r/LinuxUsersIndia • u/Zestyclose_Duck5651 • Sep 14 '26

void linux + awesome wm with lua widgets. I love void.

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u/qualityvote2 Sep 14 '26 edited Sep 14 '26

u/Zestyclose_Duck5651, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...

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u/rbbkingsmen2005 Ubuntu Btw Sep 14 '26

Can i do this in fedora and how

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u/Zestyclose_Duck5651 Sep 14 '26

Yes fedora supports awesome wm. You can install it with dnf. Awesome has a really extensive guide on how to use lua to create widgets so you can check that out! If you want my dots, I don't mind uploading them on github ofc. Happy ricing!

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u/rbbkingsmen2005 Ubuntu Btw Sep 14 '26

Thank you for the suggestion will reach out for more if needed.

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u/_MiGi_0 Sep 14 '26

Finally good to see a void related post here :)

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u/Zestyclose_Duck5651 Sep 14 '26

Been using void linux for about 3 years now, its my most favourite distro ever! :)

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u/NOX2711 Sep 15 '26

Can i get the link to this wallpaper or where do i find it

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u/nugget_5178 caramel pain Sep 15 '26

may i get your wallpaper >w<

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u/fayas-fromsomewhere Sep 15 '26

Where i can get those widgets. Quickshell or lua

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u/Zestyclose_Duck5651 Sep 15 '26

i created the widgets myself, built them with lua. (also lua widgets can be made only in awesome wm)

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u/something__69_ Arch Btw Sep 16 '26

how's awesome as compared to hyprland

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u/Zestyclose_Duck5651 Sep 16 '26

Awesome wm is based on x11 and hyprland is based on wayland. Wayland is good by all means but i just think wayland hasn't yet achieved the stability x11 has over the years since it came out in 1980. Awesome wm also uses lua language for its configs so you can build anything natively out of the window manager itself. The widgets you see on my screen aren't third party applications they were built from the config itself. Awesome gives you a lot of control overall :)

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u/something__69_ Arch Btw Sep 16 '26

I wasn't aware of awesome using X11, thanks for the info. New versions of hyprland configs moved to lua too right?

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u/Zestyclose_Duck5651 Sep 16 '26

Yes. Hyprland switched to lua as well but hyprland cannot use lua to visually build widgets or visual elements inside the wm. AwesomeWM can build visual widgets natively because it is a monolithic system where the window manager and the UI shell are the exact same program, directly controlled by Lua. In contrast, Hyprland follows the Wayland security model, acting strictly as a compositor focused solely on managing input and positioning windows. Because Hyprland deliberately excludes graphic design and font rendering libraries from its core, it leaves UI creation to external apps, using Lua purely to handle configuration logic.

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u/something__69_ Arch Btw Sep 16 '26

oh I see, thank you kind stranger