dotfiles

My Polybar and others setup for BSPWM on Linux

This repository was based on the dotfiles from siduck76 more precisely from the repository: https://github.com/siduck76/dotfiles

Dependencies

• bspwm
• polybar
• fonts rm -rf ~/.local/share/fonts
• git
• feh
• Lua
• wmctrl sudo apt install wmctrl

Most of the dependencies mentioned above were made in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CivY-yfRBeY

Installation

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

Backup your Polybar if you already had it

tar -zcvf polybar-old.tar.gz ~/.config/polybar

Move(and/or remove) files

rm -rf ~/.config/polybar
mv polybar $HOME/.config
mv Xresources $HOME/.Xresources

Configurations

Add to your $HOME/.config/bspwm/bspwmrc:

xrdb ${HOME}/.Xresources
$HOME/.config/polybar/launch.sh &
$HOME/.fehbg

Run:

mv wallpaper.jpg ~/Pictures
feh --bg-scale ~/Pictures/wallpaper.jpg

Change the Gentoo icon according to your system, see all available icons by running the file:

lua systems-icons.lua

If you want, change the name TERROO to your name, for example:

sed -i "s/TERROO/$USER/g" ~/.config/polybar/config

If you want also remove the keyboard from the bar

If you want the music tracks to appear in the bar when you run MPD, check this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tholV10zDi0

Log out and start again

bspc quit

Watch Video