Created søndag 04 december 2016
# A list of some nice additions
Record My Desktop
# gtk-recordmydesktop allows you to record videos of your desktop
$ pacman -S gtk-recordmydesktop
# Later versions seems to flicker quite a lot - try recording with the following;
$ recordmydesktop --use-jack system:capture_1 --v_bitrate 2000000
PDF Reader
# MuPDF is a pretty simple/sweet reader
$ pacman -S mupdf
# Launched from the terminal
$ mupdf /path/to/pdf
# Passwords, append -p
$ mupdf -p <password> /path/to/pdf
# Start page 225 (etc)
$ mupdf -p 225 /path/to/pdf
# Binds;
# / = (slash) to start a search
# n = find next place for searched word
# N = find previous place for searched word
# [ ] = rotate clock/counter-clockwise
# < > = jump ten pages back/forth
# i = display document metadata
# m = save current page to bookmark
# t = go back in bookmarks
# T = go forward in bookmarks
Zim Desktop Wiki
# Amazing for keeping notes
$ pacman -S zim
# You can add additional plugins from the Edit > Preferences option.
# Noticeable might be Source View, Table Editor and Spell Checker
# Source View, which can display code snippets in the wiki, requires this package
$ pacman -S pygtksourceview2
# Spell Checker needs these packages from the official repository
$ pacman -S gtkspell python2-gtkspell aspell-en
# And the Danish language package from the AUR
$ yaourt -S aspell-da
Dropbox
$ yaourt -S dropbox
# and enable the service on a user level
$ systemctl --user enable dropbox.service
# To login to your dropbox account, run dropbox from your terminal/dmenu - whatevs.
# To have the Dropbox icon in the statusbar, edit the service file (empty)
$ systemctl --user edit dropbox
# Add these lines
[Service] Environment=DISPLAY=:0
Notebook
# With #hashtags, search, calendar etc etc.
$ yaourt -S rednotebook
E-book Converter
# Convert E-books to .mobi format for, Kindle devices, with Calibre
$ pacman -S calibre
# Convert with their included script, ebook-converter
# Note that you give the path to the E-book in question (.epub ex), then give it what suffix it should convert to (.mobi)
$ ebook-convert /path/to/.epub .mobi
Virtual Richard Matthew Stallman
# Was RMS right? Probably. Check how many packages non-free packages is installed on your system.
$ cower -d vrms-arch
# And run with;
$ vrms
Youtube-dl
# Download youtube videos/sound (music)
$ pacman -S youtube-dl
# Download a video
$ youtube-dl URL
# Show all formats (best will be chosen by default)
$ youtube-dl -F URL
# Select a specific format
$ youtube-dl -f format URL
# Sound only
$ youtube-dl -x -f bestaudio URL
Jrnl
# Keep a daily journal with jrnl
$ cower -d jrnl
$ jrnl Today something something