From 1e0050a7e6f8a2d3c27d12f4ffe473063adf493c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: phantomoffrags <phantomoffrags@riseup.net>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2026 12:47:01 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] readme infodump until i sort it :x

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-# exwm-arch-install
+uses https://github.com/rexim/dotfiles for configuration
 
+part 1
+arch install:
+
+archlinux-2026.03.01-x86_64.iso
+
+updated before running archinstall
+
+```bash 
+    sudo pacman -Sy archinstall
+```
+
+in archinstall;
+disk: ext4
+bootloader: grub
+network: network manager
+user: create with sudo
+profile: minimal
+audio: pipewire
+
+post archinstall;
+
+```bash
+sudo pacman -S xorg-server xorg-xinit emacs dmenu git zsh rxvt-unicode tmux
+# zsh,rvxt,tmux from tsoding dotfiles https://github.com/rexim/dotfiles
+```
+
+clone dotfiles;
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/rexim/dotfiles ~/dotfiles
+cd ~/dotfiles
+bash deploy.sh MANIFEST.linux
+```
+
+launch;
+```bash
+startx
+```
+
+
+should launch the gui version of exwm/emacs. 
+
+part 2
+emacs/exwm setup
+
+C-x C-f (ctrl-x ctrl-f) find-file >~/.xinitrc
+
+```bash
+exec emacs
+```
+the official exwm wiki says for arch users to NOT use dbus. 
+i consulted the all knowing orb and it said if apps (web browsers..etc) complain about dbus to use a modern replacement: dbus-run-session. this is untested (will hopefully remove once tested)
+
+
+
+C-x C-f again to ~/.emacs
+
+
+```elisp
+
+(require 'package)
+(add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/") t) 
+(package-initialize)
+
+(unless (package-installed-p 'exwm)
+  (package-refresh-contents)
+  (package-install 'exwm))
+
+(require 'exwm)
+
+(menu-bar-mode -1)
+(tool-bar-mode -1)
+(scroll-bar-mode -1)
+
+(exwm-input-set-key (kbd "M-<return>") #'exwm-reset
+(exwm-input-set-key (kbd "M-w") #'exwm-workspace-switch
+
+(dotimes (i 10)
+  (exwm-input-set-key (kbd (format "M-%d" i))
+                      `(lambda () (interactive (exwm-workspace-switch-create ,i))))
+
+(exwm-wm-mode)
+```
+
+exwm-enable is outdated, when used user is instructed to change it to exwm-wm-mode
+
+post-setup installing;
+
+sudo pacman -S firefox ttf-dejavu noto-fonts xclip scrot xf86-video-qxl
+
+
+sudo pacman -S pipewire pipewire-pulse wireplumber 
+
+systemctl --user enable pipewire pipewire-pulse wireplumber
+systemctl --user start pipewire pipewire-pulse wireplumber
+
+launching applications (example);
+
+startx and launch firefox from EXWM with M-Return to open urxvt, then type ```firefox &
+
+Or bind a key in ~/.emacs:
+```bash
+(exwm-input-set-key (kbd "M-f")
+  (lambda () (interactive) (start-process "" nil "firefox")))
+```