arch/README.md

My personalized Arch Linux packages

Some notes

• https://disconnected.systems/blog/archlinux-meta-packages/

• https://nerdstuff.org/posts/2020/2020-002_meta_packages/

• https://gitlab.com/archi3linux/meta/-/blob/master/PKGBUILD

• https://github.com/alfredopalhares/arch-pkgbuilds

managing custom packages / managing a remote repository

1. One could use crema
2. Or some self made shell scripts: pkg/de-p1st-repo/README.md

Package naming

• package naming

Package names are prefixed with de-p1st as this is one of my domains (p1st.de) which itself is an abbreviation of privacy1st.de

creating config files

install -Dm644 $src $pkgdir/$dst

Example: archi3linux PKGBUILD

changing existing config files

• holo from the AUR
• https://github.com/holocm/holo/blob/master/doc/holo-files.8.pod

Example: pkg/de-p1st-pacman/PKGBUILD

home skeleton

Example: archi3linux PKGBUILD

enabling services

• systemd.preset - Service enablement presets
• man 5 systemd.preset

Example preset file: archi3linux systemd.preset

Example pkg: pkg/de-p1st-networkmanager