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Required Packages

sudo pacman -S xdelta3 ccache axel

pacman.conf

sudo cp /etc/pacman.conf /etc/pacman.conf.backup
sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf

Search & replace:

XferCommand = /usr/bin/axel -n 2 -v -a -o %o %u
  • Uses axel instead of curl for faster downloads.
UseDelta = 0.75
  • Use Binary Deltas for packages for faster downloads.
# Misc options
#UseSyslog
Color
TotalDownload
CheckSpace
VerbosePkgLists
  • Use color on the terminal, display download totals, check free space before download.

makepkg.conf

sudo cp /etc/makepkg.conf /etc/makepkg.conf.backup
sudo nano /etc/makepkg.conf

Search & replace:

DLAGENTS=('ftp::/usr/bin/curl -fC - --ftp-pasv --retry 3 --retry-delay 3 -o %o %u'
          'http::/usr/bin/axel -n 2 -v -a -o %o %u'
          'https::/usr/bin/axel -n 2 -v -a -o %o %u'
          'rsync::/usr/bin/rsync --no-motd -z %u %o'
          'scp::/usr/bin/scp -C %u %o')
  • Uses axel instead of curl for faster downloads.
MAKEFLAGS="-j$(nproc)"
COMPRESSGZ=(gzip -c -f -n -p)
COMPRESSBZ2=(bzip2 -c -f -p$(nproc))
COMPRESSXZ=(xz -c -z - --threads=$(nproc))
COMPRESSLRZ=(lrzip -q --threads=$(nproc))
  • Uses Multi-Threading for Compression tools for faster installs.
BUILDENV=(!distcc color ccache check !sign)
  • Use ccache for faster installs/compilations.
CFLAGS="-march=native -mtune=native -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector-strong"
CXXFLAGS="-march=native -mtune=native -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector-strong"
  • Make compilers optimize compiled binaries for your CPU for faster executables.

journald.conf

Clean out, Delete old unused rotated Logs, leaving the most recent last one:

sudo journalctl --vacuum-files=1

Disable Logging logs to disk:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/journald.conf

Edit it like:

[Journal]
Storage=none

Delete old packages:

sudo pacman -Scc
  • Delete old Pacman package Caches, you can reply y to all questions.
sudo pacman -R libgo
  • If you installed/compiled a Go lang app, it leaves you a 50~90Mb lib on GCC folders, only used to develop on Go, if you are not a go lang developer you can just delete it.

/etc/hosts

sudo cp /etc/hosts /etc/hosts.backup
sudo nano /etc/hosts

Add on the bottom:

# ADS
127.0.0.1 adclick.g.doublecklick.net
127.0.0.1 googleadservices.com
127.0.0.1 open.spotify.com
127.0.0.1 pagead2.googlesyndication.com
127.0.0.1 desktop.spotify.com
127.0.0.1 googleads.g.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 pubads.g.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 audio2.spotify.com
127.0.0.1 spclient.wg.spotify.com
127.0.0.1 securepubads.g.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 static.doubleclick.net
127.0.0.1 ad.doubleclick.net
  • Block Ads, make Spotify dont play/display Ads.

Optional Packages

sudo pacman -S kalu

Skip nvidia upgrades to avoid video breakage

Add to bottom of /etc/pacman.conf:

[options]
IgnorePkg = lib32-nvidia-utils libvdpau libxnvctrl nvidia nvidia-dkms nvidia-settings nvidia-utils opencl-nvidia xf86-video-amdgpu
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sudo service rsyslog stop
sudo service atd stop
sudo service lxcfs stop
sudo service snapd stop
sudo service chronyd stop
sudo service unattended-upgrades stop
sudo service lvm2-lvmetad stop

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installed packages 
accountsservice 23.13.9-1
adobe-source-han-sans-cn-fonts 2.004-2
adobe-source-han-sans-jp-fonts 2.004-2
adobe-source-han-sans-kr-fonts 2.004-2
alsa-firmware 1.2.4-3
alsa-plugins 1:1.2.7.1-2
alsa-utils 1.2.11-1
amd-ucode 20240220.97b693d2-1
appstream 1.0.2-1
appstream-qt5 1.0.2-1
archlinux-keyring 20240208-1
ark 23.08.5-1
asset-manager-studio 0.0.18-1
audiocd-kio 23.08.5-1
autoconf 2.72-1
automake 1.16.5-2
b43-fwcutter 019-4
babl 0.1.108-1
baloo-widgets 23.08.5-1
base 3-2
bash 5.2.026-2
bash-completion 2.11-3
bind 9.18.24-1
binutils 2.42-2
bison 3.8.2-6
blender 17:4.0.2-14
bluedevil 1:5.27.10-3
bluez 5.72-2
bluez-utils 5.72-2
boost 1.83.0-5
breeze-gtk 5.27.10-1
brotli 1.1.0-1
btrfs-progs 6.7.1-1
ca-certificates-mozilla 3.98-1
cantarell-fonts 1:0.303.1-1
ccache 4.9.1-1
check-broken-packages-pacman-hook-git r97.313dd92-1
chromium-widevine 1:4.10.2710.0-1
clang 16.0.6-2
coreutils 9.4-3
cppcheck 2.12.0-2
cryptowatch-desktop-bin 0.7.0-1
cryptsetup 2.7.0-1
cuda 12.3.2-1
cuda-tools 12.3.2-1
cups 1:2.4.7-2
cups-filters 2.0.0-1
cups-pdf 3.0.1-7
curl 8.6.0-3
device-mapper 2.03.23-1
dhclient 4.4.3.P1-2
dialog 1:1.3_20240101-1
diffutils 3.10-1
dmidecode 3.5-1
dmraid 1.0.0.rc16.3-14
dnsmasq 2.90-1
dolphin 23.08.5-1
dosfstools 4.2-3
downgrade 11.3.0-1
duf 0.8.1-2
e2fsprogs 1.47.0-1
efibootmgr 18-2
efitools 1.9.2-5
endeavouros-keyring 20231222-1
endeavouros-mirrorlist 24.2-1
endeavouros-theming 23.11.2.1-1
eos-apps-info 24.2-1
eos-hooks 1.15-1
eos-log-tool 23-3
eos-packagelist 2.2-1
eos-plasma-sddm-config 22.03.1.2-1
eos-quickstart 1.3.1-2
eos-rankmirrors 24.2-1
eos-update-notifier 24.1-1
ethtool 1:6.5-1
exfatprogs 1.2.2-1
f2fs-tools 1.16.0-2
fake-ms-fonts 0.0.2-3
fakeroot 1.33-2
ffmpeg 2:6.1.1-5
ffmpeg4.4 4.4.4-4
ffmpegthumbnailer 2.2.2-5
file 5.45-1
findutils 4.9.0-3
firejail 0.9.72-1
flex 2.6.4-5
foomatic-db 3:20240209-1
foomatic-db-engine 5:20200131-1
foomatic-db-gutenprint-ppds 5.3.4-3
foomatic-db-nonfree 3:20240209-1
foomatic-db-nonfree-ppds 3:20240209-1
foomatic-db-ppds 3:20240209-1
fsarchiver 0.8.7-1
gawk 5.3.0-1
gcc 13.2.1-5
gcc12 12.3.0-3
gcc12-libs 12.3.0-3
gdb 14.1-1
gdb-common 14.1-1
gef 2022.06-3
gettext 0.22.4-1
ghostscript 10.02.1-1
gimp 2.10.36-4
gimp-plugin-normalmap 1.2.3-2
git 2.44.0-1
git-extras 7.1.0-1
glib2 2.78.4-1
glibc 2.39-1
gnu-netcat 0.7.1-9
go 2:1.22.0-1
google-chrome 122.0.6261.69-1
gperf 3.1-5
gpgme 1.23.2-1
graphviz 10.0.1-1
grep 3.11-1
groff 1.23.0-5
grub 2:2.12-1
gsfonts 20200910-3
gst-libav 1.22.10-1
gst-plugin-pipewire 1:1.0.3-1
gst-plugins-bad 1.22.10-1
gst-plugins-bad-libs 1.22.10-1
gst-plugins-base 1.22.10-1
gst-plugins-base-libs 1.22.10-1
gst-plugins-good 1.22.10-1
gst-plugins-ugly 1.22.10-1
gutenprint 5.3.4-3
gwenview 23.08.5-1
gzip 1.13-2
hardinfo 0.5.1.816.g877ea2b-2
harfbuzz 8.3.0-2
haveged 1.9.18-1
hdparm 9.65-1
htop 3.3.0-1
hunspell-en_us 2020.12.07-5
hwdetect 2024.02.05-1
hwinfo 23.2-1
hyperfine 1.18.0-2
icu69 69.1-1
imagemagick 7.1.1.28-1
inetutils 2.5-1
inxi 3.3.33.1-1
iproute2 6.7.0-1
iptables-nft 1:1.8.10-1
iso-codes 4.16.0-1
isoimagewriter 1.0.0-2
itch-setup-bin 1.26.0-1
iwd 2.14-1
jfsutils 1.1.15-8
kaccounts-integration 23.08.5-1
kate 23.08.5-1
kcachegrind 23.08.5-1
kcalc 23.08.5-1
kde-gtk-config 5.27.10-1
kdenlive 23.08.5-1
kdialog 23.08.5-1
khotkeys 5.27.10-1
kinfocenter 5.27.10-1
kinit 5.115.0-1
kio-extras 23.08.5-1
kio-fuse 5.1.0-1
kompare 23.08.5-1
konsole 23.08.5-1
kpmcore 23.08.5-1
krita 5.2.2-4
kscreen 5.27.10-1
ksysguard 5.22.0-2
ktorrent 23.08.5-1
kwallet-pam 5.27.10-1
less 1:643-1
lib32-gcc-libs 13.2.1-5
lib32-glibc 2.39-1
lib32-nvidia-utils 545.29.06-1
libappindicator-gtk3 12.10.0.r298-3
libcurl-gnutls 8.6.0-3
libdvdcss 1.4.3-1
libgsf 1.14.52-1
libicu53 53.2-2
libopenraw 0.3.7-1
libtool 2.4.7+4+g1ec8fa28-7
libwnck3 43.0-3
linux 6.7.6.arch1-1
linux-firmware 20240220.97b693d2-1
linux-headers 6.7.6.arch1-1
logrotate 3.21.0-2
lsb-release 2.0.r53.a86f885-1
lsscsi 0.32-1
lua 5.4.6-3
lvm2 2.03.23-1
m4 1.4.19-3
make 4.4.1-2
man-db 2.12.0-1
man-pages 6.06-2
mdadm 4.2-2
mesa 1:24.0.1-1
mesa-utils 9.0.0-3
meshroom 2023.3.0-1
mingw-w64-gcc 13.1.0-1
mingw-w64-wclang-git r98.568d8c1-1
mkinitcpio 37.3-1
mkinitcpio-busybox 1.36.1-1
mkinitcpio-nfs-utils 0.3-8
mkinitcpio-openswap 0.1.0-3
mlocate 0.26.git.20170220-7
modemmanager 1.22.0-1
moderndeck-bin 10.0.0-1
movit 1.7.1-1
mtools 1:4.0.43-1
nano 7.2-1
nano-syntax-highlighting 2020.10.10-1
ncurses5-compat-libs 6.4-2
ndisc6 1.0.8-1
neofetch 7.1.0-2
netctl 1.29-1
networkmanager 1.46.0-2
networkmanager-openvpn 1.10.2-3
nfs-utils 2.6.4-1
nilfs-utils 2.2.9-2
ninja 1.11.1-3
nmap 7.94-2
nodejs 21.6.2-1
noto-fonts 1:24.2.1-1
noto-fonts-emoji 1:2.042-1
npm 10.4.0-2
nss-mdns 0.15.1-1
ntfs-3g 2022.10.3-1
ntp 4.2.8.p17-1
nvidia-dkms 545.29.06-4
nvidia-hook 1.5-1
nvidia-inst 23-7
nvidia-settings 545.29.06-1
nvidia-utils 545.29.06-4
obs-gstreamer 1:0.4.0-1
obs-linuxbrowser-bin 0.6.1-1
obs-plugin-input-overlay-bin 5.0.4-1
obs-scale-to-sound-bin 1.2.1-1
obs-streamfx 0.11.1-1
obs-studio 30.0.2-4
obs-websocket 5.0.0-2
okteta 1:0.26.15-1
okular 23.08.5-1
oneko 1.2.5-4
opencl-headers 2:2023.04.17-2
openconnect 1:9.12-1
openexr 3.2.2-1
openimageio 2.5.7.0-1
openresolv 3.13.2-2
openshadinglanguage 1.13.6.1-2
openssl-1.0 1.0.2.u-6
openssl-1.1 1.1.1.w-1
openvpn 2.6.9-1
opus 1.4-1
os-prober 1.81-1
p7zip 1:17.05-2
pacman 6.0.2-9
pacman-cleanup-hook 1.1-1
pacman-contrib 1.10.4-1
pacman-log-orphans-hook 1.1-2
pacman-mirrorlist 20231001-1
pacman-pkgfile-hook 1.0.0-3
pacman-updatedb-hook 1.0.0-3
partitionmanager 23.08.5-1
patch 2.7.6-10
pavucontrol 1:5.0+r64+geba9ca6-1
pciutils 3.10.0-1
pepper-flash 32.0.0.465-2
perf 6.7-1
perl 5.38.2-1
physfs 3.2.0-1
pipewire 1:1.0.3-1
pipewire-alsa 1:1.0.3-1
pipewire-audio 1:1.0.3-1
pipewire-jack 1:1.0.3-1
pipewire-pulse 1:1.0.3-1
pkgconf 2.1.0-2
pkgfile 21-2
plasma-desktop 5.27.10-1
plasma-disks 5.27.10-1
plasma-nm 5.27.10-1
plasma-pa 5.27.10-1
popcorntime-bin 0.5.0-1
poppler-glib 24.01.0-1
powerdevil 5.27.10-2
ppp 2.5.0-3
pptpclient 1.10.0-3
print-manager 23.08.5-1
proton-vpn-gtk-app 4.1.10-1
pv 1.8.5-2
python 3.11.7-1
python-capng 0.8.4-1
python-defusedxml 0.7.1-5
python-packaging 23.2-1
python-pip 24.0-1
python-pyqt5 5.15.10-1
qt5-declarative 5.15.12+kde+r31-1
qt5-doc 5.15.12-1
qt5-webkit 5.212.0alpha4-22
qt6-5compat 6.6.2-1
qt6-base 6.6.2-4
qt6-declarative 6.6.2-1
qt6-imageformats 6.6.2-1
qt6-svg 6.6.2-1
qt6-translations 6.6.2-1
qt6-wayland 6.6.2-1
quixel-bridge 2023.0.0-1
rebuild-detector 4.4.2-1
reflector 2023-1
reflector-simple 2023-4
reiserfsprogs 3.6.27-4
rp-pppoe 4.0-1
rsync 3.2.7-6
rtkit 0.13-2
rubberband 3.3.0-1
rustup 1.26.0-5
s-nail 14.9.24-2
sddm-kcm 5.27.10-1
sed 4.9-3
setconf 0.7.7-2
sg3_utils 1.47-1
smartmontools 7.4-1
sof-firmware 2023.12-1
solid5 5.115.0-1
sox 14.4.2+r182+g42b3557e-4
spectacle 23.08.5-1
splint 3.1.2.git20180129-3
splix 2.0.0-20
sshfs 3.7.3-1
steam 1.0.0.78-2
strace 6.6-1
sudo 1.9.15.p5-1
sysfsutils 2.1.1-1
system-config-printer 1.5.18-2
systemd 255.3-1
systemd-libs 255.3-1
systemd-sysvcompat 255.3-1
tcc 0.9.27-4
telegram-desktop 4.15.0-1
texinfo 7.1-2
tgpt 2.7.0-1
tree 2.1.1-1
ttf-bitstream-vera 1.10-15
ttf-dejavu 2.37+18+g9b5d1b2f-6
ttf-hack 3.003-6
ttf-liberation 2.1.5-1
ttf-opensans 1.101-2
udftools 2.3-1
unrar 1:6.2.12-1
unreal-engine 5.2.0-2
unzip 6.0-20
upower 1.90.2-1
usb_modeswitch 2.6.1-3
usbutils 017-1
v4l2loopback-dkms 0.12.7-2
valgrind 3.22.0-3
vi 1:070224-6
virtualbox 7.0.14-2
virtualbox-guest-iso 7.0.14-1
virtualbox-host-dkms 7.0.14-2
visual-studio-code-bin 1.86.2-1
vlc 3.0.20-7
vpnc 1:0.5.3.r526.r213-1
vulkan-headers 1:1.3.276-1
vulkan-icd-loader 1.3.276-1
webcamoid 9.1.1-1
webkit2gtk 2.42.5-1
welcome 24.4-1
wget 1.21.4-1
which 2.21-6
whois 5.5.21-1
wine 9.2-1
wireless-regdb 2024.01.23-1
wireless_tools 30.pre9-3
wireplumber 0.4.17-1
woeusb-ng 0.2.12-3
wpa_supplicant 2:2.10-8
xdg-user-dirs 0.18-1
xdg-utils 1.2.1-1
xf86-input-libinput 1.4.0-1
xf86-video-ati 1:22.0.0-1
xfsprogs 6.6.0-1
xl2tpd 1.3.18-1
xmrig-cuda 6.17.0-2
xmrig-donateless 6.21.0-1
xorg-server 21.1.11-1
xorg-xdpyinfo 1.3.4-1
xorg-xinit 1.4.2-1
xorg-xinput 1.6.4-1
xorg-xkill 1.0.6-1
xorg-xrandr 1.5.2-1
xsettingsd 1.0.2-1
xz 5.4.6-1
yad 13.0-2.1
yay 12.3.0-1
youtube-music-bin 3.3.2-1
yt-dlp-drop-in 2023.12.30-1
zenity 4.0.1-1
zip 3.0-11
zstd 1.5.5-1

asset-manager-studio 0.0.18-1
check-broken-packages-pacman-hook-git r97.313dd92-1
chromium-widevine 1:4.10.2710.0-1
cryptowatch-desktop-bin 0.7.0-1
fake-ms-fonts 0.0.2-3
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gcc11-libs 11.4.0-1
gconf 3.2.6+11+g07808097-10
gimp-plugin-normalmap 1.2.3-2
git-extras 7.1.0-1
google-chrome 122.0.6261.69-1
hardinfo 0.5.1.816.g877ea2b-2
icu63 63.2-1
icu69 69.1-1
isoimagewriter 1.0.0-2
itch-setup-bin 1.26.0-1
libicu53 53.2-2
libuiohook 1.2.2-2
libuvc 0.0.7-2
mingw-w64-wclang-git r98.568d8c1-1
moderndeck-bin 10.0.0-1
ncurses5-compat-libs 6.4-2
nvidia-installer-common 23-6
obs-gstreamer 1:0.4.0-1
obs-linuxbrowser-bin 0.6.1-1
obs-plugin-input-overlay-bin 5.0.4-1
obs-scale-to-sound-bin 1.2.1-1
obs-streamfx 0.11.1-1
obs-websocket 5.0.0-2
oneko 1.2.5-4
openssl-1.0 1.0.2.u-6
pacman-cleanup-hook 1.1-1
pacman-log-orphans-hook 1.1-2
pacman-pkgfile-hook 1.0.0-3
pacman-updatedb-hook 1.0.0-3
pepper-flash 32.0.0.465-2
popcorntime-bin 0.5.0-1
proton-vpn-gtk-app 4.1.10-1
python-proton-core 0.1.16-1
python-proton-keyring-linux 0.0.1-9
python-proton-keyring-linux-secretservice 0.0.1-4
python-proton-vpn-api-core 0.20.3-1
python-proton-vpn-connection 0.11.3-1
python-proton-vpn-killswitch 0.2.0-3
python-proton-vpn-killswitch-network-manager 0.2.0-4
python-proton-vpn-logger 0.2.1-4
python-proton-vpn-network-manager 0.3.3-1
python-proton-vpn-network-manager-openvpn 0.0.4-5
python-proton-vpn-session 0.6.5-1
qt5-webkit 5.212.0alpha4-22
quixel-bridge 2023.0.0-1
tgpt 2.7.0-1
unreal-engine 5.2.0-2
visual-studio-code-bin 1.86.2-1
webcamoid 9.1.1-1
woeusb-ng 0.2.12-3
xmrig-cuda 6.17.0-2
xmrig-donateless 6.21.0-1
youtube-music-bin 3.3.2-1
yt-dlp-drop-in 2023.12.30-1

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