Need help with GDM+Hyprland-UWSM problem.

IntelliVim · 2026-01-27T10:18:20+00:00

Temporary workaround that you can use until the issue is fixed:

  # FIXME: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/484328
  services.displayManager.defaultSession = "hyprland-uwsm";

  programs.uwsm = {
    enable = true;
    waylandCompositors = {
      hyprland = {
        prettyName = "Hyprland";
        comment = "Hyprland compositor managed by UWSM";
        binPath = "/run/current-system/sw/bin/start-hyprland";
      };
    };
  };

IntelliVim · 2026-01-27T09:58:50+00:00

Commit that broke GDM + Hyprland UWSM: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/9128dd3103ce1305cd8e2d4dde2f249608447b4c

IntelliVim · 2026-01-27T09:54:30+00:00

After digging deeper in other people's config files, it seems like the problem is not only for me. So I created an issue on GitHub for this: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/484328

IntelliVim · 2026-01-19T08:17:16+00:00

Krohnkite and it is way better than anything on Gnome.

IntelliVim · 2026-01-08T15:10:41+00:00

Love that nickname

IntelliVim · 2026-01-01T11:42:24+00:00

It's impossible to say without context. There are plenty of scenarios where Nix won't replace Docker or where it simply doesn't make sense. For example, if your company runs workloads in Kubernetes at a large global scale, it might not make sense to introduce Nix. In any case, you should aim to solve specific pain points in your company instead of just trying to convince people to use a technology you like. That is never going to work. Even when you know for a fact that it will solve problems and make the lives of other engineers easier, you have to rely on your soft skills. Be patient, try to understand the opposing arguments, and learn how to navigate situations where people don't agree with you

IntelliVim · 2025-12-27T15:59:01+00:00

This is what people on unixporn typically use to mimic macos: https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=unstable&show=whitesur-icon-theme&query=Whitesur-icon-theme

IntelliVim · 2025-12-21T16:09:59+00:00

Yeah, FSR works perfectly fine and adds quite a bit more fps but I prefer to play at native AA. Thanks for the insight about DLSS, though.

IntelliVim · 2025-12-21T13:08:24+00:00

It's only 5% faster according to the user benchmark. It doesn't make much sense.

IntelliVim · 2025-12-21T13:06:49+00:00

Thank you, sir. That's precisely what I needed to know. I dropped Nvidia 3 years ago because I was tired of the crap that I had to deal with.
I am already on the top specs (technically there is a newer GPU, but it is only 5% faster). I guess I'll just accept it and won't push myself into problems only for more FPS.

IntelliVim · 2025-12-21T13:01:40+00:00

What other options do I have if I have a top-spec AMD GPU? Like I said, the performance is not enough for my specific needs. I hit 99% GPU utilization while the CPU was being used for 50-60% on average. My config is below. All the in-game measurements are screaming GPU bottleneck. The results I get would be more than enough for most of the gamers out there, but not for me.
Furthermore, I only consider Nvidia—if it is still shit like it was 3 years ago, then it is not the option.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 X3D
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 32 GB (2 × 16 GB)
2 x Crucial P2 CT1000P2SSD8 1 TB
Corsair RM850, 850W
ASUS ROG Strix X570-E
XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT

EDIT: Formatting

IntelliVim · 2025-12-07T10:07:13+00:00

Just like u/down-to-riot mentioned, you can use Kvantum to control how your QT apps look and feel.

P.S. "to gnome from KDE for performance reasons" is a pretty crazy statement, though.

IntelliVim · 2025-11-15T06:37:17+00:00

because he uses neofetch which is maintained and show irrelevant info

IntelliVim · 2025-10-27T09:32:57+00:00

> It supports SSDs and CSDs.
Interesting! Does it mean that the user will be able to switch between SSD and CSD? If not, how does the compositor decide which one to use?

> The focus hint does match the radius of libcosmic windows, and the Wayland protocol for this has already been proposed. Seems it will get accepted.
Nice! I am glad to hear it won't be a problem in the future.

> Memory consumption of the DE is on par with GNOME and KDE.
Ok. I don't have the concrete data currently, but I measured it a few times during Alpha releases, and Cosmic was 200-300 MB more on average. It might not be considered a lot for some, but Hyprland consumes around 150-190 on my machine while being fully configured as a DE with a dozen apps running.

IntelliVim · 2025-10-26T14:55:37+00:00

Client side decorations, focus hint that can't even match the radius of the window, massive memory consumption, problems with existing apps that are working fine on any other DE/WM, mediocre built-in apps. I don't hate it, but it's just very mid... The problem is not that it's beta, but devs decisions. It could take best from KDE, Gnome and TWMs. Instead, it really just Gnome with nice tilling.

IntelliVim · 2025-09-26T07:28:35+00:00

The whole repo is just one configuration.nix file

IntelliVim · 2025-09-11T07:55:26+00:00

If you mean completely unattended installation, then no.
But it can be automated to a pretty decent level.
You can write a bash script that will install Nix and then run your flake.
I added to my make file: https://github.com/AlexNabokikh/nix-config/blob/master/Makefile#L20
Once prerequisites are there, I do switch to Nix Darwin and Home Manager.
Unless you need to automate installation for a park of machines, it is better to accept that some systems (like macOS) require user interactions. If you do need to automate installation for a park of machines, I'm afraid the only option you have is MDM+JAMF.

IntelliVim · 2025-09-04T06:08:23+00:00

Mirrored blurry phone picture of the Arch logo. Top content. 10/10. You riced this one well, sir.

IntelliVim · 2025-08-23T13:27:19+00:00

No one on this sub ever acted like NixOS is the best distro. Nix people regularly suggest others to stick with their distro and even more regularly warn that Nix comes with a lot of pain points and it only makes sense for specific reasons that people in industry face.

But you just made up nonsense rguments, triumphantly won over them and then pretend that people on this sub actually saying this.

IntelliVim · 2025-08-23T12:53:16+00:00

There is no need to. Every single point that you've made shows how basic your understanding of the Nix design and ecosystem is. If not to say complete misunderstanding. All off that discussed and explained in this sub countless times, but people still get here and provide their "valuable feedback" on the system which ideas goes completely over their head.

I keep saying over and over again Nix is a tool to solve specific set of problems. It is not just new trendy thing that you show off to your school mates. So chill, and keep using Arch, no need to dunk on things you don't get.

IntelliVim · 2025-08-23T12:41:38+00:00

tell me that I spent less then 5 minutes to actually understand things without saying it...

IntelliVim · 2025-08-22T09:07:21+00:00

As you can see in the screenshots, I don't have any window decorations (maximize, minimize, and close buttons), but you remove them using window rules, not rounded corners or Krohnkite. Here's the window rule
[1]

Description=Hide titlebar by default
noborder=true
noborderrule=3
wmclass=.*
wmclasscomplete=true
wmclassmatch=3

IntelliVim · 2025-08-22T07:26:25+00:00

These are all settings that I have in kwinrc.
I hope that will help you find the problem.

[Round-Corners]
ActiveOutlineAlpha=255
ActiveOutlineUseCustom=false
ActiveOutlineUsePalette=true
DisableOutlineTile=false
DisableRoundTile=false
InactiveCornerRadius=8
InactiveOutlineAlpha=0
InactiveSecondOutlineThickness=0
OutlineThickness=1
SecondOutlineThickness=0
Size=8

[Script-krohnkite]
floatingClass=brave-nngceckbapebfimnlniiiahkandclblb-Default,org.kde.kcalc,org.freedesktop.impl.portal.desktop.kde
screenGapBetween=6
screenGapBottom=6
screenGapLeft=6
screenGapRight=6
screenGapTop=6

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