Manjaro Linux Reinstall Record

2024-03-07 linux, manjaro Comments Word Count: 1.6k(words) Read Count: 9(minutes)

Manjaro Linux Setup

Install

partition

NAME                                          MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE  MOUNTPOINTS
nvme0n1                                       259:0    0 931.5G  0 disk
├─nvme0n1p1                                   259:1    0   400M  0 part  /boot/efi
...
├─nvme0n1p5                                   259:5    0   258G  0 part
│ └─luks-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx 254:0    0   258G  0 crypt /
...

esp partition nvme0n1p1 mount on \boot\efi, while the root system installed on crypted partition nvme0n1p5 with LUKSv1. Replace block names according to actual situation of your computer.

System modification

Before start, make an upgrade for the whole system.

1	sudo pacman -Syu

Repository

Change server location: China

Add archlinuxcn Repository at the end of file.

sudo echo >> /etc/pacman.conf "
[archlinuxcn]
Server = https://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/archlinuxcn/$arch
"

Enable flatpak and AUR in "Add / Remove Software" setting.
Install yay tool for more comfortable package management experience.
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sudo pacman -S yay

Shell

Install oh-my-zsh-git from archlinuxcn repository with the latest code.

1	yay -S archlinuxcn/oh-my-zsh-git

After installing the package, copy .zshrc from system to home directory.

1	cp /usr/share/oh-my-zsh/zshrc ~/.zshrc

Add the following code to the end of .zshrc for original manjaro shell experience.

# Use powerline
USE_POWERLINE="true"
# Source manjaro-zsh-configuration
if [[ -e /usr/share/zsh/manjaro-zsh-config ]]; then
source /usr/share/zsh/manjaro-zsh-config
fi
# Use manjaro zsh prompt
if [[ -e /usr/share/zsh/manjaro-zsh-prompt ]]; then
source /usr/share/zsh/manjaro-zsh-prompt
fi

At last, make some small modification, install autojump plugin.

1	yay -S autojump

modify the .zshrc file.

1	plugins=(git autojump)

then, change shell to zsh.

1	chsh -s /bin/zsh

sudo without password add this line at the end of file /etc/sudoers.d/10-installer
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sudo echo %wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL >> /etc/sudoers.d/10-installer

GPU Switch

Use envycontrol to switch intel, nvidia, and hybrid mode.

1	yay -S envycontrol

In addition, a kde plasma5 widget can be convenient.

1	yay -S plasma5-applets-optimus-gpu-switcher

Fonts

Install several fonts both in Latin and Chinese.

1	yay -S wqy-microhei-lite wqy-bitmapfont wqy-microhei wqy-zenhei ttf-roboto adobe-source-han-sans-cn-fonts adobe-source-han-serif-cn-fonts

Install ttf-apple-emoji to replace original noto-fonts-emoji

1	yay -S ttf-apple-emoji

Make system custom font configuration to enable apple color emoji and change preferred Chinese fonts.

1 2	sudo touch /etc/fonts/local.conf sudo vim /etc/fonts/local.conf

Paste following code into local.conf.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
 <alias>
   <family>sans-serif</family>
   <prefer>
     <family>Noto Sans</family>
     <family>Apple Color Emoji</family>
     <family>Noto Emoji</family>
     <family>DejaVu Sans</family>
     <family>Source Han Sans CN</family>
   </prefer> 
 </alias>
 
 <alias>
   <family>serif</family>
   <prefer>
     <family>Noto Serif</family>
     <family>Apple Color Emoji</family>
     <family>Noto Emoji</family>
     <family>DejaVu Serif</family>
     <family>Source Han Serif CN</family>
   </prefer>
 </alias>
 
 <alias>
  <family>monospace</family>
  <prefer>
    <family>Noto Mono</family>
    <family>Apple Color Emoji</family>
    <family>Noto Emoji</family>
    <family>DejaVu Sans Mono</family>
    <family>WenQuanYi Micro Hei Mono</family>
   </prefer>
 </alias>
</fontconfig>

Command

Install some very useful and common tools.

1	yay -S zip net-tools base-devel nmap vulscan python-pypandoc

1	yay -S cowsay xcowsay sl asciiquarium fortune-mod cmatrix oneko toilet lolcat

Appearance

Install latte dock

1	yay -S latte-dock

Change the desktop layout:

move panel from bottom to top;
add widgets into panel: Application Launcher, Global menu, Panel Spacer, Network speed, CatWalk, System tray, Pager, Digital clock, Peek at Desktop.
add latte dock at bottom of desktop with widgets: Application Dashboard, Latte Tasks, Trashcan, Analog clock.
add a weather widget right side the desktop.

For widgets configuration, CatWalk idle threshold is 30%, weather location is Tianjin, China. For latte dock, Items absolute size is 56px., zoom on hover is 10%, background size is 14%, and Opacity is 52%.

swapfile

The system has no swap partition after default installation process, for the full suspend and hibernation function experience, we setup swap manually.

Create a swap file matched the physical memory and set proper permissions.

1 2	sudo fallocate -l 8G /.swapfile # create a hide swapfile on root / sudo chmod 600 /.swapfile

Enable and open swap

1 2	sudo mkswap /.swapfile sudo swapon /.swapfile

Insert swap info into fstab

1	sudo echo "/.swapfile none swap defaults 0 0" >> /etc/fstab

Reboot and check if the swap on

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swapon
NAME       TYPE SIZE USED PRIO
/.swapfile file   8G   0B   -2

Samba

In Dolphin, the property share tab is unavailable because of samba service broken. Now we fix it.

yay -S samba
sudo touch /etc/samba/smb.conf
sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/samba/usershares
sudo groupadd sambashares -U [username]
sudo chown [username]:sambashares /var/lib/samba/usershares
sudo chmod 1770 /var/lib/samba/usershares

sudo systemctl enable smb.service

# Optionally, for accessible via NetBIOS host name
sudo systemctl enable nmb.service

# Optionally, for discoverable by most non-Windows file managers
sudo systemctl enable avahi-daemon.service

# Optionally, for discoverable by Windows, wsdd service required 
yay -S wsdd
sudo systemctl enable wsdd.service

Add following text into smb.conf (in order to prevent bugs, add a blank line at the end of file.)

[global]
        usershare path = /var/lib/samba/usershares
        usershare max shares = 100
        usershare allow guests = yes
        usershare owner only = yes

then reboot.

Attention: it seems like there are many bugs in property share tab.

Firewall

A Firewall and Firewall GUI manager is optional for network using.

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yay -S firewalld
sudo systemctl enable firewalld.service
sudo systemctl start firewalld.service

SSD trim

Trim is referred to discard unused blocks on the SSD. Trim on encrypted device has specific security risks, but for most users, the benefit of TRIM outweigh those security concerns.

1 2	sudo cryptsetup --allow-discards --persistent refresh luks-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx sudo fstrim -a -v

Java environment

In order to run jar application such as minecraft, Java environment is required. we can install OpenJDK environment with JavaFX support.

1	yay -S aur/java-openjfx # jre and jdk will be installed as dependencies automatically

Install and config application

git

add lfs support

1	yay -S git-lfs

config username and e-mail.

1 2	git config --global user.name "My Name" git config --global user.email "myemail@example.com"

Internet Technology

there are many useful packages in repository.

1	yay -S archlinuxcn/*****-verge-rev-bin watt-toolkit-bin

fcitx5 and rime

Install fcitx5 bundle including 4 packages:

fcitx5 2) fcitx5-configtool 3) fcitx5-gtk 4) fcitx5-qt

and other extra packages

1	yay -S fcitx5-im fcitx5-lua kcm-fcitx5 fcitx5-rime fcitx5-chinese-addons libime manjaro-asian-input-support-fcitx5 rime-symbols

then reboot to apply modify.

clone clover_flypinyin to local

1	git clone https://github.com/happylzyy/rime-cloverpinyin.git

follow the README.md to build the package.

extract package to /usr/share/rime-data and replace exsiting file.

create a config file in ~/.local/share/fcitx5/rime

1	touch default.custom.yaml

and write

patch:
  "menu/page_size": 5
  schema_list:
    - schema: clover_flypy
    - schema: clover

restart the rime engine.

apparmor

install apparmor utils and enable the service.

1 2	yay -S apparmor systemctl enable apparmor.service

Add kernel cmdline as follows. This section is not suitable for grub but for UKI.

1 2	mkdir /etc/cmdline.d touch /etc/cmdline.d/security.conf

1 2	# enable apparmor lsm=landlock,lockdown,yama,integrity,apparmor,bpf audit=1 audit_backlog_limit=256

vim

install gvim via yay tool.

1	yay -S gvim

clone the vim config to .vim folder.

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mkdir -p ~/.vim && cd ~/.vim
git clone https://github.com/happylzyy/vim-init.git
cd vim-init && git checkout linux

create a new file

.vimrc' in home directory and add following code 1
echo source ~/.vim/vim-init/init.vim > .vimrc
 open vim, type

:PluginInstall` to fix missing plugins via internet.

typora

the last free version of typora is 0.11.18(beta), we can build it by using AUR PKGBUILD.

1	yay -S aur/typora-free

albert

1	yay -S archlinuxcn/albert

Open System Setting -> Startup and Shutdown->Autostart, add albert in autorun list.

Attention: albert has no wayland support yet.

WPS

Install wps and all dependencies including chinese language support, font packages, and several fix patch, etc.

1	yay -S wps-office wps-office-all-dicts-win-languages wps-office-mui-zh-cn wps-office-mime-cn wps-office-fonts wps-office-bwrap freetype2-wps ttf-wps-fonts ttf-ms-fonts

install bug fix libtiff5

1	yay -S libtiff5

GIMP

1	yay -S gimp

Make GIMP Look Like Photoshop, follow the PhotoGIMP project.

Node.js

1	yay -S nodejs npm

configure local repository

1	npm config set registry https://registry.npmmirror.com/

OneDrive

As some files synced on onedrive, we install onedriver and create some links

yay -S onedrive-abraunegg onedrivegui
# Seting onedrive at ~/OneDrive in the onedrivegui app

ln -s ~/OneDrive/Sync/Minecraft/server ./server
ln -s ~/OneDrive/Sync/Calibre ./Calibre
ln -s ~/OneDrive/Sync/Zotero/storage ./Zotero/storage

Other app without configuration

1	yay -S steam stellarium visual-studio-code-bin zenmap wechat-beta-bwrap lx-music-desktop-bin calibre zotero kleopatra

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