Dotfiles Arch Linux

My Customized Arch Linux Setup (Hyprland & Waybar)

Here is a showcase of my personal Arch Linux desktop setup built on Hyprland, tailored for a laptop with an AZERTY keyboard layout.

In this setup, I focus on smooth workspace navigation, dynamic color schemes, notification management, and custom power options.

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Video Showcase

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Repositories and Credits

• My Dotfiles Repository: AKIM-08/akim-dotfiles
• Inspiration & Base Setup: Thanks to @partyh4t for sharing their configuration. You can check out their original dotfiles at partyh4t/arch-dotfiles.

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Key Features

1. Dynamic Color Palette (pywal16):
   • Extract colors automatically from the active wallpaper (~/Pictures/wallpapers/current.jpg).
   • Dynamically update Hyprland window borders, Kitty terminal, Rofi launcher, Hyprlock, Waybar, SwayNC, wlogout, Cava, and GTK 3/4 themes.
   • Includes a Python fallback (pywal-fallback.py with Pillow) if pywal16 fails.
2. Automated Low-Battery Hibernation:
   • Automatic Hibernation at 1%: The background script battery-hibernate-watch.sh monitors battery status. If the charge drops to 1% while unplugged, the system automatically hibernates.
   • Session Preservation: Saves active applications, terminal sessions, and workspace state to disk so you can resume once plugged back in.
   • Requirement: Requires an active swap partition or swap file (swapon --show). Without swap, the system cancels hibernation and sends a notification.
3. Dynamic Waybar Theme Switcher:
   • Switch between four custom Waybar themes (default, line, zen, experimental) using Super + Shift + T or a Rofi menu.
   • Real-time clock update with second-level precision (interval: 1).
4. Custom SDDM Login Screen (akim theme):
   • Split-screen layout featuring a left navigation panel (“Welcome”, clock, login) with full wallpaper visibility on the right.
   • Syncs wallpaper and user avatar (~/.face) with the desktop session.
5. Automated One-Command Installer (install.sh):
   • Installs necessary packages, AUR helpers (yay), GTK/icon themes (Catppuccin Mocha, Nordzy, Papirus), setup configs, and Oh My Zsh (fishy theme).
6. Power and Idle Management:
   • wlogout / snmenu: Radial power menu (Super + Escape) supporting Lock, Suspend, Hibernate, Reboot, and Shutdown with automated swap partition checks.
   • hypridle + hyprlock: Auto-dimming (10 min), lock screen with avatar (15 min), and auto-suspend (20 min).

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Tech Stack and Components

Component	Tool / Package
OS	Arch Linux
Display Manager	SDDM (Custom akim split-screen theme)
Compositor	Hyprland (Wayland)
Terminal	Kitty
Status Bar	Waybar (4 dynamic styles)
Application Launcher	Rofi (+ Wofi theme selector)
Notification Center	SwayNC
Power Menu	wlogout / snmenu
Wallpaper Manager	hyprpaper + Waypaper (GUI)
Lock Screen	hyprlock + hypridle
Dynamic Colors	pywal16
Shell	Zsh + Oh My Zsh (fishy theme)
CLI Tools	cava, btop, tty-clock, fastfetch

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Keybindings (AZERTY Layout)

• Super + Enter : Open Terminal (Kitty)
• Super + Q : Toggle App Launcher (Rofi)
• Super + A : Close Active Window
• Super + F : Open File Manager (Nautilus)
• Super + B : Web Browser (Firefox / Brave)
• Super + N : SwayNC Notification Center
• Super + Escape : Open Power Menu (wlogout)
• Super + Shift + T : Waybar Theme Selector
• Super + Alt + → / ← : Next / Previous Wallpaper + Regenerate Pywal Theme