Useful Packages

Utility Packages

konsole | A terminal with great KDE integration.

dolphin | A file manager.

kate | A text editor.

ark | An archive manager tool.

gwenview | An image viewer tool.

mpv | A performant media player.

vlc | Another media player.

qpwgraph | A GUI for pipewire.

gparted | A disk utility.

vorta | A GUI wrapping for Borg backup.

ufw | A basic firewall.

wireshark-qt | A network scanning utility.

flatpak |

qbittorrent |

wine |

firefox |

steam | Make sure you enable multi-lib in /etc/pacman.conf

discord |

spotify-launcher |

obs-studio |

gimp |

audacity |

kio-admin | Useful for starting KDE applications as admin.

noto-fonts-cjk | Support for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean fonts.

noto-fonts-extra | Extra language support.

htop | A terminal-based system monitor utility.

Fun Packages

fastfetch | Display system information.

cbonsai | A bonsai tree. If you want that.

cmatrix | Matrix visuals.

cava | A reactive audio waveform.

To install AUR packages, you will need to install a tool such as yay.

AUR Utility Packages

brave-bin | Brave browser.

gpu-screen-recorder-ui | An NVIDIA shadowplay like screen recorder.

visual-studio-code-bin |

protontricks | A proton utility.

heroic-games-launcher-bin | A games launcher, primarily for Epic Games.

parsec-bin | Remote desktop tool.

spicetify-cli | Themes for Spotify.

vesktop-bin | Discord fork with improvements.

Fun AUR Packages

ani-cli | Play anime via the terminal.