Sway dotfiles using Nord theme

Dotfiles related to sway desktop and all the related tools listed below can be found in this repository. Most of configuration is based on online resources. Sources are cited in the individual files.

The dotfiles in this repository are used in a pc which used to dual boot between Arch Linux and Alpine Linux. So any configuration related to systemd is only for Arch Linux.

Note: Arch Linux is not used since Jan'25. So check twice before using it in Arch Linux.

Sway configuration Details

Sway configuration uses the following tools

• foot - terminal
• mako - notification daemon
• greetd - login manager
• swaylock - locking tool
• i3blocks - feed generator for swaybar
• tofi - dynamic menu
• swappy - screenshot editing tool
• wlogout - logout menu

For Alpine

• gtkgreet - greeter for greetd
• seatd - seat manager

For Arch

• regreet - greeter for greetd
• elogind - seat manager

To achieve nord theme colors the following are used:

• nordic - gtk theme
• nordzy - icon theme
• For firefox, custom userChrome.css based on KeyFox by AlfarexGuy2019

Other Tools used

• btrfs filesystem
• refind - boot manager
• btrbk - Backup tool for managing snapshots
• snapper - automatic snapshot creator
• emacs - editor
• fish - shell

Tracking swaywm dotfiles using a bare git repository

The only tool used here is git. Normal user account is used for adding files as long as the user has Read permission. Only for deleting files added from system folders and when the default user does not have Read permission, sudo needs to be used with full command.

The below steps will suffice to keep track of dotfiles for single desktop. For detailed explanation refer to the sources

$ git init --bare $HOME/.systemfiles
$ alias sysconfig='git --git-dir=$HOME/.systemfiles --work-tree=/'
$ echo "alias sysconfig='git --git-dir=/home/prabu/.systemfiles --work-tree=/'" >> ~/.config/fish/config.fish
$ echo "alias sysconfig='git --git-dir=/home/prabu/.systemfiles --work-tree=/'" >> ~/.config/ash/ashrc
$ source ~/.config/fish/config.fish
$ sysconfig add /etc/btrbk/btrbk.conf
$ sysconfig add /.github/README.md
$ cd / && git --git-dir=/home/prabu/.systemfiles --work-tree=/ ls-files
$ sudo git --git-dir=/home/prabu/.systemfiles --work-tree=/ rm /usr/local/bin/current_song.sh
$ sysconfig status
$ sysconfig commit -m "added Readme.md"
$ sysconfig push origin master

Sources:

• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11071754
• https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/dotfiles