- Familiarize with
.xinitrc
:- What does
exec
do:exec
replaces the current process with the one specified: https://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?175576-exec-command-in-xinitrc
.xinitrc
should have executable persmissionschmod +x .xinitrc
(https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/xmonad-doesnt-start-with-startx-command.2096753/post-14224554)
- What does
-
.xinitrc
vs.xsession
, which one should I use? - Set up xmobar:
- Set a decent theme for the terminal: http://dotshare.it/dots/8352/
- How to use the colors specified in
Xresources
: https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/8giij5/guide_defining_program_colors_through_xresources/ - More options here: http://dotshare.it/category/terms/colors/
- How to use the colors specified in
- Set up a display locker:
- Login screen:
- Setup vim colours
- Setup
dmenu
- Set up a right theme:
- Setup vim theme:
- Setup vim-plug: https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/wiki/tutorial
- Palenight: https://github.com/drewtempelmeyer/palenight.vim
- Enable italics (see README)
- Speed up system booting with GRUB:
- Edit
/etc/default/grub
: - Make the changes take effect:
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
.- This will move the changes from
/etc/default/grub
to/boot/grub/grub.cgf
.
- This will move the changes from
- Edit