Post #3142929
2026-06-06 14:54 UTC
Niri + Noctalia shell. I find the scrolling tiles to be excellent for my workflow, and the desktop shell feels nice and polished. Plus, Niri supports the Wayland zwlr_layer_shell, which means I can finally use Wallpaper Engine; there’s even a Noctalia plugin for it.
Niri has been great for gaming and streaming, so be sure to check it out if you haven’t.
I would be hesitant to use anything but KWin with Plasma. They were designed together as a set (like Mutter and Gnome), and I suspect replacing the WM would be no small task.
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@wltr@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-06-06 19:39
Do you mind elaborating on that Wallpaper Engine thing and also Natalia shell. What are they? I’m familiar with Niri, but never used it myself. (Not sure I like scrolling logic, I use barebones Sway.)
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@ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-06-11 03:04
So Hyprland with Plasma would be no bueno? Honestly, if I can get my dots right, tile some windows, and get the hotkeys set up similarly, it might be just as good.