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CachyOS + Niri and Noctalia (Update) (lemmy.nz)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Freakazoid@lemmy.ml to c/unixporn@lemmy.world
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So I ditched KDE completely since my last post. What do you think of my setup so far? I tweaked it a little, including new hotkeys and software.

Environment:

  • CachyOS
  • NiriWM
  • Noctalia (custom themed)

Extra Software (some custom shortcuts made for):

  • Satty (screenshot tool)
  • Swaylock (Customized SDDM)
  • kitty
  • Adguard-cli
  • Picocrypt (CLI)
  • Namida (music player highly recommended for Linux and Android; also works on degoogled phones).

Question: Is it strange to use SDDM with Niri? Some folks switch to another DM.

See the desktop in motion

Edit: added a .gif to show off the desktop better.

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[–] Freakazoid@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

I understand your point; on my other machine (experimental setup), it's all barebones, TTY only for performance.

On this rig, though (even if it's not the fastest). I have more resources to spare, so I like to have something different to stare at than my TTY setup xD.

The reason that I have this dock at the bottom is for a couple of members of this household. That way they can use my system as well. They're not used to Linux, let alone a DM like Niri. I did run KDE before, but the Niri workflow fits my needs more :)