# ML4W dotfiles 2.6 This is my configuration of Hyprland (Wayland) and Qtile (Xorg & Wayland) for Arch. This package includes an installation script to install and setup the required components. > [!IMPORTANT] > PLEASE NOTE: This branch is the rolling release of my dotfiles and includes the latest changes. > Please be aware that this version is not a tested release. The released dotfiles are tested with Arch Linux, Manjaro Linux, EndeavourOS and Arco Linux. You can find the video on YouTube: Dotfiles Configuration and Installation ## Installation To make it easy for you to get started with my dotfiles, here's a list of recommended next steps. The script will try to create a backup from an previous dotfiles installation. > [!CAUTION] > PLEASE BACKUP YOUR EXISTING .config FOLDER WITH YOUR DOTFILES BEFORE STARTING THE SCRIPTS FOR INITIONAL INSTALLTION. > PLEASE READ THIS README until the end before starting the installation. ### Installation with GIT (Rolling Release of main branch) ``` # 1.) Change into your Downloads folder cd ~/Downloads # 2.) Clone the dotfiles repository into the Downloads folder git clone https://gitlab.com/stephan-raabe/dotfiles.git # 3.) Change into the dotfiles folder cd dotfiles # 4.) Start the installation ./install.sh ``` ### Update with GIT (Rolling Release of main branch) ``` # 1.) Change into your Downloads folder cd ~/Downloads/dotfiles # 2.) Pull the latest version and update the repository git stash; git pull # 3.) Start the installation to update ./install.sh ``` ### Update with GIT (Rolling Release of main branch) You can also update by deleting the ~/Downloads/dotfiles folder and clone again. ``` # 1.) Change into your Downloads folder cd ~/Downloads # 2.) Delete existing dotfiles folder from Downloads folder rm -rf ~/Downloads/dotfiles # 3.) Clone the dotfiles repository into the Downloads folder git clone https://gitlab.com/stephan-raabe/dotfiles.git # 4.) Change into the dotfiles folder cd dotfiles # 5.) Start the installation to update ./install.sh ``` ### Installation by downloading the latest release If you don't want to use the rolling release, you can download the latest release the latest release https://gitlab.com/stephan-raabe/dotfiles/-/releases or choose the the latest tag https://gitlab.com/stephan-raabe/dotfiles/-/tags and download the zip. ``` # 1.) Change into your Downloads folder where you have downloaded the release to cd ~/Downloads # 2.) Unzip unzip dotfiles-2.6.zip # 3.) Change into the new dotfiles folder cd dotfiles-2.6 # 4.) Start the installation to update ./install.sh ``` You can also use the dotfiles installer script to download and install the latest release: https://gitlab.com/stephan-raabe/installer ### NVIDIA There is no official Hyprland support for Nvidia hardware. However, you might make it work properly following this page. https://wiki.hyprland.org/Nvidia/ That's why NVIDIA GPUs are currently not supported by my dotfiles. But in upcoming releases, I will try to setup Hyprland for NVIDIA based on the article above. ## Some important key bindings - SUPER + RETURN: Alacritty - SUPER + CMD + RETURN: rofi application launcher - SUPER + SHIFT + W: Change wallpaper - SUPER + PRINT: Screenshot - SUPER + CMS + Q: Logout screen All keybindings for Hyprland with right mouse click on Apps in waybar or here: https://gitlab.com/stephan-raabe/dotfiles/-/blob/main/hypr/conf/keybindings.conf?ref_type=heads All keybindings for Qtile: https://gitlab.com/stephan-raabe/dotfiles/-/blob/main/qtile/config.py?ref_type=heads ## Templating & Settings Hyprland & Qtile: Included is a pywal configuration that changes the color scheme based on a randomly selected wallpaper. With the key binding SuperKey + Shift + W you can change the wallpaper. SuperKey + Ctrl + W opens rofi with a list of installed wallpapers for your individual selection. See also the .bashrc and the key bindings on Hyprland and Qtile for more alias definitions. Hyprland: In addition, you can switch the Waybar Template with SUPER + CTRL + T or by pressing the "..." icon in Waybar. The templates are available in ~/dotfiles/waybar/themes. You can add your own personal themes into this folder. The script will read in the folder structure. You can open the settings script with SUPER + CMD + S to select variations for your hyprland.conf and customize your desktop even more. Qtile X11: In addition, you can switch between the Qtile status bar and Polybar with SUPER + SHIFT + S ## Screenshots Hyprland

Watch on YouTube ## Screenshots Qtile X11

Watch on YouTube ## Screenshots Qtile Wayland

Watch on YouTube You can find more screenshots here. ## Please note In case you have issues with starting Waybar please make sure that only one xdg-desktop-portal-x is installed additionally to xdg-desktop-portal. I had several issues with xdg-desktop-portal-wlr on Hyprland and Waybar. Please make sure that xdg-desktop-portal-wlr is uninstalled and xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland is installed. More information you can find here: https://gist.github.com/PowerBall253/2dea6ddf6974ba4e5d26c3139ffb7580 Please note that every Arch Linux system is different and I cannot guarantee that everything works fine on your system. ## General Packages - Terminal: alacritty - Editor: nvim - Prompt: starship - Icons: Font Awesome - Launch Menus: Rofi - Colorscheme: pywal - Browsers: chromium (brave optional) - Filemanager: Thunar - Cursor: Bibata Modern Ice - Icons: Papirus-Icon-Theme ## Hyprland - Status Bar: waybar - Screenshots: grim & slurp - Clipboard Manager: cliphist - Logout: wlogout - Screenlock: swaylock-effects ## Qtile Wayland - Status Bar: Qtile status bar - Screenshots: grim & slurp - Clipboard Manager: cliphist - Logout: rofi power menu - Screenlock: swaylock-effects ## Qtile X11 - Compositor: picom - Status Bar: Qtile status bar + Polybar (optional) - Screenshots: scrot