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✨ RAINZ'S Arch Hyprland Rice

A meticulously crafted Arch Linux desktop experience

Elevate your Linux workflow with this carefully curated collection of dotfiles

<p align="center"> <img src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b4ab952f-be97-499d-a486-d246c987d4e2" width="90%" /> </p> <p align="center"> <p align="center"> <img width="70%" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/44f49526-cc86-411f-8e3a-c94d3d0d528b" /> </p> <p align="center"> <em>Neovim setup with bufferline, telescope, and modern UI tweaks</em> </p> </div>

⚡ Tech Stack

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🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

# Ensure you have these essentials
- Arch Linux (fresh install recommended)
- git, yay, sudo privileges
- Proper GPU drivers installed

One-Command Setup

git clone https://github.com/R7rainz/dotfiles.git ~/dotfiles && cd ~/dotfiles

Neovim Setup ( recommended to setup in a different repo for better updates and management )

Want to try my Neovim configuration?
You can find it here: https://github.com/R7rainz/neovim-conf

If you like it, consider leaving a ⭐ — it really helps!

Clone it directly into your Neovim config directory:

git clone https://github.com/R7rainz/neovim-conf ~/.config/nvim

📦 Installation Steps

<details> <summary><b>🏗️ Step 1: Hyprland Installation</b></summary>

System Update & Dependencies

sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -S base-devel cmake meson ninja gcc pkgconf libxcb xcb-proto xcb-util xcb-util-keysyms libxfixes libx11 libxcomposite xorg-xinput libxrender pixman wayland-protocols cairo pango seatd libxkbcommon xcb-util-wm xorg-xwayland libinput libliftoff libdisplay-info cpio tomlplusplus hyprlang hyprcursor hyprwayland-scanner

GPU Drivers

NVIDIA:

sudo pacman -S nvidia nvidia-utils nvidia-settings
# Add to /etc/mkinitcpio.conf: MODULES=(nvidia nvidia_modeset nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm)
sudo mkinitcpio -P
# Add to GRUB: nvidia_drm.modeset=1
sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

AMD:

sudo pacman -S mesa lib32-mesa vulkan-radeon lib32-vulkan-radeon

Intel:

sudo pacman -S mesa lib32-mesa vulkan-intel lib32-vulkan-intel

Install Hyprland

sudo pacman -S hyprland
# Or for latest features:
yay -S hyprland-git
yay -S xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland-git

Configure XDG Desktop Portal

# Install required portal packages
sudo pacman -S xdg-desktop-portal-wlr xdg-desktop-portal-gtk

# Create portal configuration
mkdir -p ~/.config/xdg-desktop-portal
cat > ~/.config/xdg-desktop-portal/portals.conf << EOF
[preferred]
default=hyprland;gtk
org.freedesktop.impl.portal.Screenshot=hyprland
org.freedesktop.impl.portal.ScreenCast=hyprland
org.freedesktop.impl.portal.FileChooser=gtk
EOF

</details> <details> <summary><b>🌙 Step 1.5: Noctalia Shell Installation</b></summary>

What is Noctalia Shell?

Noctalia Shell is a sleek and minimal desktop shell thoughtfully crafted for Wayland. Built on Quickshell, it provides:

Beautiful status bar with integrated modules
Notification center
Application launcher
Control center with quick settings
Lock screen
Plugin support for extensibility

Installation (Arch Linux)

Using AUR (Recommended):

# Install stable version
paru -S noctalia-shell

# Or install development version for latest features
paru -S noctalia-shell-git

Dependencies

Noctalia Shell will automatically install its dependencies, but here's what it uses:

Required:

quickshell - Core shell framework
brightnessctl - Screen brightness control
imagemagick - Image processing for wallpapers
python - Required for template processing
git - Update checking and plugin system

Optional (Recommended):

paru -S cliphist cava wlsunset power-profiles-daemon ddcutil

cliphist - Clipboard history support
cava - Audio visualizer component
wlsunset - Night light functionality
power-profiles-daemon - Power profile management
ddcutil - External display brightness control

Running Noctalia Shell

Add this line to your Hyprland config (~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf):

exec-once = qs -c noctalia-shell

Hyprland Settings for Noctalia

Add these settings for optimal integration with Noctalia Shell:

# Enable blur for Noctalia panels
layerrule {
  name = noctalia
  match:namespace = noctalia-background-.*$
  ignore_alpha = 0.5
  blur = true
  blur_popups = true
}

Noctalia IPC Commands

Noctalia uses IPC for various functions. Example keybind for lock screen:

# Lock screen
bind = SUPER, L, exec, qs -c noctalia-shell ipc call lockScreen lock

Configuration

Noctalia configuration is stored in:

Config: ~/.config/noctalia/
Cache: ~/.cache/noctalia/

Resources

</details> <details> <summary><b>📦 Step 2: Core Packages</b></summary>

# System essentials
sudo pacman -S git stow brightnessctl pacman-contrib pipewire pipewire-pulse wireplumber bluez-utils pulseaudio pavucontrol blueman wayland wayland-protocols wlroots

# Applications
sudo pacman -S kitty wezterm fish neovim rofi hyprpaper thunar gvfs gvfs-mtp npm yazi zathura zathura-pdf-mupdf tmux
yay -S waypaper zen-browser-bin pnpm-bin avizo vicinae

# Noctalia Shell (replaces waybar, swaync, mako)
yay -S noctalia-shell

# Fonts & Tools
sudo pacman -S ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd ttf-liberation ttf-dejavu starship
yay -S ttf-inconsolata-lgc-nerd ttf-hurmit-nerd bat fastfetch kotofetch

</details> <details> <summary><b>🌐 Step 3: Zen Browser Setup</b></summary>

Nebula Theme Installation

git clone https://github.com/JustAdumbPrsn/Zen-Nebula.git ~/zen-nebula

Apply Custom CSS

Open Zen Browser → about:config
Set toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets to true
Go to about:support → Open Profile Folder
Create chrome folder
Copy CSS files:

cp ~/zen-nebula/userChrome.css ~/.zen/[your-profile]/chrome/
cp ~/zen-nebula/userContent.css ~/.zen/[your-profile]/chrome/

Extensions & Settings

Install uBlock Origin
Enable Compact Sidebar Mode
Configure privacy settings

</details> <details> <summary><b>🎭 Step 4: SDDM Theme Setup</b></summary>

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