Details

Features

Information

• Operating System • Arch Linux
• Desktop Environment • Niri
• Terminal • kitty
• Shell • zsh
• Aur Helper • yay
• Panel • waybar
• Launcher • anyrun
• File Manager • thunar/yazi
• Notification Daemon • swaync
• Wallpaper Daemon • swww
• Colorscheme • Tokyo Night Theme

Usage

Note

Assuming that your AUR helper is yay. To install yay on your arch based system, follow the instructions mentioned here.

📦 Required dependencies

Install these dependencies manually (Arch)

pacman -Sy niri wofi kitty wireplumber yazi zathura zathura-pdf-mupdf cava wl-clipboard \
    waybar swayidle swaylock swaync qt5-wayland qt6-wayland playerctl mpv nm-connection-editor \
    rofi-wayland grim slurp thunar pipewire pipewire-alsa pipewire-audio nushell  \
    pipewire-jack pipewire-pulse nwg-look noto-fonts-cjk noto-fonts-emoji \
    noto-fonts networkmanager gtk-engine-murrine blueberry bluez bluez-utils 

yay -S anyrun-git wlogout swaylock-effects swayosd-git swww amberol sway-audio-idle-inhibit-git catppuccin-gtk-theme-mocha orchis-theme

🧙‍♂️ Setup Config

Warning

This method requires you to remove your previous configurations. Make sure to backup your previous configs if needed.

Default Method

Clone the repository and Copy all files from the repo to your config folder.

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/NotMugil/niri-dots.git
cd niri-dots
cp -r .config/* ~/.config/
mkdir -p ~/.scripts
cp -r .scripts/* ~/.scripts/

# This step can be skipped if you are not using zsh shell
cp -r .zshenv ~/

All the commands listed in a single line to copy easily.

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/NotMugil/niri-dots.git && cd niri-dots && cp -r .config/* ~/.config/ && mkdir -p ~/.scripts && cp -r .scripts/* ~/.scripts/

Symlink Method

cd ~
git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/NotMugil/niri-dots.git

ln -sf ~/niri-dots/.config/anyrun/ ~/.config/ && ln -sf ~/niri-dots/.config/gtk-3.0/ ~/.config/ && ln -sf ~/niri-dots/.config/kitty/ ~/.config/ && ln -sf ~/niri-dots/.config/niri/ ~/.config/ && ln -sf ~/niri-dots/.config/rofi/ ~/.config/ && ln -sf ~/niri-dots/.config/swaylock/ ~/.config/ && ln -sf ~/niri-dots/.config/swaync/ ~/.config/ && ln -sf ~/niri-dots/.config/waybar/ ~/.config/ && ln -sf ~/niri-dots/.config/wofi/ ~/.config/ && ln -sf ~/niri-dots/.config/zsh/ ~/.config/ && ln -sf ~/niri-dots/.scripts/ ~/ && ln -sf ~/niri-dots/.zshenv ~/

✨ Theming Other Applications

instructions

Spotify (Spicetify)

Install spicetify. (AUR: spicetify-cli) Copy niri-dots/.themes/spicetify/text to ~/.config/spicetify/Themes/ (or wherever your spicetify themes are stored) Then:

spicetify config current_theme Dribbblish
spicetify config color_scheme catppuccin-latte
spicetify apply

Visual Studio Code

Install Tokyo Night theme from enkia

Discord (Better Discord)

install from AUR: betterdiscordctl

Copy niri-dots/.themes/tokyo-night.theme.css to ~/snap/discord/145/.config/BetterDiscord/

GTK Theme

Install nwg-look to manage gtk-theme, font and icon themes.

yay -S tokyonight-gtk-theme-git

Otherwise: Edit the following files:

• ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini
• ~/.gtkrc-2.0 to:

[Settings]
gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme=1
gtk-theme-name = Tokyonight-Dark

and you might have to run:

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface color-scheme prefer-dark

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Progress

💻 Development

Known Issues

• some issue #1
• some issue #2

Tasks

• Prepare Pull_Request_Template.md
• Prepare Contrubuting.md

⌨️ Keybinds

Note

All keybinds can be found in the ~/.config/niri/config.kdl in binds.

Keybind	Functionality
Mod+RETURN	Spawns the terminal emulator kitty.
Mod+D	Spawns an application launcher anyrun.
Mod+E	Spawns the file manager thunar.
Super+Alt+L	Spawns the screen locker swaylock.
Mod+Q	Closes the focused window.
Mod+Left	Focuses on the column to the left.
Mod+Right	Focuses on the column to the right.
Mod+Ctrl+Left	Moves the column to the left.
Mod+Ctrl+Right	Moves the column to the right.
Mod+Home	Focuses on the first column.
Mod+End	Focuses on the last column.
Mod+Shift+Left	Focuses on the monitor to the left.
Mod+Shift+Right	Focuses on the monitor to the right.
Mod+Page_Down	Focuses on the workspace below.
Mod+Page_Up	Focuses on the workspace above.
Mod+1 - Mod+9	Focuses on specific workspace.
Mod+Ctrl+1 - Mod+Ctrl+9	Moves a column to specific workspace.
Mod+Comma	Consumes a window into the column.
Mod+Period	Expels a window from the column.
Mod+R	Switches to the next column width preset.
Mod+F	Maximizes the current column.
Mod+C	Centers the current column.
Mod+Minus	Decreases column width by 10%.
Mod+Equal	Increases column width by 10%.
Print	Takes a screenshot of the entire screen.
Ctrl+Print	Takes a screenshot of the current screen.
Alt+Print	Takes a screenshot of the current window.
Mod+Shift+E	Quits the window manager with confirmation.
Mod+Shift+P	Powers off the monitors. To turn them back on, any input is required.
Mod+WheelScrollDown	Scrolls down through workspaces.
Mod+WheelScrollUp	Scrolls up through workspaces.
Mod+Ctrl+WheelScrollDown	Moves the column down through workspaces.
Mod+Ctrl+WheelScrollUp	Moves the column up through workspaces.
Mod+WheelScrollRight	Focuses on the column to the right.
Mod+WheelScrollLeft	Focuses on the column to the left.
Mod+Ctrl+WheelScrollRight	Moves the column to the right.
Mod+Ctrl+WheelScrollLeft	Moves the column to the left.
Mod+Shift+WheelScrollDown	Focuses on the column to the right.
Mod+Shift+WheelScrollUp	Focuses on the column to the left.
Mod+Ctrl+Shift+WheelScrollDown	Moves the column to the right.
Mod+Ctrl+Shift+WheelScrollUp	Moves the column to the left.
XF86AudioRaiseVolume	Increases audio volume.
XF86AudioLowerVolume	Decreases audio volume.
XF86AudioMute	Mutes/unmutes audio.
XF86AudioMicMute	Mutes/unmutes microphone.

Credits

⭐ Star History