The Most Cutting-Edge Hyprland Dotfiles for Arch Linux: end_4

The Most Cutting-Edge Hyprland Dotfiles for Arch Linux: end_4

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Hi everyone, welcome to MusaBase! In today's guide, I'll walk you through on installing end_4 Hyprland Dotfiles on Arch Linux. End_4 dotfiles offers the most advanced and cutting edge Hyprland configurations with its unique features like the highly customizable AGS-based launcher, integrated anime theming and waifu services, plus robust AI integration utilizing GEMINI API and Ollama models, providing a fully fledged desktop experience for users coming from Windows and even who are just the beginner to Liunx operating systems. In this guide, I'll cover how to:

  • Arch Linux base configurations
  • Preparing the base Arch Linux system for end-4 Hyprland implementation
  • Show how to install the end_4 dotfiles with a single command
  • And finally, boot into end_4 Hyprland on Arch Liunx

By following the steps explained in this guide, you will have a cutting-edge end_4 Hyprland running on your PC seamlessly. So without further ado, let's get started!







End-4 Dotfiles Credit

Before beginning, a massive thanks to the developer end_4 and all the contributors for creating and maintaining the end_4 Hyprland Dotfiles. This project, host at the end-4 / dots-hyprland repo. To explore the source code and learn more about the project, visit the official repo: end-4 / dots-hyprland on GitHub.




Prerequisites

To apply the End-4 dotfiles, we only need a base or minimal Arch Linux without any Desktop Environment installed. Although the End_4 developers designed these dotfiles to install on various Linux distros, this guide will only focus on Arch Linux. If you do not yet have Arch Linux installed, you can complete the process from my comprehensive guides:

Once you have completed the minimal Arch Linux installation (without desktop environment), return to this page and continue with the End-4 integration setup. As demonstrated in the images throughout this guide, the starting point is a bare-bone, freshly installed, command-line interface Arch Linux system with minimal pre-installed packages. Further more, I'll be using illogical-impulse Quickshell Official Installation Wiki for this guide, if my given commands aren't working check the command from the given link (in case they change the installation process).




Step 1: Getting Things Ready

This step is optional, in this step we will update the system and install a few essential packages with configuring the network settings such as, adding nameservers, install AUR helper yay and other dependencies for compiling and installing End-4 dotfiles. From my personal experience, performing these tasks beforehand can make the dotfiles installation process much smoother and easier.

1.1: Add Nameserver

Adding a DNS is my personal preference, you can skip this step if you like. IN my case, after adding custom nameservers, I noticed more stable connection with servers and many "couldn't resolve host" errors were resolved, and the overall speed felt more reliable compared to using the default settings.

  • To add nameserver, run:
sudo echo -e "nameserver 1.1.1.1" | sudo tee /etc/resolv.conf

1.2: Run a Full System Update

Running a full system update before installing any package ensures that all dependencies are properly satisfied without conflict. It also helps in preventing dependencies mismatched.

  • To update system, run:
sudo pacman -Syu

1.3: Install Required Dependencies

Next, we need packages to download GitHub repos , editing files and downloading other utilities from internet in a command-line evnironment.

  • Run:
sudo pacman -S nano git wget curl

1.4: Clone & Build Yay

Yay is highly recommended to install before hand. The End-4 will need yay to download and install its dependencies. Although End-4 dotfiles can install yay automatically if not present already, but from my experience this often leads to package conflicts during automated processes. Installing yay manually helps aviod these issues.

  • Run these command consecutively:
cd ~
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
cd yay
makepkg -si



Step 2: Installing End-4 Dotfiles

Now that all the necessary steps are complete, let's finally clone the End-4 repository and run its install.sh script. We simply need to run a single bash command, and the rest will be handled by the end-4 install script automatically, including cloning the repository, navigating the directory, and executing the installation. This single operation will install core components like the Hyprland Wayland compositor, essential graphical utilities QT libraries for theming, and various other crucial systemtools for a seamless desktop experience.

Clone and Install End-4 Dotfiles

  • Simply run:
bash <(curl -s https://ii.clsty.link/setup)
installing-the-end-4-hyprland-dotfiles-with-single-command
  • When we run the bash command, it will download the end_4 repo and create the additional directories that it needs.
  • After configuring itself up, the installer will prompt (Ctrl-C to abort, others to proceed), just press ENTER to continue.
  • Next, the install will provide an overview of what its script would do, again just press ENTER to continue.
  • On the next prompt, the installer will give a note about not handling system-level stuff etc, again just press ENTER to continue.
  • On the next prompt, the installer will ask for "confirming every time before a command executes?"
  • Type n and press ENTER.
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  • The full installation can take 15-30 minutes, depending on your internet speed.
  • The installer will prompt you for the password from time to time while installing its required dependencies, simply enter your password when prompted.
  • If the installer is interrupted by anything or couldn't download packages or any other error happens, it will prompt for repeating or trying again.
  • Type R and press ENTER when prompted, and it will retry the process and resolve previous errors.
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  • The installer will finish installing all dependencies that the end_4 dotfiles require and symlink all services and components which it provides.
  • When the installer finishes the dotfiles, we would have the following screen:
end-4-dotfiles-installed

2.1: Reboot

  • After finishing the dotfiles, reboot your PC with:
reboot



Step 3: Launch End-4 Hyprland

We can launch the Hyprland by simply just running hyprland on our tty screen, or we can install and enable sddm and login into end_4 Hyprland from a display manager.

3.1: Graphical Login Manager

  • To install SDDM, run:
sudo pacman -S sddm

3.1.1: Enable SDDM

  • After installing the SDDM, we need to enable it.
  • To enable, simply run:
sudo systemctl enable sddm --now

Launch end_4 Hyprland

  • On the SDDM screen, simply enter you password for your user and press ENTER and you are in:
end_4-hyprland

Wallpapers

  • For wallpapers, press CTRL + META + T, or CTRL + SUPER + T or CTRL + WINDOWKEY + T a dialog box will open at the top asking for choosing the wallpapers.
  • Navigate to the folder where your wallpapers are stored and simply just click the wallpaper and it will be set.

Updating End-4 Dotfiles

  • To update the end_4 Hyprland, do the following:
yay -Syu
cd ~/.cache/dots-hyprland
git pull
./install.sh

End-4 Hyprland Cheat Sheet / Keybinds

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Afterwards

The end_4 Dotfiles are now fully installed and running. Personally, these dotfiles configurations are closest to Window or Mac settings or i feel it that way. They are a lightweight and minimal configuration set, which is excellent for performance. For more information about these dotfiles, please visit the official end-4 / dots-hyprland repository, and a big thanks to end-4 for creating this project.

With that being said, if you hit any error or face any issue following my explained step, please let me know in the comments. I'll be more than happy to help.

This is it, 1O1 out, I'll see you in the next one!

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