https://github.com/harishnkr/newtonrice
Linux desktop configuration files based on BSPWM
https://github.com/harishnkr/newtonrice
bspwm bspwm-config bspwm-rice bspwm-sxhkd bspwm-themes bspwmrc greeter polybar rofi sxhkd sxhkdrc yad
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Linux desktop configuration files based on BSPWM
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/harishnkr/newtonrice
- Owner: harishnkr
- License: mit
- Created: 2023-02-26T14:28:17.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-05T11:21:02.000Z (3 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-05T12:26:12.462Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: bspwm, bspwm-config, bspwm-rice, bspwm-sxhkd, bspwm-themes, bspwmrc, greeter, polybar, rofi, sxhkd, sxhkdrc, yad
- Language: SCSS
- Homepage:
- Size: 40.3 MB
- Stars: 5
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: .github/README.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Newton
Simple and efficient Linux Rice on BSPWM with Rose Pine Moon theme.
## ChangeLog
+ Changed from Lightdm to Sddm (to support Wayland)
+ Use personal fork of st as main terminal and wezterm as backup terminal
+ Changed icons from Bibata cursors to RosePine Cursors (No need to manually download from pacman)
+ changed ncmcpp to mpdevil for opening cmp client through polybar
+ Use batsignal for battery notification
+ Changed polybar to simple top only bar
## Applications
|OS|[Arch](https://archlinux.org/)|
|---|---|
| WM | [BSPWM](https://github.com/baskerville/bspwm) |
|Bar | [Polybar](https://github.com/polybar/polybar) |
|Terminal|[Kitty](https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty) and [URxvt](http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html)|
|GUI File Manager| [Thunar](https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/start)|
|Compositor| [Picom](https://github.com/yshui/picom)
|Application Launcher| [Rofi](https://github.com/davatorium/rofi)|
|Hotkey Daemon|[SXHKD](https://github.com/baskerville/sxhkd)|
|Wallpaper Setter|[Feh](https://feh.finalrewind.org/)|
|Display Manager|[LightDM](https://github.com/canonical/lightdm) ,with [Mini-Greeter](https://github.com/prikhi/lightdm-mini-greeter)|
If you want the configuration files for other console applications that i use, head over to the [.dotfiles](https://github.com/harishnkr/dotfiles) repo. I like to decouple the desktopsetup from the command line applications.
## Installation
### Fonts
The following fonts are utilised:
|Application|Fonts used|
|---|---|
Kitty and URxvt |```Fira Code``` and ```Victor Mono```
Polybar|```Iosevka Nerd Font``` for text, ```Feather``` and ```Material Design Iconic``` fonts for icons.
Rofi| ```Fantasque Sans Mono```
Copy the fonts from the fonts directory, and copy it to ```~/.local/share/fonts``` directory, followed by running ```fc-cache``` on your system.\
You can use your own fonts by editing the respective config files.
### Quick installation tips
For those who know how everything works, you can install majority of the files by:
* a) Installing the relevant packeges and the respective dependencies, including [GNU Stow](https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/) for sourcing symlinks.
* b) Cloning the repo into your ```~``` directory, followed by
* c) Using GNU Stow and to create symlinks for each of the packages. For example, to copy the files from ```X``` folder to the home folder, run ```stow X```.
* d) GTK theming must be stowed followed by using [LXAppearance](https://github.com/lxde/lxappearance) to apply it uniformly
* Cursor theme used is [Bibata](https://github.com/ful1e5/Bibata_Cursor) Original Classic variant.
LightDM configuration must be done separately with root privileges.
Check the ```.stow-local-ignore``` file to see what all are ignored.
### Manual Installation and Configuration
#### WM
* Copy the files from the ```X``` Directory into your home directory.
* Make sure you have installed all the relevant Xorg packages as well as BSPWM and SXHKD.
* Copy the config files from the BSPWM folder and add it to ```~/.config/bspwm/``` directory.
* Do the same for SXHKD by adding the config file to ```~/.config/sxhkd/``` directory
* Install Picom (the original package, not any other forks; since most of the features are now merged with the main fork), copy the config file from the ```Picom``` folder.
* Make sure to make a wallpaper folder with the required wallpaper. Change the line with respect to feh in the bspwmrc in order to change the wallpaper.
#### Polybar
If you use the simple bar, you can avoid using yad and yad powermenu.
Make sure that these packages are installed along with the Polybar package:
Package|Usage
|---|---|
Rofi|Application Launcher
[Pulseaudio](https://github.com/pulseaudio) and [Pavucontrol](https://freedesktop.org/software/pulseaudio/pavucontrol/)| Volume control
[Mpd](https://www.musicpd.org/)| Music bar
[Yad](https://github.com/v1cont/yad)|Popup calendar and Powermenu
I use [plattenalbum](https://github.com/SoongNoonien/plattenalbum) (earlier I used [ncmpcpp](https://github.com/ncmpcpp/ncmpcpp)) as my MPD client but you can use whatever client you want. Make sure to check out ```[module/music-player]``` section inside the ```modules.ini``` file.\
I also use NetworkManager applet and Blueman-manager applets from the system tray since it is convenient compared to using the repective modules from polybar.\
Theming for the gtk apps(eg: Pavucontrol, Popup Calendar, Powermenu, System Tray applications) used in polybar follows the Rose-Pine-Moon theme. Check out the [Theming](https://github.com/harishnkr/NewtonRice#theming) section for more info.
* Copy the files from the Polybar folder to ```~/.config/polybar/``` directory.
* Copy the config file from Rofi directory if you want to use Rofi
* Make sure that all the scripts inside the ```Polybar``` folder are executable. If it is not, run ```chmod +x ```.
* Various colors are declared in the ```colors.ini``` file but it is sourced from the ```.Xresources``` file so make sure the file is placed in the home directory.
#### Terminal
Install Kitty terminal and/or URxvt. The config file for Kitty is in the ```Kitty``` directory. URxvt gets its configuration directly from the ```.Xresources``` file inside the ```X``` folder. URxvt also uses some perl extensions so check out [this](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/rxvt-unicode#Perl_extensions) Arch Wiki section for more info.
#### Theming
The primarily used theme is the [Rose-Pine](https://github.com/rose-pine/rose-pine-theme) theme, Moon variant.
Most application themes are directly provided in the configuration files. For GTK applications such as Thunar and Firefox, theming is done by copying the files from the ```gtk``` folder followed by:
* Placing the files in the .config directory in the ```~/.config``` directory.
* Placing the rose-pine-moon-icons folder inside the ```~/.icons``` directory.
* Placing the rose-pine-moon-gtk folder inside the ```~/.themes``` directory.
Use a GTK theming application such as LXAppearance to preview and apply the settings.
Install the [Bibata Cursor](https://github.com/ful1e5/Bibata_Cursor#how-to-get-it) theme followed by applying it using LXAppearance.
#### Login Manager
##### LightDM
:warning: Make sure you know what you are doing! Check out [this](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/LightDM) for more information. The system may break if you do it wrong.
Copy the files from the lightdm folder and copy it to ```/etc/lightdm``` folder. You may require sudo privileges to copy the files.\
Make sure that only one user is present in the system (excluding the root user), as the greeter is setup only for one person.
##### SDDM
Download `sddm` package, download and follow instructions for sddm rose-pine [theme](https://github.com/lwndhrst/sddm-rose-pine). Copy the theme.config and replace the default theme.config along with the prism wallpaper into `/usr/share/sddm/themes/sddm-rose-pine`
#### Batsignal
Stow the batsignal files for battery notifications
## TODO
-- Add battery notification popups (done)
## Feedback
Suggestions and Improvements are welcome.\
If you have any issues with respect to using this repo to customize your desktop, raise a new issue [here](https://github.com/harishnkr/NewtonRice/issues/new).\
Pull requests are also accepted, provided the enhancements keep the project as minimal as possible.