geniuinely can't understand how to install this cuz stupid probably

[GuestusESports]

title, i did (at least i think so) as in guide: created a folder, copied assets folder there, downloaded the said linux-wallpaperengine there, cmake'd linux-wallpaperengine, make'd folder and commands just don't work

is there a more detailed guide? a dude thought jumping from windows 11 to arch linux and even hyprland would be easy after using windows his whole life

[RyanEskridge]

It might be easier to switch to KDE. This is exceptionally alpha software.

[EryXInc]

Hey, mb a bit outta pocket as this is my first ever comment on github, but id like to mention that if you are on arch(btw), this git repo is available as a package in the AUR. I installed from there using yay and have since had no issues. (i am also on arch/hyprland). Hope you get it working satisfactorily!

[GuestusESports]

Hey, mb a bit outta pocket as this is my first ever comment on github, but id like to mention that if you are on arch(btw), this git repo is available as a package in the AUR. I installed from there using yay and have since had no issues. (i am also on arch/hyprland). Hope you get it working satisfactorily!

oh didn't know that, thanks
will try later when i won't be lazy cuz im pretty much back on windows

[EryXInc]

Hey, mb a bit outta pocket as this is my first ever comment on github, but id like to mention that if you are on arch(btw), this git repo is available as a package in the AUR. I installed from there using yay and have since had no issues. (i am also on arch/hyprland). Hope you get it working satisfactorily!

oh didn't know that, thanks will try later when i won't be lazy cuz im pretty much back on windows

Off-topic/ranty: Dont go back brother, stay with us in the light!
Jokes aside, if you have limited experience with Linux maybe do (as someone already said) consider a more streamlined/newbie-friendly DE than the hyprland suite. KDE has good WallpaperEngine support i believe.
I myself migrated from windows to arch a couple of years ago and i started out with gnome, as i got more and more comfortable, my resentment for the spyware they call Windows just grew, and now i will never go back unless it is absolutely necessary. IMHO the Linux desktop is quite mature, its just not a very streamlined experience to make a switch.

[GuestusESports]

Hey, mb a bit outta pocket as this is my first ever comment on github, but id like to mention that if you are on arch(btw), this git repo is available as a package in the AUR. I installed from there using yay and have since had no issues. (i am also on arch/hyprland). Hope you get it working satisfactorily!

oh didn't know that, thanks will try later when i won't be lazy cuz im pretty much back on windows

Off-topic/ranty: Dont go back brother, stay with us in the light! Jokes aside, if you have limited experience with Linux maybe do (as someone already said) consider a more streamlined/newbie-friendly DE than the hyprland suite. KDE has good WallpaperEngine support i believe. I myself migrated from windows to arch a couple of years ago and i started out with gnome, as i got more and more comfortable, my resentment for the spyware they call Windows just grew, and now i will never go back unless it is absolutely necessary. IMHO the Linux desktop is quite mature, its just not a very streamlined experience to make a switch.

idk why but i just don't like kde and gnome (tried both) the only thing i like is hyprland for some reason, but currently windows for me idk

[GuestusESports]

Hey, mb a bit outta pocket as this is my first ever comment on github, but id like to mention that if you are on arch(btw), this git repo is available as a package in the AUR. I installed from there using yay and have since had no issues. (i am also on arch/hyprland). Hope you get it working satisfactorily!

smh im so low brain
./linux-wallpaperengine command : no such file or folder found
did with aur

[EryXInc]

Hey, mb a bit outta pocket as this is my first ever comment on github, but id like to mention that if you are on arch(btw), this git repo is available as a package in the AUR. I installed from there using yay and have since had no issues. (i am also on arch/hyprland). Hope you get it working satisfactorily!

smh im so low brain ./linux-wallpaperengine command : no such file or folder found did with aur

Hm bit late but, if you installed it from the AUR, it should have been installed in /opt/linux-wallpaperengine, and a symlink created at /usr/bin/linux-wallpaperengine. (Or at least that is where the executeable/symlink was placed on my system) Making it so you should just have to run ´linux-wallpaperengine' directly as a command in your terminal to start it, if you cannot do that, verify that

1. The executable itself is on your system (do something like ´file /opt/linux-wallpaperengine/linux-wallpaperengine´, and you should get something like "... ELF 64-bit pie executeable...." if the executeable exists)
2. That the symlink is present in /usr/bin/linux-wallpaperengine, (do something like ´ file /usr/bin/linux-wallpaperengine ´, and you should get something like "Bourne-Again Shell Script, ....")
3. That the directory /usr/bin/ is included in your $PATH environment-variable. (do ´ echo $PATH ´ and check if the path is among them, separated by colons) [i really think it should be by default so this shouldnt be a problem.]

If none of theese things seem off, then you should get a window popping up when you just do ´ linux-wallpaperengine ´.

[GuestusESports]

Hey, mb a bit outta pocket as this is my first ever comment on github, but id like to mention that if you are on arch(btw), this git repo is available as a package in the AUR. I installed from there using yay and have since had no issues. (i am also on arch/hyprland). Hope you get it working satisfactorily!

smh im so low brain ./linux-wallpaperengine command : no such file or folder found did with aur

Hm bit late but, if you installed it from the AUR, it should have been installed in /opt/linux-wallpaperengine, and a symlink created at /usr/bin/linux-wallpaperengine. (Or at least that is where the executeable/symlink was placed on my system) Making it so you should just have to run ´linux-wallpaperengine' directly as a command in your terminal to start it, if you cannot do that, verify that

1. The executable itself is on your system (do something like ´file /opt/linux-wallpaperengine/linux-wallpaperengine´, and you should get something like "... ELF 64-bit pie executeable...." if the executeable exists)

2. That the symlink is present in /usr/bin/linux-wallpaperengine, (do something like ´ file /usr/bin/linux-wallpaperengine ´, and you should get something like "Bourne-Again Shell Script, ....")

3. That the directory /usr/bin/ is included in your $PATH environment-variable. (do ´ echo $PATH ´ and check if the path is among them, separated by colons) [i really think it should be by default so this shouldnt be a problem.]

If none of theese things seem off, then you should get a window popping up when you just do ´ linux-wallpaperengine ´.

[EryXInc]

Hey, mb a bit outta pocket as this is my first ever comment on github, but id like to mention that if you are on arch(btw), this git repo is available as a package in the AUR. I installed from there using yay and have since had no issues. (i am also on arch/hyprland). Hope you get it working satisfactorily!

smh im so low brain ./linux-wallpaperengine command : no such file or folder found did with aur

Hm bit late but, if you installed it from the AUR, it should have been installed in /opt/linux-wallpaperengine, and a symlink created at /usr/bin/linux-wallpaperengine. (Or at least that is where the executeable/symlink was placed on my system) Making it so you should just have to run ´linux-wallpaperengine' directly as a command in your terminal to start it, if you cannot do that, verify that

1. The executable itself is on your system (do something like ´file /opt/linux-wallpaperengine/linux-wallpaperengine´, and you should get something like "... ELF 64-bit pie executeable...." if the executeable exists)

2. That the symlink is present in /usr/bin/linux-wallpaperengine, (do something like ´ file /usr/bin/linux-wallpaperengine ´, and you should get something like "Bourne-Again Shell Script, ....")

3. That the directory /usr/bin/ is included in your $PATH environment-variable. (do ´ echo $PATH ´ and check if the path is among them, separated by colons) [i really think it should be by default so this shouldnt be a problem.]

If none of theese things seem off, then you should get a window popping up when you just do ´ linux-wallpaperengine ´.

Try starting it with some flags, like ´ linux-wallpaperengine somewallID ´ where somewallID would be the digits from the workshop link of a wallpaper you have downloaded. It should find the path automatically. There is documentation in the readme-page that covers this as well as the --screen-root flag im guessing you want, to actually set it as a wallpaper.

[GuestusESports]

Hey, mb a bit outta pocket as this is my first ever comment on github, but id like to mention that if you are on arch(btw), this git repo is available as a package in the AUR. I installed from there using yay and have since had no issues. (i am also on arch/hyprland). Hope you get it working satisfactorily!

smh im so low brain ./linux-wallpaperengine command : no such file or folder found did with aur

Hm bit late but, if you installed it from the AUR, it should have been installed in /opt/linux-wallpaperengine, and a symlink created at /usr/bin/linux-wallpaperengine. (Or at least that is where the executeable/symlink was placed on my system) Making it so you should just have to run ´linux-wallpaperengine' directly as a command in your terminal to start it, if you cannot do that, verify that

1. The executable itself is on your system (do something like ´file /opt/linux-wallpaperengine/linux-wallpaperengine´, and you should get something like "... ELF 64-bit pie executeable...." if the executeable exists)

2. That the symlink is present in /usr/bin/linux-wallpaperengine, (do something like ´ file /usr/bin/linux-wallpaperengine ´, and you should get something like "Bourne-Again Shell Script, ....")

3. That the directory /usr/bin/ is included in your $PATH environment-variable. (do ´ echo $PATH ´ and check if the path is among them, separated by colons) [i really think it should be by default so this shouldnt be a problem.]

If none of theese things seem off, then you should get a window popping up when you just do ´ linux-wallpaperengine ´.

Try starting it with some flags, like ´ linux-wallpaperengine somewallID ´ where somewallID would be the digits from the workshop link of a wallpaper you have downloaded. It should find the path automatically. There is documentation in the readme-page that covers this as well as the --screen-root flag im guessing you want, to actually set it as a wallpaper.

it kinda works but it opens it as a program, and in hyprland it kinda not working, and it still gives some warnings as before

[Zebra2711]

it kinda works but it opens it as a program, and in hyprland it kinda not working, and it still gives some warnings as before

I'm in Hyprland, and it's still working.