Hyprland Setup Assistant for FreeBSD

Hyprland Setup Assistant is a Go-based command-line tool designed to simplify the installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of the Hyprland window manager on FreeBSD. This application ensures that all necessary packages are installed, environment variables are properly set, and services like DBus are up and running.

Features

• Install Hyprland and its required components (e.g., waybar, alacritty, wofi, dbus).
• Configure Hyprland by copying a pre-configured hyprland.conf to the appropriate location.
• Ensure DBus is installed and running for proper Wayland support.
• Set environment variables such as XDG_RUNTIME_DIR automatically in .profile.
• Troubleshooting functionality to verify installation and check for common issues.
• Log saving feature to assist with troubleshooting and debugging.

Prerequisites

Before running the application, ensure that you have the following:

1. FreeBSD system with pkg as the package manager.
2. sudo installed to allow the tool to manage packages and services with elevated privileges.
3. The Go programming language installed (for compiling from source).

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/vimanuelt/hyprland-setup.git
   cd hyprland-setup

2. Compile the Go application:

   go build -o hyprsetup hyprsetup.go

3. Run the Setup Assistant:

   sudo ./hyprsetup

Usage

Once you run hyprsetup, you will be presented with a menu that offers several options:

1. Install Hyprland:

   • Installs Hyprland and its dependencies (wlroots, waybar, grim, etc.).
   • Configures environment variables like XDG_RUNTIME_DIR.
   • Ensures dbus is installed and running.

2. Configure Hyprland:

   • Copies a predefined hyprland.conf file from the current directory to ~/.config/hypr/.
   • Sets up default key bindings and layout options.

3. Troubleshoot:

   • Checks if Hyprland is installed and in the system PATH.
   • Verifies that XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is properly set.
   • Ensures dbus is running.

4. Save Logs:

   • Saves installation and configuration logs to /tmp/hyprland_setup.log.

5. Exit:

   • Quits the application.

Configuration

• The hyprland.conf file is included in the current directory and will be copied to ~/.config/hypr/ during the installation process. You can modify this file according to your needs before running the setup.

Example hyprland.conf

###################
### MY PROGRAMS ###
###################
$terminal = alacritty
$fileManager = dolphin
$menu = wofi --show drun

#################
### AUTOSTART ###
#################
exec-once = waybar &

#####################
### LOOK AND FEEL ###
#####################
general {
    gaps_in = 5
    gaps_out = 20
    border_size = 2
    col.active_border = rgba(33ccffee) rgba(00ff99ee) 45deg
    allow_tearing = false
}

decoration {
    rounding = 10
    active_opacity = 1.0
    inactive_opacity = 1.0
    blur {
        enabled = true
        size = 3
        passes = 1
    }
}

###################
### KEYBINDINGS ###
###################
$mainMod = SUPER
bind = $mainMod, Return, exec, $terminal
bind = $mainMod, E, exec, firefox
bind = $mainMod, M, exit

Post-Installation

After completing the setup, you can start Hyprland using the following command from the terminal:

dbus-launch Hyprland

Environment Setup

Make sure that XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is correctly set by either restarting your terminal or manually sourcing the .profile:

source ~/.profile

Troubleshooting

1. XDG_RUNTIME_DIR Not Set:

   • Ensure that XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is set in .profile. You can check the value by running:

     echo $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR

2. DBus Not Running:

   • If waybar or other applications fail to start, ensure that dbus is running by executing:

     sudo service dbus start

3. Failed to Install Packages:

   • If the installation fails, make sure you have sudo permissions and the correct package repositories are enabled.

License

This project is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License.

Contribution

If you would like to contribute, feel free to open a pull request or submit an issue on the GitHub repository.