Ranger preview images
Fix image previews in Ranger file manager on Alacritty terminal by using ueberzug instead of w3m.
Reference: Alacritty ranger w3m images fix
If image previews in Ranger disappear after a few seconds or do not show at all when using Alacritty, switch the preview method from w3m to ueberzug. Add the following settings to your Ranger rc.conf and install the required packages.
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# Ranger rc.conf settings
set preview_images true
set use_preview_script true
set preview_images_method ueberzug
# Install required packages on Arch Linux
yay -S alacritty
sudo pacman -S ueberzug
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