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+# Dotfiles
+
+This is a collection of dotfiles and scripts for my i3 setup, previewed below:
+
+![Screenshot](screenshot.png)
+
+### Software:
+
+All packages that are manually installed via pacman -S, dependencies not included.
+
+    -- installed during installation
+    base
+    base-devel
+    sudo
+    iw
+    wpa_supplicant
+    dialog
+    -- installed after booting into system
+    git
+    openssh
+    pacaur
+    xorg-server
+    xorg-xinit
+    xorg-xrandr
+    xorg-xbacklight
+    xf86-video-intel
+    i3-gaps
+    rofi
+    feh
+    i3blocks
+    i3lock-color-git (AUR)
+    acpi
+    playerctl
+    alsa-utils
+    sysstat
+    screenfetch
+    scrot
+    imagemagick
+    rxvt-unicode
+    zsh
+    zsh-completions
+    libx264
+    ttf-dejavu
+    firefox
+    libnotify
+    pulseaudio
+    pulseaudio-alsa
+    pavucontrol
+    thunar
+    thunar-volman
+    gvfs
+    tumbler
+    ffmpegthumbnailer
+    poppler-glib
+    gtk-theme-arc-git (AUR)
+    arc-icon-theme-git (AUR)
+    moka-icon-theme-git (AUR)
+    lxappearance
+    ntfs-3g
+    exfat-utils
+    gedit
+    thunderbird
+    qbittorrent
+    filezilla
+    tlp
+    smartmontools
+    x86_energy_perf_policy
+    intel-ucode
+    mpv
+    youtube-dl
+    rtmpdump
+    xarchiver
+    zip
+    unzip
+    unrar
+    p7zip
+    texlive-most
+    gvfs-mtp
+    gvfs-gphoto2
+    chromium
+    zathura
+    zathura-pdf-mupdf
+    gpicview
+    python2-setuptools
+    python2-click-5.1 (AUR)
+    platformio (AUR)
+    vim
+
+### Configuration:
+
+Below are all the system changes that were made.<br>
+<> = variable<br>
+() = action
+
+Predictable network interface names:
+
+    ln -s /dev/null /etc/systemd/network/99-default.link
+
+Give wheel users sudo permission:
+
+    nano /etc/sudoers
+    (uncomment)%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL
+
+Add user:
+
+    useradd -m -G wheel -s /bin/bash <username>
+    passwd <username>
+
+Installing pacaur:
+
+    gpg --recv-keys <pubkey>
+
+    git clone cower
+    cd cower
+    makepkg -si
+    cd ..
+
+    git clone pacaur
+    cd pacaur
+    makepkg -si
+    cd ..
+
+    pacaur -S cower pacaur
+    rm -rf cower pacaur
+
+Switch shell to zsh:
+
+    chsh -s /bin/zsh
+
+Pacman colors:
+
+    nano /etc/pacman.conf
+    (uncomment)Color
+
+Thunar automount:
+
+    (inside Thunar menu) -> Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Configure -> Check first two boxes under 'Removable Storage'
+
+Git:
+
+    git config --global user.email "<email address>"
+    git config --global user.name "<name>"
+
+Tlp:
+
+    systemctl enable tlp.service
+    systemctl enable tlp-sleep.service
+
+    nano /etc/default/tlp
+    (edit)SOUND_POWER_SAVE_ON_BAT=0
+
+Trim:
+
+    systemctl enable fstrim.timer
+
+Clock internet sync:
+
+    timedatectl set-ntp true
+
+Mail gpg:
+
+    gpg --decrypt <backup.pgp> | gpg --import
+    gpg --search-keys <email address>