New would genereally mean less popular, yeah, but Hyprland is past that level of new. Frankly, I haven’t compared Hyprland to light DEs like LXQt. I don’t really see LXQt working as a replacement for Hyprland. With LXQt, when you boot up your computer, you get things like
Taskbar
Start menu
Background with icons you can double click
With Hyprland alone, you get none of above. You need to install each component by yourself. Additionally, you get a very minimal configuration that is stored in a single file, and you are expected to make it however you want it to behave.
The keyboard aspect isn’t necessary, but you need to install start menus, taskbars, etc yourself, or use someone else’s config. Hyprland allows you to set keybinds for a lot of actions including running programs and commands, which is why your workflow ends up being more keyboard oriented.
Feel free to ask more. I don’t have much to do today.
@Object I’m guessing hyprland is as usable as a desktop environment or at least better than lxqt which is atrocious? Or do I have to install extra extensions or have to muck around in the config to have a proper desktop? All the dev influencers seem to use it.
Unfortunately, you will have to do a lot of tweaking a lot to get it to usable level. You won’t have any start menus, taskbars, GUI-based settings, or any clickable buttons outside of the program you are running right off the bat. These are intended to be filled in with programs of your own choice, but it won’t be shipped with Hyprland.
Or do I have to install extra extensions or have to muck around in the config to have a proper desktop?
Yes, that is the case. It’s what makes it attractive for those who want maximum customisability, even if it takes a long time to get there.
New would genereally mean less popular, yeah, but Hyprland is past that level of new. Frankly, I haven’t compared Hyprland to light DEs like LXQt. I don’t really see LXQt working as a replacement for Hyprland. With LXQt, when you boot up your computer, you get things like
With Hyprland alone, you get none of above. You need to install each component by yourself. Additionally, you get a very minimal configuration that is stored in a single file, and you are expected to make it however you want it to behave.
The keyboard aspect isn’t necessary, but you need to install start menus, taskbars, etc yourself, or use someone else’s config. Hyprland allows you to set keybinds for a lot of actions including running programs and commands, which is why your workflow ends up being more keyboard oriented.
Feel free to ask more. I don’t have much to do today.
@Object I’m guessing hyprland is as usable as a desktop environment or at least better than lxqt which is atrocious? Or do I have to install extra extensions or have to muck around in the config to have a proper desktop? All the dev influencers seem to use it.
Unfortunately, you will have to do a lot of tweaking a lot to get it to usable level. You won’t have any start menus, taskbars, GUI-based settings, or any clickable buttons outside of the program you are running right off the bat. These are intended to be filled in with programs of your own choice, but it won’t be shipped with Hyprland.
Yes, that is the case. It’s what makes it attractive for those who want maximum customisability, even if it takes a long time to get there.