--- title: From a Fresh Arch Install to a Fully Configured... description: A developer shares how they automated their entire Arch Linux development environment setup using a single bootstrap script. The project covers dotfiles... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/from-a-fresh-arch-install-to-a-fully-configured-development-environment-in-one-command-chmqhkspo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: From a Fresh Arch Install to a Fully Configured Development Environment in One Command | daily.dev og:description: A developer shares how they automated their entire Arch Linux development environment setup using a single bootstrap script. The project covers dotfiles... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/from-a-fresh-arch-install-to-a-fully-configured-development-environment-in-one-command-chmqhkspo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ChmqhkSpo.png og:image:alt: From a Fresh Arch Install to a Fully Configured Development Environment in One Command og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # From a Fresh Arch Install to a Fully Configured Development Environment in One Command **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A developer shares how they automated their entire Arch Linux development environment setup using a single bootstrap script. The project covers dotfiles management for Hyprland, Waybar, Ghostty, VS Code, LazyVim, Zsh, and more. Key features include automatic timestamped backups before any config is overwritten, a custom installer instead of GNU Stow, and a clean per-app directory structure. The bootstrap script installs yay, clones the repo, installs packages, and applies all configurations without manual intervention. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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