Aesthetic AwesomeWM Dotfiles

Welcome to my AwesomeWM configuration files!

so yeah now i'm using awesomewm, looks like i'll be use this wm forever.

Because only this wm can satisfy me.

Fyi, I use night colorscheme, and it's so beautiful.

These dotfiles are made with love, for sure.

Here are some details about my setup:

Programs	Using
WM	awesome
OS	arch linux
Terminal	wezterm
Shell	zsh
Editor	neovim / vscode
Compositor	picom
Launcher	rofi

S E T U P

This is step-by-step how to install these dotfiles. Just R.T.F.M.

1. Install dependencies and enable services

   • Dependencies

   • Arch Linux (and all Arch-based distributions)

     *Assuming your AUR helper is* `yay`
     
     ```shell
     yay -Sy awesome-git picom-ibhagwan-git wezterm rofi todo-bin acpi acpid \
     wireless_tools jq inotify-tools polkit-gnome xdotool xclip maim \
     brightnessctl alsa-utils alsa-tools pulseaudio lm_sensors \
     mpd mpc mpdris2 ncmpcpp playerctl --needed 
     ```
     

   • Services

     # For automatically launching mpd on login
     systemctl --user enable mpd.service
     systemctl --user start mpd.service
     
     # For charger plug/unplug events (if you have a battery)
     sudo systemctl enable acpid.service
     sudo systemctl start acpid.service

2. Install needed fonts

   You will need to install a few fonts (mainly icon fonts) in order for text and icons to be rendered properly.

   Necessary fonts:

   • Iosevka - here
   • Icomoon - here
   • Material - here

   Once you download them and unpack them, place them into ~/.fonts or ~/.local/share/fonts.

3. Install my AwesomeWM configuration files

   Clone this repository

   git clone https://github.com/rxyhn/dotfiles.git
   cd dotfiles

   Copy config and binaries files

   cp -r config/* ~/.config/
   cp -r bin/* ~/.local/bin/
   cp -r misc/. ~/

   You have to add TODO_PATH in your env variable

   export TODO_PATH="path/to/todo"

4. Configure stuff

   The relevant files are inside your ~/.config/awesome directory.

   • User preferences and default applications

     In rc.lua there is a Default Applications section where user preferences and default applications are defined. You should change those to your liking.

     Note: For the weather widgets to work, you will also need to create an account on openweathermap, get your key, look for your city ID, and set openweathermap_key and openweathermap_city_id accordingly.

5. Lastly, log out from your current desktop session and log in into AwesomeWM.

F E A T U R E S

These are the features included in my AwesomeWM setups!

• Beautiful colorscheme ikr, named night and created by ner0z
• Aesthetic Dashboard ngl.
• Custom mouse-friendly ncmpcpp UI with album art ofc.
  • Preview

    this is so aesthetic isn't it?

    
• Word Clock Lockscreen with PAM Integration

  • A beautiful word clock is on the lockscreen!

    Preview

    
• Notification Center
• Control Panel
• ToDo Reminder
• Battery Indicator
• PopUp Notifications
• Applications Launcher
• Some Tooltip Widget
• Hardware Monitor

K E Y B I N D S

I use super AKA Windows key as my main modifier. also with alt, shift, and ctrl

Keyboard

Keybind	Action
super + enter	Spawn terminal
super + w	Spawn web browser
super + x	Spawn color picker
super + f	Spawn file manager
super + d	Launch applications launcher
super + shift + d	Toggle dashboard
super + q	Close client
super + ctrl + l	Toggle lock screen
super + [1-0]	View tag AKA change workspace (for you i3/bsp folks)
super + shift + [1-0]	Move focused client to tag
super + space	Select next layout
super + s	Set tiling layout
super + shift + s	Set floating layout
super + c	Center floating client
super + [arrow keys]	Change focus by direction
super + shift + f	Toggle fullscreen
super + m	Toggle maximize
super + n	Minimize
ctrl + shift + n	Restore minimized
alt + tab	Window switcher

Mouse on the desktop

Mousebind	Action
left click	Dismiss all notifications
right click	App drawer
middle click	Toggle Dashboard
scroll up/down	Cycle through tags

... And many many more! for more information check awesome/configuration/keys.lua

Acknowledgements

• Credits

  • ner0z

• Special thanks to

  • ChocolateBread799
  • JavaCafe01