archlinux: my preferred desktop/workstation apps for daily use

#zip/rar/system utilities
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm lha zip unzip arj unarj unace unrar p7zip
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm gcc wget binutils net-tools dnsutils
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm git kdiff3 #3 way comparison
#shell
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm zsh zsh-doc zsh-completions zsh-syntax-highlighting oh-my-zsh-git
#
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm obconf #needed to tweak the OpenBox config
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm putty openvpn terminator
#nano ~/.config/terminator
#[global_config]
# putty_paste_style = True #comment this line if you want to undo it
  #[profiles]
  # [[default]]
  # copy_on_selection = True #comment this line if you want to undo it
  # cursor_shape = ibeam
#
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm mc #useful for terminal connected sessions
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm trash-cli #CLI trash manager [trash-list trash-empty]
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm xclip #CLI clipboard manager [xclip -out/-in; ]

#FileManager (2 panel), and editors etc
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm doublecmd-gtk2 smbclient sshfs geany geany-plugins

#Office/Productivity
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm firefox
  #settings:
    #about:config
    #browser.tabs.closeWindowsWithLastTab false
    #media.peerconnection.enabled false
  #plugins: ublock origin, adblocker for youtube, kee, https everywhere, privacy badger, DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm chromium
  #PLUGINS:
    #https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-plus-adblocker/oofnbdifeelbaidfgpikinijekkjcicg?hl=en-GB
    #https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-for-youtube/cmedhionkhpnakcndndgjdbohmhepckk?hl=en-GB
    #https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chromeipass/ompiailgknfdndiefoaoiligalphfdae?hl=en-GB
    #https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/https-everywhere/gcbommkclmclpchllfjekcdonpmejbdp?hl=en-GB
    #https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/privacy-badger/pkehgijcmpdhfbdbbnkijodmdjhbjlgp?hl=en-GB
    #https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/webrtc-network-limiter/npeicpdbkakmehahjeeohfdhnlpdklia?hl=en-GB
    #https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/duckduckgo-privacy-essent/bkdgflcldnnnapblkhphbgpggdiikppg?hl=en-GB
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm falkon #replaces qupzilla
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm pidgin pidgin-otr purple-plugin-pack

#optional for daily station
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm libreoffice-fresh
#
#I previously used yaourt (yes, I was ignorant of the dangers)
#I am now using aurman. It has the same features, is secure, and the cli works almost exactly like pacman.
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm --needed base-devel
  cd ~/Downloads
  git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/expac-git.git
  cd expac-git
  makepkg -Acs
  sudo pacman -U ./expac-git-*.pkg.tar.xz
#
  cd ~/Downloads
  git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/aurman.git
  cd aurman
  gpg2 --recv-keys 465022E743D71E39
  makepkg -Acs
  sudo pacman -U aurman-*.pkg.tar.xz
#
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm fakeroot;
  #mkdir -p~/bin/hp-15C;  cd ~/bin/hp-15C;
  #http://hp-15c.homepage.t-online.de/download.htm and download the relevant file [wget doesn't work]
  #unzip HP-15C_*_Linux_x86_64.zip -d ~/bin/hp-15C
  #create a shortcut for your taskbar
  #cp /usr/share/applications/SOMETHING.desktop ./hp15c.desktop
  # Categories=Office;
  # icon=~/bin/hp-15C/logo/HP-15C-logo-22x22.png
aurman -S --noconfirm onlyoffice-bin

#email
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm thunderbird
#IF you are dual booting, you might want to link your M$-win profile to your *nix one so they are sync'd.
  # I (personally) like create ~/c as the mountpoint. Mount your M$ partition using ntfs-3g 
  # IF you mount via fstab, you need to use ABS path /home/USERNAME/c, roughly like so...
    #  sudo nano /etc/fstab        #Add this
    #/dev/sda2  /home/USERNAME/c  ntfs-3g   uid=1000,gid=1000    0    0
  #  Adjust your profile to suit your needs. (I have local[Mail] as well as remote[Imap] mails, hence the 2)
  #    ln -s "~/c/Users/USERNAME/Application Data/Thunderbird/Profiles/tb7vm74z.default/ImapMail/" -t ~/.thunderbird/sg2i70cl.default/
  #    ln -s "~/c/Users/USERNAME/Application Data/Thunderbird/Profiles/tb7vm74z.default/Mail/" -t ~/.thunderbird/sg2i70cl.default/
  # I found it best/safest to create the profiles in *nix, THEN delete/rename the "blank" paths, THEN create symlinks

#PDF reader, epub reader and image viewer
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm nomacs mupdf fbreader xournal

#Note Taking etc
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm cherrytree

#utils
sudo pacman -S etherape wireshark-gtk nmap vulscan

#Multimedia
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm clementine gst-plugins-good gst-plugins-bad gst-plugins-ugly gst-libav vlc
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm calibre

#Look & Feel# #theme/icons - I found that after the installs (sometimes), some of the taskbar icons were messed up
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm tangerine-icon-theme #10/10 - best overall combo
sudo pacman -S --noconfirm gtk2+extra oxygen-gtk2 #nice look/feel change for the widget

#I like to have a rotating desktop wallpaper
#previously I used 'sudo pacman -S variety --noconfirm' but it misbehaved, so I swapped to nitrogen+crontab(every min per screens)
sudo pacman -S nitrogen --noconfirm
#Now shell-script the desktop changer
cat <<EOF> ~/bin/rotateDesktop0.sh
#!/bin/zsh
export DISPLAY=:0.0;
nitrogen --force-setter=xinerama --no-recurse --set-zoom --random ~/WallPaperSUBDIR --head=0 >> /dev/null 2>&1;
EOF
chmod 700 ~/bin/rotateDesktop0.sh
#If you have a 2 screen rig, you can change the wallpapers per monitor by creating a 2nd script called ~/bin/rotateDesktop1.sh which has ' --head=1'

#Add the rotate to a crontab
sudo pacman --noconfirm -S cronie

#https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Cron#Asynchronous_job_processing
#of course nothing happens if you don't start the services
sudo systemctl enable cronie
sudo systemctl start cronie

crontab -l #list cron jobs (for the logged in user crontab)
crontab -e #edit cron jobs (this will edit YOUR user's jobs. ie. the ~/bin reference for YOU must exist.)
  1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29,31,33,35,37,39,41,43,45,47,49,51,53,55,57,59 5-22 * * * ~/bin/rotateDesktop0.sh
  #0,2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28,30,32,34,36,38,40,42,44,46,48,50,52,54,56,58 5-22 * * * ~/bin/rotateDesktop1.sh
  #I discovered that it isn't entirely simple... the cronjob executes but nothing happens UNLESS...
  #the file !!MUST!! have a script shebang [#!/bin/zsh] AND also the DISPLAY=:0.0 or it produces a gtk-display error

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#IF this is within a virtualbox, and mouse misbehaves, try this
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cat <<EOF> /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "6 7"
#Used to be: Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection
EOF
systemctl restart lightdm
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