Fixing Pixelated Apps on Hyprland

Today I learned that there are two important directories when it comes to launching an app in Linux: /usr/share/applications ~/.local/share/applications When an app you installed appears pixelated, it usually means that the app is not yet fully optimized for Wayland. To fix this, you typically only need to pass the following variables when launching the app: --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform,WaylandWindowDecorations --ozone-platform=wayland How to Modify the Way Apps Start As previously mentioned, there are two important directories: ...

March 27, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · mlem_dev

My Arch(btw) Experience

So, I decided to try running Arch Linux with a Hyprland config called HyDE. It was a great experience, but, of course, it introduced some unnecessary bloat. Could I have just read through the documentation and removed the extra components? Sure. Am I going to rice it all by myself? Naturally! My goal for switching to Arch Linux is to get a deeper understanding of Linux system components. I appreciate projects like HyDE, but I see them as tools for people who already understand the system and just want to get to work faster. Right now, I’m still learning how Arch and Wayland work, so it’s much more important for me to gather knowledge rather than just using pre-built templates that I won’t even read. ...

February 16, 2025 · 5 min · 867 words · mlem_dev