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Recommended steps after fresh install, recommended packages & cheat sheet

 

Initial Update 7 Recommended Packages

Run full system updates
sudo pacman -Syu

Install Flatpack Tools
sudo pacman -S flatpak libpamac-flatpak-plugin

Install Hardware Info Tool
sudo pacman -S --needed hwinfo

Install image editing tools
sudo pacman -S pinta krita

Install popular web browsers
sudo pacman -S google-chrome firefox brave-browser

Install Utility Software
sudo pacman -S qalculate-gtk gscan2pdf

Install JAVA AUR Packages
yay -S jre8 jre14

Install AUR Build & Installation tools : Using YAY helper
sudo pacman -S --needed pamac git linux-headers base-devel yay

32 Bit repos

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Official_repositories#.5Bmultilib.5D

vim /etc/pacman.conf

~~~
[multilib]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
~~~

pacman -Sl multilib

User Management

Adding Users

sudo useradd -m UserName -p PassWord
sudo passwd UserName