Arch Tips

Some tips I use at work for my Arch Linux installations (Antergos)

I. System

1. Install yaourt package manager

A. If Arch Linux from scratch

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/package-query.git
$ cd package-query
$ makepkg -si
$ cd ..
$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yaourt.git
$ cd yaourt
$ makepkg -si
$ cd ..

B. If Antergos

$ pacman -Sy yaourt

2. Essential packages to download

$ yaourt -S sublime-text
$ yaourt -S atom
$ yaourt -S google-chrome
$ yaourt -S vivaldi
$ yaourt -S spotify
$ yaourt -S openconnect
$ yaourt -S owncloud
$ yaourt -S gtk-arc-flatabulous-theme-git
$ yaourt -S mariadb
$ yaourt -S php-apache
$ yaourt -S composer
$ yaourt -S jdk9-openjdk
$ yaourt -S mongodb
$ yaourt -S php-mongodb
$ yaourt -S robo3t
$ yaourt -S pidgin
$ yaourt -S docker
$ yaourt -S htop
$ yaourt -S bower
$ yaourt -S python2
$ yaourt -S npm
$ yaourt --m-arg --skipchecksums --m-arg --skippgpcheck -S discord

3. Turn on Bluetooth on login screen

$ sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/10-local.rules

# Set bluetooth power up
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="hci0", RUN+="/usr/bin/hciconfig hci0 up"

4. Gnome

A. Move window buttons to the left

$ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.preferences button-layout 'close,minimize,maximize:'

5. Apache

A. Free creation for personnal Apache

$ sudo chmod 777 -R /srv/http/

B. Enable PHP

$ subl /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf then

comment LoadModule mpm_event_module modules/mod_mpm_event.so
uncomment #LoadModule mpm_prefork_module modules/mod_mpm_prefork.so
At the end of the LoadModule list:

LoadModule php7_module modules/libphp7.so
AddHandler php7-script php

At the end of the Include list: Include conf/extra/php7_module.conf

B. Enable mod_rewrite

$ subl /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf then

Change AllowOverride none into AllowOverride All
Uncomment #LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

C. Enable Virtual hosts

$ subl /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf then uncomment #Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
next $ subl /etc/httpd/conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf then write your VirtualHost afterward add your ServerName in /etc/hosts finally restart Apache.

To check if it is ok : apachectl configtest

D. Enable MariaDB/MySQL

$ subl /etc/php/php.ini then uncomment

#extension=pdo_mysql.so
#extension=mysqli.so

5. MariaDB

A. Solve the issue of starting mariadb.service

$ sudo mysql_install_db --user=mysql --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql

B. Create your first user

Log with $ mysql -u root -p (no password) then CREATE USER 'USER'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'PASSWORD';

II. Softwares

1. Sublime Text

{
 "font_size": 15,
 "theme": "Default.sublime-theme",
 "line_padding_top": 6,
 "line_padding_bottom": 6,
}

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