dotfiles/niri

Niri Window Manager Configuration

Configuration files for the Niri scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor, with modular profiles for DMS and Noctalia.

Installation

Fedora / COPR

1. Enable the DMS COPR repository and install Niri + DMS:

   sudo dnf copr enable avengemedia/dms
   sudo dnf install niri dms
   

2. (Optional) Install Noctalia:

   sudo dnf install noctalia
   

Note

: Both shells are managed directly by Niri (spawn-at-startup) through the active profile (profile.kdl), ensuring only the selected shell runs. Do not hook DMS to niri.service via systemctl add-wants.

Deployment & Profiles

Deploy configuration (defaults to dms profile):

just niri::deploy
# or deploy directly with a specific profile:
just niri::deploy noctalia

Switch active desktop profile:

just niri::switch dms
just niri::switch noctalia

Structure

• config.kdl: Main entry point (includes modular configs and profile.kdl).
• dms.kdl: DMS shell profile (starts dms run --session and binds DMS IPC hotkeys).
• noctalia.kdl: Noctalia shell profile (starts qs -c noctalia-shell and binds Noctalia IPC hotkeys).
• dms/: DMS-specific layouts, binds, colors, and rules.
• screens/: Monitor and display configurations.
• keybindings.kdl, layout.kdl, rules.kdl, input.kdl: Modular compositor settings.