Taz's Automatic Ricing & Desktop Interface Script
What is TARDIS?
TARDIS is an Arch Linux post-installation script written by yours truly. It is heavily inspired by Luke Smith's LARBS script and DistroTube's DTOS, but it's based on i3 rather than dwm or xmonad. You can view the source code for TARDIS on my GitLab.
Applications it installs and configures
- chromium (web browser) - future builds will use a more private browser
- i3 (window manager
- vim (cli text editor) and leafpad (gui text editor)
- polybar (status bar)
- rofi (application launcher)
- thunar (file manager)
- gvfs-smb (to access SAMBA network file shares in thunar)
- mpv (video/audio player)
- gThumb (image viewer)
How to install
The script will assume you have already created a user account with sudo privileges (do not run this script as root). You will also need to be connected to the internet, so ping a website like gnu.org to make sure you are connected.
// Download the script from my GitLab Repository
git clone https://gitlab.com/notnapoleon1/tardis.git
// Enter the directory you just downloaded
cd tardis
// Run the script
sh install.sh
After the password prompt, it may take a few minutes to finish installing (depending on your internet speed). Take this time to make yourself a snack or a cup of coffee.
After the install, you will be prompted to restart. Simply type "reboot", if all works well, you should arrive to the SDDM login and be able to log in to i3.
Post-Install
Shortcuts
Most of the keybinds are the same as in standard i3, but I've added some of my own:
- Win + W = chromium (remember it as "w" for web)
- Win + E = file manager (same command as Windows)
- Win + D = launches a program with rofi
- Win + Shift + D = runs a shell command with rofi
- Win + P = takes a screenshot and copies it to the clipboard
- Win + I = launches htop (system monitor / eye candy)
- Win + Shift + E = power options (log off, shut down, restart)