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<h1 align="center">Hyprdots - Aesthetic Dotfiles for Hyprland</h1>

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  <strong>A beautiful, functional Hyprland configuration with carefully curated tools and utilities</strong>
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![Screenshot Gallery](Assets/main.png)
_Screenshots: [Main Desktop](Assets/main.png) | [Power Menu](Assets/powermenu.png) | [System Monitoring](Assets/btop.png) | [Development Environment](Assets/go.png)_

## ✨ Features

- **Hyprland** tiling window manager with smooth animations
- **Minimalist** yet functional aesthetic
- **Performance-optimized** configuration
- **Complete ecosystem** of CLI/TUI/GUI tools
- **Easy customization** with well-organized dotfiles

## 🖥️ System Overview

| Category        | Components                                           |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| **OS**          | Arch Linux (btrfs filesystem)                        |
| **Boot Loader** | GRUB                                                 |
| **Display**     | SDDM (Login Manager) + Hyprland (Wayland Compositor) |
| **Audio**       | PipeWire with PulseAudio compatibility               |
| **Fonts**       | JetBrains Mono Nerd Font (with icons support)        |

## 🛠️ Installation

1. **Prerequisites**:

   - Arch Linux (or derivative) installed
   - Base development tools installed
   - Git installed

2. **Clone the repository**:
   ```bash
   git clone https://github.com/prateekarya/hyprdots.git ~/.dotfiles
   ```

3. Install dependencies:

   cd ~/.dotfiles
   ./install.sh
   

4. Post-installation:

   • Configure SDDM to use Hyprland session
   • Reboot your system

🎨 Customization

Wallpapers

Download additional wallpapers from the Wallpaper Collection

Keybindings

Modify ~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf for window manager keybindings

Theme

Edit ~/.config/waybar/style.css for status bar customization

🧩 Component Breakdown

GUI Environment

Component	Purpose	Alternative
Hyprland	Window Manager	Sway
Waybar	Status Bar	Polybar
Rofi	Application Launcher	Wofi, dmenu
Thunar	File Manager	Nautilus, PCManFM
Firefox	Web Browser	Chromium

CLI Tools

Command	Replacement	Purpose
ls	eza	Better file listing
cd	zoxide	Smarter directory navigation
cat	bat	Syntax highlighting
find	fd	Faster file searching
grep	rg	Faster text searching

System Management

• Network: NetworkManager + iwd
• Bluetooth: Bluez + bluetuith (TUI)
• Power: acpi, tlp, auto-cpufreq
• Media: playerctl, mpv, cava (audio visualizer)

💡 Tips & Tricks

1. Quick Launch: Super + Space opens application launcher
2. Screenshots: Super + Shift + S for area selection
3. Window Management: Use Super + W to close windows
4. Terminal: Super + T opens Kitty terminal

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Submit a pull request

📜 License

MIT License - See LICENSE for details

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