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Setting up Desktop configs for ArchStrike

OpenBox

Install the package:

pacman -S archstrike-openbox-config

The configuration files go to /usr/share/archstrike-openbox-config

To change your openbox configuration, please run the following commands.

1) Remove the current openbox configuration files (not to be done if it's your first openbox install)

# lets backup first
mkdir -p ~/.config/backup
cp -a ~/.config/obmenu-generator ~/.config/openbox ~/.config/tint2 ~/.config/volumeicon ~/.config/backup
rm -rf ~/.config/obmenu-generator ~/.config/openbox ~/.config/tint2 ~/.config/volumeicon

You can return to your old configurations by copying the contents of the backup directory to ~/.config

2) Copy files

cp -a /usr/share/archstrike-openbox-config/etc/* ~/.config/

3) Add openbox to your .xinitrc

rm .xinitrc
echo 'exec openbox' > .xinitrc

4) Restart X or reboot If you are using a display manager you'll need to change your default desktop environment/window manager to openbox

i3

Install the package:

pacman -S archstrike-i3-config

The configuration files go to /usr/share/archstrike-i3-config

To change your i3 configuration, please run the following commands.

1) Remove the current i3 configuration files (not to be done if it's your first i3 install)

# lets backup first
mkdir -p ~/.config/backup
cp -a ~/.config/i3 ~/.config/i3status ~/.config/gtk-3.0 ~/.config/backup
rm -rf ~/.config/i3 ~/.config/i3status ~/.config/gtk-3.0

You can return to your old configurations by copying the contents of the backup directory to ~/.config

2) Copy files

cp -a /usr/share/archstrike-i3-config/config/* ~/.config/

3) Add i3 to your .xinitrc

rm .xinitrc
echo 'exec i3' > .xinitrc

4) Restart X or reboot If you are using a display manager you'll need to change your default desktop environment/window manager to i3

XFCE

Install the package:

pacman -S archstrike-xfce-config

The configuration files go to /usr/share/archstrike-xfce-config

To change your xfce configuration, please run the following commands.

1) Remove the current xfce configuration files (not to be done if it's your first xfce install)

# lets backup first
mkdir -p ~/.config/backup
cp -a ~/.config/desktop ~/.config/xfconf ~/.config/backup
rm -rf ~/.config/desktop ~/.config/xfconf

You can return to your old configurations by copying the contents of the backup directory to ~/.config

2) Copy files

cp -a /usr/share/archstrike-xfce-config/config/xfce4/* ~/.config/
cp -a /usr/share/archstrike-xfce-config/icons/* /usr/share/pixmaps/
cp -a /usr/share/archstrike-xfce-config/wallpapers/* /usr/share/backgrounds/xfce/

3) Add xfce4 to your .xinitrc

rm .xinitrc
echo 'exec xfce4' > .xinitrc

4) Restart X or reboot If you are using a display manager you'll need to change your default desktop environment/window manager to xfce