Dotfiles Configuration

Personal dotfiles for Arch Linux with support for both X11 (i3) and Wayland (Sway) environments.

• Dual Configuration: Supports both X11 (i3) and Wayland (Sway)
• Easy Switching: Toggle between X11 and Wayland with a single command
• Unified Setup: Single script handles both configurations
• Preserved Keybindings: Identical keybindings across both environments
• Status Bar: i3blocks (X11) / Waybar (Wayland)
• Terminal: urxvt (X11) / Foot (Wayland)

Choose your preferred environment:

# For X11 (i3) setup
./setup.sh x11

# For Wayland (Sway) setup
./setup.sh wayland

./setup.sh status

./setup.sh switch

Window Manager: i3-wm Status Bar: i3blocks Terminal: urxvt (daemon mode) Compositor: picom Launcher: rofi Notifications: dunst Wallpaper: nitrogen

Keybindings: All custom keybindings preserved Integration: Optional Plasma integration

sudo pacman -S i3-wm i3blocks dunst nitrogen rofi picom rxvt-unicode

Window Manager: Sway Status Bar: Waybar Terminal: Foot Compositor: Built into Sway Launcher: rofi (with Wayland support) Notifications: mako Screenshots: grim + slurp

Keybindings: Identical to i3 setup Mode: Standalone (no DE integration)

sudo pacman -S sway waybar foot mako rofi grim slurp wl-clipboard brightnessctl

dotfiles/
├── i3/                      # i3 window manager config
│   ├── config               # Main i3 config
│   ├── i3blocks.conf        # Status bar config
│   └── i3blocks-nomedia.conf
├── sway/                    # Sway window manager config
│   └── config               # Main Sway config
├── waybar/                  # Waybar status bar
│   ├── config               # Waybar config (JSON)
│   ├── style.css            # Waybar styling
│   └── scripts/             # Custom scripts
├── foot/                    # Foot terminal config
│   └── foot.ini
├── rofi/                    # Application launcher
│   └── android_notification.rasi
├── powerline/               # Powerline themes
├── .bashrc                  # Main bash configuration
├── .bashrc-wayland          # Wayland-specific env vars
├── .Xresources              # X11 terminal colors
├── picom.conf               # X11 compositor
├── dunstrc                  # Notification daemon (X11)
├── setup.sh                 # Unified setup script ⭐
├── setup_init.sh            # Legacy X11 setup (deprecated)
├── setup_wayland.sh         # Legacy Wayland setup (deprecated)
├── README.md                # This file
└── WAYLAND-MIGRATION.md     # Detailed migration guide

$ ./setup.sh status

Current Configuration Status
==========================================

Active Configuration: X11 (i3)

Linked Configurations:
  i3:      ✓ Linked
  sway:    ✗ Not linked
  waybar:  ✗ Not linked
  foot:    ✗ Not linked

Shell Environment:
  .bashrc: No Wayland detection
  .bashrc link: ✓ Linked to dotfiles

$ ./setup.sh switch

Switching Configuration
==========================================
Switching from X11 (i3) to Wayland (Sway)...

Setting Up Wayland (Sway) Configuration
==========================================
✓ Packages already installed
✓ Sway configuration linked
✓ Waybar configuration linked
✓ Foot terminal configuration linked
✓ Wayland detection added to .bashrc

Configuration switched to: Wayland (Sway)

$ ./setup.sh switch

Switching Configuration
==========================================
Switching from Wayland (Sway) to X11 (i3)...

[Setup process continues...]

All keybindings are identical between i3 and Sway:

Modifier: Mod4+Mod1+Shift+Ctrl (Super+Alt+Shift+Ctrl) Meh: Mod1+Shift+Ctrl (Alt+Shift+Ctrl)

Persistent workspaces with icons:

1. Chromium
2. Chromium
3. Code
4. Code
5. Bash
6. General
7. General
8. Teams
9. General
10. Mail

Automatically set when running under Wayland:

• XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland
• XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway
• QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland
• MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1
• ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT=wayland

For detailed migration instructions, see WAYLAND-MIGRATION.md.

Key steps:

1. Run ./setup.sh wayland
2. Check output names: swaymsg -t get_outputs
3. Edit ~/.config/sway/config to update outputs
4. Test from TTY or select "Sway" from display manager

Your original configurations are always preserved:

• Backups are created with timestamp suffixes (.backup.YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS)
• Symlinks are used, so your dotfiles repo is never modified
• You can always switch back: ./setup.sh switch
• Original branch structure is preserved in git

# Check what's linked
./setup.sh status

# Re-run setup
./setup.sh x11    # or wayland

Check environment variables:

echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE  # Should be "wayland"
echo $WAYLAND_DISPLAY   # Should be set

Re-source shell configuration:

source ~/.bashrc

Check output names:

swaymsg -t get_outputs

Update in ~/.config/sway/config (search for "TODO").

This is a personal dotfiles repository, but feel free to:

• Report issues
• Suggest improvements
• Fork and adapt for your own use

See LICENSE file.

• master: Stable X11 (i3) configuration
• config-wayland: Wayland (Sway) configuration
• Both are kept in sync and can be easily switched

• i3 User's Guide
• Sway Wiki
• Waybar Documentation
• Arch Wiki - Sway
• Arch Wiki - i3