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Development Environment Setup on Arch Linux
# sudo without password
echo "$(whoami) ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" | sudo tee /etc/sudoers.d/100-$(whoami) && sudo chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers.d/100-$(whoami)
# Add essential packages
sudo pacman -S yay vim meson jq
sudo pamac install base-devel
# Add ddterm
sudo tee -a /etc/pacman.conf <<EOF
[ddterm]
SigLevel = Never
Server = https://ddterm.github.io/aur
EOF
sudo pacman -Sy
sudo pacman -S ddterm
gnome-extensions enable ddterm@amezin.github.com
# zsh plugins
## syntax highlighting
sudo pacman -S zsh-syntax-highlighting
echo "source /usr/share/zsh/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh" >> ${ZDOTDIR:-$HOME}/.zshrc
## auto-suggestions
git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions
sed -i '/^source \$ZSH\/oh-my-zsh.sh/i plugins=(zsh-autosuggestions $plugins)' ~/.zshrc
## auto-switch virtualenv
git clone "https://github.com/MichaelAquilina/zsh-autoswitch-virtualenv.git" "$ZSH_CUSTOM/plugins/autoswitch_virtualenv"
sed -i '/^source \$ZSH\/oh-my-zsh.sh/i plugins=(autoswitch_virtualenv $plugins)' ~/.zshrc
## command time
git clone "https://github.com/popstas/zsh-command-time.git" "${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/command-time"
sed -i '/^source \$ZSH\/oh-my-zsh.sh/i plugins=(command-time $plugins)' ~/.zshrc
# SCM Breeze
git clone https://github.com/scmbreeze/scm_breeze.git ~/.scm_breeze
~/.scm_breeze/install.sh
# Install uv
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sudo sh
# Install node, nvm, npm, and pnpm
sudo pacman -S nodejs nvm npm
sudo npm install --global corepack@latest
corepack enable pnpm
# Additional packages
sudo pacman -S postgresql redis zellij inkscape gimp vlc firefox gnumeric abiword calibre
# Additional packages from AUR
yay -S google-chrome telegram-desktop-bin brave-browser
# Add fonts (Not required on Manjaro)
sudo pacman -S --needed noto-fonts noto-fonts-cjk noto-fonts-extra --noconfirm
mkdir -p ~/.config/fontconfig
cat > ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf <<EOF
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
<match>
<test name="lang" compare="contains">
<string>hi</string>
</test>
<edit name="family" mode="prepend">
<string>Noto Sans Devanagari</string>
<string>Lohit Devanagari</string>
</edit>
</match>
<match>
<test name="lang" compare="contains">
<string>ne</string>
</test>
<edit name="family" mode="prepend">
<string>Noto Sans Devanagari</string>
<string>Lohit Devanagari</string>
</edit>
</match>
</fontconfig>
EOF
fc-cache -fv
## Add Tray Icons Gnome Extension (Not required on Manjaro)
git clone https://github.com/ubuntu/gnome-shell-extension-appindicator.git
meson gnome-shell-extension-appindicator /tmp/g-s-appindicators-build
ninja -C /tmp/g-s-appindicators-build install
gnome-extensions enable appindicatorsupport@rgcjonas.gmail.com
## Add Clipboard Indicator Gnome Extension (Not Required on Manjaro)
rm -rf ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/clipboard-indicator@tudmotu.com
git clone https://github.com/Tudmotu/gnome-shell-extension-clipboard-indicator.git ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/clipboard-indicator@tudmotu.com
gnome-extensions enable clipboard-indicator@tudmotu.com
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