509: The Next Gen Desktop
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The first new desktop environment in a while that has caught our attention, and it promises to unlock the full power of cutting-edge Linux.

Why we think every desktop will copy ideas from Hyprland soon.

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Links:

• Hyprland Hall of Fame)
• Hyprland Master Tutorial) — If you are coming to Hyprland for the first time, this is the main tutorial to read.
• Hyprland - ArchWiki) — Hyprland bundles its own version of wlroots, which closely follows the wlroots-git. This improves stability, while also avoiding dependency conflicts with other wlroots-based compositors.
• Nix | Hyprland Wiki) — Hyprland on Nix can be installed either from Nixpkgs (release version) or from the flake (directly from the main branch).
• Hyprland on NixOS) — The NixOS module enables critical components needed to run Hyprland properly, such as: polkit, xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland, graphics drivers, fonts, dconf, xwayland, and adding a proper Desktop Entry to your Display Manager.
• awesome-hyprland) — Useful tools and libraries that either work or are designed for Hyprland!
• Outdoor Home Assistant) — Why Chris needs ANOTHER Home Assistant instance and a major breakthrough for self-hosters.
• The Sprinkler Geeks, LLC) — Irrigation service, repair, and maintenance. Servicing Thurston, Lewis, & Gray's Harbor Counties.
• Brocade ICX 6610-24P Switch)
• Boost Vs Patreon) — I have one friend who loves podcasts, but he still doesn't get how it offers anything new compared to Patreon. Could you guys please give a short rundown of how boosts are different and how they have helped LUP?
• Evernote on Linux) — Evernote for Linux is currently in private beta.
• xwmx/nb) — nb is a command line and local web note‑taking, bookmarking, archiving, and knowledge base application
• Ecowitt weather station)
• Tidal-Media-Downloader) — Tidal-Media-Downloader is an application that lets you download videos and tracks from Tidal.
• When Stars and Salt Collide” by The Piano Guys.)
• Podcasting 2.0 Apps)
• Alby)
• LINUX Unplugged on the Podcastindex.org)
• Vod2pod-rss) — Vod2Pod-RSS converts a YouTube or Twitch channel into a podcast with ease. It creates a podcast RSS that can be listened to directly inside any podcast client.