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 # lxqt-kwin
 
-My Arch lxqt-kwin setup
+Arch lxqt-kwin setup
+
+root checklist
+
+- [ ] `pacman -Syu --needed - < $srcdir/Packages-Desktop`
+- [ ] `systemctl enable --now NetworkManager`
+- [ ] `systemctl enable --now sddm`
+- [ ] `systemctl enable --now firewalld`
+- [ ] `cp -r $srcdir/etc/. /etc/
+- [ ] `cp -r $srcdir/usr/. /usr/`
+- [ ] `cp -r $srcdir/root/. /root/`
+- [ ] `useradd -mUG lp,wheel,network USERNAME`