An advanced configuration of Hyprland and Qtile for Arch Linux based distributions. This package includes an installation script to install and setup the required components.
> PLEASE NOTE: In case of issues with the latest Hyprland version 0.37.1, please update your ML4W Dotfiles installation to the latest version. See the troubleshooting section for more information.
> PLEASE NOTE: Every Linux distribution and setup can be different. Therefore, I cannot guarantee that the installation will work smoothly everywhere. Installation on your own risk.
> **For Manjaro users:** Hyprland and required components are under ongoing development. That's why it's possible that some packages are not immediatly available on Manjaro e.g., hyprlock or hypridle. But usually, the packages will be published later.
> **For Arco Linux users:** Please reinstall/force the installation of all packages during the installation/update process of the install script. The script will also offer to remove ttf-ms-fonts if installed to avoid issues with icons on waybar.
The easiest way to install the ML4W Dotfiles is to use the ML4W Dotfiles Installer App. [You can download the app here.](https://gitlab.com/stephan-raabe/dotfiles/-/raw/main/apps/ML4W_Dotfiles_Installer.AppImage) (Right click + Save link as...)
> Please note that you can create a backup of your existing configuration with the backup feature of the install script. It's recommended to remove the folder ~/dotfiles only after creating a backup.
The installation script will prepare the configuration files in a folder ~/dotfiles-versions/[version] before copy the files into the final destination in ~/dotfiles
If you want to modify the installation files just before everytime the copy procedure starts, you can create a file hook.sh in the folder ~/dotfiles-versions
This script will for example remove the vim and nvim folder before the installation. The symbolic link will not be created because the source folder doesn't exits.
You can find a template in .install/templates/hook.sh
The suggested method to start Hyprland is from tty with the command Hyprland because login managers (display managers) are not officially supported (https://wiki.hyprland.org/Getting-Started/Master-Tutorial/#launching-hyprland)
The dotfiles package also includes a configuration for the SDDM theme sdd-sugar-candy (https://github.com/Kangie/sddm-sugar-candy) and a configuration to run SDDM in X11 mode to get the best compatibility.
With the Hyprland settings script you can copy the current wallpaper into SDDM and use it as a background.
To fix the mouse issue on Hyprland, open the Hyprland settings with <kbd>SUPER</kbd> + <kbd>CTRL</kbd> + <kbd>S</kbd> and select in Environments the variation kvm.conf
## Base Hyprland installation with Hyperland Starter
If you want to install only the core packages of Hyprland as a starting point for your Hyprland experiments please also try my Hyprland Starter script: https://gitlab.com/stephan-raabe/hyprland-starter
You can start the ML4W Welcome App by clicking on the L icon on the right side in waybar, using the rofi application launcher or by typing ml4w in your terminal (if you're using the .bashrc from the dotfiles).
You can open the ML4W dotfiles settings app with <kbd>SUPER</kbd> + <kbd>CTRL</kbd> + <kbd>S</kbd> to change selected dotfiles configurations and choose from variations for your hyprland.conf to customize your desktop even more.
You can create custom variations by copying a file from the ~/dotfiles/hypr/conf subfolders like monitor/default.conf, give the file a custom name (e.g., mymonitor.conf) and select the variation in the dotfiles settings app in the corresponding section.
> The ML4W Dotfiles Settings App replaces strings from several configuration files directly or based on replacement comments e.g., // START WORKSPACES That's why you shouldn't remove any of theses comments or markers to ensure full functionality of the app.
With configuration variations, you can customize settings and configurations for your Hyprland installation. You can manage, create and edit Hyprland Configuration Variations in the ML4W Dotfiles Settings App.
[You can find more information here.](hypr/conf/README.md)
> Please don't edit the shipped configuration variations. These will be overwritten with every update of the ML4W dotfiles. <b>Create your own custom variation instead.</b>
Included is a pywal configuration that changes the color scheme based on a randomly selected wallpaper. With the key binding <kbd>SUPER</kbd> + <kbd>SHIFT</kbd> + <kbd>W</kbd> you can change the wallpaper coming from the folder ~/wallpaper/.
In addition, you can switch the Waybar Template with <kbd>SUPER</kbd> + <kbd>CTRL</kbd> + <kbd>T</kbd> or by pressing the "..." icon in Waybar with the themeswitcher.
Included is a pywal configuration that changes the color scheme based on a randomly selected wallpaper. With the key binding <kbd>SUPER</kbd> + <kbd>SHIFT</kbd> + <kbd>W</kbd> you can change the wallpaper coming from the folder ~/wallpaper/.
<kbd>SUPER</kbd> + <kbd>CTRL</kbd> + <kbd>W</kbd> opens rofi with a list of installed wallpapers in ~/wallpaper/ for your individual selection.
Hyprland has released the version 0.37.1. This comes with many changes of the system and required dependencies.
Please update to the latest version of the ML4W Dotfiles 2.8.3.2
If you don't have access to Waybar because of overlayed error messages you can start the ML4W app with the application launcher <kbd>SUPER</kbd> + <kbd>CTRL</kbd> + <kbd>RETURN</kbd> and search for the ML4W Welcome App.
Or you open a terminal with <kbd>SUPER</kbd> + <kbd>RETURN</kbd> and enter
```
ml4w
```
Then select in the upper right side menu the entry "Update/ Dotfiles"
In case of missing icons on waybar, it's due to a conflict between several installed fonts (can happen especially on Arco Linux). Please make sure that ttf-ms-fonts is uninstalled and ttf-font-awesome and otf-font-awesome are installed with
```
yay -R ttf-ms-fonts
yay -S ttf-font-awesome otf-font-awesome
```
## SDDM not showing (only black screen with cursor)
Switch to another tty with <kbd>CTRL</kbd> + <kbd>ALT</kbd> + <kbd>F3</kbd> Now you can login with your user.
Start Hyprland with Hyprland.
You can try to reinstall all sddm related packages.
