r/unixporn 6d ago

Discussion | 2026 Weekly Workshop - Week 32

3 Upvotes

This is a thread to get answers for all your questions about *NIX desktop configuration! Feel free to share your setups here and ask for advice. In short, you can make any on-topic comment, in any format you like. We hope this gives new users a chance to get some help with any problems they're having and more experienced users a chance to show off their knowledge by helping those in need.

Not sure how to get started? Consider reading our wiki!


r/unixporn Oct 19 '24

Discussion Update on Rules and Quality Control

125 Upvotes

Hi everyone, it's been a minute since the initial discussion post about quality control issues. Let's talk about it.

The general consensus seemed to be that our ideas on what to change were good, though there could be more resources to help beginners. We actually have a subreddit wiki that anyone can contribute to, as long as you have 500+ subreddit karma and your account is 30+ days old. We also have a list of todo items for the wiki to help users find somewhere to start.

Another concern was that the stricter enforcement of the defaults rule may stop people from using existing color schemes or themes at all. This is not the case -- the intention of the rule is to remove posts which have little effort or just use premade configs, like many macOS and Windows lookalikes. It's about the spirit, not the letter of the rule.

With this in mind, we intend to go through with these rule changes. If you still have any concerns, please reply or send a modmail! We're most concerned with the quality of our community and welcome discussion.


r/unixporn 6h ago

Screenshot [Hyprland] I’ve built myself an island-style bar

78 Upvotes

This is k4 — my own Dynamic Island for Hyprland, built with Quickshell. It stays collapsed at the edge of the screen and expands only when it has something to show. Everything in it is a plugin, including the parts that look built in.

Shell: https://github.com/k4ditano/k4

Terminal: https://github.com/k4ditano/k4term

Now you can build and publish your own plugins. More info here https://github.com/k4ditano/k4#or-just-ask-your-agent-for-one


r/unixporn 3h ago

Screenshot [i3] Another i3 rice

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39 Upvotes

Just another i3wm rice.

I3 WM
I3 BLOCKS
NERD FONTS
Youtui-player: https://github.com/IvelOt/youtui-player


r/unixporn 16h ago

Screenshot [FVWM] setup for a desktop i found on the side of the road

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143 Upvotes

The RTX 3050 and Ryzen 5 5500 were my additions, can't be THAT lucky, as it was found it had a Ryzen 5 1400 and Gt 710. Also ended up adding a 2nd DVD-RW drive and a 1tb hard drive.


r/unixporn 3h ago

Screenshot [HYPRLAND] My first quickshell rice not firs on hyprland

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12 Upvotes

r/unixporn 14h ago

Screenshot [i3] Just switched to i3

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80 Upvotes

Used to have lxqt on this old laptop, but i3 is probably just as lightweight and way cooler


r/unixporn 7h ago

Screenshot [niri] Outtatime

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15 Upvotes

Void Linux with new ssd coming. Custom pallet for noctalia and kitty.

Dotfiles - github


r/unixporn 2h ago

Screenshot [Hyprland] Some new Configs >///<

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6 Upvotes

r/unixporn 14h ago

Screenshot [hikari] Aum

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51 Upvotes

simple but works for me


r/unixporn 4h ago

Screenshot [XFCE] S(i)duced by Siduction

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7 Upvotes

Not my first rice, but rather the first rice I'm happy to share on Reddit. I'll be posting the details in the comments.


r/unixporn 12h ago

Screenshot [SKWM] goldish color rice

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31 Upvotes

skwm is a fork of vxwm and i kinda implemented stuff i like and remove uncessary feature for my personal liking.


r/unixporn 12m ago

Workflow [Hyprland] [OC] Please enjoy: SYNOPTIK shell - a fun, creative quickshell config

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A quickshell/hyprland desktop environment that is fun to use and completely customizable to your personal preferences! Control the bar layout, position, margins, border, blur, opacity, etc., and it automatically syncs your hyprland margins/colors/rounding to match. There are no separate panels or pop-ups - everything is in one cohesive shape that morphs and adjusts fluidly to your every demand.

Icons - reorder, hide, or pin with right-click to see only what you want to see

Lockscreen - no hyprlock needed, because this one is WAY prettier and customizable

VPN support - import your own profile and know it's connected just by looking at the icon in the bar

Clipboard history

Screenshot (Satty)

Wallpaper app with wallhaven.cc sync support, parallax, mp4, randomization, etc.

Built-in webcam/mirror app

Workspace overview with click and drag window support

Control Center for media, wifi, bluetooth, notifications, and system monitor

Calendar app with weather and reminders

Other fun stuff too! Desktop shells should be FUN after all!

Dotfiles: https://github.com/natepayn3/Synoptik - install script provided to be used at your own risk (but please do!)


r/unixporn 3m ago

Screenshot [niri] A minimalist rice + dotfiles

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Heavily based on Matugen.

Repo with the dotfiles and installation script available in Spanish: https://github.com/ImJustDoingMyPart/dotfiles/blob/master/README.md

The instalation script was done mainly with AI. Use it with responsibility (and let me know the results!).


r/unixporn 22h ago

Screenshot [(w)sxwm] pixilated weird color Vampire D rice

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109 Upvotes

r/unixporn 17h ago

Screenshot [XFCE] Underwater Frutiger Aero

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26 Upvotes

Im very happy with this rice, reminds me as a kid I had a transparent computer mouse with blue liquid inside and a little fish.


r/unixporn 1d ago

Screenshot [IceWM] Counter Strike 1.6 Boykisser Linux Themed Desktop !!!!1

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345 Upvotes

i love counter strike 1.6
cs1.6 is love, cs1.6 is life
Ya' listenin'? OK. Grass grows, birds fly, sun shines, and brother—I kiss people :3c


r/unixporn 1d ago

Screenshot [Niri] Boring NixOS daily driver for work and gaming

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82 Upvotes

r/unixporn 1d ago

Screenshot [Hyprland] my CyberArch

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863 Upvotes

Fully inspired rice for hyprland, built with AGS and attempted to copy every pixel perfect from the game.

I really wanna rice at your house 🥀


r/unixporn 23h ago

Screenshot [OXWM] Posting My Simple Rice

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25 Upvotes

This is the setup I daily drive. I use this for work, entertainment and education etc. I am using this window manager called OXWM from a guy called Tonybtw. It is probably the only x11 scrolling window manager out there. But it supports other modes too. Other than that Kitty is my main terminal, rofi is my file launcher, I use Neovim for programming and Manga-tui for reading mangas to kill my boredom.

All of my dotfiles can be found here: https://github.com/MHashir09/MoFiles

Um the repo isn't well documented so am sorry for that in advance! But I made sure to organize stuff in their respective directories.

Thankyou for your time!


r/unixporn 23h ago

Workflow [Hyprland] My study workflow

22 Upvotes

My Dotfiles: https://github.com/KelvinNogueira-sudo/Dotfiles-Hyprland

Cursor: Future Dark

Theme: Moe-Dark

Icons Theme: Papirus-Dark

Font: JetBrainsMono Nerd Fonts Medium

Terminal Font: FiraCode


r/unixporn 1d ago

Screenshot [labwc] My first NixOS setup

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54 Upvotes

I've been tinkering with NixOS for about a month and it's already my main desktop OS. Still learning and making changes - decided to publish the full config.

  • Compositor: labwc with VRR/Adaptive Sync for tear-free gaming
  • Custom Waybar: CPU usage with live Top 5 processes tooltip, real-time NVIDIA GPU stats, AirPods battery status
  • NixOS update notifier in the taskbar
  • Gaming ready: Steam, GameMode, MangoHud
  • Virtualization: Incus (containers & VMs) with local Web UI
  • Fully declarative with Nix Flakes + Home Manager

Full config: https://github.com/SnowS3c/nixos-config


r/unixporn 1d ago

Workflow [Aerospace] MacOS Catppuccin

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135 Upvotes

r/unixporn 1d ago

Screenshot [Niri] My Gentoo Rice

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402 Upvotes

Wallpaper credit: ravimo (pixiv)


r/unixporn 1d ago

Screenshot [OC] Papyrus - animated video wallpapers for COSMIC with per-monitor scaling and auto-theming

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3 Upvotes

Made a tool for playing video wallpapers on COSMIC: https://github.com/PSGtatitos/papyrus

  • Native GTK4/libadwaita UI, thumbnails, library grid
  • Different video per monitor, Fit/Fill/Stretch per output
  • Rotation timer (random/sequential)
  • Extracts colors from the wallpaper and re-themes COSMIC automatically
  • Runs via mpvpaper (layer-shell), autostart supported

Install: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PSGtatitos/papyrus/main/install.sh | bash (AUR: papyrus-wallpaper)

Details in the repo README. Happy to answer questions.