disabling unused packages; updated comments; added nodejs

1 files changed, 70 insertions, 70 deletions

diff --git a/archsetup b/archsetup
index 00e5fe3..2a6cf65 100755
--- a/archsetup
+++ b/archsetup
@@ -376,11 +376,11 @@ essential_services() {
     action="configuring ufw to deny by default" && display "task" "$action"
     ufw default deny incoming >> "$logfile" 2>&1 || error "error" "$action"
 
-    # note on the protocols
-    #   "80,443,8080/tcp"                                       # http and https traffic
-    #   "9040,9050,9051,9053,9119/tcp"                  # tor network
-    #   "55353/udp"                                                     # DNS
-    #   "22000/tcp" "22000/udp" "21027/udp"     # syncthing
+	# note on the numbered protocols
+	#   "80,443,8080/tcp"                   ## http and https traffic
+	#   "9040,9050,9051,9053,9119/tcp"      ## tor network
+	#   "55353/udp"                         ## DNS
+	#   "22000/tcp" "22000/udp" "21027/udp" ## syncthing
 
     for protocol in \
         "80,443,8080/tcp" \
@@ -408,8 +408,9 @@ essential_services() {
 
     # Service Discovery
 
-    display "subtitle" "Network Service Discovery"
-    pacman_install avahi
+	display "subtitle" "Network Service Discovery"
+	pacman_install nss-mdns # GNU Name Service Switch host name resolution
+	pacman_install avahi # service discovery on a local network using mdns
 
     action="configuring avahi" && display "task" "$action"
     systemctl disable systemd-resolved.service >> "$logfile" 2>&1 || error "error" "$action" "$?"
@@ -466,16 +467,20 @@ dwm() {
 desktop_environment() {
     display "title" "Desktop Environment"
 
-    # Core Fonts
+	# Fonts
+
+	action="Fonts" && display "subtitle" "$action"
+	pacman_install noto-fonts-emoji
+	pacman_install ttf-firacode-nerd
+	pacman_install ttf-hack-nerd
+	pacman_install ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd
+	pacman_install ttf-meslo-nerd
+	pacman_install ttf-nerd-fonts-symbols-mono
+	aur_install ttf-all-the-icons
+	aur_install ttf-lato
+	aur_install ttf-ms-fonts
+	aur_install ttf-ubraille
 
-    action="Core Fonts" && display "subtitle" "$action"
-    pacman_install ttf-firacode-nerd
-    pacman_install ttf-hack-nerd
-    pacman_install ttf-nerd-fonts-symbols-mono
-    pacman_install noto-fonts-emoji
-    aur_install ttf-all-the-icons
-    aur_install ttf-ms-fonts
-    aur_install ttf-ubraille
 
     # System Utilities
 
@@ -555,19 +560,17 @@ desktop_environment() {
         pacman_install "$software"
     done;
 
-    for software in lf-git task-spooler speedtest-go gotop-bin rar; do
+	for software in task-spooler speedtest-go gotop-bin rar; do
         aur_install "$software"
     done;
 
     # Help And Documentation
 
-    action="Help and Documentation" && display "subtitle" "$action"
-    for software in man arch-wiki-docs arch-wiki-lite; do
-        pacman_install $software
-    done;
-
-    aur_install cht.sh-git
-    pacman_install tealdeer
+	action="Help and Documentation" && display "subtitle" "$action"
+	pacman_install man
+	pacman_install arch-wiki-docs
+	pacman_install tealdeer
+	aur_install cht.sh-git
 
     # Sync Services
 
@@ -580,15 +583,14 @@ desktop_environment() {
 
     action="Desktop Environment Utilities" && display "subtitle" "$action"
 
-    for software in brightnessctl xautolock network-manager-applet xclip bc \
+	for software in brightnessctl xautolock network-manager-applet xclip \
                                   conky nitrogen qalculate-gtk; do
         pacman_install $software
     done;
 
     aur_install python-pulsectl
     aur_install caffeine-ng
-    aur_install alarm-clock-applet
-    aur_install colorpicker
+	aur_install colorpicker
 
     # Theme and Cursor
 
@@ -607,18 +609,22 @@ desktop_environment() {
 
     action="Browsers" && display "subtitle" "$action"
     pacman_install firefox
-    aur_install librewolf-bin
+	## TESTING IF NEEDED aur_install librewolf-bin
     aur_install tor-browser-bin
     aur_install google-chrome-stable
 
     # Install Printing
 
     action="Print System" && display "subtitle" "$action"
-    for software in cups cups-pdf foomatic-db-engine foomatic-db-ppds foomatic-db-nonfree-ppds \
-                         gutenprint foomatic-db-gutenprint-ppds nss-mdns; do
-        pacman_install "$software"
-    done
-    action="enabling printing service to launch at boot" && display "task" "$action"
+	pacman_install cups                        # the printing service
+	pacman_install cups-pdf                    # allows printing to pdf
+	pacman_install foomatic-db-engine          # generates printer drivers, queues, and jobs
+	pacman_install foomatic-db-ppds            # printer driver descriptions
+	pacman_install foomatic-db-nonfree-ppds    # non-free printer driver descriptions
+	pacman_install gutenprint                  # printer driver engine for older computers
+	pacman_install foomatic-db-gutenprint-ppds # gutenprint prebuilt ppd files
+
+	action="enabling printing service to launch at boot" && display "task" "$action"
     (systemctl enable cups.service  >> "$logfile" 2>&1) || error "error" "$action" "$?"
 }
 
@@ -642,7 +648,7 @@ developer_workstation () {
     # Lisps
     pacman_install guile       # GNU Scheme
     pacman_install sbcl        # Steel Bank Common Lisp
-    pacman_install racket      # (also for SICP)
+	pacman_install racket      # also better SICP mit-scheme emulation
 
     # Rust
     pacman_install rust        # Rust programming language
@@ -661,10 +667,11 @@ developer_workstation () {
     pacman_install staticcheck # Go programming language linter
 
     # Typescript
-    pacman_install typescript  # Typescript programming language
-    pacman_install npm         # Node-js package manager
-    aur_install nvm            # Node-js version manager
-    pacman_install jq          # JSON processor
+	pacman_install jq          # JSON processor
+	pacman_install typescript  # Typescript programming language
+	pacman_install nodejs      # Node-js JavaScript runtime environment
+	pacman_install npm         # Node-js package manager
+	aur_install nvm            # Node-js version manager
 
     # HTML
     pacman_install tidy        # HTML formatter
@@ -684,8 +691,8 @@ developer_workstation () {
     # ignoring; build from source instead
 
     # supporting utilities used by my emacs configuration
-    aur_install exercism-bin         # command line tool for exercism.io
-    aur_install isync                # email sync
+	aur_install exercism-bin         # command line tool for exercism.io
+	# TESTING IF NEEDED aur_install isync                # email sync
     aur_install mu                   # email indexer and utilities
     aur_install multimarkdown        # markdown conversion
     aur_install proselint            # grammar checker
@@ -716,24 +723,26 @@ developer_workstation () {
 
     action="DevOps Utilities" && display "subtitle" "$action"
 
-    action="installing devops virtualization and automation tools" && display "task" "$action"
-    # ensure headers exist first
-    pacman_install linux-headers >> "$logfile" 2>&1 || error "error" "$action" "$?"
-    pacman_install linux-lts-headers >> "$logfile" 2>&1 || error "error" "$action" "$?"
-
-    pacman_install virtualbox >> "$logfile" 2>&1 || error "error" "$action" "$?"
-    pacman_install virtualbox-guest-iso >> "$logfile" 2>&1 || error "error" "$action" "$?"
-    pacman_install virtualbox-host-dkms >> "$logfile" 2>&1 || error "error" "$action" "$?"
-    action="adding user to vboxusers group" && display "task" "$action"
-    (gpasswd -a $username vboxusers >> "$logfile" 2>&1)  || error "error" "$action" "$?"
-    pacman_install docker
-    pacman_install docker-compose
-    action="adding user to docker group" && display "task" "$action"
-    (gpasswd -a $username docker >> "$logfile" 2>&1)  || error "error" "$action" "$?"
-    action="enabling docker service to launch on boot" && display "task" "$action"
-    systemctl enable docker.service >> "$logfile" 2>&1  || error "error" "$action" "$?"
-    pacman_install vagrant  >> "$logfile" 2>&1 || error "error" "$action" "$?"
-    pacman_install ansible >> "$logfile" 2>&1 || error "error" "$action" "$?"
+	action="installing devops virtualization and automation tools" && display "task" "$action"
+	pacman_install vagrant
+	pacman_install ansible
+	
+	# ensure headers exist before installing virtualbox*dkms
+	pacman_install linux-headers
+	pacman_install linux-lts-headers
+
+	pacman_install virtualbox
+	pacman_install virtualbox-guest-iso
+	pacman_install virtualbox-host-dkms
+
+	action="adding user to vboxusers group" && display "task" "$action"
+	(gpasswd -a $username vboxusers >> "$logfile" 2>&1)  || error "error" "$action" "$?"
+	pacman_install docker
+	pacman_install docker-compose
+	action="adding user to docker group" && display "task" "$action"
+	(gpasswd -a $username docker >> "$logfile" 2>&1)  || error "error" "$action" "$?"
+	action="enabling docker service to launch on boot" && display "task" "$action"
+	systemctl enable docker.service >> "$logfile" 2>&1  || error "error" "$action" "$?"
 }
 
 ### Supplemental Software
@@ -774,7 +783,7 @@ supplemental_software() {
     pacman_install mpd                               # the music player daemon
     pacman_install ncmpcpp                           # and mpd client to play music
     pacman_install neofetch                          # cli system information tool
-    pacman_install obs-studio                        # desktop recording software
+	### TESTING IF NEEDED pacman_install obs-studio                        # desktop recording software
     pacman_install odt2txt                           # converts from open document to text
     pacman_install p7zip                             # p7zip compression tool
     pacman_install pandoc                            # universal document converter
@@ -807,25 +816,16 @@ supplemental_software() {
     aur_install hfsprogs                             # file system tools for Mac OS
     aur_install mcomix                               # image viewer for comic books
     aur_install nsxiv                                # image viewer
-    aur_install picom-jonaburg-git                   # xorg compositor with enhancements
+	## TESTING IF NEEDED aur_install picom-jonaburg-git                   # xorg compositor with enhancements
     aur_install shell-gpt                            # gpt in your terminal
     aur_install tageditor                            # metadata editor for mkv, webm and related video files
     aur_install tidal-dl                             # tidal-dl:tidal as yt-dlp:youtube
-    aur_install tremc                                # curses interface for transmission
+	## TESTING IF NEEDED aur_install tremc                                # curses interface for transmission
     aur_install zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting-git     # Optimized and extended zsh-syntax-highlighting
 
     # git installs
     git_install https://github.com/clamiax/snore.git # sleep with feedback
 
-    # some nice fonts
-    aur_install ttf-lato
-    pacman_install ttf-crimson-pro
-    pacman_install ttf-crimson-pro-variable
-    pacman_install ttf-go-nerd
-    pacman_install ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd
-    pacman_install ttf-meslo-nerd
-    pacman_install ttf-sourcecodepro-nerd
-
 }
 
 ### Boot-Related