X-Git-Url: https://git.danix.xyz/?p=my-dotfiles.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.md;fp=README.md;h=b57b53fc95f3ef025c3e30ff9ef7e131eb9b2329;hp=ddf63aa8dd6b6d3569638b14b19b648da4c920fd;hb=7abef725078fc52196b630c95f354fb58864c743;hpb=6be4fcd546b01b14b5f06306ab5b7c0391913bfa diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ddf63aa..b57b53f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,25 +4,24 @@ This is the collection of dotfiles that I use on my laptop for ricing pourposes ## Getting Started -Most of these files will go in your home directory. See [Installing](#installing) for a brief description of where to put each file in this repository. +Most of these files will go in your home directory. See [Installing](#Installing) for a brief description of where to put each file in this repository. ### Prerequisites You should know how linux works at least a little bit, but you can use this setup as your starting point, so Bash is a must. -I work on [Slackware](http://www.slackware.com/) since 2006, so you'll have to adapt everything if you're using another distro. As for the software used here you have it: +I use [Slackware](http://www.slackware.com/) since 2006, so you'll have to adapt everything if you're using another distro. As for the software used here you have it: -* [i3-gaps](https://github.com/Airblader/i3) - My window manager of choice. +* [i3](https://i3wm.org/) - My window manager of choice. * [feh](https://feh.finalrewind.org/) - wallpaper setter. Fast and lightweight. -* [conky](https://github.com/brndnmtthws/conky) - system monitor, I use it for my desk clock, but it can do so so much more. * [rofi](https://github.com/davatorium/rofi) - Extremely customizable dmenu replacement, I use the git version. -* [tint2](https://gitlab.com/o9000/tint2) - Great lightweight bar that can run custom scripts. -* [compton](https://github.com/chjj/compton) - Lightweight compositor. +* [picom](https://github.com/yshui/picom) - Lightweight compositor. +* [polybar](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/) - Lightweight but highly configurable bar. ### Installing The **bin** directory is where we'll store all executables, so you may want to add it to your path, otherwhise you could use something like `/usr/local/bin`, but make sure to fix every reference to your executables in the other files. -**i3**, **conky**, **rofi** and **tint2** directories must go inside your `~/.config` directory, this is standard and you shouldn't have any problems with it. +**i3**, **conky**, **rofi** and **polybar** directories must go inside your `~/.config` directory, this is standard and you shouldn't have any problems with it. **Xresources**, **bash_profile**, **bashrc** and **xinitrc** are all hidden files and you should place them in your home prepending a dot to their names, so everything should look like this: ``` @@ -33,7 +32,9 @@ $> ls /home/danix .xinitrc [...] ``` + Here's how it looks for me on a fresh install: + ``` $> tree /home/danix ├── .Xresources