Omarchy tweaks

After installing Omarchy I usually do:

Configs

DNS

Setup -> DNS -> Cloudflare

Consult your DNS setup with:

resolvectl status

.bashrc

Add to ~/.bashrc:

~/.bashrc

# CUSTOM
# non-omarchy alias for real ls
# alias la="ls -lahF"

# omarchy alias for replaced-by-eza ls
alias la="ls -lah --classify=auto"

export PATH=~/bin:$PATH
export ERL_AFLAGS="-kernel shell_history enabled"

waybar

I change these defaults in ~/.config/waybar/config.jsonc:

~/.config/waybar/config.jsonc

{
  // ...
  "persistent-workspaces": {
    "1": [],
    "2": [],
    "3": [],
    "4": [],
    "5": [],
    "6": [],
    "7": [],
    "8": [],
    "9": [],
    "10": []
  },
  // ...
  "clock": {
    "interval": 1,
    "format": "☀️ {:L%A  w%V  📅 %Y / %m / %d  🕑 %H:%M:%S}",
    // ...
  },
  // ...
  "network": {
    // ...
    "format-wifi": "{icon}  {ipaddr} ({ifname})",
    "format-ethernet": "󰀂  {ipaddr} ({ifname})",
    // ...
  }
}

To immediately see your changes:

killall waybar && waybar &

Enable fstrim for your encrypted SSD

If you see a fstrim: /: the discard operation is not supported when running:

sudo fstrim / -v

Update your /etc/default/limine file and add :allow-discards just after some-id:root, like this:

/etc/default/limine

KERNEL_CMDLINE[default]="cryptdevice=PARTUUID=some-large-uuid:root:allow-discards ...

After updating the limine file you should run:

sudo limine-update

Enable it with:

sudo systemctl enable --now fstrim.timer

Restart your system now.

Software

Restore your backup

Mount back and restore backup from FDE drive.

Remove unnecessary files

I don't use these:

sudo pacman -Rns 1password-cli 1password-beta \
signal-desktop spotify xournalpp claude-code \
docker docker-buildx docker-compose ufw-docker lazydocker

To remove all web apps I'm not using:

Omarchy menu -> Remove -> Web App

To remove all NPM cli commands:

rm ~/.local/bin/*

Update system

omarchy update

Desktop apps

This is the list of software I usually require at one point or another:

sudo pacman -S nethogs transmission-gtk nmap \
darktable gimp inkscape krita godot \
blender calibre obs-studio shotcut \
colordiff python-gobject python-xdg yt-dlp \
qgis python-gdal python-owslib python-psycopg2 python-pygments \
ansible inotify-tools jq \
simple-scan audacity base-devel \
libvips openslide firefox iotop \
vlc vlc-plugins-base vlc-plugins-extra \
podman pass

yt-dlp

If a video refuses to download, try with:

yt-dlp --force-generic-extractor URL
# or install python-curl_cffi

Install erlang, elixir, go, and bun with mise

To list which languages are currently installed:

mise ls

Let's install erlang:

mise ls-remote erlang
# pick a version you want, for example:
mise use erlang@29.0.1 --global

Let's install elixir:

mise ls-remote elixir
# pick a version you want, for example:
mise use elixir@1.20.0-otp-29 --global

mix local.hex
mix local.rebar

mix archive.install hex phx_new
mix archive.install hex nerves_bootstrap

Let's install node:

mise ls-remote node
# pick a version you want, for example:
mise use node@26.3.0 --global

npm i -g npm
npm i -g pnpm

pnpm setup

Let's set a minimum release age for our package managers (due to all the recent supply-chain attacks):

# pnpm in minutes
pnpm config set minimumReleaseAge 2880

# npm in days
npm config set min-release-age 2 --location=global

Let's install go:

mise ls-remote go
# pick a version you want, for example:
mise use go@1.26.4 --global

Install PostgreSQL

sudo pacman -S postgresql postgresql-libs postgis

sudo -i -u postgres
initdb --locale $LANG -E UTF8 -D '/var/lib/postgres/data/'
exit

To run the server on computer start:

sudo systemctl enable --now postgresql.service

Misc

bluetooth audio lag

To prevent bluetooth audio lagging after a period of inactivity, we need to disable suspension, in ~/.config/wireplumber/wireplumber.conf.d/bluetooth-disable-suspension.conf:

~/.config/wireplumber/wireplumber.conf.d/bluetooth-disable-suspension.conf

wireplumber.profiles = {
  main = {
    hooks.node.suspend = disabled
  }
}

Then restart the audio services:

systemctl --user restart wireplumber.service pipewire.service

tmux + alacritty

If alacritty is somehow not forwarding your SHIFT+ENTER correctly when inside a tmux session (like when you open pi and try to add a new line to your prompt) try this in ~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml:

~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml

[keyboard]
bindings = [
#...
{ key = "Return", mods = "Shift", chars = "\u001b[13;2u" }
]

For Nvidia:

sudo pacman -S nvtop nvidia-utils

For AMD:

sudo pacman -S vulkan-radeon

Code editor

Zed

Install -> Editor -> Zed

Extensions:

Catppuccin
Catppuccin Icons
Dockerfile
Elixir
Emmet
Git Firefly
HTML
Rainbow CSV
SCSS & SASS
SQL
TOML
Vue
Zig

If CTRL+ENTER is opening the LLM chat window and not inserting a cursor below, in your ~/.config/zed/keymap.json:

~/.config/zed/keymap.json

[
  //...
  {
    "context": "Editor && mode == full",
    "bindings": {
      "ctrl-enter": "editor::NewlineBelow",
      "ctrl-shift-enter": "editor::NewlineAbove",
    },
  },
]

My ~/.config/zed/settings.json:

~/.config/zed/settings.json

{
  "autosave": "on_window_change",
  "buffer_font_size": 12,
  "buffer_line_height": "comfortable",
  "cursor_blink": true,
  "cursor_shape": "bar",
  "file_finder": { "modal_max_width": "large" },
  "file_types": {
    "HTML": ["*.svg"],
  },
  "icon_theme": "Catppuccin Mocha",
  "indent_guides": {
    "coloring": "indent_aware",
  },
  "languages": {
    "CSS": {
      "language_servers": [
        "tailwindcss-intellisense-css",
        "!vscode-css-language-server",
        "...",
      ],
    },
    "Elixir": {
      "language_servers": [
        "expert",
        "tailwindcss-language-server",
        "emmet-language-server",
        "!elixir-ls",
        "!next-ls",
        "!lexical",
        "...",
      ],
    },
    "HEEx": {
      "language_servers": [
        "expert",
        "tailwindcss-language-server",
        "emmet-language-server",
        "!elixir-ls",
        "!next-ls",
        "!lexical",
        "...",
      ],
    },
  },
  "prettier": {
    // "plugins": ["prettier-plugin-tailwindcss"],
    "semi": false,
    "singleQuote": false,
  },
  // "lsp": {
  //   "vscode-css-language-server": {
  //     "settings": {
  //       "css": {
  //         "lint": {
  //           "unknownAtRules": "ignore",
  //         },
  //       },
  //     },
  //   },
  // },
  "show_whitespaces": "all",
  "soft_wrap": "editor_width",
  "ui_font_size": 14,
  "tab_size": 2,
  "tabs": {
    "file_icons": true,
  },
  "theme": {
    "mode": "dark",
    "light": "Catppuccin Latte",
    "dark": "Catppuccin Mocha",
  },
}

AI tools

Let's install OpenCode and Pi:

# with pnpm
pnpm add -g --allow-build=opencode-ai opencode-ai
pnpm add -g --ignore-scripts @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent
pnpm add -g agent-browser

# or with npm
npm install -g --allow-build=opencode-ai opencode-ai
npm install -g --ignore-scripts @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent
npm install -g agent-browser

Tweak the default config in ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json so it doesn't auto-update, and add a couple of useful MCPs:

~/.config/opencode/opencode.json

{
  // ...
  "autoupdate": "notify",
  "default_agent": "plan",
  // "mcp": {
  //   "chrome-devtools": {
  //     "type": "local",
  //     "command": ["npx", "chrome-devtools-mcp@latest", "--executablePath=/usr/bin/chromium", "--isolated=true"],
  //     "enabled": false
  //   },
  //   "context7": {
  //     "type": "local",
  //     "command": ["npx", "-y", "@upstash/context7-mcp@latest"]
  //   },
  //   "playwright": {
  //     "type": "local",
  //     "command": ["npx", "@playwright/mcp@latest", "--executable-path=/usr/bin/chromium"],
  //     "enabled": false
  //   }
  // }
}

Fabric

Let's install Fabric:

# Install Fabric directly from the repo
go install github.com/danielmiessler/fabric/cmd/fabric@latest

# Run the setup to set up your directories and keys
fabric --setup

ufw

If you'd like to quickly reset UFW rules:

sudo ufw reset
sudo ufw enable

Idle (desktop)

Default values in ~/.config/hypr/hypridle.conf seem too short for a desktop:

~/.config/hypr/hypridle.conf

general {
    lock_cmd = omarchy-system-lock                         # lock screen and 1password
    before_sleep_cmd = OMARCHY_LOCK_ONLY=true omarchy-system-lock    # lock before suspend without scheduling display off.
    after_sleep_cmd = sleep 1 && omarchy-system-wake                 # delay for PAM readiness, then turn on display.
    inhibit_sleep = 3                                      # wait until screen is locked
}

# Start screensaver after 1hr
listener {
    timeout = 3600
    on-timeout = pidof hyprlock || omarchy-launch-screensaver
}

# Lock system after 1hr and 2 minutes (screensaver resets idle timer, so have to just do hour + 2s margin)
listener {
    timeout = 3602
    on-timeout = omarchy-system-lock
    on-resume = omarchy-system-wake
}

Two monitors (desktop)

Check the monitors attached to your computer with:

hyprctl monitors

For my two monitor setup in ~/.config/hypr/monitors.conf:

~/.config/hypr/monitors.conf

# ...
# Comment everything above this...

# CUSTOM
monitor=HDMI-A-2,3840x2160@60,0x0,1.5
monitor=HDMI-A-1,3840x2160@60,2560x-720,1.5,transform,3

workspace=1,monitor:HDMI-A-2
workspace=2,monitor:HDMI-A-2
workspace=3,monitor:HDMI-A-2
workspace=4,monitor:HDMI-A-2
workspace=5,monitor:HDMI-A-2

workspace=6,monitor:HDMI-A-1
workspace=7,monitor:HDMI-A-1
workspace=8,monitor:HDMI-A-1
workspace=9,monitor:HDMI-A-1
workspace=10,monitor:HDMI-A-1

Fonts

To add more fonts to your system, drop them in: ~/.local/share/fonts.

Laptop

Let's upgrade our touchpad functionality a bit.
In ~/.config/hypr/input.conf:

~/.config/hypr/input.conf

gesture = 3, horizontal, workspace
gesture = 3, up, fullscreen

gestures {
  workspace_swipe_invert = false
}

UI tweaks

In ~/.config/hypr/looknfeel.conf:

~/.config/hypr/looknfeel.conf

general {
  gaps_in = 2
  gaps_out = 0
}

Configs#

DNS#

.bashrc#

waybar#

Enable fstrim for your encrypted SSD#

Software#

Restore your backup#

Remove unnecessary files#

Update system#

Desktop apps#

yt-dlp#

Install erlang, elixir, go, and bun with mise#

Install PostgreSQL#

Misc#

bluetooth audio lag#

tmux + alacritty#

GPU related#

Code editor#

Zed#

AI tools#

Fabric#

ufw#

Idle (desktop)#

Two monitors (desktop)#

Fonts#

Laptop#

UI tweaks#

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