An Actually Productive Arch Linux Setup

Опубликовано: 11 Март 2026
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Today's video talks about an optimal setup for productivity on Arch Linux, which uses a lot of software such i3 (X11 window manager), ly (display manager), notification managers (dunst), and more!

Dotfiles: https://github.com/kurealnum/dotfiles
Neovim RC: https://github.com/kurealnum/nvimconfig
Github: https://github.com/kurealnum
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kureal.bsky....
This video but as a blog post: https://dev.to/kurealnum/an-actually-...

Credits:
The guy that I stole the system maintenance script from (thank you again, literally saved me 5+ hours researching - 7:19): https://fernandocejas.com/blog/engine...
Minecraft Cinematic (8:03):    • The Journey - A Minecraft Cinematic  
Music (8:03 and 8:24):    • Class of '09- Menu Theme Extended (1 Hour)  

Timestamps:
Intro - 0:00
Three things to note - 0:55
The really important stuff - 1:44
The less important stuff - 3:49
Customization - 5:58
System Maintenance - 7:08
Outro - 8:05

Tools used in this video:
NerdFonts
FiraCode Nerd Fonts
JetBrains Mono (font)
i3
kitty (terminal)
dunst
feh
lxappearance
flameshot
rose-pine-gtk
picom
n^3
redshift
and more

Other title ideas:
The Best Arch Linux Setup for Productivity (maybe)
An Arch Linux setup for Optimized Productivity
Arch Linux for Productivity
Being Productive on Arch Linux

i use arch btw