FAQ's & Issues
Hyprdots related questions, Hyprland related questions should be referenced to Hyprland Wiki
How do I change wallpaper to custom wallpaper?
~/.config/hypr/scripts/swwwallpaper.sh -s path/to/wallpaper
How do I screen record?
You can screen record using the following two wayland based recording packages.
How do I set my own preferences?
You can set your Hyprland preferences in ~/.config/hypr/userprefs.conf. These settings are retained even when updating the repository.
How do I update my dotfiles to the latest?
cd ~ && cd Hyprdots
git pull
cd Scripts
./install.sh -r
How do I set my monitor resolution and refresh rate?
You can set the monitor resolution and refresh rate in ~/.config/hypr/monitors.conf
monitor = DP-1,2560x1440@144,0x0, 1 >> The @ set's the refresh rate
How can I remove the anime girl on Hyprland Startup?
You need to edit the hyprland.conf in ~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf and add the following lines:
misc {
disable_hyprland_logo = true
}
How do I remove the pokemon characters or change the terminal startup intro?
You need to edit the .zshrc file in your home directory at ~/.zshrc
1. Open a terminal
2. nano .zshrc / or your favorite editor
3. add a # to line 158 where pokemon-colorscripts --no-title -r 1,3,6
4. CRTL + X and save
How do I edit the sddm wallpaper or settings?
- Change Wallpaper
You need to manually run the script ~/.config/hypr/sddmwall.sh on the wallpaper you want for the login screen, you can select the wallpaper from the themes and make sure it is the current swww wallpaper.
- Change SDDM settings
(colors, background, date format, font) can be configured in /usr/share/sddm/themes/corners/theme.conf
if you want to modify the structure then you'll have to modify the qml files in
/usr/share/sddm/themes/corners/components
How can I change keyboard layout?
You can change the keyboard layout by adding the keyboard layouts to the Hyprland.conf in ~/.config/hypr/
Then use the keyboard bind Super + K
How do I fix the GPU info on the waybar?
Submit and issue with details to @T-Crypt after trying the following:
1. Make sure `jq` is installed
2. AMD GPU - Check the support for your GPU by running `python3 ~./config/hypr/scripts/amdgpu.py`
3. Nivida GPU - Run command `nvidia-smi` in terminal and verify the output is correct / driver is not corrupt
4. Manually run the script `~/.config/hypr/scripts/gpuinfo.sh` and verify the output
5. If you are still having issues, submit an issue with detailed information on what has been done!
How do I get my wallpapers to load in Themeselect or WallpaperSwitch?
If your wallpapers are not loading run the script create_cache.sh in the Hyprdots repository that was cloned.
$HOME/Hyprdots/Scripts/create_cache.sh
How do I edit the waybar?
You can set your required modules in this file - ~/.config/waybar/config.ctl
Refer to the theming documentation here in the Wiki. Waybar
How do I remove the blur on waybar?
You can remove the blur on waybar by removing blurls = waybar in the themes directory by commenting the line at the end of each theme.conf file.
Themes Directory: ~/.config/hypr/themes/
How do I launch the gamebar shown in the preview?
You'll need steam game installed, and then run this:
~/.config/hypr/scripts/gamelauncher.sh <n> # where n is style [1-4]
Few scaling issues with rofi configs, as they are created based on my ultrawide (21:9) display.
Random lockscreen crash, refer https://github.com/swaywm/sway/issues/7046
Waybar launching rofi breaks mouse input (added sleep 0.1 as workaround), refer https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar/issues/1850
Flatpak QT apps does not follow system theme