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    ## traditional arch distributions
    ## arch distributions
    - https://archlinux.org/
    - https://artixlinux.org/

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    ## traditional arch distributions
    - https://archlinux.org/
    - https://artixlinux.org/

    ## setup and essentials

    <details>
    <summary>initial setup</summary>
    <ul>
    <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_kwNzRi-UcI">dual boot and partitions</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Official_repositories#multilib">enable repository for 32-bit applications (e.g. steam)</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://www.tecmint.com/install-yay-aur-helper-in-arch-linux-and-manjaro/">install aur helper (very helpful for installing packages)</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=Power_Management">power management and optimizations</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://averagelinuxuser.com/10-things-to-do-first-in-arch-linux/">further setup</a></li>
    </ul>
    </details>
    <details>
    <summary>access/permissions</summary>
    <ul>
    <li><a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Polkit">policykit</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GNOME/Keyring#Installation">keyring</a></li>
    </ul>
    </details>
    <details>
    <summary>notifications</summary>
    <ul>
    <li><a href="https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/libnotify/">libnotify dependency</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Desktop_notifications">notification frontends</a></li>
    </ul>
    </details>
    <details>
    <summary>fuse (foreign filesystems)</summary>
    <ul>
    <li><a href="https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/fuse2/">fuse2</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/fuse3/">fuse3</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://github.com/libimobiledevice/ifuse">ifuse (for connecting iPhones)</a></li>
    </ul>
    </details>
    <details>
    <summary>pipewire audio</summary>
    <ul>
    <li><a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PipeWire">useful pipewire instructions</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/pamixer/">control pipewire audio</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/alsa-utils/">useful audio utilities</a></li>
    </ul>
    </details>
    <details>
    <summary>display controllers</summary>
    <ul>
    <li><a href="https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/playerctl/">playerctl (for media players)</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/brightnessctl/">brightnessctl (for brightness and keyboard backlight)</a></li>
    </ul>
    </details>
    <details>
    <summary>wifi and bluetooth</summary>
    <ul>
    <li><a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NetworkManager">network manager</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Bluetooth">bluetooth backend</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/alsa-utils/">bluetooth frontend</a></li>
    </ul>
    </details>

    ## common software

    <details>
    <summary>wayland</summary>
    <ul>
    <li><a href="https://www.fosskers.ca/en/blog/wayland">comprehensive wayland setup guide</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://awesome-wayland.netlify.app/">wayland resouces (1)</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://github.com/ghishadow/awesome-wayland/">wayland resouces (2)</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://github.com/natpen/awesome-wayland">wayland resouces (3)</a></li>
    </ul>
    </details>
    <details>
    <summary>enhanced unix commands</summary>
    <ul>
    <li><a href="https://github.com/saethlin/fls">fls: fancy <kbd>ls</kbd></a></li>
    <li><a href="https://github.com/sharkdp/bat">bat: fancy <kbd>cat</kbd></a></li>
    </ul>
    </details>
    <details>
    <summary>file manager</summary>
    <ul>
    <li><a href="https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/nemo/">nemo file manager</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo-extensions">useful extensions for nemo</a></li>
    </ul>
    </details>
    <details>
    <summary>video player</summary>
    <ul>
    <li><a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/haruna">haruna player</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://archlinux.org/packages/community/any/youtube-dl/">play directly from video URLs</a></li>
    </ul>
    </details>
    <details>
    <summary>7z, rar, and zip files</summary>
    <ul>
    <li><a href="https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/p7zip/">7z</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/rar">rar</a></li>
    </ul>
    </details>
    <details>
    <summary>custom shell</summary>
    <ul>
    <li><a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Command-line_shell">useful shell information</a></li>
    <li><a href="https://github.com/unixorn/awesome-zsh-plugins">plugins for the zsh shell</a></li>
    </ul>
    </details>