- install xfce
- use xfconf-query for most changes
- Hide icons
- xfce4-desktop : "desktop-icons/style" -t "int" -s 0 OR iterare through all icons(in file-icons properties) and set value to false
- xfwm4 "general/cycle_draw_frame" type="bool" set to false
"general/placement_mode" type="string" set to center
"general/show_dock_shadow" type="bool" set to false
- Download https://www.opencode.net/lsteam/xfce-big-sur-setup-file/-/raw/master/update-xfce-bigsur.zip
- Unzip
- copy update-xfce-bigsur/wallpapers to ~/Pictures
- Change wallpaper
- xfce4-desktop : "backdrop/screen0/monitor0(or all available monitors under screen0)/image-path" type="string" value="~/Pictures/wallpapers/any"
- send to side pane
- Already in side pane
- Theme-icons-cursor-fonts
- sudo apt install gtk2-engines-murrine sassc
- git clone https://github.com/vinceliuice/WhiteSur-gtk-theme.git
- ./install.sh -c dark -c light
- git clone https://github.com/vinceliuice/WhiteSur-icon-theme.git
- ./install.sh
- git clone https://github.com/vinceliuice/WhiteSur-cursors.git
- ./install.sh
- mkdir ~/.fonts
- copy contents from update-xfce-bigsur/fonts to ~/.fonts
- xsettings : "Net/ThemeName" type="string" set to "WhiteSur-dark"
: "Net/IconThemeName" type="string" set to "WhiteSur-dark"
: "Gtk/FontName" type="string" set to "San Francisco Display Regular" (maybe? cant find other setting for font)
: How to set monospace one?
- xfwm4 : "general/theme" type="string" set to "WhiteSur-dark"
: "general/button_layout" type="string" value="O|HMC" set to "CHM|" (need to test) . How to hide arrow buttons?
: "general/title_font" set to "San Francisco Display Medium"
- Global menu
- sudo apt install vala-panel-appmenu-common bamfdaemon // xfce4-appmenu-plugin
- sudo apt-get install unity-gtk-module-common unity-gtk2-module unity-gtk3-module
- xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Gtk/Modules -n -t string -s "unity-gtk-module"
- xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Gtk/ShellShowsMenubar -n -t bool -s true
- xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Gtk/ShellShowsAppmenu -n -t bool -s true
- Xfce Pannel
- Xpple Menu
- xpple_menu.zip: https://dl1.pling.com/api/files/download/j/eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6MTYyMjAwMzM1MCwidSI6bnVsbCwibHQiOiJkb3dubG9hZCIsInMiOiI3Yjc3NWQ0NTUyMzRlNWUxNmYxMjM3OTYwNjRiNjk3MWMxMGVhMTA5ODA4OGI2ODg2ZGUyZTZmMzRlZjZhMTk1ZGY1ZWY0ZWE3ZTcwYzNlNWQ1OWRkZTVkZWNhMTI0ZDdiMDViYzRhMTJmZTIyNThlNjRkOWYyYTk2YWE1YzFjNiIsInQiOjE2NDY3MTU2MTMsInN0ZnAiOiIxYjNjZGM0NjRmZGUyMzBhNjZiN2RlYTA5YzI4NTEzYiIsInN0aXAiOiIyNDAxOjQ5MDA6MWMzNjo0ZmMwOmVmM2U6ODcwZTo1YzIxOjZjZGYifQ.H1uGGy0qQp9YoYheln14iqKNOxuUtAWzanOVzeN-sE4/xpple_menu.zip
- unzip
- mkdir ~/.local/share/applications
- cp xpple_menu/applications/ ~/.local/share/applications/
- mkdir ~/.config/menu
- cp xpple_menu/xpple.menu ~/.config/menu
- Panel Changes : Channel Name : xfce4-panel
- Add two separators
- -np "/plugins/plugin-26" -t string -s "separator"
- -np "/plugins/plugin-27" -t string -s "separator"
- Add keyboard Layout
- -np "plugins/plugin-28" -t string -s "xkb"
- Add weather Update
- -np "plugins/plugin-29" -t string -s "weather"
- Appmenu plugin
- -np "plugins/plugin-30" -t string -s "appmenu"
- Modify applicationsmenu(plugin-1)
- -np "plugins/plugin1/custom-menu" -t bool -s true
- -np "plugins/plugin1/custom-menu-file" -t string -s ~/.config/menu/xpple.menu
- -np "plugins/plugin1/button-icon" -t string -s start-here
- -np "plugins/plugin1/show-button-title" -t bool -s false
- Modify appmenu(plugin-30)
- -np "plugins/plugin-30/use-bold-name" -t bool -s true /// Verify prop name
- Modify Weather(Needed?)
- How? Maybe look into the source code to find properties
- Modify xkb(plugin-28)
- "plugins/plugin-28/display-type" -t uint -s 1
- "plugins/plugin-28/display-name" -t uint -s 1
- "plugins/plugin-28/display-scale" -t uint -s 50
- "plugins/plugin-28/group-policy" -t uint -s 0
- "plugins/plugin-28/display-tooltip-icon" -t bool -s true
- Modify Actions Buttons
- "plugins/plugin-14/appearance" -t uint -s 0
- "plugins/plugin-14/items" -a /
-t string -s "-lock-screen"/
-t string -s "-switch-user"/
-t string -s "-separator"/
-t string -s "-suspend"/
-t string -s "-hibernate"/
-t string -s "-hybrid-sleep"/
-t string -s "-separator"/
-t string -s "-shutdown"/
-t string -s "-restart"/
-t string -s "-separator"/
-t string -s "+logout"/
-t string -s "-logout-dialog"
- Rearrange Plugins
- "panels/panel-1/plugin-ids" -a // below order
- 26(sep), 1(applicationsmenu), 3(sep), 30(appmenu), 5(sep), 29(weath), 28(xkb), 6(systray), 7(status), 8(paudio), ..., 27(sep)
- Modify first, second, and last separator
- "plugins/plugin-26/style" -t uint -s 0 //first one
- "plugins/plugin-3/expand" -t bool -s false //second
- "plugins/plugin-27/style" -t uint -s 0 //last one
- Configuring Plank Dock
- sudo apt install plank
- cp ~/Downloads/WhiteSur-gtk-theme/src/other/plank/ ~/.local/share/plank/themes/
-Remove panel-2
- -c xfce4-panel -p /panels -a -t int -s 0
- Run plank
- plank --preferences opens a UI popup. How to automate this?
- cp ~/Downloads/update-xfce-bigsur/icon/launchpad.svg ~/.local/share/icons/
- Add ~/.local/share/applications/launchpad.desktop to dock
- echo -e "[PlankDockItemPreferences]\nLauncher=file:///home/user/.local/share/applications/launchpad.desktop" >> ~/.config/plank/dock1/launchers/launchpad.dockitem
- Add plank to autostart
- sudo nano ~/.config/autostart/plank.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=plank
Hidden=false
NoDisplay=false
Name[en_US]=plank
Name=plank
Comment[en_US]=plank
Comment=plank
X-GNOME-Autostart-Delay=2
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
- Add terminl to dock
- echo -e "[PlankDockItemPreferences]\nLauncher=file:///usr/share/applications/xfce4-terminal.desktop" >> ~/.config/plank/dock1/launchers/xfce4-terminal.dockitem
- Add File manager to dock
- echo -e "[PlankDockItemPreferences]\nLauncher=file:///usr/share/applications/thunar.desktop" >> ~/.config/plank/dock1/launchers/thunar.dockitem
- Add Calculator to dock
- echo -e "[PlankDockItemPreferences]\nLauncher=file:///usr/share/applications/mate-calc.desktop" >> ~/.config/plank/dock1/launchers/mate-calc.dockitem
- Configuring Rofi Launcher
- sudo apt install rofi
- cp ~/Downloads/update-xfce-bigsur/rofi ~/.config/
- Configuring Ulauncher
- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:agornostal/ulauncher && sudo apt update && sudo apt install ulauncher
- cp ~/Downloads/update-xfce-bigsur/'ulauncher theme'/user-themes ~/.config/ulauncher/
- ~/.config/ulauncher/settings.json update "theme-name": "Arc Dark" // verify theme name
- run unlauncher
- Configuring Conky
- sudo apt install conky-all jq curl
- mkdir ~/.conky && cp ~/Downloads/update-xfce-bigsur/conky/ ~/.conky
- add conky in startup
- sudo nano ~/.config/autostart/conky.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=~/.conky/MX-CoreBlue/start_conky.sh
Name=conky
Comment=conky
X-GNOME-Autostart-Delay=2
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
// conky should be started by now otherwise we'd need to run the start script explicitly