Arch Linux Auto-Setup

Automated setup scripts for Arch Linux environments (physical/virtual). Quickly configure your system with i3, Zsh, Neovim, and development tools.

Repo URL:
https://github.com/ilorez/auto.git

📦 Features

• i3 Window Manager configuration
• Oh My Zsh with custom plugins/aliases
• Neovim IDE setup with plugins
• Git/SSH configuration
• User management
• DNS configuration (Google/Cloudflare)
• yay AUR helper installation
• Go programming language

⚙️ Dotfiles Management

• Automatic deployment of:
  • i3 window manager config
  • i3status configuration
  • Alacritty terminal settings
• Future-proof structure for additional configs
• Preserves existing files during setup

🚀 Bootstrap Installation

On Fresh Arch System (No Git Available)

1. As root, run these commands to install dependencies and fetch the repo:

pacman -Sy --noconfirm curl unzip && \
curl -L https://github.com/ilorez/auto/archive/refs/heads/main.zip -o autosetup.zip && \
unzip autosetup.zip -d /root/ && mv /root/auto-main /root/auto-setup && \
chmod +x /root/auto-setup/auto*.sh

2. Run the setup sequence:

cd /root/auto-setup
sudo ./auto1_install_packages.sh      # Base packages
sudo ./auto2_create_user.sh           # Create user
su - ilorez                           # Switch to new user
cd /root/auto-setup
./auto3_setup_git.sh                  # Git & SSH
./auto4_setup_shell.sh                # Zsh & i3
./auto5_install_nvim.sh               # Neovim

🛠️ Script Overview

Script	Purpose	Run As
auto1_install_packages.sh	Install core system packages	root
auto2_create_user.sh	Create user & configure sudo	root
auto3_setup_git.sh	Configure Git & SSH keys	user
auto4_setup_shell.sh	Install Zsh & i3 config	user
auto5_install_nvim.sh	Neovim IDE setup	user
auto6_network_packages.sh	DNS conf & Install yay go	user

🔄 For Existing Setups (With Git)

git clone https://github.com/ilorez/auto.git
cd auto
chmod +x auto*.sh
# Follow installation sequence above

⚠️ Important Notes

1. Internet connection required during setup
2. After complete setup:
   sudo pacman -Syu (update system)
3. First Neovim launch will auto-install plugins
4. SSH key generated in auto3 needs manual GitHub addition

🖥️ Post-Install

• Start i3: startx
• Configure wifi: wifi alias (runs nmtui)

🔄 Updating Dotfiles

cd ~/.dotfiles
git pull
rsync -av --update --ignore-existing .config/ ~/.config/

🚀 Installation Sequence

1. auth1_install_packages.sh
2. auth2_create_user.sh
3. auth3_setup_git.sh
4. auth4_setup_shell.sh
5. auth5_install_nvim.sh
6. auth6_network_packages.sh