UPDATED 2023/03/31

 

My list of packages to install for Arch Linux after freshly installing the OS since it’s extremely bare .

 

General

  • base-devel
  • git
  • filelight
  • tree
  • reflector
  • vim
  • filezilla
  • wine
  • wine-mono
  • obs-studio
  • steam
  • htop
  • python
  • python-pip
  • bluez
  • vlc
  • handbrake
  • veracrypt
  • noto-fonts-cjk (East Asian Fonts)
  • gparted
  • xampp
  • remmina
  • yay (AUR)
  • visual-studio-code-bin (AUR)
  • ttf-ms-fonts (AUR)
  • ndi-sdk (AUR)
  • obs-ndi (AUR)
  • mangohud (AUR)
  • goverlay (AUR)
  • onlyoffice-bin (AUR)
  • etcher-bin (AUR)
  • aribb24 (for .ts video files)
  • upscayl-bin (AUR)
  • brave-bin (AUR)
  • google-chrome (AUR)
  • mpv
  • haruna
  • kid3

 

KDE Specific

  • gwenview
  • kcalc
  • spectacle
  • elisa
  • kdegraphics-thumbnailers
  • ffmpegthumbs
  • fcitx5-qt
  • kdiskmark
  • okular

 

GNOME

  • gnome-browser-connector (AUR)
  • Dash to Dock (extensions.gnome.org)
  • Desktop Icons (extensions.gnome.org)
  • Extension List (extensions.gnome.org)
  • User Themes (extensions.gnome.org)
  • Removable Drive Menu (extensions.gnome.org)
  • Start Overlay in Application View (extensions.gnome.org)
  • Fullscreen Avoider (extensions.gnome.org)
  • network-manager-applet
  • mutter-x11-scaling
  • hydrapaper
  • Coverflow Alt-Tab (extensions.gnome.org)
  • Night Theme Switcher (extensions.gnome.org)
  • fcitx5-gtk

 

With AMD GPU

  • python-pytorch-opt-roc
  • python-torchvision-rocm (AUR)

 

With Nvidia GPU

  • nvidia (vanilla linux kernel)
  • nvidia-dkms (custom kernel)
  • nvidia-lts (lts kernel)
  • nvidia-settings
  • nvidia-utils