Garuda Linux Customisations

The purpose of this repo is to have a backup of all my customisations in Garuda Linux.
Supports modern KDE Plasma 6 features and follows XDG Base Directory specification.
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Table of Contents

1. Getting Started
   • Prerequisites
   • Setup
   • Using the Scripts
2. Manual Customisations
   • Installation Paths
   • Application Menu
   • Mozilla Firefox Window Decorations
3. License
4. Contact

Getting Started

This project comes with two bash scripts backup_customisations.sh and apply_customisations.sh.

Prerequisites

• Garuda Linux (or any Linux distribution with the listed KDE Plasma paths): Arch Linux, Kubuntu, openSUSE, Manjaro, Fedora, Neon, Debian...
• KDE Plasma 6.0 or higher (for full compatibility with new features)
• Root permissions to execute the scripts

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/AitorAstorga/garuda-linux-customisations.git
   

2. Navigate to the directory:

   cd garuda-linux-customisations
   

3. Make the scripts executable:

   chmod +x backup_customisations.sh apply_customisations.sh
   

Using the Scripts

1. Backup Current Customisations:

   To extract the current customisations from the system and place them into the "Garuda Linux Customisations" folder, run:

   sudo ./backup_customisations.sh

   The script will create or use an existing Garuda Linux Customisations directory and place the backup inside.

2. Apply Customisations:

   To apply the customisations from the "Garuda Linux Customisations" folder to the system, run:

   sudo ./apply_customisations.sh

   The script will copy each customisation from the folder to its respective path on the system.

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Manual Customisations

This section is intended for those configurations that I want to change sometimes, but I never find :)

Installation paths

This is the list of paths for each component in KDE Plasma 6:

System-wide Installation Paths

Customisation	Path
GRUB Themes	/usr/share/grub/themes/
SDDM Themes	/usr/share/sddm/themes/
SDDM Configuration	/etc/sddm.conf
SDDM User Config	/var/lib/sddm/.config/
Plasma Look & Feel Themes	/usr/share/plasma/look-and-feel/
Plasma Desktop Themes	/usr/share/plasma/desktoptheme/
Plasma Color Schemes	/usr/share/color-schemes/
KWin Window Decorations	/usr/share/kwin/decorations/
Plasma Layout Templates	/usr/share/plasma/layout-templates/
Icon Themes	/usr/share/icons/
Konsole Themes	/usr/share/konsole/
Cursor Themes	/usr/share/icons/
Wallpapers	/usr/share/wallpapers/
Aurorae Window Decorations	/usr/share/aurorae/themes/
Plasmoid Widgets	/usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/
Kvantum Themes	/usr/share/Kvantum/
Plasma Welcome Pages	/usr/share/plasma/plasma-welcome/extra-pages/
Session Files (X11)	/usr/share/xsessions/
Session Files (Wayland)	/usr/share/wayland-sessions/
User Avatars	/var/lib/AccountsService/icons/

User-specific Installation Paths (KDE Plasma 6+)

Customisation	Path
Application Configuration	~/.config/
Global Shortcuts	~/.config/kglobalshortcutsrc
User Plasma Themes	~/.local/share/plasma/
User Color Schemes	~/.local/share/color-schemes/
User Aurorae Themes	~/.local/share/aurorae/
User Konsole Themes	~/.local/share/konsole/
User Icon Themes	~/.local/share/icons/
User Wallpapers	~/.local/share/wallpapers/

Notes:

• Icons and cursors share the same path in both system and user directories
• User-specific paths take precedence over system-wide paths
• KDE Plasma 6 follows XDG Base Directory specification more strictly

Application Menu

Enable the application menu in the top bar of windows (options such as Files, Edit, View...):

1. Disable the application menu daemon and stop it if it is running:

   

2. Remove the application menu from the title bar:

   

Mozilla Firefox Window Decorations

To merge the title bar with the Mozilla Firefox tabs do the following:

1. Right click on the toolbar > Customise toolbar:

   

2. Then, in the bottom left corner disable Title bar:

   

KDE Plasma 6 Specific Features

SDDM Settings Synchronization

Apply your current Plasma settings to SDDM (login screen):

1. Open System Settings > ... > Login Screen (SDDM)
2. Click "Apply Plasma Settings..." (hamburguer menu) to sync your theme, colors, and scaling

Welcome Center Customization

Custom welcome pages can be added to /usr/share/plasma/plasma-welcome/extra-pages/

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License

Distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See LICENSE for more information.

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Contact

Aitor Astorga Saez de Vicuña - a.astorga.sdv@gmail.com

Project Link: https://github.com/AitorAstorga/garuda-linux-customisations

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