Tpac

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っ♨ The best arch linux rice for productivity, based on dwm (X11)
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Features

• suckless config (better performance)
• keyboard based
• bragging rights (arch + suckless btw)

Current stack

• Window manager: dwm (custom config.h, gaps + systray/status patches)
• Terminal: st
• Launcher: dmenu
• Notifications: dunst
• Editor: neovim
• Browser: qutebrowser
• Shell: zsh
• Multiplexer: tmux
• File manager: yazi
• PDF reader: zathura
• Wallpaper: feh

Installation Instructions

1. Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/lohaniprateek/Tpac.git

3. Install packages:

cd Tpac
cd pacman
sudo pacman -S --needed - < packages.txt
yay -S --needed - < aur-packages.txt

3. Clone/update and link configs:

./setup.sh

4. Build/install suckless tools from ~/suckless:

cd ~/suckless/dwm && sudo make clean install
cd ~/suckless/st && sudo make clean install
cd ~/suckless/dmenu && sudo make clean install

5. Start DWM (~/.xinitrc):

exec dwm

enjoy the config!!

Repository layout

• dwm/ - patched source + config
• st/ - terminal source + config
• dmenu/ - launcher source + config
• dunst/ - dunst config
• nvim/ - full Neovim config
• qutebrowser/ - browser config/theme/settings
• tmux/ - tmux theme/statusline snippets
• yazi/ - yazi config
• zathura/ - zathura config
• scripts/ - helper scripts
• pacman/ - package lists

DWM keybinds (from current config)

• Alt + Enter -> open st
• Shift + Space -> open dmenu_run
• Alt + j/k -> focus next/prev window
• Alt + h/l -> resize master area
• Alt + t -> tile layout
• Alt + f -> floating layout
• Alt + m -> monocle layout
• Alt + q -> kill focused client
• Alt + Shift + q -> quit dwm
• Alt + 1..6 -> view tags
• XF86 media keys -> volume + brightness controls

Notes

• This is a personal setup and is expected to improve frequently.
• Some older scripts may still reflect earlier Wayland/Hyprland experiments.
• Feel free to tell any improvements or raise issues if you find some.