A collection of scripts for a fast an easy installation of all software, icons, themes, cursors, ... automatically.
I will be using the following elements :
Sardi icons at AUR and Sourceforge
Surfn icons at AUR and Github
Aureola conky at Github
Plank themes at Github
More info can be found on http://erikdubois.be
#Screenshots
#Tutorials
Installation of Arch Linux is documented on https://erikdubois.be
##1. Arch installation
Archlinux installation can be found in this article. It will be shown in VirtualBox in order to be able to make a tutorial. Remember to choose the proper graphical driver and not the virtual box driver when installing on a ssd or harddisk.
http://erikdubois.be/how-to-install-arch-linux/
##2. Desktop environment installation
The installation of the desktop environment on Arch Linux can be found in this article
http://erikdubois.be/how-to-install-openbox-on-arch-linux/
#Remember
##Change from qwerty to azerty in openbox
setxkbmap -model pc101 -layout be
Arch Linux Openbox playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlloYVGq5pS58Uc7Dgnu-Fk1BsS5Nnk6p
Showing all sardi and surfn icons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHjCRJ3FdG0
This icon theme can be downloaded at sourceforge.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sardi/
You can also use
- packer -S sardi-icons
- pacaur -S sardi-icons
- yaourt -S sardi-icons
Sardi is meant to be changed by the users. You can use scripts to change the hexadecimal colour code in about 3 seconds.
Start your reading about Sardi here : http://erikdubois.be/overview-sardi-icons-version-9-sardi-extra-icons/
Follow the collection on google+ : https://plus.google.com/u/0/collection/YFP-LB
The most recent pictures can be found there.
More documentation on http://erikdubois.be/category/sardi-icons/
##Download the Sardi-extra icons
There is also a collection of Sardi Extra icons at
https://github.com/erikdubois/Sardi-Extra
These icons can be downloaded but will not be maintained. Nor are they part of the core icons of Sardi. They are the result of ideas and scripts that are included in Sardi icons.
More documentation on http://erikdubois.be/category/sardi-icons/
##Download the Surfn icons
For ease of installation I use the script.
You can also use
- packer -S surfn-icons
- pacaur -S surfn-icons
- yaourt -S surfn-icons
More info can be found here : https://github.com/erikdubois/Surfn
##Install the Aureola conky collection
This is an exercise in writing conky configurations in lua syntax.
In above screenshots you can see the conky's at work.
More information can be found here : http://erikdubois.be/category/linux/aureola/
##Change the cursor
I like the breeze cursors.
##Install the plank and download 100+ themes
Plank is installed via the main scripts.
If you want to install 100+ plank themes, you need to run the script.
Find plank in the menu and start it. CTRL + Right-click on the plank and choose preferences and put in on top.
Surfn icons and all plank themes
Sardi icons and all plank themes
Read more on plank e.g. how to autostart plank on boot : http://erikdubois.be/category/linux/plank/
##Change from bash to zsh in your terminal
I like bash but I prefer zsh with lots of different themes from oh-my-zsh to spice things up. So let us install that via the script.
##Download this github for ease of installation
You can run any of these scripts by downloading the zip file from github. Go to the download folder and right-click to Extract here. Go inside the folder and right-click in a blank space to go to the terminal. Now your terminal is opened in this extracted folder.
or
use the git clone command
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlloYVGq5pS4TgjFWxH07oIoFiCTuz3GW
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlloYVGq5pS5DGx2EHIZxOGVTf9JikalO
Sardi icons
http://erikdubois.be/category/sardi-icons/
https://sourceforge.net/projects/sardi/files/
Surfn icons
https://github.com/erikdubois/Surfn
Aureola conky
http://erikdubois.be/category/linux/aureola/
https://github.com/erikdubois/Aureola
Arc Colora
http://erikdubois.be/category/themes/arc-based-themes/
https://github.com/erikdubois/Arc-Theme-Colora
Plank and 100+ Plank Themes
http://erikdubois.be/category/linux/plank/
https://github.com/erikdubois/Plank-Themes
#What can you do if the script does not execute?
Since I sometimes forget to make the script executable, I include here what you can do to solve that.
A script can only run when it is marked as an executable.
ls -al
Above code will reveal if a script has an "x". X meaning executable. Google "chmod" and "execute" and you will find more info.
For now if this happens, you should apply this code in the terminal and add the file name.
chmod +x typeyourfilename
Then you can execute it by typing
./typeyourfilename
Or you can follow these steps
#But that is the fun in Linux.
You can do whatever Y O U want.
Share the knowledge.