From 9add0333142c30a4aedad5deab9c801df510e43c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rodney Osodo <socials@rodneyosodo.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:34:37 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] docs: Update arch install config and post-install steps

The changes include detailed config settings for audio, disk partitioning,
encryption, and desktop environments, plus additional post-install steps for
shell, networking and sync tools.
---
 README.md         | 171 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 config/.gitconfig |   2 +-
 2 files changed, 155 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a686f08..7c7219e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,30 +23,147 @@ I use the following config files:
 {
   "additional-repositories": ["multilib"],
   "archinstall-language": "English",
-  "audio": "", // Left and install pulseaudio and pavucontrol after.
+  "audio_config": {
+    "audio": "pulseaudio"
+  },
   "bootloader": "Grub",
-  "filesystem": "btrfs", // Use best effort partition layout. Subvolumes yes, compression no.
-  "gfx_driver": "VMware / VirtualBox (open-source)",
-  "harddrives": [
-    "/dev/nvme0n1" //
-  ],
-  "hostname": "rodneypc", // Change this to your hostname
-  "kernels": ["linux"],
-  "keyboard-language": "us",
-  "mirror-region": "", // Left blank to use the fastest mirror.
-  "nic": {
-    "NetworkManager": true,
-    "nic": "Use NetworkManager (necessary to configure internet graphically in GNOME and KDE)"
+  "config_version": "3.0.2",
+  "disk_config": {
+    "config_type": "default_layout",
+    "device_modifications": [
+      {
+        "device": "/dev/nvme0n1",
+        "partitions": [
+          {
+            "btrfs": [],
+            "dev_path": null,
+            "flags": ["boot", "esp"],
+            "fs_type": "fat32",
+            "mount_options": [],
+            "mountpoint": "/boot",
+            "obj_id": "126ab499-7169-45d7-96e7-880eec8c3e5a",
+            "size": {
+              "sector_size": {
+                "unit": "B",
+                "value": 512
+              },
+              "unit": "GiB",
+              "value": 1
+            },
+            "start": {
+              "sector_size": {
+                "unit": "B",
+                "value": 512
+              },
+              "unit": "MiB",
+              "value": 1
+            },
+            "status": "create",
+            "type": "primary"
+          },
+          {
+            "btrfs": [
+              {
+                "mountpoint": "/",
+                "name": "@"
+              },
+              {
+                "mountpoint": "/home",
+                "name": "@home"
+              },
+              {
+                "mountpoint": "/var/log",
+                "name": "@log"
+              },
+              {
+                "mountpoint": "/var/cache/pacman/pkg",
+                "name": "@pkg"
+              },
+              {
+                "mountpoint": "/.snapshots",
+                "name": "@.snapshots"
+              }
+            ],
+            "dev_path": null,
+            "flags": [],
+            "fs_type": "btrfs",
+            "mount_options": ["compress=zstd"],
+            "mountpoint": null,
+            "obj_id": "be1b2e7a-abf8-4efb-9625-17356b9992c6",
+            "size": {
+              "sector_size": {
+                "unit": "B",
+                "value": 512
+              },
+              "unit": "B",
+              "value": 511035047936
+            },
+            "start": {
+              "sector_size": {
+                "unit": "B",
+                "value": 512
+              },
+              "unit": "B",
+              "value": 1074790400
+            },
+            "status": "create",
+            "type": "primary"
+          }
+        ],
+        "wipe": true
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "disk_encryption": {
+    "encryption_type": "luks",
+    "lvm_volumes": [],
+    "partitions": ["be1b2e7a-abf8-4efb-9625-17356b9992c6"]
+  },
+  "hostname": "elgon",
+  "kernels": ["linux", "linux-lts"],
+  "locale_config": {
+    "kb_layout": "us",
+    "sys_enc": "UTF-8",
+    "sys_lang": "en_GB"
+  },
+  "mirror_config": {
+    "custom_mirrors": [],
+    "mirror_regions": {}
+  },
+  "network_config": {
+    "type": "nm"
   },
   "ntp": true,
-  "profile": "gnome", // Grapphics driver AMD / ATI (open-source)
-  "sys-encoding": "utf-8",
-  "sys-language": "en_GB",
+  "packages": ["git"],
+  "parallel downloads": 0,
+  "profile_config": {
+    "gfx_driver": "AMD / ATI (open-source)",
+    "greeter": "sddm",
+    "profile": {
+      "custom_settings": {
+        "GNOME": {},
+        "Hyprland": {
+          "seat_access": "polkit"
+        }
+      },
+      "details": ["GNOME", "Hyprland"],
+      "main": "Desktop"
+    }
+  },
+  "save_config": null,
   "swap": true,
-  "timezone": "Africa/Nairobi"
+  "timezone": "Africa/Nairobi",
+  "uki": false,
+  "version": "3.0.2"
 }
 ```
 
+## Connect to Network
+
+```bash
+nmtui
+```
+
 ## Install Ansible
 
 ```bash
@@ -75,5 +192,25 @@ Change keybindings for flameshot to `Print` and `Ctrl + Print`
 
 ```bash
 cd config
+make install-stow
 make install-dotfiles
 ```
+
+## Change Shell
+
+```bash
+sudo chsh --shell $(which zsh) $USER
+```
+
+## Login to Tailscale
+
+```bash
+sudo tailscale up --ssh
+```
+
+## Login to atuin
+
+```bash
+atuin login
+atuin sync
+```
diff --git a/config/.gitconfig b/config/.gitconfig
index a973e71..a2425a5 100644
--- a/config/.gitconfig
+++ b/config/.gitconfig
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 # Detect whitespace errors when applying a patch.
 [apply]
-	whitespace = fix
+    whitespace = fix
 
 # Cleanup branches
 [alias]