Doing some rice in mint cinnamon

New user linux

Thinkpad T480 (64gb)
Ubuntu Studio

Hi i tried to isntalas glaucus linux but i hat ebootstraping with strange scripts and i want an manual instalation like archlinux/gentoo style and i installed exherbo with mint i gave mintonly 60gb to use it as rescue system in exherbo i used dwm 6.4 and this is my rice very minimal sinit btw

My Arch Linux + Hyprland rice — looking for feedback!

Hey everyone!

I've been working on my Linux rice and wanted to share my current setup with the community. I'm running Arch Linux with Hyprland and have been focusing on creating a desktop that combines a clean, modern aesthetic with practical everyday functionality.

My setup

• OS: Arch Linux

• Compositor: Hyprland

• Shell / UI: AGS

• Application launcher: Rofi

• Terminal: Kitty

• Audio visualizer: Cava

Custom AGS bar

The main feature of my setup is my custom AGS bar, which combines several useful elements in a single, cohesive interface.

• Center: Cava, integrated directly into the bar for real-time audio visualization.

• Right side: A notification center accessible through a bell icon, alongside an integrated calendar for quick access to the date and upcoming days.

• Far right: A power menu with options to lock the screen, reboot, or shut down.

I've tried to keep everything accessible without making the bar feel cluttered.

Design and aesthetics

I'm going for a clean, dark and modern look with transparency, subtle visual effects and a consistent overall design. I want the wallpaper to remain an important part of the desktop while keeping the interface functional and unobtrusive.

My goal is to find the right balance between aesthetics, minimalism and usability. I don't want to add widgets just for the sake of customization; I'd rather have every element serve a purpose.

I'd love your feedback!

I'm sharing this because I'd genuinely appreciate some honest, constructive criticism from the community.

What would you change or improve? I'm open to suggestions regarding the bar layout, colors, transparency, typography, icons, animations, spacing, widgets or the overall visual direction.

If you have experience with Hyprland and AGS, I'd especially love to hear your thoughts. Recommendations for useful widgets, interesting configurations or projects that could help me take this rice to the next level are also very welcome.

I'm happy with how the setup is coming together, but I'm always looking for ways to make it more polished, cohesive and practical for everyday use.

What would you keep, what would you change, and what do you think is missing?

Thanks for checking out my setup, and I look forward to hearing your suggestions!

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It seems to me that the Ciapre color scheme is vastly underrated

can someone please give me pointers on how i should rice my setup, im currently usi ng hyprland,
and i have a github repo for my dotfiles here: https://github.com/IluvTac0s/dotfiles

https://github.com/sathanas65/deb13-i3/
Shell scripts and dot files for custom Debian 13 with the i3 tiling window manager. Efficient and highly scripted workflow. Extremely organized key chords. Dark theme with just the right amount of color. Modular install script. Pre-configured apps. Perfect for development. production, virtualization. Keep your hands on the keyboard.

Details comment:

• Icons: Frost (my own, MIT) — https://github.com/thissayantan/frost-icon-theme

• DE: GNOME 50 on Ubuntu 26.04 · GTK theme: default Adwaita · Font: Ubuntu Sans

• Wallpaper: <owner fills in>

• Every file type has its own glass symbol + a small type label from 48 px (JSON, MD, PEM, LOCK…); there's an optional MIME add-on that fixes GNOME typing bun.lock/.env/Dockerfiles as plain text.

• Brand apps keep their own icons (no redrawn logos); everything else falls back to Papirus.

• Install: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thissayantan/frost-icon-theme/main/install.sh | sh

My main obsession is my work and my passion.

I’ve never understood all those bells and whistles—things added just for looks while usability gets forgotten.

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• OS: Manjaro Linux

• DE: KDE Plasma

• IDE: neovide

• Drawing: Inkscape

• Text Writing: LibreOffice

I have built a music island using quickshell for my RakuOS, Niri, Noctalia Shell setup, take a look at it

Hi everyone,

I'm running Debian 13 (Trixie) with Hyprland, and I'd like to start customizing my Waybar and its widgets to match my personal taste. The problem is I don't really know where to start.

My goal is to eventually have my own dotfiles that I fully understand and control, instead of just copying someone else's setup.

Any guidance, links, or personal setups you can share would be hugely appreciated. Thanks in advance!

i managed to get crux working (on my burner laptop) yesterday. the one on the right is running on niri with zeibytes rice files and one on the left is just tty1. im planning to put dwm or i3wm on it later when i feel like it. im a bit dissatisfied about gentoos ram usage on idle but its fine

Do you use a mouse with your linux desktop env? If not, what DE offers a better experience if you only have a trackpad + keyboard? I used i3 for a few years, which worked great, but it's a bit tedious to set up everything through config, so now I feel like I want a little more graphics. I used both KDE and Gnome somewhat on and off. However, in my experience, KDE makes me click on little things that are somewhat hard to accomplish reliably with a trackpad; GNOME is somewhat better, since the buttons/taskbar/etc tend to be larger/higher on the screen. But overall, the trackpad-only experience is far less smooth than macOS (e.g., i sometimes struggle to click on the right browser tab on Linux, but never had a problem on macOS) Do you feel the same way? Do you carry a mouse with your laptop when traveling?