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Endeavour OS Install

Before Installing: Backup Checklist

~/.zshrc, ~/.zsh_plugins.txt, ~/.config/starship.toml
~/.alacritty.toml and imports like ~/.config/alacritty/nord.toml

Installation

Flash Image

Download from Endeavour OS
Use Rufus to create a bootable USB

Configure Install

Boot into USB using NVIDIA option
Choose offline install
Select btrfs partition, no swap, single partition
Use systemd-boot for init

Post-Install Setup

Refresh Keyring

yay -Sy archlinux-keyring

Use Endeavour OS tools to rank mirrors and update packages.

Install LTS Kernel

yay -Sy linux-lts linux-lts-headers

Reboot and select LTS kernel in boot manager.

NVIDIA Drivers

Enable Early KMS Loading

Create /etc/dracut.conf.d/nvidia.conf:

force_drivers+=" nvidia nvidia_modeset nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm "

Run nvidia-inst to install drivers and rebuild initramfs.

Verify

cat /sys/module/nvidia_drm/parameters/modeset
# Should return Y

Check nvidia-smi to verify Xorg uses NVIDIA card.

KDE Plasma Configuration

Virtual Desktops: Settings → Window Management → add more desktops
Shortcuts:
- Toggle Grid View: Meta+Backtick
- Window to Next Desktop: Meta+Tab
- Alacritty: Alt+Tab
Move taskbar to left edge
Task Switcher: Filter by “All other desktops”

Essential Packages

Modern CLI Tools (Rust-based)

Package	Replaces
`exa`	`ls`
`bat`	`cat`
`dust`	`du`
`ripgrep`	`grep`
`fd`	`find`
`procs`	`ps`
`tealdeer`	`tldr`
`bottom`	`htop`
`zoxide`	`cd`
`broot`	directory explorer
`skim`	fuzzy finder
`tokei`	code stats

Applications

yay -S google-chrome visual-studio-code-bin neovim intellij-idea-community-edition alacritty lazygit

IntelliJ IDEA Setup

Settings:

Font: Noto Sans Medium (11pt) for UI, NotoSansM NFM (13pt) for editor
Enable compact mode, smaller tree indents
Enable Ctrl+Mouse Wheel font zoom

Plugins:

One Dark Theme (Vivid)
Rainbow Brackets
Atom Material Icons
CSV Editor