Life Arch is Life!
My Arch Linux rice. DWL window manager, LUKS encryption, automated installation.
📖 User Guide - Essential keyboard shortcuts and system usage
bash .local/share/ricing/create-repo-iso.shmount /dev/sr0 /mnt/repo # or sr1, check with lsblk
bash /mnt/repo/.local/share/ricing/laibarch-install.shPhase 1 (auto-detected): Partitioning, LUKS encryption, base system, bootloader.
mount /dev/sr0 /mnt/repo
bash /mnt/repo/.local/share/ricing/laibarch-install.shPhase 2 (auto-detected): User creation, package installation, DWL build, service setup.
Reboot and DWL starts automatically.
- Automated from bare metal to working system in two phases
- Full disk encryption with LUKS
- DWL Wayland compositor with custom bar patch
- Wayland-native stack (no X11 dependencies except slstatus)
- Status bar with clickable widgets for:
- Temperature
- volume
- network
- battery
- bluetooth
- calendar
- TUI applications predominance (lazygit, neovim, sqlit, etc)
- Blue light filter with automatic geolocation (geoclue + gammastep)
This is a home directory git repository. The entire $HOME is tracked with selective .gitignore:
~/ # Git root
├── .config/ # Config files
│ ├── alacritty/
│ ├── nvim/
│ ├── systemd/user/ # User services (battery/temp monitors)
│ ├── tmux/
│ └── zsh/
├── .local/
│ ├── bin/ # User scripts
│ │ ├── battery-monitor.sh
│ │ ├── brightness.sh # Universal brightness (laptop + desktop)
│ │ ├── dwl-autostart.sh
│ │ ├── dwl-status-click.sh
│ │ └── temp-monitor.sh
│ ├── share/ricing/ # Installation scripts
│ │ ├── laibarch-install.sh
│ │ ├── programs.txt # Package list
│ │ └── scripts/
│ └── src/ # Patched sources
│ ├── dwl/ # DWL with bar patch
│ └── slstatus/ # Status bar (will migrate to dwlb)
├── system-config/ # System configs (geoclue, etc.)
└── README.md # This file
- Window Manager: DWL (Wayland) with custom bar (clickable widgets)
- Terminal: Alacritty + Tmux (auto-starts)
- Shell: Zsh (default) + Bash (fallback)
- Network: iwd + NetworkManager (iwd backend)
- Audio: PipeWire + WirePlumber
- Editor: Neovim 0.10.4 (from binary)
- Languages: C#, Node.js, Python
- Tools: Git, GitHub CLI, Lazygit, sqlit, lazysql
- Browser: Brave
- Media: mpv, mupdf, ncmpcpp
- Utils: Obsidian, Syncthing, Calcurse, yazi
- AUR: yay (built during install)
- Gaming: Steam (Flatpak), Slack (AUR)
See programs.txt for complete list (93 packages).
Works on both laptops and desktops:
- Laptops: Uses
brightnessctl(built-in backlight) - Desktops: Uses
ddcutil(DDC/CI protocol for external monitors) - Keybindings:
MODKEY+Shift+-/MODKEY+Shift+=
Shows highest temperature across all devices:
- Desktop: Monitors CPU (k10temp), GPU (amdgpu), NVMe
- Laptop: Falls back to ACPI thermal zones
- Click widget for detailed temps
- VMs (libvirt/QEMU with
/dev/vda) - NVMe systems (
/dev/nvme0n1) - SATA systems (
/dev/sda) - AMD Ryzen 9 7900 + RX 6750 XT
- Dell 7347 laptop
After laibarch installation completes, the system is fully functional with:
- ✅ DWL compositor running
- ✅ Network connected (WiFi credentials persist)
- ✅ All services enabled
- ✅ User services monitoring battery/temperature
- ✅ Auto-login enabled (no password after LUKS unlock)
You may want to add:
- SSH/GPG keys for git access
- Personal dotfiles and configs
- Password managers and secret storage
- Additional applications
Detailed documentation in [.local/share/ricing/README.md]:
- Installation workflow details
- Script descriptions
- VM vs hardware setup
- Terminal stack architecture
- Security considerations
- LUKS encryption with user-chosen password (required on boot)
- Auto-login enabled after LUKS unlock (convenience)
- No hardcoded credentials
- Safe for public sharing
Tested on VMs and hardware. Contributions welcome!
Laibarch name and mascot are inspired by Laibach. Not affiliated. Original artwork rights belong to their respective owners.