nihitdev/arch-after-install

arch-after-install

A practical post-install checklist for Arch Linux and CachyOS.

This repository is intentionally manual.

No giant installer that changes your whole system behind your back.

Just a clean checklist, useful commands, and a small detection script so you can decide what you actually want to install.

Guides

| Guide | Description | | --- | --- | | essentials.md | Core packages and basic system setup | | terminal.md | Shells, prompts, CLI tools, and terminal workflow | | development.md | Git, compilers, runtimes, containers, and dev tools | | gaming.md | Steam, compatibility tools, and gaming basics | | kde.md | KDE Plasma quality-of-life setup | | maintenance.md | Updates, package cleanup, logs, and system health |

Quick Start

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/nihitdev/arch-after-install.git
cd arch-after-install

Read the guides:

less guides/essentials.md

Or use your editor:

nano guides/essentials.md

System Check

The repository includes a small script that checks whether common tools are already installed.

./check.sh

Show only tools that are currently missing: