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submitted 1 day ago by filister@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I am running Bluefin immutable distro and I would like to test Niri. I found on the net that the cleanest way is to use systemd-sysext and I have managed to install Niri using the community extensions.

Now I would like to install Dank Material Shell, and it has a couple of pre-requisites and I am clueless how I can add them again with systemd-sysext.

I tried to look for additional information, but found very little on the matter. Do any of you have experience with this?

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[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Yeah, the main reason i gave up on immutables. Fine for "computer is a hammer" users but a hassle for tinkerers like myself. On a normal distro, it's just

  1. install niri
  2. edit config
  3. run niri

My advice: figure out your tooling, then build a custom image (if you dare to). And if you're the kind of person who wants to change something "system" again in a month or two, give up on either of the two.

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