[Bug]: After installing hyprdots, the wallpaper does not appear on the desktop

[Erubarm]

Bug Report

Description

[After installing hyprdots, the wallpaper does not appear on the desktop]

Steps to Reproduce

1. Installed Arch Linux minimal
2. Launched the hyprland installation
3. After installation, logged in
4. No wallpaper

Expected Behavior

[I was expecting working wallpapers]

Actual Behavior

[Gray screen]

Screenshots

Environment

[Please add any other relevant information about the bug and remove the unnecessary lines.]

e.g.,

• Linux Distro: [Arch Linux minimal]
• Linux Version, output of uname -a: Linux archlinux 6.8.8-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sun, 28 Apr 2024 15:59:47 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
• Hyprland Version, output of hyprctl version: Hyprland, built from branch at commit fe7b748eb668136dd0558b7c8279bfcd7ab4d759 (props: bump version to 0.39.1). Date: Tue Apr 16 16:01:03 2024 Tag: v0.39.1, commits: 4460
• Installation Environment: [On The Main Hardware]

Description

Hello, I'm new to Hyperland and facing this problem. I hope for your understanding and help in solving this problem. If you need more detailed information, tell me and I will provide it.

[nicolkrit999]

I seem to have a similar problem but only if I change the wallpaper. If I change it then logout or reboot then the new one appear. Did you try to turn off the pc completely or to change the wallpaper with another and do a logout?

[prasanthrangan]

Hi, please try changing the wallpaper from terminal -

swwwallselect.sh

it should give you an output or some errors

 swwwallselect.sh
:: applying wall :: "/home/tittu/.config/hyde/themes/Catppuccin Mocha/wallpapers/hanged_man_tree.jpg"
:: deploying wallbash colors :: dark wallpaper detected

[nicolkrit999]

Hi, please try changing the wallpaper from terminal -

swwwallselect.sh

it should give you an output or some errors

 swwwallselect.sh
:: applying wall :: "/home/tittu/.config/hyde/themes/Catppuccin Mocha/wallpapers/hanged_man_tree.jpg"
:: deploying wallbash colors :: dark wallpaper detected

Thanks for the amazing dots and constant support from both you and your maintainers.

In my machine I deleted some files under ~/.config/sww most notably.

They contained the preview and the link of a .gif that i put in tokyo-night but did not work. Even tough I had a different wallpaper the link was to that gif.

I do not know if this would break something under that I am not seeing, but for now it seems I can change themes and wallpapers very fast and without requiring reboot or login.

• wall.blur
• wall.dcol
• wall.rofi
• wall.set
• wall.thmb

[prasanthrangan]

Thanks, for your support! appreciate it :)

In my machine I deleted some files under ~/.config/sww most notably.

oh noo.. thats from the older version... please remove these dirs if it exists -

~/.config/sww
~/.config/hyprdots
~/.cache/hyprdots

its now in ~/.config/hyde and the new cache dir is ~/.cache/hyde

[nicolkrit999]

Thanks, for your support! appreciate it :)

In my machine I deleted some files under ~/.config/sww most notably.

oh noo.. thats from the older version... please remove these dirs if it exists -

~/.config/sww
~/.config/hyprdots
~/.cache/hyprdots

its now in ~/.config/hyde and the new cache dir is ~/.cache/hyde

Is there something else do i need to delete? Everything seems to work but you never know what's happening inside

in cache I have

• hyde
• hyprdots-ctl
• p10k-krit
• swww

in config I have

• gtk-3.0
• gtk-4.0
• hyde
• hypr
• hyprdots-ctl
• Kvantum
• menus
• nwg-look
• qt5ct
• qt6ct
• swaylock
• wlogout

[prasanthrangan]

Is there something else do i need to delete? Everything seems to work but you never know what's happening inside

you are good to go... everything (including walls) is now in ~/.config/hyde and all the scripts should be in ~/.local/share/bin as long as these 2 dirs are preserved, it should work!

[Carecovisk]

I am having a similar problem; every time I start my computer, the wallpaper does not appear and only comes back when I change it. But when I shut down the PC and log in again, the wallpaper does not appear. This start to happen after last update

[kRHYME7]

try https://github.com/prasanthrangan/hyprdots/issues/1599#issuecomment-2171583745

[Carecovisk]

try #1599 (comment)

thanks, it worked

[kRHYME7]

Closing this as the post is 2 months ago. So much was changed.