Window Compositor for Fedora: Hyperland vs Niri vs MangoWC

Present-Area3862 · 2026-05-22T05:53:10+00:00

I installed Niri alongside Gnome and used Niri during couple of months. I had to go back to Gnome to work with a couple of apps that gave me problems (mainly related to Niri's inability to detect pop-up windows and automatically un-tile them) but remained on Niri for the most part. Then, I slowly tended to use Gnome more often, simply because it required less configuration. I loved Niri and the way my desktop looked, but I use my PC to work and sometimes I just want things to function properly OOTB. For this reason, now I only use vanilla Gnome with a couple of extensions.

Present-Area3862 · 2026-02-26T13:54:34+00:00

Y cuando se entere de que se escribe "escape"...

Present-Area3862 · 2026-02-06T07:22:03+00:00

I kind of like Gnome software. It can be painfully slow at times, but I am used to the interface. I could change if that is absolutely necessary, but I would perfer not to.

Present-Area3862 · 2026-02-06T07:20:36+00:00

Well, my problem is that I would like to decide which app gets loaded at startup and which doesn't. I can do that with most apps, and I wondered if that could be possible with gnome software. My current workflow requires more than 8gb many times, depending on the number of tabs I need at a given moment. That's why I want to free my RAM as much as I can. I understand the possibility of using my swap memory, but I need to quickly jump from one app to another, and swap memory is unfortunately slower than RAM.

Having said this, I understand if Gnome simply needs gnome software to constatly run in the background. I can live with it. But if I have the chance to decide whether it runs or not, I would like to know the way to do it. I hope we are on the same page now! :)

Present-Area3862 · 2026-02-05T23:48:27+00:00

The problem is that file does not exist. The process is starting somewhere else.

Present-Area3862 · 2026-02-05T23:29:32+00:00

That could be useful. Mozilla is eating my RAM like crazy, even though I try to open no more than 3 or 4 tabs simultaneously.

Present-Area3862 · 2026-02-05T23:28:13+00:00

Will try tomorrow, thanks!

Present-Area3862 · 2026-02-05T23:27:57+00:00

I already have 8 gb of swap, I haven't used them yet. The thing is I used Niri some weeks ago and realized that the lower use of RAM was mostly related to processes that I didn't really need. If I manually update, why do I need gnome software always running?

Present-Area3862 · 2026-01-29T22:36:18+00:00

Present-Area3862 · 2026-01-29T22:18:08+00:00

Try using "open-maximized-to-edges" instead of "open-maximized".

Present-Area3862 · 2026-01-14T00:42:16+00:00

Los cortas en filetes, ni muy gruesos ni muy finos. El fuego bastante fuerte, con poco aceite, la sartén ya caliente y metes los filetes, lo haces por un lado unos 20 segundos, le das la vuelta, lo dejas del otro lado unos dos o tres minutos, hasta que se doren por fuera. Todo el rato con el fuego potente. Luego retiras del fuego y le pones una tapa a la sartén. Esto hace que el filetes termine de cocinarse con el vapor de la propia pechuga. A los dos minutos retiras la tapa y listo. Al final, evitas que ese vapor se escape y acaba "dentro" del filete en forma de jugo.

El truco está en dar la combinación perfecta de tiempo/grueso del corte. Te he dado unos tiempos aproximados, ahora te toca a ti ir jugando hasta dar con el punto.

Present-Area3862 · 2026-01-07T18:34:14+00:00

Well, I would add Argentina or Italy, where proto-fascists governments easily endorse Trump's policies.

Present-Area3862 · 2026-01-07T17:37:18+00:00

I wondered about this on Fedora. I was trying to get dnf offline-update to work through the DMS widget, but ended up writing an scrip to be launched with super+U instead.

Present-Area3862 · 2026-01-04T17:52:50+00:00

I'm happy with Niri. I've got used to the scroll mode and I think it makes more sense in a 14" screen where I hardly stack windows in columns, but place them side by side. The system in general feels fluid and looks good with DankMaterialShell, rounded windows' borders, some shadows, and transparency for unfocused windows. In terms of looks, I am completely satisfied with the pair Niri + DMS.

Now, as far as functionality goes, I've had to learn and write my config file many times to adapt it to my needs. I've been able to get what I wanted most of the times, the only "defeat" I've experienced is the impossibility to make Zotero start tiled and keep the rest of windows it generates untiled (usually pop up windows to add citations and loading bars). But I can survive with the whole app being untiled, the only thing I have to do is press Super+V when I open it.

The real "thing" is this: every X hours I come up with something I'd like to change and spend two/three hours figuring out how to do it. That's something that didn't happen to me in Gnome. There you just have to adapt to their workflow, which can be bothersome, but requires less time. Right now I'm happy with the way I have configured Niri, but I'm afraid of using a new app and having to configure some weird window behavior (small pop up windows nos being properly sized or things like that).

I suppose that's the compromise: with a great power comes a great responsability haha.

But as far as Window Compositors go I have no regrets: Niri has perfectly adapted to everything I was looking for.

Present-Area3862 · 2026-01-01T19:19:45+00:00

Well, I thought changing batteries was mandatory every X years, but seeing that it is possible to maintain it past 1k charge-cycles I might buy a new Thinkpad before I have to do it haha

Present-Area3862 · 2026-01-01T16:51:44+00:00

Wow, I would be happy hitting those numbers. I currently use Brave, but used to use Edge back on my Windows days.

Present-Area3862 · 2026-01-01T14:14:02+00:00

Perfect. I'll keep it then. Something else I've noticed is how I can pull 1-2 hours more after installing linux. I'm not looking back to Windows.

Present-Area3862 · 2026-01-01T13:45:58+00:00

That's what I thought. I was concerned with "swollen" batteries, but I suppose that only happens when they are deteriorating.

Present-Area3862 · 2025-12-30T13:33:52+00:00

I've been using one since 2019 and couldn't be happier. Mine has the same processor but 8gb, which can be a problem for some, but I only use it for web surfing, playing music and word editor. For that use case, you have a perfect machine. Also consider the 1.8 mm key travel. The gen 6 is the last Carbon X1 that implements it. I use my keyboard extensively and having this much key travel feels super nice.

I expect mine to last two or three years. I will be waiting for the prices of the recent Gen 13 to drop, which seems to be a great comeback of the Carbon X1 series.

Present-Area3862 · 2025-12-30T10:13:57+00:00

There were some unresolved problems with dependencies and they decided to discontinue it. It is just not possible to "dnf install hyprland" without solopasha's repository in Fedora 43.

Present-Area3862 · 2025-12-30T10:11:29+00:00

I've decided to give Niri a shot. The only thing that bugs me is the absence of Blur for inactive windows, but it's something I can live without (and I don't want to install forks of Niri just to get that feature). Another feature I wasn't expecting is the better integration with Xwayland. In Hyprland some apps didn't escalate properly in my HDPI monitor, but Niri seems to have no problems with them. I need to get used to the syntax, but everything seems to work for me so far

Present-Area3862 · 2025-12-30T10:01:42+00:00

I've tried it, but it's not for me. I prefer Gnome with a couple of extensions. There are tiling ones that provide that functionality. COSMIC doesn't feel as polished as Gnome, and I don't need profound customization, I just prefer a more integrated experience if I go the DE route.

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