pacman: # Common - base-devel # Necessary for building AUR and yay install - git - vim - sudo - networkmanager # CLI - exa # Modern ls replacement - cron # Scheduling program - pkgfile # Pacman metadata explorer - xsel # CLI tool for get/set contents of X11 clipboard (alternatively there's xclip) # ZSH + Plugins - zsh # shell - zsh-syntax-highlighting # colored zsh - zsh-autosuggestions # Suggestions from previous commands # KVM Virtualization - virt-manager # Frontend GUI for KVM - qemu # Base emulator and virtualizer - qemu-arch-extra # Virtualization for foregin architectures - ovmf # UEFI virtual machines (without it, only BIOS is possible) - vde2 # Networking tool - ebtables # Ethernet bridge filtering utilities - dnsmasq # Easy to configure DNS forwarder and DHCP server - bridge-utils # Ethernet bridge configuration (VMs should be using this bridge, not real interface) - openbsd-netcat # OpenBSD variant of netcat # Security - macchanger # Tool for changing MAC address - dnsutils # Tools for managing DNS - arch-audit # Similar to pkg-audit (AUR), based on Arch CVE Monitoring Team data - apparmor # Mandantoy Access Control using Linux Security Module - lynis # Security and System auditing tool - firejail # Sandboxing isolation tool - clamav # Anti-virus toolkit - rkhunter # Check for the presence of rootkits and other unwanted tools. #- ufw # Uncomplicated firewall, a simple way of defining firewall (disabled, because opensnitch FW is more detailed and better) # GUI - gedit # Graphical text editor - mpv # Video player - terminator # Terminal emulator - dolphin # File manager - ark # Archive manager (tar, gzip, zip, rar, etc.) - nomacs # Photo viewer - discord # Popular chat app - spectacle # Screenshot taking tool - peek # Gif/mp3 screen recording tool - qalculate-gtk-nognome # Calculator with thousands of features - filelight # Disk usage monitoring - firefox # Browser - krita # Image editing software (gimp alternative) # - code # Open sourced version of vscode (doesn't support many extensions) # DE/DM - plasma - sddm git: - https://aur.archlinux.org/yay-git.git # Yay tool, for AUR installation aur: # CLI # ZSH Extensions - autojump # Faster way to navigate in CLI (j command) # Security - ngrok # Forward your localhost without ip recovery - pkg-audit # AUdit installed packages against known vulnerabilities, not necessary with arch-audit, but it does provide more detailed info - opensnitch # Application level firewall, with full traffic monitoring, this FW is slower than kernel level ones which build upon iptables, but the advantages are worth it (Installation can be quite slow ~15min) # GUI - spotify # Online music player - timeshift # Backup utility - onlyoffice-bin # Full office suite (MS Office alternative) - visual-studio-code-bin # Official vVsual Studio Code text editor for programmers - exodus # Software cryptocurrency wallet