Hyprland on Arch Install script -V2

*** NOTE *** On 4/4/23 Hyprland has moved from the AUR to the Community repo. This is a big move for the Hyprland project so congrats to the developer! With that said please note that the script was updated on 4/4/23 to no longer install "hypland-bin" and simply install the "hyprland" package. If you already ran the script and have Hyprland up and running you may want to do the following to switch from the old AUR to the community version. Execute this:
yay -Suy
yay -S hyprland
You will be prompted with a message stating that hyprland conflicts with hyprland-bin and you will be asked if you want to remove hyprland-bin, note that the default is "N" for "no" so change that to a "Y" and hit enter. Restart hyprland and you would be all set.
*** End Note ****

This video is an improvement on my last Hyprland video. In this video I had taken all the positive feedback (and the negative as well) and improved on my Hyprland Install script on Arch. I have added error checking, config backups, graphical login (sddm) and a few other fun surprises in an easy to follow script that takes care of the entire install and gives you a solid base for Hyprland.

Thank you everyone for the amazing support and I hope you enjoy the V2 version of this script.

GitHub repo of the new script and config:

Use the timeline below to navigate the video to the section that most interest you , for the new features of the script checkout 01:00 and for the new features of the GUI check out section 14:58

00:00 - Start
01:00 - HyprV2 Showcase
02:09 - Arch Install
08:07 - First Boot
09:47 - HyprV2 Install Script
14:58 - Hello Hyprland
19:54 - Install a Browser
21:46 - Hyprland Config
27:21 - Waybar Config

Major software components used in this Arch deployment: Hyprland, kitty, waybar, swaybg, swaylock, wofi, wlogout, starship, thunar, swww

[lordarkalix]

Hi, i finish the install and the lock screen apear but, when i launch hyprland, i got a black screen with "_"
Any idea how i fix that?, arch still responsig if i change the session witch ctrl + alt, but hyprland only give me black screen

[mainniewolinsky]

What a great guide, I actually was very early adopter of Hyprland, back then it was still very buggy and not well documented, however nowadays it is the best tiling window manager for modern Wayland and your video is definitely the best guide I have ever seen on that topic! I wish the video existed back then ;)

But really, you pretty much included all of the best practices and up-to date packages, feels like a new era for Linux and makes me excited to use it more over Windows.

[brandonwilliams]

You are seriously my hero. I've been tinkering with this setup all day and I've seriously never loved a setup more.

[aquilasjuca]

Hello I'm from Brazil. Your videos on arch Linux and Hyprland helped me install a system I always wanted. Thanks for sharing your knowledge ❤.

[DavidHaras]

Installed today, have to say worked a treat thank you for the work you have put in. I look forward to using the setup and tweaking it,

[mikefalls]

Been using this as my daily driver for the past week since it dropped. So far, so good! Great work

[xllvr]

Got recommended this video by chance and though I can't use a TWM because of work this is a VERY well put together explanation. Well done

[jrabbott]

Nice!! Love the tweaks man. I had V1 installed already and just ran V2 right on top. As you said, the .backups created and it overlapped nicely with the new. Thanks Sol!!!

[-joggs-]

Thanks for another great video! I installed the first version last week and now wanted to update. Almost everything went perfect upgrading. I cloned the v2 script and ran it without removing any old configs. It all went well until the script broke when trying to install the thunar-archive package (404 error). The reason for the error was that my yay package database was out of date, so i did a yay -Syu for the thunarr-archive package and ran the script again, and EVERYTHING just worked.The old settings from the v1 installed was removed, so that is great! Beautiful login page! So a fix in the script for my use case, when upgrading, could be to upgrade the yay library in the beginning . Great job once again! Looking forward to upcoming videos! Maybe more cool stuff to implement in hyprland?

[jo]

great guide tbh. loved the effort and dedication you put in to this video

[yeetyfreety]

Install worked right up until "Hello Hyprland", when I type in the password the screen just flashes black and resets itself.

[kevinwakhisi]

well thats awesome ...better than the last version. I really liked the waybar config with all extra shortcuts

[dezram]

Thanks for the script, It greatly simplifies the installation of hyprland))

[JoshuaMaciel]

Just followed your old video as a rough guide last night without realizing this had came out hours before I started my arch install 😂 either way they’re both great videos and going to look at some of your changes again and see if I like anything better than what I did. Thanks!

[paarthisafk]

Cool work, man!
I’ve been wanting to switch back to Arch for few years now. But couldn’t spare enough quality time that you need to explore and set up everything. Your script eased that for me.
Few tweaks on top and yay! 🎉

[canipharitt]

Yo! I downloaded Arch 2 days ago, and I was really tired of managing Hyprland, and I didn't know how to enter in. But your video saved me a lot of time. Thanks!

[sulinity]

How do we change the wallpaper?, i already replace it everywhere but it keeps putting the same background image

[Vashinator]

Good job on these! I am working on hyprland stuff currently. Planning to put out a video about it soon.

[Freireg]

I've followed the V1 guide in an VM and work almost entirely, just had some issues with kitty. But now I'm confident to attempt this directly on the pc, thanks for the guide and script!

[Fredslev]

I've been using i3 for about 15 years or so. I can finally move on :) My tiny Intel NUC (i3-6100U) is rocking this Hyprland install. Many thanks :)