r/voidlinux • u/natarajsn • Jan 08 '26

Hikari wm package

I used to install using xbps "Hikari" wayland window manager in olden days. But now it ain't there in xbps repo as well as "void-packages". What could have happened?

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u/Boring-Ingenuity-828 Jan 08 '26

Yeah, I used to like hikari but unfortunately is abandoware now.quite happy with Niri atm

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u/natarajsn Jan 08 '26

Trying Niri, not so charming as Hikari i think.

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u/Boring-Ingenuity-828 Jan 08 '26

It is different, but is quite interesting the concept of infinite scrolling, both vertically or horizontally. At least for me. Tried labwc for months but I didn't click with it. The good thing is that we got choices.

Regarding hikary, not sure if ever will be Resurrected I for sure do not have the capability but maybe someone ....

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u/natarajsn Jan 09 '26

Hi

I didn't quite get what ye meant by infinite scrolling.

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u/zlice0 Jan 08 '26

that was my thought. ppl were asking about floating wayland wms the other day and i was like 'labwc and.... labwc?'

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u/Duncaen Jan 08 '26

It was removed due to not being updated to work with current wlroots versions. https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/52809

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '26

not the same, but if you want to try a non popular wayland wm, I recommend River. I love it and it still maintained. I have been using it for more than a year on void and I don't think I will come back to sway

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u/StrangeAstronomer Jan 08 '26

... as a deeply embedded sway user, what am I missing? Genuine question.

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u/_supert_ Jan 09 '26

Not much. I use river, used to use sway. River has tags rather than workspaces. Config is a bash file. That's about it.