Adventures in Arch (Part IV): Install extra programs
In this part I will show the extra programs I installed.
I will keep updating this post in the next weeks, to add more programs installed.

This is the list of programs I have installed:
- Chrome (download from AUR)
1mkdir builds
2cd builds
3tar -xzf google-chrome-beta.tar.gz
4cd google-chrome-beta
5makepkg -s
6sudo pacman -U google-chrome-beta-28.0.1500.36-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
- GNOME Tweak Tool
1sudo pacman -S gnome-tweak-tool
- Tomboy
1sudo pacman -S tomboy
To get my notes I recovered the following folders from my /home backup:
~/.config/tomboy/
~/.local/share/tomboy/
- rsync
1sudo pacman -S rsync
- Gimp
1sudo pacman -S gimp
- Terminator
1sudo pacman -S terminator
To get my Terminator settings I recovered the following folder from my /home backup:
~/.config/terminator
- SSH
1sudo pacman -S sshfs
2sudo pacman -S openssh
To get my ssh keys back I recovered the following folders from my /home backup:
~/.ssh
~/.gnupg
To mount my server shares I use a script. Here’s how to make it run at boot time:
1$ nano /home/youruser/.config/autostart/server_sshfsmount.desktop.desktop
1[Desktop Entry]
2Type=Application
3Exec=/home/youruser/bin/sshfsmount/sshfsmount.sh mount
4Hidden=false
5NoDisplay=false
6X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
7Name[en_US]=server_sshfsmount.desktop
8Name=Mount server Shares
9Comment[en_US]=Mount server Shares
10Comment=Mount server Shares
- Samba
1sudo pacman -S samba
- Multimedia (more info here)
1sudo pacman -S a52dec
2sudo pacman -S faac
3sudo pacman -S faad2
4sudo pacman -S flac
5sudo pacman -S jasper
6sudo pacman -S lame
7sudo pacman -S libdca
8sudo pacman -S libdv
9sudo pacman -S libmad
10sudo pacman -S libmpeg2
11sudo pacman -S libtheora
12sudo pacman -S libvorbis
13sudo pacman -S libxv
14sudo pacman -S opus
15sudo pacman -S wavpack
16sudo pacman -S x264
17sudo pacman -S xvidcore
18sudo pacman -S gstreamer0.10-plugins
19sudo pacman -S xine-lib
20sudo pacman -S gnome-vfs
21sudo pacman -S imagemagick
22sudo pacman -S openexr
23sudo pacman -S ffmpeg
24sudo pacman -S gst-libav
Download fluendo from AUR.
1cd builds
2tar -xzf gstreamer0.10-fluendo.tar.gz
3cd gstreamer0.10-fluendo
4makepkg -s
5sudo pacman -U gstreamer0.10-fluendo-0.10.72-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
- VLC
1sudo pacman -S vlc
- Banshee
1sudo pacman -S banshee
To get my Banshee settings I recovered the following folder from my /home backup:
~/.config/banshee-1
1cd builds
2tar -xzf gdm3setup-utils.tar.gz
3cd gdm3setup-utils
4makepkg -s
5sudo pacman -U gdm3setup-utils-20130207-1-any.pkg.tar.xz
6cd ..
7tar -xzf gdm3setup-utils.tar.gz
8cd gdm3setup
9makepkg -s
10sudo pacman -U gdm3setup-20130207-1-any.pkg.tar.xz
- Filezilla
1sudo pacman -S filezilla
To get my Filezilla settings I recovered the following folder from my /home backup:
~/.filezilla
- HP printer support
1sudo pacman -S hplip
2sudo pacman -S sane cups cups-pdf cups-filters rpcbind \
3 python2-pyqt ghostscript ghostscript psutils
Also download this, this and this from AUR:
1cd builds
2tar -xzf hplip-plugin.tar.gz
3cd hplip-plugin
4makepkg -s
5sudo pacman -U hplip-plugin-3.13.5-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
6cd ..
7tar -xzf foomatic-db-foo2zjs.tar.gz
8cd foomatic-db-foo2zjs
9makepkg -s
10sudo pacman -U foomatic-db-foo2zjs-1\:4.0.17_20130518-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
11cd ..
12tar -xzf foo2zjs.tar.gz
13cd foo2zjs
14makepkg -s
15sudo pacman -U foo2zjs-20130530-3-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
Now for installing the printer. Mine is connected to my router.
1sudo groupadd lpadmin
2sudo usermod -aG lpadmin youruser
3sudo gpasswd -a youruser lp
4sudo gpasswd -a youruser sys
5sudo nano /etc/cups/cups-files.conf
Uncomment:
Group lp
Add lpadmin:
SystemGroup sys root lpadmin
1sudo systemctl restart cups.service
2sudo systemctl enable avahi-daemon.service
Re-login.
1hp-toolbox
In the Device Discovery choose the Network option and in the Advanced Options add your printer IP in Manual Discovery.
- Scanning
Download from AUR the following:
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-gtk2-ex-simple-list/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-config-general/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-font-ttf/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-pdf-api2/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-goo-canvas/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-gtk2-imageview/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-sane/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-b-keywords/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-devel-stacktrace/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-exception-class/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-pod-spell/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-task-weaken/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-test-object/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-test-subcalls/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-hook-lexwrap/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-ppi/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-readonly/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-ppix-regexp/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-readonly-xs/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-ppix-utilities/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-string-format/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-critic/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-test-critic/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-set-intspan/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-proc-processtable/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gscan2pdf/
Repeat for each package:
1tar -xzf perl-gtk2-ex-simple-list.tar.gz
2cd perl-gtk2-ex-simple-list
3makepkg -s
4sudo pacman -U perl-gtk2-ex-simple-list-0.50-2-any.pkg.tar.xz
5sudo pacman -S gocr
6sudo pacman -S simple-scan
- MS Fonts (download from AUR)
1cd builds
2tar -xzf ttf-ms-fonts.tar.gz
3cd ttf-ms-fonts
4makepkg -s
5sudo pacman -U ttf-ms-fonts-2.0-10-any.pkg.tar.xz
- Dropbox
1sudo pacman -S dropbox
Also download nautilus support from AUR.
1cd builds
2tar -xzf nautilus-dropbox.tar.gz
3cd nautilus-dropbox
4makepkg -s
5sudo pacman -U nautilus-dropbox-1.6.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
Also installed this GNOME extension.
- Gparted
1sudo pacman -S gparted
- GCStar
1sudo pacman -S gcstar
To get my collections I recovered the following folder from my /home backup:
~/.config/gcstar
~/.local/share/gcstar
- Gaupol
1sudo pacman -S gaupol
- Aspell PT (download from AUR)
1cd builds
2tar -xzf aspell-pt-ao.tar.gz
3cd aspell-pt-ao
4makepkg -s
5sudo pacman -U aspell-pt-ao-20121014-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
- Libreoffice
1sudo pacman -S libreoffice
- Mysql Workbench (download from AUR)
1cd builds
2tar -xzf mysql-workbench-gpl.tar.gz
3cd mysql-workbench-gpl
4makepkg -s
5sudo pacman -U mysql-workbench-gpl-5.2.47-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
To get my connections I recovered the following folder from my /home backup:
~/.mysql
- Google Music Manager (download from AUR)
1cd builds
2tar -xzf google-musicmanager.tar.gz
3cd google-musicmanager
4makepkg -s
5sudo pacman -U google-musicmanager-1.0.65.1341_r0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
- SyncBackup (download from AUR)
1cd builds
2tar -xzf syncbackup.tar.gz
3cd syncbackup
4makepkg -s
5sudo pacman -U syncbackup-1.1.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
- youtube-dl
1sudo pacman -S youtube-dl
- Duplicity
1sudo pacman -S duplicity
1cd builds
2tar -xzf scour.tar.gz
3cd scour
4makepkg -s
5sudo pacman -U scour-0.26-1-any.pkg.tar.xz
6cd ..
7tar -xzf gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer-git.tar.gz
8cd gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer-git
9makepkg -s
10sudo pacman -U gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer-git-388-1-any.pkg.tar.xz
11cd ..
12tar -xzf nuvolaplayer.tar.gz
13cd nuvolaplayer
14makepkg -s
15sudo pacman -U nuvolaplayer-2.0.3-3-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
Check this post for more information about using Nuvola Player with Google Play Music.
- Wine and PlayOnLinux
Activate multilib, by uncommenting the following lines in pacman.conf:
1sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf
1[multilib]
2Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
1sudo pacman -Syy
2sudo pacman -S wine
3sudo pacman -S playonlinux
4sudo pacman -S lib32-giflib lib32-libpng lib32-libldap \
5 lib32-gnutls lib32-lcms lib32-libxml2 lib32-mpg123 openal \
6 lib32-openal lib32-v4l-utils lib32-libpulse lib32-alsa-plugins \
7 lib32-alsa-lib lib32-libjpeg-turbo lib32-libxcomposite \
8 lib32-libxinerama lib32-ncurses libcl lib32-libcl oss \
9 lib32-sdl lib32-jack lib32-libsamplerate lib32-speex
Check this post on how to install Evernote under Wine.
- Archey
1yaourt -S archey