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# Install and configure Hyprland on NixOS
First of all, it is a good idea to set up [Cachix](#cachix) before enabling
any of the modules/installing Hyprland.
Make sure to check out the options of the
[Nix module](https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/blob/main/nix/module.nix).
@ -23,14 +26,10 @@ As such, installation using the Flake is recommended.
{
inputs = {
nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
hyprland = {
url = "github:hyprwm/Hyprland";
# build with your own instance of nixpkgs
inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
};
hyprland.url = "github:hyprwm/Hyprland";
};
outputs = { self, nixpkgs, hyprland }: {
outputs = {self, nixpkgs, hyprland, ...}: {
nixosConfigurations.HOSTNAME = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
# ...
modules = [
@ -81,20 +80,19 @@ You can use the Home Manager module by adding it to your configuration:
{
inputs = {
nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
home-manager = {
url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
};
hyprland = {
url = "github:hyprwm/Hyprland";
# build with your own instance of nixpkgs
inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
};
hyprland.url = "github:hyprwm/Hyprland";
};
outputs = { self, nixpkgs, home-manager, hyprland }: {
homeConfigurations."USER@HOSTNAME"= home-manager.lib.homeManagerConfiguration {
outputs = {self, nixpkgs, home-manager, hyprland, ...}: {
homeConfigurations."user@hostname" = home-manager.lib.homeManagerConfiguration {
pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.x86_64-linux;
modules = [
hyprland.homeManagerModules.default
{wayland.windowManager.hyprland.enable = true;}
@ -104,7 +102,7 @@ You can use the Home Manager module by adding it to your configuration:
};
```
Don't forget to replace `USER@HOSTNAME` with your username and hostname!
Don't forget to replace `user@hostname` with your username and hostname!
## Without flakes
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# home config
{config, pkgs, inputs, ...}: let
flake-compat = builtins.fetchTarball "https://github.com/edolstra/flake-compat/archive/master.tar.gz";
hyprland = (import flake-compat {
src = builtins.fetchTarball "https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/archive/master.tar.gz";
}).defaultNix;
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# Modules mix'n'match
- If you plan on using the HM module alongside the NixOS module, set the NixOS
`programs.hyprland.package = null;`.
- If you're on NixOS and also use HM it's a good idea to use Hyprland modules
for both. Make sure the package options are the same for both modules.
- If you don't plan on using the NixOS module, but want to use the HM module, you
will have to enable all the options the NixOS module enables.
@ -185,7 +184,7 @@ command documentation for other upgrade options.
# XWayland
XWayland is enabled by default in the Nix package. You can disable it either
in the package itself, or through the Home Manager module.
in the package itself, or through the module options.
## Package
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}
```
### NixOS module
```nix
programs.hyprland = {
enable = true;
xwayland.enable = false;
}
```
## HiDPI
By default, the Nix package includes a patched wlroots that can render HiDPI
@ -215,7 +223,7 @@ In order to enable the functionality, you have to add:
exec-once=xprop -root -f _XWAYLAND_GLOBAL_OUTPUT_SCALE 32c -set _XWAYLAND_GLOBAL_OUTPUT_SCALE 2
```
This will make XWL programs look as if they were unscaled. To fix this, you
This will make XWayland programs look as if they were unscaled. To fix this, you
have to export different environment variables to make the specific toolkits
render at the proper scaling. For example
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# Cachix
A [Hyprland Cachix](https://app.cachix.org/cache/hyprland) exists to cache the
`wlroots` package and speed up builds.
Hyprland often needs dependencies which aren't yet cached in `cache.nixos.org`.
Instead of requiring you to build those dependencies (which may include `mesa`,
`ffmpeg`, etc), we provide a Cachix cache that you can add to your Nix
substituters.
In case you don't plan on changing the Nixpkgs input of Hyprland, you can use
this cache to download the binary directly, instead of building locally.
The [Hyprland Cachix](https://app.cachix.org/cache/hyprland) exists to cache the
`hyprland` packages and any dependencies not found in `cache.nixos.org`.
{{< hint >}}
In order for Nix to take advantage of the cache, it has to be enabled **before**
enabling the Hyprland module(s) or adding the package.
{{< /hint >}}
{{< hint type=important >}}
Overriding Hyprland's `nixpkgs` input
(`inputs.hyprland.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";`) will make the cache
useless, since you're building from a different Nixpkgs commit.
{{< /hint >}}
```nix
# configuration.nix