For those asking, I found the wallpaper at wallhaven.cc. After some searching, was able to find a link…
https://whvn.cc/j3vj3p

@victorz
My starting point was an old set of JaKoolit dot files. I think the latest can be had here.
https://github.com/JaKooLit/Hyprland-v3

Maybe I’ll post the style.css later if it’s not too big…

@victorz

Well, here’s the Waybar config (some things are commented out as I’m endlessly tweaking it…)

{
//
// Reminder: The last statement in a module block cannot
// be commented out or waybar won’t launch.
//
“include”: “~/.config/hypr/waybar/modules”,
“layer”: “top”,
//“mode”: “dock”,
“exclusive”: true,
“passthrough”: false,
“position”: “top”,
“spacing”: 3,
“fixed-center”: true,
“ipc”: true,
“margin-left”: 0,
“margin-right”: 0,

“modules-left”: [
“custom/menu”,
“hyprland/workspaces”,
“hyprland/window”,
],

“modules-center”: [
“clock”,
//“custom/weather”,
“custom/task-phone”,
],

“modules-right”: [
“tray”,
//“network”,
“memory”,
//“pulseaudio”,
“wireplumber”,
“pulseaudio#microphone”,
“custom/cycle_wall”,
//“custom/task-phone”,
“custom/power”,
],
}

@jol
It’s borrows from "Matrial-Black-Cherry, Kora Grey Icons, and “Derp” for the Foot Terminal theme. Also, you can use hyprpicker to sample colors as needed from the wallpaper or wherever.

@sneakyninjapants
The thing next to the clock is my own module that launches Gnome-Endeavour task manager on a click and Valent (implementation of KDE Connect) on a right click.

Some of the other custom modules I originally got from JaKoolit but, I may have tweaked some of them a bit as I just kinda used him as a “startiing point”. (I’ve also completely hacked-up the way the clock module works).
https://github.com/JaKooLit/Hyprland-v3

…overall desktop screenshot

Seems to be working OK for me on FF with Ublock and Privacy Badger running.

I believe LMDE includes the proprietary stuff you might need and, as others have said, Debian 12 is starting to as well.

For a new user who just wants a good OS to start with, Pop_OS is a fine choice. A little surprised you had trouble with Mint identifying your WiFi card but, I see others have posted on it. Mint is typically my go-to recommendation for new Linux users.

…although, to be fair, a lot of distro’s just kinda sort it out for you.

The thing is, there’s “iwd” and “wpa_supplicant”. You use either one or the other, but not both. Sources like the Gentoo handbook will tell you that but, not all Wiki’s do as good a job of pointing that out <…looking directly at you Arch…>.

NIce! Thanks :)

For controlling addressable RGB lights. The Hardware Sync plugin allows you to use various PC status inputs to set the light colors

You want the Hardware Sync plugin

I don’t know, Linus is still trying to excuse and justify. It would seem taking him out of the driver’s seat was the right call. As for the rest, they are responding because their backs are against the wall. Time will tell if they will really make any changes.

For those new to Linux…no, "rm -f " will not do what the AI said it would do ;) Open a terminal, type “man rm” and it’ll tell you everything about it…

I generally tell people on Manjaro to stay off the AUR. If it’s not in their “curated” repository, then just go with the flatpak.

I’ve used both. Manjaro, in their attempt to be “user friendly”, winds up disconnecting you from what makes Arch good. EndeavorOS, on the other hand, is basically Arch nicely set up for a “daily driver” PC along with some nice tools of their own you can use or not at your discretion. I’ve also used just plain Arch and I actually prefer EndeavourOS of the three.

That Plasma is not letting you move to a new tty is “interesting”…bad KDE!..no cookie for you!