My Linux Desktop

Property	Description
Programs	See the "Programs" section below
(Icon) Theme	See the "Theme" section below
Configuration	Files contained in home/ go into ${HOME}
Fonts	See 20-install_packages.sh & 22-fonts.sh in programs/scripts/
Icon Font	Nerd Fonts Icons
AsciiArt	patorjk

Programs

Installation

Essential programs are built from source in a container to have as much control over them as possible; other programs are installed via apt. Perform the following steps for a system installation:

1. Install Docker: curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sudo bash
2. Run Docker's post-installation steps: sudo groupadd docker ; sudo usermod -aG docker "${USER}" and reboot
3. Install lief-patchelf (or build it [documentation][repository]):

   sudo curl -sSfL -o /usr/local/bin/lief-patchelf \
     https://github.com/georglauterbach/desktop/releases/download/system-theme/lief-patchelf
   sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/lief-patchelf

4. The run the scripts in programs/scripts/ one after another
5. Configure SwayFX by adjusting ${HOME}/.config/sway/config (e.g., to enable user configurations)
6. Configure shikane by running shikanectl export default >"${HOME}/.config/shikane/config.toml" && systemctl --user restart shikane
7. Copy wleave's icons to /usr/local/share/wleave/icons/

Packages Built From Source

The following packages are built from source:

1. Wayland compositor: SwayFX with Xwayland support
2. Terminal: Alacritty
3. Bar: Waybar
4. Launcher: rofi
5. Notifications: SwayNotificationCenter
6. Locking: swayidle & swaylock
7. Logout: wleave
8. Pauses: ianny
9. Inhibitors: SwayAudioIdleInhibit (and wayland-pipewire-idle-inhibit (unused))
10. Screenshots: grim, slurp & Satty
11. Display configuration: shikane
12. Wallpaper: swaybg
13. Gamma adjustments: wlsunset
14. Screen Brightness: lightctl
15. Screen Recordings: wl-screenrec
16. Portal Checker: door-knocker
17. GTK3 Settings Editor: nwg-look

Theme

The colors are based on Evergruv. The actual system theme (GTK etc.) is a patched version of Yaru, the default Ubuntu GNOME theme. Yaru is a well-maintained, community-supported theme that has undergone extensive usage and testing. Hence, patching colors for this theme is a straightforward solution to getting a custom theme.

Files that were patched or added to the Yaru repository can be found in theme/patches/. The generated files, after running theme/patches/build_evergruv.sh in the patched Yaru repository, can be found in a GitHub release. Download the archive and extract it via tar xf Yaru.tar.xz -C "${HOME}". You can also use nwg-look to apply the theme; a pre-built binary can also be found in the mentioned GitHub release.

Licensing

Files in this repository are licensed under GPLv3+. Files in theme/ taken (and patched) from the Yaru project remain under their respective license.