Minimal Nord-Themed Dotfiles for Arch

Dotfiles for a fairly minimal Nord-themed Arch Linux setup. This repo is only updated on a semi-regular basis; don't expect for everything to work OOTB. I didn't include all configs since I kept most applications somewhat close to default—my rule of thumb is to only add files that would take >1 hr (or annoying trial-and-error) to replicate from scratch.

Application List

Base Software

• OS: Arch Linux
  • AUR Helper: Yay
  • Networking: NetworkManager
  • Sound Daemon: PipeWire
• Display Server: X11/Xorg
  • Display Manager: LightDM - GTK Greeter
• Window Manager: BSPWM + SXHKD (and FlashFocus)
  • Application Launcher: Rofi (as dmenu)
  • Compositor: Picom
  • Status Bar: Polybar
  • Terminal: Kitty

Other Applications

• Fetch Utility: Catnap
• Sound Front-End: Pavucontrol
• Disk Management: GParted
• Image Viewer: Feh
• IDE/Notes: Neovim (NvChad)
• TeX Distro: TeX Live (pdfTeX + LaTeX)
• PDF Viewer: Zathura w/ MuPDF
• File Explorer: Thunar + Thunar-Archive-Plugin + Thunar-Volman
• Archive Management: XArchiver + unzip/7z
• Video Player: mpv
• Process Monitor: htop (for cpu) + nvtop (for gpu)
• Bluetooth: Blueberry
• GTK Theming: Lxappearance
• Keyboard Backlight: OpenRGB
• Screenshot Utility: Scrot
• Clipboard CLI Control: Xclip
• Source Control: Git & Lazygit
• Music Player: Spotify w/ Spicetify (Sleek Theme)

Theming

• GTK Theme: Nordic
• Cursor: BreezeX
• Font: FiraCode Nerd Font (& JetBrains Mono for italics)
• Unicode & Emojis: Noto Color Emoji

Screenshots

Empty Layout	Floating Layout	Tiled Layout

Showcase Picture:

Installation

Note

The following steps may override existing configuration files. Be careful when running each line, and make sure it will work for your specific system.

1. Download Files

Clone to Downloads folder (this can be any folder).

git clone https://github.com/Hudson-Liu/Dotfiles.git ~/Downloads/Dotfiles

Move configs to ~/.config/.

mv -f ~/Downloads/Dotfiles/* ~/.config/

Remove cloned repo.

rm -rf ~/Downloads/Dotfiles

2. Move Wallpaper

For bspwmrc to correctly find the wallpaper, the image needs to be placed in the correct directory:

mkdir -p ~/Pictures/Wallpapers/
cp ~/.config/_Extras/Nord-Mountains.png ~/Pictures/Wallpapers/

3. Install GTK Configs' Dependencies

This step can be skipped if the "Tela Nord" icon theme and "Nordic" GTK theme are already installed.

yay -S nordic-theme
git clone https://github.com/vinceliuice/Tela-icon-theme.git ~/Downloads/Tela-Icon-Theme/
./install.sh -a
rm -rf ~/Downloads/Tela-Icon-Theme

Also, install the proper cursor theme if not already present:

yay -S xcursor-breeze-neutral-git

Setup "Extras" (Optional)

LightDM: To match LightDM-GTK-Greeter to the rest of this rice's theme, do the following steps:

sudo cp -rf ~/.config/_Extras/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf /etc/lightdm/
cp ~/.config/_Extras/Nord-Mountains.png /etc/lightdm/

Vim: Move .vimrc to home directory:

cp ~/.config/_Extras/.vimrc ~/

Bash: Move .bashrc to home directory:

cp ~/.config/_Extras/.bashrc ~/

Inspiration

• Manas140's Dotfiles
• Amogh's Dotfiles