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This countains My Arch Linux Dotfiles for a clean looking lightweight Hyprland settup.

ENJOY!!

-E

⚠️ All Configurations were meant to be used with Pywal ⚠️

If you do not want this, you can remove it in the given applications style.css and add valid color values. Although I highly recomend Pywal Its Pretty cool!

My Applications

🖥️ Waybar

Overview

This is my minimal Waybar setup for Hyprland, designed to be clean and efficient. It includes all the essential features I wanted in Waybar. For additional needs like volume control, I use swaync, which can be triggered from Waybar.

Workspaces

I’ve configured the workspaces so that if there is content on a workspace, the dot appears darker. This helps you keep track of your open content! Inspiration from Gbar.

Expanding Waybar

In the screenshot below, you’ll see a method to hide and reveal certain widgets you don’t need all the time. You can easily add or remove widgets in ~/.config/waybar/config under the group/expand section.

• Network Widget: I’ve configured it to not display your IP by default (it did that for some reason). Clicking the network widget opens nmtui in kitty.

• Hyprpicker Widget: This custom widget lets you use hyprpicker, display values when hovered, and copy the hex value to your clipboard.

  

Configuration

How To Install

1. Install Waybar
2. Copy config Files
   • Copy the Dotfiles/.config/waybar folder into ~/.config

NOTE Make sure you have a Pywal theme set or else waybar will not load

Dependencies

waybar
hyprpicker
pywal
blueman
bluez
networkmanager
swaync
yay

How to Add Blur

Add this to the end of your hyprland.conf:

layerrule = blur, waybar
layerrule = ignorezero, waybar
layerrule = ignorealpha 0.5, waybar

🔍 Wofi

Configuration

How To Install

1. Install Wofi:

    sudo pacman -S wofi
   

2. Copy config Files
   • Copy Dotfiles/.config/wofi folder into ~/.config
3. Launching Wofi
   • I launch wofi like this:

     wofi --show drun -n
     

How to Add Blur to Wofi

Add this to the end of your hyprland.conf:

layerrule = blur, wofi
layerrule = ignorezero, wofi
layerrule = ignorealpha 0.5, wofi

Pywal with Wofi

If you want Pywal colors

• In ~/.config/wofi/style.css, update the hostname in the file path to your pywal colors. If you dont want Pywal colors
• You can remove the top line of your style.css and replace the colors at the top with your desired choice.

🔔 Swaync

Configuration

How To Install

1. Install Swaync
2. Copy Config Files
   • Copy Dotfiles/.config/swaync folder into ~/.config

Dependencies for Swaync

swaync
pywal
gvfs
libnotify

How to Add Blur to Swaync

Add this to the end of your hyprland.conf:

layerrule = blur, swaync-control-center
layerrule = blur, swaync-notification-window
layerrule = ignorezero, swaync-control-center
layerrule = ignorezero, swaync-notification-window
layerrule = ignorealpha 0.5, swaync-control-center
layerrule = ignorealpha 0.5, swaync-notification-window

🔒 Hyprlock

Overview

• Hyprlock uses the current wallpaper from Pywal to generate a background, displays a greeting with your username, and applies Pywal colors.
• You can bind Hyprlock to a key, use it with hypridle, or configure it however you prefer.
• If you want to configure hypridle as well, I’ve included a hypridle.conf file in the same directory as Hyprlock.

Configuration

How To Install

1. Install Hyprlock
2. Copy Config Files
   • Copy Dotfiles/.config/hypr/hyprlock.conf to ~/.config/hypr

📝 Nvim

Overview

• This Neovim "rice" is a simplified version of Lazyvim, created with custom Lua files. It’s lightweight and includes only what you need. Really i just installed lazy and configured only the pluggins I wanted.
• It features:
  • Alpha-nvim
  • Pywal theme
  • Autocompletion
  • Lualine
  • Tabline
  • Glow
  • Noice
  • Mini-icons
  • Snacks
    • bigfile
    • indent
    • input
    • quickfile
    • scroll
    • statuscolumn
    • words
  • Neo-tree
  • Telescope
  • Treesitter
  • Gitsigns

How To Install

1. Install Neovim:

   yay -S neovim
   

2. Copy Configuration File:

   • Copy Dotfiles/.config/nvim into ~/.config/

3. Run Nvim:

   • Start nvim and watch it install all necessary components.

🚪 Wlogout

How To Install

1. Install wlogout:

   yay -S wlogout
   

2. Copy Configuration File:
   • Copy Dotfiles/.config/wlogout into ~/.config/
3. Set Keybind
   • If not already set make sure you set a keybind in hyprland.conf to launch wlogout.

🖼️ Wallpaper Solution/Pywal

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/916a6edc-2d4f-4243-9b65-5ddad5272e45

General Overview

• The wallpaper.sh script in Dotfiles/.config/hypr/ applies a wallpaper using swww and sets the Pywal theme. It also updates Kitty's color scheme, Cava, nvim (if configured) and any other application using pywal.
• The script Uses wofi to select to wallpaprs. I have not been able to optimize the wallpaper loading so it might load slow but it should work.

Dependencies

• swww
• pywal
• wofi
• fd

How To Install

• Install dependencies:

  yay -S swww pywal wofi fd
  

3. Copy Configuration Files:

   • Copy Dotfiles/.config/wal to ~/.config/ to provide pywal with the necessary template for Hyprland.
   • Copy Dotfiles/.config/hypr/wallpaper.sh to ~/.config/hypr/.
   • Copy Dotfiles/.config/wofi to ~/.config/. ( Check Wofi tab for how to configure blur )

4. Set Up Keybinding:

   • Bind the script to a key combination of your choice to easily change your wallpaper.

5. Add to Hyprland Configuration:

   • Make sure to add the following line to your hyprland.conf:

     exec-once = swww-daemon
     

Hyprland Help

Apps Fuzzy or Blurry?

This may be because they need to be run with Wayland or are Electron Aplications

• The solution I found is to add the following to /usr/share/applications/{app}.desktop after exec=/app/executable/app
• Works on Spotify Discord

--enable-features=UseOzonePlatform --ozone-platform=wayland --uri=%U

• NOTE This gets removed if the app is redownloaded! Im not sure how to make this a global thing. I have tried and failed. Help?

Notes

• About to start working on an eww dashboard so look out for that
• I still need to add more on wlogout!!! sorry!

📥 Download Suggestions

• This is everything I think is essential to have. At least for me. I would suggest doing your own research before blindly downloading everything here. This is here just so if I break my computer which we all know I will, I can remember what all I need/want!

git
wlogout
nvim
zip unzip
pipewire
hyprpicker
hypridle
hyprlock
hyprshot
code
bpytop
nerdfetch
yay
wl-clipboard
wl-copy
nerd-fonts
starship
thunar
grim
slurp
gnome-network-displays
discord
firefox
spotify ncspot
pacman-contrib
swaync
pywal
waybar
swww
blueman
bluez
networkmanager
gvfs
libnotify
pavucontrolfdf
pipewire-pulse
nwg-look
wofi
s-tui
pywalfox
auto-cpufreq
powertop
qogir-icon-theme
fd

Fun to have

asciiquarium
libcaca
cowsay
snake
2048
terminal-mines mines-tui

Cool things you dont need

waypaper