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 # dotfiles
 
-## Notes
-- before using Redshift enable the geoclue agent
+## Pacman parallel download
+uncomment the relevant line in `/etc/pacman.conf`
+
+## Yay colorfull
+enable colors in `/etc/pacman.conf`
+
+## Redshift and Geoclue
+before using Redshift enable the geoclue agent
 ```bash
 systemctl --user start geoclue-agent.service
+```
+
+## Keyboard Layout
+Because I exclusively use German keyboards I need to change some settings
+### Console
+Follow guide [here](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide#Set_the_console_keyboard_layout_and_font)
+
+Edit `/etc/vconsole.conf`
+```
+KEYMAP=de-latin1
+```
+
+### Xorg
+Follow guide [here](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xorg/Keyboard_configuration#Using_localectl)
+``` bash
+sudo localectl set-x11-keymap de
 ```
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