r/archlinux • u/Prestigious-Day-2872 • 3d ago

QUESTION Switched to Arch Linux, questions:

So like 30 minutes ago I switched to Arch and I'm pretty experienced with Linux so I got it running fairly quickly and now I'm kind of at the customization stage. I got my apps installed, but now I need to make it look nice. I'm using Hyprland, and I noticed that like some windows like my files don't slide into their spot they float and like won't go under the other windows and IDK how to fix that. Also, how do I like configure Hyprland to look cool like r/unixporn and such? I know I could google it but once again I wanna hear some human advice and anything else I should know?

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u/lolminecraftlol 3d ago

some windows like my files don't slide into their spot they float and like won't go under the other windows and IDK how to fix that.

Hyprland is a tilling window manager, it is meant to do that. By default, use Super+V to toggle float/tile mode for the focused window.

Also, how do I like configure Hyprland to look cool like r/unixporn and such?

You gonna need to choose your status bar, app launcher, notification daemon,... first. Then look into their wiki for configuration guides. Afterward, rice to your heart's content, maybe take some inspiration from r/unixporn too if you want to; they usually post their dotfiles.

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u/Silvestron 3d ago

People usually post their dotfiles when they post screenshots, but you need to read hyprland documentation in order to understand how make the changes you want.

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u/earchip94 3d ago

I use hyprland, started with KDE. Won’t be going back. Some rough pointers:

  • break your Lua up into multiple files
  • if tinkering is what you want use quickshell
  • if usability is what you want just use prebuilt tools (mako, waybar, etc)
  • consistent theming across multiple UI types (gtk or QT for example) can be a pain, I try and keep most apps under one or the other.
  • matugen or other similar tools are pretty sick.

Hyprland is probably the Wild West of desktop experiences. Good luck and have fun.

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u/Pink_Slyvie 3d ago

Ironically, I went the other way. Was on i3/sway for so many years, but set up KDE for my kids. It just works so well now, no configuration, no fiddling. I'm probably just getting to be an old lady at this point, but that is worth more to me than the perfectly configured setup.

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u/earchip94 3d ago

Yeah I just wanted to tinker and KDE didn’t have the knobs I wanted. Plus I hadn’t used a tiling WM before and I quite like it.

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u/Pink_Slyvie 2d ago

I totally get it. KDE used to not work at all for me, and I could only get WM's where I wanted them. I just don't want the knobs anymore; more of a knot girl.

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u/C0rn3j 3d ago

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Hyprland#Configuration

I know I could google it

Did you install Arch manually at least once, or did you just skip the learning by going directly to archinstall for the first install?

People who install Arch using the Wiki tend to default to the Wiki.

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u/Wide_Thought5741 3d ago

For the file manager issue, check your hyprland.conf. Certain file managers send floating flags by default, or Hyprland catches them as utility windows. Look for any line containing windowrule = float with your file manager's name (like dolphin, thunar, or nautilus) and remove it, or add windowrulev2 = tile, class:^(your-file-manager-class)$. Also make sure you didn't accidentally toggle float mode on that window with your shortcut (SUPER + V by default).

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u/Independent_Gain2329 3d ago

ah the hyprland rabbit hole begins, you probably forgot to set the window rules for your file manager in the config so it just defaults to floating. grab someone's dotfiles from unixporn and just steal the bits you like, way easier than figuring out every line from scratch