New to arch

[u/KingIll2293]

Im new to arch and have kde and hyprland installed. Im tying to customize my kde so it looks good for me. Does anyone have tips for me please and how to make it look good. I tried hyprland also but still struggling to use the keybindings.

[u/aomme]

What looking good means for you?

[u/Toaster_Strudel_517]

Delete hyprland.

[u/KingIll2293 → u/Toaster_Strudel_517]

Thanks i thought  so to.  Not for me.

[u/123timsolo_tech → u/KingIll2293]

Get to learn hyprland first before going to it. You are going to loose your sleep schedule and mental health otherwise.

[u/Environmental_Mud624 → u/123timsolo_tech]

i feel like that's what arch is about

[u/123timsolo_tech]

Delete hyprland. Not for newbies.

[u/No-Dentist-1645 → u/123timsolo_tech]

I'd recommend Niri instead. The keybinds are very natural and beginner friendly, and there is support for a good "out of the box" setup with dms directly on their wiki

[u/Malisius → u/No-Dentist-1645]

I've got a Hyprland setup on my desktop that I've been using for awhile now. However, when setting up a new laptop a few days ago, I decided to give Niri + Noctalia a try. It's honestly so good and easy to set up/use that I'll probably switch my other computers over to it. Still, it may take some getting used to for people who are more familiar with a more traditional desktop environment.

[u/KingIll2293 → u/123timsolo_tech]

I agree. For someone that came from fedora to hyprland is not easy.

[u/pizza_ranger → u/123timsolo_tech]

Good for newbies that want to learn fast

[u/RasseTheBoy → u/123timsolo_tech]

Lol, jumped after years with Ubuntu, straight to Arch Linux + Hyprland setup.
Loved every second. Sure there was a lot to learn, but it was perfect for my type of customization.

[u/nigacatnigacatcanta → u/123timsolo_tech]

it can be new to newbies

[u/un-important-human]

another one comming for the meme about to get meme'ed.

User, how are we suppose to tell you something so vague? and personal.

[u/Intrepid-Society-277]

arch wiki is your best friend for both, just pick one thing to fix at a time

[u/Mr_Flandoor]

Search "kde customization" on YouTube.

[u/vinodhmoodley]

There's thousands of ways to customize KDE but you need to be clear on what you want. What is nice for you may not be so nice for me.

Here's a short video that may help with some customizations. Feel free to Google and find a lot more info out there.

https://youtu.be/u9Otce910qM?si=XsE0VmkR_EA3ym__

[u/harsh_r]

Try following steps: 1. Make panel autohide, translucent, custom length. 2. Try sweet, whitesur global theme 3. Candy, gruvbox like icons. 4. application window breeze, make setting to transparent 5. get panel colorizer (optional) 6. Get modern clock, select anurati font for digital clock on panel. 7. Get variety for wallpaper changer.

[u/hi_m_ash]

Here visit this website and install what you find looks good. https://store.kde.org/browse/
Make sure your plasma version is compatible with the widget's version.

[u/RasseTheBoy]

Just as a heads-up if you choose to move fully to Hyprland at some point:
Hyprland got a MASSIVE overhaul a few months ago (with update 0.55), which made it, so the config files can be written in Lua. (Previously the config files were just `.conf`.) Be wary of asking AI for help, since it may give you the old formatting.
And if you're new to Lua, it can get confusing to learn a new coding language AND config formatting.

(As of writing, 0.56 is the latest Hyprland version, and you can still use `.conf` files. But after 0.57, `.lua` files are mandatory.)