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+##################################################################################
+#
+#    New Start: A modern Arch workflow built with an emphasis on functionality.
+#    Copyright (C) 2017 Donovan Glover
+#
+#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#    (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+##################################################################################
+
+alias i="pacman --noconfirm -S"
+
+i zsh                       # Install zsh, our shell of choice
+i grml-zsh-config           # Install grml, sane defaults to make zsh more functional
+i zsh-syntax-highlighting   # Install syntax highlighting for colorful shell commands
+
+i vim           # Install vim, our text editor of choice
+i git           # Install git, our version control system of choice
+i tree          # Install tree, used to show the contents of entire directories
+i wget          # Install wget, used for downloading files from websites
+i httpie        # Install httpie, used to manipulate HTTP requests
+i unzip         # Install unzip, used to unzip files
+i diff-so-fancy # Install diff-so-fancy, a nicer git diff
+i ntp           # Install ntp, used to sync the system time with one on the internet
+
+i openvpn       # Install openvpn, used to connect to VPNs
+i openssh       # Install openssh, used to connect via SSH
+
+i jq            # Install jq, used to manipulate JSON in the terminal
+i tmux          # Install tmux, used to run terminal programs in the background
+
+i virtualbox-guest-modules-arch # Install Arch-specific VirtualBox modules
+i virtualbox-guest-utils        # Install the core VirtualBox functionality
+
+i elixir        # Install elixir, our functional language of choice
+i ruby          # Install ruby, another programming language of choice
+i rust          # Install rust, a dependency to build other packages
+i go            # Install go, another dependency to build other packages
+i php           # Install php, used when we need to test php stuff
+i php-cgi       # Install php-cgi, used to make php work with local servers
+i lua           # Install lua, in case we ever want to use it
+i jdk-9-openjdk # Install java, if for some reason we need to use it
+
+i xorg-server   # Install xorg-server, used to manage graphical elements on the display
+i xorg-xinit    # Install xorg-xinit, allowing us to start the X server with .xinitrc
+i xclip         # Install xclip, our clipboard manager of choice
+
+i libmad        # Install libmad, needed so that we can recognize and process mp3 files
+i alsa-utils    # Install alsa-utils, required to make the sound system work
+
+i termite       # Install termite, our terminal of choice (with true color support)
+i compton       # Install compton, our compositor of choice
+
+i ranger        # Install ranger, our file explorer of choice
+i feh           # Install feh, a quick and simple way to view images
+i cmus          # Install cmus, our music player of choice
+i mpv           # Install mpv, a no-bloat content-first video player
+
+i mps-youtube   # Install mps-youtube, allowing us to use youtube straight from the terminal
+i youtube-dl    # Install youtube-dl, a straightforward way to download youtube videos
+
+i zathura           # Install zathura, our document viewer of choice
+i zathura-djvu      # Install zathura-djvu, enabling djvu support for zathura
+i zathura-pdf-mupdf # Install zathura-pdf-mupdf, enabling pdf support for zathura
+
+i ttf-hack          # Install Hack, our primary terminal font of choice
+i ttf-fira-mono     # Install Fira Mono, our secondary terminal font of choice
+i noto-fonts        # Install the Noto fonts, our primary fonts used for everything else
+i ttf-liberation    # Install the Liberation fonts, our secondary fonts used for everything else