dotfiles/.config

.config

This directory contains user-specific configuration files conforming to the XDG Base Directory Specification. The configurations map out a modular, Wayland-centric desktop environment alongside core terminal and system utilities.

COMPOSITORS AND SESSION MANAGEMENT

• niri: Scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor.
• sway: Tiling Wayland compositor and X11/i3 replacement.
• swaylock: Screen locking utility for Wayland sessions.
• nwg-displays: Output and display management.

TERMINALS AND SHELL ENVIRONMENT

• kitty: GPU-accelerated terminal emulator.
• foot: Lightweight Wayland terminal emulator.
• fish: Interactive shell configuration.
• tmux: Terminal multiplexer for persistent workspace sessions.
• starship.toml: Cross-shell prompt configuration.

SYSTEM UI AND THEMING

• waybar: Customisable Wayland status bar.
• fuzzel: Application launcher for wlroots-based compositors.
• mako: Lightweight notification daemon.
• nwg-look: GTK settings editor for maintaining visual consistency.
• qt5ct / qt6ct: Qt configuration utilities for uniform theming across toolkits.

MEDIA AND DOCUMENTS

• mpd: Music Player Daemon for backend audio management.
• ncmpcpp: Feature-rich ncurses client for MPD.
• mpv: Hardware-accelerated command-line media player.
• zathura: Keyboard-driven document and PDF viewer.

SYSTEM UTILITIES AND DEVELOPMENT

• nvim: Neovim configuration for development and text editing.
• git: Global version control parameters.
• btop: Resource monitor for system usage and hardware polling.
• incus: Local configuration for the container and virtual machine daemon.