https://github.com/tobitdsm/rice
dotfiles for my arch + hyprland rice
https://github.com/tobitdsm/rice
dotfiles hyprland-rice linux
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dotfiles for my arch + hyprland rice
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/tobitdsm/rice
- Owner: tobitdsm
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2025-06-13T08:14:17.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-04-27T12:24:22.000Z (2 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-04-27T14:21:57.725Z (2 months ago)
- Topics: dotfiles, hyprland-rice, linux
- Language: QML
- Homepage: https://tobitdsm.github.io/rice
- Size: 25.7 MB
- Stars: 5
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# rice dotfiles
## Table of Contents
- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Color scheme](#color-scheme)
- [Installation guide](#installation-guide)
- [Full installation](#full-installation)
- [Partial installation](#partial-installation)
- [App-by-app categories](#app-by-app-categories)
- [BetterDiscord](#betterdiscord)
- [Firefox](#firefox)
- [GTK](#gtk)
- [GTK3](#gtk3)
- [GTK4](#gtk4)
- [GRUB](#grub)
- [Hypr](#hypr)
- [Hyprland](#hyprland)
- [Hyprpaper](#hyprpaper)
- [Hypridle](#hypridle)
- [Hyprlock](#hyprlock)
- [Ironbar](#ironbar)
- [kitty](#kitty)
- [Neofetch](#neofetch)
- [Quickshell](#quickshell)
- [Spicetify](#spicetify)
- [VS Code](#vs-code)
- [Wofi](#wofi)
- [Outro](#outro)
- [Inspirations](#inspirations)
## Introduction
This rice was made by me, with much [inspiration](#inspirations) from others. All of them are linked in their respective [categories](#app-by-app-categories) where I took their inspiration from.
At the same time this README acts as a [guide to install](#installation-guide) this rice yourself, or parts of it. I made the rice in Hyprland on Arch Linux, all tools are also linked in their respective [categories](#app-by-app-categories).
If something doesn't work out of the box, it is probably because our setups differ slightly or you don't have certain tools installed. I am after all making this rice all by myself, and in the first place also only for myself.
If you do however think a problem may be fixed by changing my code, please do create an issue or a pull request.
## Color scheme
Just for reference, these are the main colors used in the rice.
 #f59a9a (main accent color)
 #141216 (main background color)
extra accent colors:
 #ff6666
 #c76c6c
 #993d3d
extra background colors:
 #282432
 #3c3642
 #504858
 #a090b0
other colors:
 #64ffff
 #79fc64
 #ffff66
 #5bb0ff
 #ac82e9
 #8f56e1
 #fc7fff
 #ffb266
A lot of these colors come from the [retro-futuristic rice](https://github.com/diinki/diinki-retrofuture/) by diinky.
## Installation guide
### Full installation
If you want to install this rice, and keep updated with my edits, you can clone this repository as follows. This setup is from a guide from [atlassian](https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/dotfiles).
1. Add the following line to your `.bashrc` or `.zshrc` file:
```bash
alias config='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME/.config/'
```
This way you can manage these dotfiles from anywhere.
2. Now you can clone the repository as follows:
```bash
git clone --bare https://github.com/tobitdsm/rice $HOME/.cfg
```
3. Execute the following commands to finish the git setup (you may have to restart your terminal to get access to the new config alias):
```bash
config checkout
config config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
```
Now you can update your files anytime with
```bash
config pull
```
If anything fails, please refer to the [atlassian guide](https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/dotfiles). Do note that you need to set your `--work-tree` to `$HOME/.config/` for this rice to work, as opposed to `$HOME` as shown in the guide.
You are now almost done, please read the [guides for each app](#app-by-app-categories) as there are some that require additional setup, and even categories that don't have files in this repo.
### Partial installation
If you wish to only install the rice for some of the apps, you can download the git repo as a zip or clone it, and move the corresponding folder(s) into `$HOME/.config/`.
Please do read the [guides for all relevant apps](#app-by-app-categories), as there are some that require additional setup, and even categories that don't have files in this repo.
## App-by-app categories
In this section I will go over each app, and list where I drew my inspirations from, the tools I used to create any parts, and maybe some additional setup requirements.
### BetterDiscord
[Installation](https://betterdiscord.app/) / [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/betterdiscordctl)
The theme I created was made with [bdeditor](https://bdeditor.dev/). I used the [discord recolor](https://bdeditor.dev/theme/discordrecolor) theme by DevilBro as my base.
I wrote a simple startup script for bash, to use it just make a symbolic link like this:
```bash
ln -s ~/.config/BetterDiscord/betterdiscord ~/.local/bin/betterdiscord
```
Now you can launch discord by executing `betterdiscord` in the terminal.
The script will:
- try to update betterdiscord
- launch discord
- reinstall betterdiscord
- relaunch discord
- close the terminal in which the script was running
You can also run `betterdiscord update`, which introduces a wait time after launching discord so it has time to update. This wait time can be skipped by pressing enter in the terminal.
### Firefox
This part has no files in this repository, but i did create a theme for [firefox color](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firefox-color/). You can find it [here](https://color.firefox.com/?theme=XQAAAAKCBAAAAAAAAABBqYhm849SCicxcUhA3DJozHnOMuotJJHsei94VjnaKzYAmRnTKRdrN8Xt1Z94zxuyBJi2-pXmGsL3Puqw7t2TbhVJGEHomTgwfjkihoH6ur7c3GSIpxBl47_UbiH27J0Sl5EbbIPOLxqhsldz6VMRkLzFAQFM97o4HX0s2_wkpq2D3HMVagsiT8dFS6cltWk89iITePANf60AJUAdfGT-e4ACbXR4_RXRszwcmoHtf43Jk_9Saigkin3wdlMoclJMRkh9Pi8X9ZDIghKDYaaR0HLpAWVpjHhceS1S9lz5LS_Tmv4KE9Zu12rRY8pl2A63rFpdkvX4INB1dB6-Q8obiyM28CA0jS3-kjpZEB5YzPGgqh4nkjYGQqO_x-oWM0QqxNMOEHrxJUP_t26sd-dBySHP_hS8kmOZgldE3FDyiokJHhcqImbaYcQP2hZh6xSHqyjj5nCX6k4G9L7d4-fKKfi7XZvYyRqDc6wSBjNG6dfoF3Q1zzuwas8Z6ZeTj5otV1K1Ut0xMDWMYdoIQpIaDYhGs7KeiuaL2RU5Jg2c__cz-1k).
### GTK
This part is split into two, because creating a gtk4 theme is a pain in the ass.
#### GTK3
To create my gtk3 theme, i used [themix](https://github.com/themix-project/themix-gui).
After you downloaded this theme, you need to create a symbolic link as follows:
```bash
ln -s ~/.config/gtk3-theme ~/.themes/tobitdsm-rice
```
If you are not interested in keeping the files updated, you can just put the contents of the `gtk3-theme` folder directly into `~/.themes/tobitdsm-rice`. After that, you can apply the theme.
Make sure you also have the gtk-3.0 folder installed for this to work!
#### GTK4
As I said, creating a gtk4 theme is a pain in the ass. That's why I use [Catppuccin](https://github.com/catppuccin/gtk) Mocha (Maroon) as my gtk4 theme, along with the the [papirus-folders](https://github.com/catppuccin/papirus-folders) icon pack.
Make sure you also have the gtk-4.0 folder installed for this to work!
### GRUB
Because I didn't want to look into how you create a GRUB theme, I just installed the [catppuccin](https://github.com/catppuccin/grub) theme for grub.
### Hypr
As mentioned before, I use [Hyprland](https://hypr.land/) as my wm/de. Alongside it, I use many [hypr-ecosystem](https://wiki.hypr.land/Hypr-Ecosystem/) apps. I will shortly go over them.
#### Hyprland
[Installation](https://wiki.hypr.land/Getting-Started/Installation/) / [Arch package](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/hyprland/)
Within `hyprland.conf`, a lot of the other apps are started. Make sure to comment out the ones you don't want to use to prevent errors.
#### Hyprpaper
[Installation](https://wiki.hypr.land/Hypr-Ecosystem/hyprpaper/) / [Arch package](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/hyprpaper/)
To prevent copyright issues, my wallpaper is not in this repository. It is the album cover of [Sleep Token's](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_Token) latest album, [Even In Arcadia](https://sleeptoken.lnk.to/EvenInArcadia). If you don't know them, please check them out.
Apart from their music being a big inspiration for me, this album cover was the main inspiration for this rice, as it was already my wallpaper when I started making it.
Worship.
#### Hypridle
[Installation](https://wiki.hypr.land/Hypr-Ecosystem/hypridle/) / [Arch package](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/hypridle/)
There is not much to say here. You can tweak the timeouts if you don't like them.
If you don't have a keyboard backlight, you can remove this section to improve performance and prevent errors.
```hyprlang
# turn off keyboard backlight, comment out this section if you dont have a keyboard backlight.
listener {
timeout = 30 # 30sec
on-timeout = brightnessctl -sd asus::kbd_backlight set 0 # turn off keyboard backlight.
on-resume = brightnessctl -rd asus::kbd_backlight # turn on keyboard backlight.
}
```
See the [wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Keyboard_backlight) on how to get the identifier for your keyboard backlight.
Hypridle requires Hyprlock (or at least in my setup), so I do recommend installing them both.
#### Hyprlock
[Installation](https://wiki.hypr.land/Hypr-Ecosystem/hyprlock/) / [Arch package](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/hyprlock/)
Again not much to say here, aside from the fact that it expects a profile picture at `~/Pictures/me.jpg`.
### Ironbar
[Installation](https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar) / [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ironbar-git)
Extra dependencies:
- [pipewire](https://www.pipewire.org/) or [pulseaudio](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PulseAudio)
- [cava](https://github.com/karlstav/cava)
- [playerctl](https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl)
- [NetworkManager](https://www.networkmanager.dev/)
- [upower](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/upower/upower)
- Any [nerd font](https://www.nerdfonts.com) (to display the icons)
You need to edit the `ironbar/style.css` file to match your font:
```css
* {
font-family: JetBrains Mono NF;
...
}
```
My configuration was heavily inspired by the [wayfire rice](https://github.com/bluebyt/Wayfire-dots) by bluebyt.
I start ironbar at startup through Hyprland (see `hypr/hyprland.conf`). Note the reload 5 seconds after launching, this is to fix a weird startup issue where the cava element would be frozen.
On a side note: one of the elements on the bar displays the number of days I have been using arch. You can edit `ironbar/scripts/arch` to show your own day count, or remove the `$arch` element from `ironbar/config.corn` altogether.
### kitty
[Installation](https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty) / [Arch package](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/kitty/)
Because this is the default terminal emulator shipped with Hyprland, and because it is very customizable, I just stuck with it.
Because this configuration is mainly colors, the biggest inspiration was again the [retro-futuristic rice](https://github.com/diinki/diinki-retrofuture) by diinki.
### Neofetch
[Installation](https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch) / [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/neofetch)
Again, not much to say here. Just note that the config uses a custom ascii logo stored in logo.asc, which I made a scaled-up version of the default arch linux logo. You can edit this if you want.
### Quickshell
[Installation](https://quickshell.outfoxxed.me/) / [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/quickshell)
Extra dependencies:
- [cava](https://github.com/karlstav/cava)
- [playerctl](https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl)
- [Material Symbols font](https://fonts.google.com/icons)
- [IBM Plex Sans font](https://www.ibm.com/plex/) (optional - this will be replaced by your default sans font if not installed)
- [JetBrains Mono Nerd font](https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/mono/) (optional - this will be replaced by your default monospace font if not installed)
This configuration is based on [caelestia](https://github.com/caelestia-dots/shell) by soramane.
I start quickshell at startup through Hyprland (see `hypr/hyprland.conf`). Note the delay of 5 seconds after launching, this is to fix a weird startup issue where cava would not work.
The launch script is written for [fish](https://fishshell.com/) instead of bash, so you will probably need to install it.
Side note: I configured it in a way so quickshell only displays on my main monitor. If you want it on all monitors you have to edit this section of `quickshell/modules/drawers/Drawers.qml`:
```qml
model: [Quickshell.screens[0]] // show only on main monitor
// if you want to display on all monitors use this instead:
// model: Quickshell.screens
```
### Spicetify
[Installation](https://spicetify.app/) / [AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/spicetify-cli)
Again, not much to say here, this should work out of the box.
Side note: I disabled the "now playing" sidepane-view because I don't like it. If you want to re-enable it, just remove this part:
```css
.XOawmCGZcQx4cesyNfVO {
display: none !important;
}
```
### VS Code
To get access to this theme inside of vscode, you should create a symbolic link like this:
```bash
ln -s ~/.config/vscode-theme ~/.vscode/extensions/tobitdsm-rice
```
You can then enable the theme by going into your vscode settings and searching for `tobitdsm rice theme` among the dark themes.
This theme was created using [Theme Studio for VS Code](https://themes.vscode.one/), with some edits made inside vscode itself afterwards, because some identifiers seemed to be a little bit outdated.
### Wofi
[Installation](https://github.com/SimplyCEO/wofi) / [Arch package](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/wofi/)
This configuration was again inspired by the [retro-futuristic rice](https://github.com/diinki/diinki-retrofuture) by diinki.
## Outro
Thank you for taking the time to read the guide. As I mentioned before, if you have any issues that you believe I can fix, don't hesitate to create an issue or pull request.
### Inspirations
- [retro-futuristic rice](https://github.com/diinki/diinki-retrofuture) by diinki
- [catppuccin](https://github.com/catppuccin)
- [caelestia](https://github.com/caelestia-dots/) by soramane
- [wayfire rice](https://github.com/bluebyt/Wayfire-dots) by bluebyt