A custom Quickshell setup with a modular bar system, popout panels, and MangoWC integration.
- Popout Panels - Bottom and right popout panels for additional controls
- Dynamic Colors - Integrates well with color scheme generators
- Notification Support - Integrated with SwayNC for system notifications
- Media Controls - RMPC integration for music control
- Theme Selector - Easily switch between different themes and color schemes
- brightness and volume controls - Integrated with ddcutil and system volume control
- color picker - Hyprpicker integration for quick color selection
- Update Checker - Checks for updates to the system
- MangoWC integration - For window management and tag control
- Arch Linux (or Arch-based distribution)
- Git (for installation)
- Base-devel (for building AUR packages)
The installer will automatically install:
| Package | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|
| quickshell | Main desktop shell | AUR |
| rmpc | Music player client | AUR |
| swaync | Notification center | Official |
| hyprpicker | Color picker tool | Official |
| python | Scripting language | Official |
| python-watchdog | File system monitoring for hot reload of config | Official |
| ddcutil | Brightness control for desktop | Official |
| wlogout | Logout/session menu | Official |
| ttf-fira-code-nerd | Nerd Font with icons | AUR |
git clone https://github.com/DuckTapeMan35/duckShell
cd duckShell
Make the installer executable and run it:
bash
chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh- Install dependencies using your package manager (e.g.,
pacmanandyay). - Move the configuration files to
~/.config/quickshell/.
There is a socket for toggling the wallpaper selector and it looks at ~/Wallpapers. You need to add something like bind=SUPER,i,spawn_shell,echo "toggle" | socat - UNIX-CONNECT:$HOME/.config/quickshell/wallpaper.sock to your mango config to toggle it with a keybind