Arch Linux - Daily Use

I use Arch Linux daily. Sometimes, I will need to re-install it again in a new machine. It may be worth recording my daily use.

Gaming

Increase vm.max_map_count: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Gaming#Game_compatibility.

Applications

Roughly it depends on what DE I am using. I used sway before, and KDE now. Thus, most of applications I am using now is maintained by KDE community.

• PDF viewer:
  • okular if KDE
  • zathura if sway
• Image viewer: gwenview
• Bluetooth:
  • GUI: blueberry.
  • daemon: bluez. bluetooth.service should be enabled by systemd.
• Video player: mpv. It comes with some useful plugins.
  • uosc: better UI.
  • thumbfast: thumbnails support.
• Fonts: noto-fonts-cjk. I am a Chinese user.
• Misc:
  • chrony: to make sure system timeclock is up-to-date. Remember to enable chronyd.service.
  • cronie: I use it for backup. cronie.service should be enabled by systemd.