My Custom Bash Setup for CachyOS (Arch)

A curated setup combining Chris Titus's Bash logic with Dacrab's Fastfetch visuals.

Components & Credits

Bash (.bashrc) & Prompt (Starship)

• Source/Inspiration: ChrisTitusTech/mybash
• Files I Clone: .bashrc, starship.toml

Fastfetch

• Source/Inspiration: dacrab/fastfetch-config
• Files I Clone: Custom .jsonc config

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Prerequisites (Day Zero)

Before cloning the files, I ensure that my system has the required dependencies and fonts.

Check Dependencies

Run this one-liner to check for missing packages or commands:

for i in bash tar bat tree unzip fc-list fontconfig bash-completion fastfetch starship fzf trash-cli multitail zoxide ripgrep; do if pacman -Qi "$i" &>/dev/null; then echo "[OK-PKG] $i"; elif type -P "$i" &>/dev/null; then echo "[OK-CMD] $i"; else echo -e "\e[31m[MISSING] $i\e[0m"; fi; done

Example Output:

[OK-PKG] bash
[MISSING] starship
[MISSING] trash-cli

Install Missing Packages

If any items were [MISSING] above, install them (using yay covers both official repos and the AUR):

yay -S starship trash-cli multitail

Install a Nerd Font

A Nerd Font is strictly required for the Starship prompt icons to render correctly.

• Search for a font (e.g., Meslo, JetBrains, Hack):

pacman -Ss nerd | grep meslo  

• Install (Example for Meslo):

sudo pacman -S ttf-meslo-nerd

• Verify installation:

fc-list | grep -i "meslo"

Deployment: The Symlink Method

Instead of copying files, can consider symlinking them.

Assuming this repository is cloned to /home/sfarhan/homelab/systems, run the following commands:

# 1. Fastfetch (Create directory if missing, then symlink chosen config)
mkdir -p ~/.config/fastfetch
ln -sf /home/sfarhan/homelab/systems/fastfetch/custom-config.jsonc ~/.config/fastfetch/config.jsonc

# 2. Starship Prompt
ln -sf /home/sfarhan/homelab/systems/starship/starship.toml ~/.config/starship.toml

# 3. Bash Configuration (Backup existing first)
mv ~/.bashrc ~/.bashrc.bak
ln -sf /home/sfarhan/homelab/systems/bash/.bashrc ~/.bashrc

Fastfetch Configuration

If using a terminal that supports image rendering (like Kitty or Konsole), adjust the logo path near the top of the chosen config.jsonc file to point to the custom asset:

  "logo": {
    "type": "kitty",
    "source": "/home/sfarhan/homelab/systems/assets/customlogo.png",
    "width": 25,
    "height": null,
    "preserveAspectRatio": true,
    "padding": {
      "top": 3,
      "left": 2,
      "right": 4
    }
  },

The default is like so, if wish to go basic:

  "logo": {
    "padding": {
      "top": 2,
      "left": 1,
      "right": 2
    }
  },

To apply logo changes, run: fastfetch --logo-recache

Bash Setup Customizations

This .bashrc file has been heavily tailored to remove some bloats from the original upstream source, leaving behind only the functionalities and additions I personally require for my environment.

To apply changes and load:

source ~/.bashrc