exs-shell

A modern GTK4-based shell for the Niri Wayland compositor. Highly customizable, lightweight and integrated with dynamic theming.

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Warning

This shell currently works only with the Niri Wayland compositor.
The project is still under active development.

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Dependencies

Make sure the following packages are installed:

• jetbrains-mono-nerd-font
• ttf-material-symbols
• dart-sass
• dunst
• matugen
• gtk4
• power-profiles-daemon

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Installation

Quick install (recommended)

curl -fsSl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kipoha/exs-shell/refs/heads/main/scripts/install.sh | sudo bash

Manual install

git clone https://github.com/kipoha/exs-shell.git
cd exs-shell
chmod +x scripts/install-local.sh
sudo ./scripts/install.sh

Development install

git clone https://github.com/kipoha/exs-shell.git
cd exs-shell
chmod +x scripts/install-dev.sh
sudo ./scripts/install-dev.sh

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Verify installation:

which exs

IPC commands (optional)

Example:

exs ipc launcher toggle

Use to see all commands

exs -h

Uninstall

curl -fsSl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kipoha/exs-shell/refs/heads/main/scripts/unstall.sh | sudo bash

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Related Projects

These projects are related to exs-shell and can enhance its functionality:

• exs-lock – Screen locker designed to work with exs-shell.