INSTALL.md

OS Installation

1. Live disk

Boot up a live disk and delete root and swap partition. Remove grub boot record from EFI partition

2. Debian installation

Launch debian-disk and procede with normal installation Make a new root and swap partition from free space

3. Root installation

Make shivkar2n a sudouser

	usermod -aG sudo shivkar2n

4. Connection to internet

Connection to wifi using following commands

Create a file wpa_supplicant.conf in /etc/wpa_supplicant

	touch /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

Add following contents to wpa_supplicant.conf

	network={
		ssid="Redmi5Plus"
		psk="Krishnapriya2020"
	}

Connect to wifi and Get ip address from network, then install network manager

	dhclient wlp0s20f3
	sudo apt install network-manager-gnome

5. i3-gaps Installation

Install git and then clone and build i3-gaps with this script

6. Install packages

Install packages for system, refer to packages list Remember to install flatpak packages with flag --user

7. Mount home directory into root

Change fstab file and mount /home directory refer to this article

8. Update lockscreen, grub bootloader

Update the grub bootloader theme and sddm theme Remove annoying beep sound, edit /etc/inputrc

	set bell-style none

Add the following to .zshrc

if [ -n "$DISPLAY" ]; then
  xset b off
fi

To check bell settings in Xorg execute command: xset q | grep bell

9. Extra configuration

• Set default terminal to kitty
• Set mime-types accordingly in ~/.config/mimeapps.list
• Copy all .ttf files in fonts directory to $HOME/.fonts
• Install terminal icons

Bugs

• Sometimes i3-resurrect may not work with ulauncher as it is installed locally
• Make sure to disable beep sound