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ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 1:50 AM

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made on behalf of @mint mango

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 1:59 AM

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WHAT

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It being a vm just makes it harder

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 2:01 AM

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mint mango It being a vm just makes it harder

no it does not

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install xfce first

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to make installing dwl easier

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 2:03 AM

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ionic dagger install xfce first

or a de of your choice

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 2:19 AM

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@mint mango

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 2:36 AM

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mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 2:27 PM

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ionic dagger

Oh

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Sorry for the time, I went to sleep

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 4:09 PM

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mint mango Sorry for the time, I went to sleep

are you in the vm now?

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 4:40 PM

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yeah

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I was trying plasma but konsole does not want to work

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ill redo and run a minimal so I can try with your help dwl

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 4:58 PM

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if you got anything just ping me again

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 5:23 PM

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mint mango ill redo and run a minimal so I can try with your help dwl

are you in now?

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 5:30 PM

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yeah

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just trying to see online about my keyboard problem

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smh now the tty is not responding to my keyboard

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 5:45 PM

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mint mango smh now the tty is not responding to my keyboard

make a new support thread for that

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 5:51 PM

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I think its the keyboard layout

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ok im on now

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already got git from addicional package

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 6:16 PM

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mint mango already got git from addicional package

wget https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl/archive/v0.7.zip

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 6:17 PM

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just like this?

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 6:17 PM

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mint mango just like this?

yes

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 6:17 PM

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command not found

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 6:19 PM

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mint mango command not found

pacman -S wget

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 6:20 PM

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ok zip gotten

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 6:22 PM

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mint mango ok zip gotten

mkdir dwl

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move that to dwl

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then unzip it

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 6:25 PM

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command?

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dont I need 7zip for it

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 6:28 PM

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mint mango command?

unzip v0.7.zip

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 6:29 PM

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its not working smh

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sobMeltdown

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 6:59 PM

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ok

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got it to work

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:19 PM

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@mint mango ls and photo please

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:20 PM

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ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:21 PM

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@mint mango make

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then edit config.h

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:22 PM

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ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:23 PM

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@mint mango make

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editor config.h

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:24 PM

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same make error

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:24 PM

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@mint mango photo please

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:25 PM

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are you telling to create a file?

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:25 PM

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@mint mango no

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:26 PM

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no need to ping in every message 🥀

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but yes its the same error

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:26 PM

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that is supposed to be one at a time

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:27 PM

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oh

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ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:30 PM

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sudo pacman -S wlroots0.18

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then make

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:31 PM

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still same error

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:32 PM

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pacman -S wayland-protocols

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then make

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:34 PM

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now edit config.h?

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:34 PM

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no errors?

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:34 PM

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nope

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:35 PM

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mint mango now edit config.h?

yes

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:36 PM

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command not found 🥀

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:36 PM

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edit being, pick your favorite editor

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:37 PM

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you use vim?

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:37 PM

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mint mango you use vim?

neovim

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:38 PM

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i went with nano

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so

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:39 PM

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mint mango so

scroll down

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to static const char *termcmd[]

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:39 PM

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cant I just search?

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nvm found it

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:40 PM

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mint mango cant I just search?

yes

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:41 PM

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ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:41 PM

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change that to be whatever you want

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:42 PM

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mhm

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like feet?

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trollface

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bad joke about foot

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is it mandatory that I change it or I can leave as it is

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:44 PM

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@mint mango you will need to install those packages then

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:46 PM

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hmm

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chat gpt it is to create a name for me

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I need to change the menucmd or the wmenu-run

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:51 PM

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mint mango chat gpt it is to create a name for me

?

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change nothing, if you want to change nothing

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:52 PM

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ill leave as it is then

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so now I do what

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:52 PM

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install those packages

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:55 PM

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those being

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menucmd termcmd

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:56 PM

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@mint mango no

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foot and wmenu

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:56 PM

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ah ok

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:57 PM

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unless you already have a terminal installed, ie alacritty

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:57 PM

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nope

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installed those packages so now

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:57 PM

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I use alacritty

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:58 PM

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I could install it

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yea got it

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:58 PM

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and I use rofi-wayland

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 7:59 PM

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also installed

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 7:59 PM

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now change the keybindings to what you want

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:00 PM

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what are the defaults

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:00 PM

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scroll down

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:00 PM

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inside config.h?

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:00 PM

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yes

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:03 PM

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mhm

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:03 PM

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do you want to keep those?

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:04 PM

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any suggestions to change?

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:04 PM

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static const char *prtscrcmd[] = { "flameshot", "gui", NULL};

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{ 0, XKB_KEY_Print, spawn, {.v = prtscrcmd } },

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:06 PM

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extra key to printscreen

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:08 PM

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mint mango extra key to printscreen

yes

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also install flameshot

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:09 PM

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where do I write it out

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:12 PM

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ionic dagger `{ 0, XKB_KEY_Print, spawn, {.v = prtscrcm...

bellow static const Key keys[]

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:13 PM

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ionic dagger static const char *prtscrcmd[] = { "flameshot", "gui", NULL};

bellow /* commands */

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:13 PM

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so bellow all the other commands

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:14 PM

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yes

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photo afterwards please

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:15 PM

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right down there

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now just save and leave i assume

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:22 PM

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ionic dagger bellow static const Key keys[]

also a photo of this

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:24 PM

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ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:25 PM

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now save

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edit config.mk now

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:26 PM

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ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:26 PM

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yes

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:27 PM

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ok so what I do in it

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:30 PM

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build x wayland support

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unless you use everything that has wayland support with no xwayland needed

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:32 PM

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maybe Ill do x wayland support just to be sure

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so I just delete the uncomment

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:34 PM

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remove the #

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:36 PM

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only the #?

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:37 PM

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yes

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:37 PM

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done then

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:38 PM

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photo please

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:39 PM

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ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:39 PM

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not from #uncomment

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:39 PM

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from where

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:40 PM

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#Uncomment to build XWayland support

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:41 PM

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oh I just make the uncomment closer to the #

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:41 PM

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photo please

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:42 PM

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ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:42 PM

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save

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:42 PM

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done

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:43 PM

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remove the readme and licenses

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:44 PM

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all these plus readme?

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:45 PM

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yes

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:45 PM

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so I just rm all this

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:46 PM

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yes

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then take a photo please

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:47 PM

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ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:47 PM

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📎 output.txt

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:49 PM

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I assume its this

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:49 PM

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now make a folder called patches

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then a file called startups.sh

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:50 PM

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inside dwl?

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:51 PM

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for now

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:51 PM

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ionic dagger

but def outside where all this is

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:52 PM

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yes

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chmod +x startups.sh

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:54 PM

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ok made the 2 files, patches and startup

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:54 PM

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*folder for patches

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add sh dwl -s "exec dbus-update-activation-environment WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP & waybar & flameshot & swww-daemon & blueman-manager & /opt/piavpn/bin/pia-client %u & nm-applet & dunst & /usr/lib/polkit-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 &" to startups.sh

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replacing what you want

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:58 PM

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do I need to install blueman manager?

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and waybar

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:58 PM

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do you use bluetooth?

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:58 PM

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ionic dagger do you use bluetooth?

nope

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:58 PM

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then remove it

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:59 PM

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what

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 8:59 PM

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and yes to waybar

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 8:59 PM

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ok

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 9:02 PM

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swww for setting the wallpaper

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now show your startups.sh

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 9:07 PM

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ionic dagger add ```sh dwl -s "exec dbus-update-activation-environment WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CU...

inst sww-daemon?

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theres only swww

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and sww-daemon

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 9:08 PM

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swww provides sww-daemon

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 9:08 PM

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ok

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 9:09 PM

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ionic dagger add ```sh dwl -s "exec dbus-update-activation-environment WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CU...

do I need to put all this into a .txt or smth?

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cuz when I print this into the patches file it says dwl comand does not exist

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 9:10 PM

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@mint mango put that into startups.sh

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 9:11 PM

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ah mb

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ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 9:13 PM

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?

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touch startups.sh

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nano startups.sh

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save

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chmod +x startups.sh

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 9:14 PM

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ah now I got it

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mb

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 9:16 PM

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now show startups.sh

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 9:16 PM

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ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 9:17 PM

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remove pia

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unless you use the vpn?

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 9:17 PM

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ionic dagger unless you use the vpn?

no

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ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 9:18 PM

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now install those packages

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 9:19 PM

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chmod and x startups.sh?

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 9:19 PM

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chmod +x startups.sh

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 9:20 PM

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ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 9:21 PM

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chmod +x is one command

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 9:22 PM

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target not found

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 9:22 PM

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chmod +x startups.sh

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 9:23 PM

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also not able to locate

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 9:25 PM

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ls

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photo please

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 9:28 PM

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ok now it worked

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the startup file is green now

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 9:34 PM

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now show it please

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 9:35 PM

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ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 9:35 PM

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what's inside as well

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 9:36 PM

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ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 9:36 PM

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install dunst and polkit-gnome

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 9:37 PM

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done

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 9:40 PM

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now come here https://discord.gg/zYexe5Ff and ask for help with the ipc patch

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 9:41 PM

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161 online I dont think I'll get a responce

ionic dagger Jul 15, 2025, 9:41 PM

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you will, since I am there

mint mango Jul 15, 2025, 9:42 PM

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harold1

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I asked in support

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and now

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