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cliphist-text had After=graphical-session.target which combined with
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# Moonarch
Reproducible Arch Linux desktop environment — fully automated from bare metal to a
configured Niri (scrollable tiling Wayland) system with Catppuccin Mocha theming.
Moonarch combines archinstall for the base system with post-install automation that
handles packages, XDG defaults, system services, greeter, idle management, and a
Walker launcher with native providers and dmenu-based helper scripts. The result is a complete development/productivity
desktop that can be rebuilt from scratch in minutes.
## Why These Choices
| Component | Choice | Why |
|-----------|--------|-----|
| **Compositor** | [Niri](https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri) | Scrollable tiling — no fixed grid, infinite horizontal workspace. Purpose-built Wayland compositor, not an X11 port. |
| **Greeter** | [greetd](https://sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/greetd/) + [moongreet](https://gitea.moonarch.de/nevaforget/moongreet) | Minimal, Wayland-native login. moongreet provides GTK4 UI with fingerprint support, running inside its own Niri instance. |
| **Lock Screen** | [moonlock](https://gitea.moonarch.de/nevaforget/moonlock) | ext-session-lock-v1 protocol — compositor guarantees lock on crash. PAM + fprintd, GPU blur, multi-monitor. |
| **Power Menu** | [moonset](https://gitea.moonarch.de/nevaforget/moonset) | GTK4 Layer Shell overlay above Waybar. Lock, logout, hibernate, reboot, shutdown with confirmation. |
| **Idle Manager** | [stasis](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/stasis) | Separate AC/battery power plans. Brightness dimming, DPMS, lock (via moonlock), and suspend on configurable timeouts. |
| **Bar** | [Waybar](https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar) | Wayland-native, highly customizable. Niri workspace/window modules via community plugins. |
| **Launcher** | [Walker](https://github.com/abenz1267/walker) + [Elephant](https://github.com/abenz1267/elephant) | Wayland-native GTK4 launcher with built-in providers for apps, clipboard, bluetooth, audio, files, and calculator. Dmenu mode for custom scripts (VPN, CPU governor). |
| **Terminal** | [Foot](https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot) | Fast, minimal Wayland-native terminal. Server mode for instant window spawning. |
| **Shell** | Zsh | Programmable completion, FZF integration, syntax highlighting. |
| **Audio** | PipeWire | Drop-in replacement for PulseAudio/JACK with lower latency. RNNoise input denoising configured out of the box. |
| **Display Management** | [kanshi](https://sr.ht/~emersion/kanshi/) + [wdisplays-persistent](https://github.com/sfs-pra/wdisplays) | kanshi auto-switches output profiles on hotplug. wdisplays-persistent saves changes directly to kanshi config. |
| **Notifications** | [swaync](https://github.com/ErikReider/SwayNotificationCenter) | GTK4 notification daemon with DND toggle, grouping, MPRIS support. Fractional scaling via native GTK4. |
| **Clipboard** | [cliphist](https://github.com/sentriz/cliphist) + Walker | Clipboard history stored in runtime dir, wiped on session start. Walker provides the picker UI. |
| **GTK Theme** | Colloid-Grey-Dark-Catppuccin | Catppuccin Mocha palette, grey accent, explicit dark variant. |
| **Icons** | Colloid-Grey-Catppuccin-Dark | Catppuccin-colored icon set matching the GTK theme. |
| **Cursor** | Sweet-cursors | Visible on dark backgrounds without clashing. |
| **Font** | UbuntuSans Nerd Font | Clean sans-serif with full Nerd Font glyph coverage for bar/terminal icons. |
| **Wallpaper** | [waypaper](https://github.com/anufrievroman/waypaper) + [awww](https://codeberg.org/LGFae/awww) | waypaper provides GUI selection, awww handles animated transitions (60 FPS, 2s crossfade). |
| **Night Light** | [wlsunset](https://sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/wlsunset/) | Wayland-native blue light filter via wlr-gamma-control. Toggleable from Waybar brightness group. |
| **Firewall** | UFW | Simple deny-incoming/allow-outgoing default. Sane baseline without iptables complexity. |
| **AUR Helper** | [paru](https://github.com/Morganamilo/paru) | Rust-based, pacman-compatible. Supports custom PKGBUILD repos for moongreet/moonlock/moonset. |
## Quick Start
### Fresh Install (Bare Metal)
1. Boot the [Arch ISO](https://archlinux.org/download/) and download the config:
```bash
curl -O https://gitea.moonarch.de/nevaforget/moonarch/raw/branch/main/config/user_configuration.json
archinstall --config user_configuration.json
```
2. Choose disk and kernel interactively — everything else comes from the config.
3. Reboot, log in, then:
```bash
/opt/moonarch/scripts/post-install.sh
```
4. Reboot again — done.
The archinstall config clones this repo to `/opt/moonarch` via custom-commands.
post-install.sh handles the remaining ~95 packages, all configs, themes, services,
and user setup.
### Transform (Existing Arch+Wayland System)
Already running Arch with a Wayland compositor (Sway, Hyprland, GNOME Wayland, etc.)?
Transform converts your system to Moonarch without reinstalling.
**Prerequisites:** Active Wayland session, git installed.
```bash
# Clone the repo
sudo git clone https://gitea.moonarch.de/nevaforget/moonarch.git /opt/moonarch
# Preview what will happen (no changes made)
/opt/moonarch/scripts/transform.sh --dry-run
# Run the transform
/opt/moonarch/scripts/transform.sh
# Reboot (do NOT log out — your previous DM is already disabled)
sudo reboot
```
The script will:
1. Show a pre-flight summary (package diff, config changes, detected conflicts)
2. Back up your `~/.config/`, `~/.zshrc`, and `/etc/xdg/` to timestamped tar archives
3. Disable conflicting display managers (SDDM, GDM, LightDM, etc.)
4. Remove conflicting packages (e.g. PulseAudio → PipeWire)
5. Install all Moonarch packages and configs (**hard overwrite** of most user configs; kanshi display profiles are preserved)
6. Enable greetd, firewall, and system services
### Update
```bash
moonarch-update
```
Interactive updater that upgrades system and AUR packages, reconciles package lists
against what's installed, and cleans orphaned packages. Config deployment happens
automatically via the moonarch-git package on `paru -Syu`.
## Project Structure
```
config/
user_configuration.json archinstall config (locale, audio, services, custom-commands)
packages/
official.txt Arch repo packages (~80), one per line
aur.txt AUR packages (~20), one per line
scripts/
lib.sh Shared helpers sourced by all scripts
post-install.sh Main automation (packages, configs, themes, services)
transform.sh Convert existing Arch+Wayland system to Moonarch
moonarch-update Interactive updater (deployed to /usr/bin/ by package)
defaults/
xdg/ System-wide XDG configs (deployed to /etc/xdg/)
niri/config.kdl Compositor: layout, keybinds, startup apps
waybar/config, style.css Bar: modules, layout, Catppuccin styling
walker/config.toml, themes/ Launcher: Walker config + moonarch theme (Catppuccin Mocha)
foot/foot.ini Terminal: font, colors, keybinds
swaync/config.json, style.css Notifications: appearance, behavior, MPRIS
kanshi/config Display profiles (empty seed, user-configured via wdisplays)
stasis/stasis.rune Idle manager: AC/battery power plans
pipewire/ Audio: RNNoise input denoising
waypaper/config.ini Wallpaper manager: backend, folder, transitions
fastfetch/config.jsonc System info display
gtk-3.0/, gtk-4.0/ GTK theme settings
bin/ Helper scripts (deployed to /usr/bin/)
moonarch-sink-switcher Audio output switcher (walker dmenu + pactl)
moonarch-vpn VPN connection manager (walker dmenu + nmcli)
moonarch-cpugov CPU governor switcher (walker dmenu + auto-cpufreq)
moonarch-btnote Bluetooth device battery monitor (upower + notify-send)
moonarch-capsnote Caps Lock toggle notification
moonarch-waybar-cpugov Waybar module: CPU governor status
moonarch-waybar-gpustat Waybar module: GPU utilization
moonarch-waybar-hidpp Waybar module: Logitech HID++ device battery
moonarch-waybar-batsaver Waybar module: battery conservation mode indicator
moonarch-waybar-updates Waybar module: package update checker (repo + AUR)
moonarch-batsaver-toggle Toggle battery charge limit (80% ↔ 100%)
moonarch-nightlight Toggle wlsunset blue light filter on/off
moonarch-waybar-nightlight Waybar module: nightlight status
shell/zshrc Zsh config: prompt, aliases, FZF, completion
etc/greetd/ greetd daemon + greeter Niri config
etc/moongreet/ moongreet configuration
etc/systemd/user/ Systemd user services (cliphist, kanshi, walker, nautilus)
etc/systemd/system/ System service (battery conservation restore on boot)
etc/udev/rules.d/ udev rules (battery threshold permissions)
backgrounds/wallpaper.jpg Default wallpaper (shared by desktop, greeter, lock screen)
```
## Startup Sequence
```
greetd ─► niri (greeter instance) ─► moongreet ─► user authenticates
│
▼
niri (user session)
│
┌──────────┬────────┬────────┬──────────┐
▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼
waybar swaync foot waypaper nm-applet wlsunset
(bar) (notify) (server) (wallpaper) (VPN) (nightlight)
systemd user services (graphical-session.target):
kanshi, cliphist, walker, nautilus
```
## Keybinds (Default)
| Key | Action |
|-----|--------|
| `Super+Return` | Open terminal (foot) |
| `Super+Space` | App launcher (walker) |
| `Super+Q` | Close window |
| `Super+O` / `Super+Tab` | Overview |
| `Super+F` | Maximize column |
| `Super+Shift+F` | Fullscreen window |
| `Super+V` | Toggle floating |
| `Super+H/J/K/L` | Focus left/down/up/right |
| `Super+Ctrl+H/J/K/L` | Move window |
| `Super+Shift+H/J/K/L` | Focus monitor |
| `Super+1-9` | Switch workspace |
| `Super+C` | Clipboard history |
| `Super+E` | File manager |
| `Super+A` | Audio control (walker) |
| `Super+N` | VPN manager |
| `Mod+Escape` | Session menu (moonset) |
| `Print` | Screenshot |
| `Ctrl+Print` | Screenshot screen |
| `Alt+Print` | Screenshot window |
## Customization
All system configs live in `/etc/xdg/` and can be overridden per-user in `~/.config/`:
| Component | System Default | User Override |
|-----------|---------------|---------------|
| Niri | `/etc/xdg/niri/config.kdl` | `~/.config/niri/config.kdl` |
| Waybar | `/etc/xdg/waybar/` | `~/.config/waybar/` |
| Walker | `/etc/xdg/walker/` | `~/.config/walker/` |
| Foot | `/etc/xdg/foot/foot.ini` | `~/.config/foot/foot.ini` |
| swaync | `/etc/xdg/swaync/` | `~/.config/swaync/` |
| kanshi | `/etc/xdg/kanshi/config` | `~/.config/kanshi/config` |
| PipeWire | `/etc/xdg/pipewire/` | `~/.config/pipewire/` |
| Zsh | `/etc/zsh/zshrc.moonarch` | `~/.zshrc` + `~/.zshrc.d/` |
Helper scripts in `/usr/bin/moonarch-*` are not meant to be overridden — they
are part of the system and updated via `paru -Syu`.
## System Services
| Service | Purpose |
|---------|---------|
| greetd | Login greeter (runs moongreet inside Niri) |
| NetworkManager | Network management (WiFi, VPN, Ethernet) |
| bluetooth | Bluetooth stack (bluez) |
| systemd-timesyncd | NTP time synchronization |
| ufw | Firewall (deny incoming, allow outgoing) |
| auto-cpufreq | CPU frequency scaling (AC: performance, battery: powersave) |
### User Services (systemd --user)
| Service | Purpose |
|---------|---------|
| cliphist | Clipboard history (wipes on session start, stores in runtime dir) |
| kanshi | Dynamic display configuration (auto-switch output profiles on hotplug) |
| nautilus | File manager preload (faster first launch) |
| stasis | Idle manager (dimming, DPMS, lock, suspend on AC/battery plans) |
| walker | Walker application launcher (GTK4 service mode for instant startup) |
## Moonarch Ecosystem
Moonarch is the deployment and configuration layer. Three companion projects provide
the Wayland session UI — all built with Rust + gtk4-rs and sharing Catppuccin Mocha
theming:
| Project | Role | Installed via |
|---------|------|---------------|
| [moongreet](https://gitea.moonarch.de/nevaforget/moongreet) | greetd greeter (GTK4 Layer Shell, fingerprint, i18n) | `paru -S moongreet-git` |
| [moonlock](https://gitea.moonarch.de/nevaforget/moonlock) | Wayland lock screen (ext-session-lock-v1, PAM, fprintd) | `paru -S moonlock-git` |
| [moonset](https://gitea.moonarch.de/nevaforget/moonset) | Power menu overlay (GTK4 Layer Shell) | `paru -S moonset-git` |
These are built from a [custom paru package repository](https://gitea.moonarch.de/nevaforget/moonarch-pkgbuilds)
added during post-install.
## License
MIT
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