependencies
To get started, let's make sure we have all the necessary prerequisites. In this case, I'm using Paru as the AUR helper, but keep in mind that your system may require a different approach.
- Installation using paru
paru -Syu base-devel qtile python-psutil pywal-git feh picom-jonaburg-fix dunst zsh starship playerctl brightnessctl alacritty pfetch thunar rofi ranger cava pulseaudio alsa-utils neovim vim git sddm --noconfirm --needed
- Fonts required for the bar and other utils
➺ Any nerd font
Download the zip files for these fonts, extract them and put them into .local/share/fonts/ or /usr/share/fonts/
Shell
Next step is to install and setup the shell.
- Change the default shell to Zsh
chsh -s $(which zsh)
- Setting up Oh-my-zsh & plugins
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)" "" --unattended
git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions
git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting
Dotfiles
With all the necessary prerequisites now installed, the next step is to replicate my setup by copying the dotfiles
- Clone the repo and cd into the cloned folder.
git clone https://github.com/Darkkal44/Cozytile
cd Cozytile
Now that you're in the cloned folder, it's time to copy those files over to your home directory.
- Copy the files using cp
cp -R ./. ~/
Final step
Now that you're done with copying the dotfiles, it's time to hop into Qtile. This requires installing a display manager like sddm. Here are the steps to install sddm:
- Install it using paru
paru -Sy sddm
- Enable and start sddm
sudo systemctl enable sddm && sudo systemctl start sddm
Now that you're in the login screen of sddm, just select Qtile from wm selector, then login with your root password! viola ✨
- Enjoy!
Congratulations! You have successfully replicated my setup! Feel free to experiment with the configurations and enjoy!!!
Table
| Key | Bind |
|---|---|
| Qtile Defaults | |
| super + h | Move focus to left |
| super + l | Move focus to right |
| super + j | Move focus to down |
| super + k | Move focus to up |
| super + space | Move window focus to other window |
| super + control + h | Move window to the left |
| super + control + l | Move window to the right |
| super + control + j | Move window to the down |
| super + control + k | Move window to the up |
| super + shift + h | Grow windows to the left |
| super + shift + l | Grow windows to the right |
| super + shift + j | Grow windows to the down |
| super + shift + k | Grow windows to the up |
| super + n | Reset all window sizes |
| super + f | Toggle fullscreen |
| super + shift + Return | Toggle between split and unsplit sides of stack |
| super + Tab | Toggle between layouts |
| super + Control + r | Restart Qtile |
| super + Control + q | Shutdown Qtile |
| Custom | |
| super + Return | Launch Terminal |
| super + c | Close/Kill focused window |
| super + r | App launcher/ Rofi Drun |
| super + p | Rofi Powermenu |
| super + t | Rofi Theme_switcher |
| super + e | Thunar File manager |
| super + s | Flameshot (Screenshot) |
| super + h | Roficlip |
CREDITS
A huge thanks to all my Unixporn Discord friends for their help and support throughout this! While I can't name each of you individually (the list will be huge lol.), please know that I truly appreciate everything you've done. Thank you!
Thanks to claudiotesta for the stunning wallpaper used in the Natura theme. Additionally, I'd like to express my gratitude to all the other artists whose wallpapers I've used in this rice. While I wasn't able to locate the source or artist for every wallpaper, if anyone knows, please don't hesitate to let me know
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