Bernardo Gomesandclaude[bot]
16c098d09b
* fix(doctor): validate QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME instead of trusting its presence
dms doctor reported any non-empty QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME as healthy, so a
wrong value passed with "All checks passed!" while every Qt app silently
ran without a platform theme: palettes stayed unstyled and QIcon lookups
returned nothing, which is how Quickshell ends up drawing its missing-
icon placeholder for every icon an SNI app such as blueman publishes in
tray menus. The real-world trap is qt6ct-kde — the AUR package name —
set as the theme value; the settings UI toast already documents that
only the qt6ct theme requires the qt6ct-kde package, but the doctor,
the tool meant to catch exactly this, blessed the broken value.
- checkQtPlatformThemePlugin validates both QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME and
QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME_QT6 (the latter was not reported at all):
qt6ct-kde gets a targeted warning naming the fix, and any other value
has its plugin probed the way the qtengine check does — qmake/qtpaths
are asked for QT_INSTALL_PLUGINS and the conventional file names are
looked up, warning with the exact expected path on a miss
- a miss never warns when it cannot be sure: no Qt build tools and the
version-dependent plasma-integration file name both degrade to info,
mirroring the qtengine check's no-false-alarm policy
- the plugin-root interrogation moves into qtPluginRoots, shared with
the qtengine check
On an affected system:
before: ○ QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME · qt6ct-kde
✓ All checks passed!
after: ○ QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME · qt6ct-kde
● qt6ct-kde Package name, not a theme
* fix(doctor): probe qtengine plugin with a bare file name
qtenginePluginFile("", major) returns a path with a directory
component, and qtPluginPath joins platformthemes/ again, so the
qtengine check stat'd
<root>/platformthemes/platformthemes/libqt6engine-plugin.so and warned
"Not found" on every correctly installed system. Pass the bare file
name instead, and pin the resolved path with a regression test that
fails on the double join.
Found in review by claude[bot].
* Update core/cmd/dms/commands_doctor.go
Co-authored-by: claude[bot] <209825114+claude[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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Co-authored-by: claude[bot] <209825114+claude[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
DankMaterialShell
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DankMaterialShell is a complete desktop shell for niri, Hyprland, MangoWC, Sway, labwc, Scroll, Miracle WM, and other Wayland compositors. It replaces waybar, swaylock, swayidle, mako, fuzzel, polkit, and everything else you'd normally stitch together to make a desktop.
Repository Structure
This is a monorepo containing both the shell interface and the core backend services:
DankMaterialShell/
├── quickshell/ # QML-based shell interface
│ ├── Modules/ # UI components (panels, widgets, overlays)
│ ├── Services/ # System integration (audio, network, bluetooth)
│ ├── Widgets/ # Reusable UI controls
│ └── Common/ # Shared resources and themes
├── core/ # Go backend and CLI
│ ├── cmd/ # dms CLI and dankinstall binaries
│ ├── internal/ # System integration, IPC, distro support
│ └── pkg/ # Shared packages
├── distro/ # Distribution packaging
│ ├── fedora/ # Fedora RPM specs
│ ├── debian/ # Debian packaging
│ └── nix/ # NixOS/home-manager modules
└── flake.nix # Nix flake for declarative installation
See it in Action
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Installation
curl -fsSL https://install.danklinux.com | sh
One command installs DMS and all dependencies on Arch, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE, or Gentoo.
Features
Dynamic Theming Wallpaper-based color schemes that automatically theme GTK, Qt, terminals, editors (vscode, vscodium), and more using matugen and dank16.
System Monitoring Real-time CPU, RAM, GPU metrics and temperatures built into the dms daemon (powered by dgop). Process list with search and management.
Powerful Launcher Spotlight-style search for applications, files (dsearch), emojis, running windows, calculator, and commands. Extensible with plugins.
Control Center Unified interface for network, Bluetooth, audio devices, display settings, and night mode.
Smart Notifications Notification center with grouping, rich text support, and keyboard navigation.
Media Integration MPRIS player controls, calendar sync, weather widgets, and clipboard history with image previews.
Session Management Lock screen, idle detection, auto-lock/suspend with separate AC/battery settings, and a settings front-end for dank-greeter.
Plugin System
Extend functionality with the plugin registry. DMS keeps
~/.config/DankMaterialShell/plugins.lock.json synchronized with managed plugin installs and
their exact Git commits, so the same plugins can be reproduced on another machine.
Supported Compositors
Works best with niri, Hyprland, Sway, MangoWC, labwc, Scroll, and Miracle WM with full workspace switching, overview integration, and monitor management. Other Wayland compositors work with reduced features.
Compositor configuration guide
Command Line Interface
Control the shell from the command line or keybinds:
dms run # Start the shell
dms ipc call spotlight toggle
dms ipc call audio setvolume 50
dms ipc call wallpaper set /path/to/image.jpg
dms brightness list # List available displays
dms plugins search # Browse plugin registry
dms plugins lock # Refresh the portable plugin lockfile
dms plugins restore ~/plugins.lock.json
Full CLI and IPC documentation
Documentation
- Website: danklinux.com
- Docs: danklinux.com/docs
- Theming: Application themes | Custom themes
- Plugins: Development guide
- Support: Ko-fi
Dank Projects
DMS is one piece of the suite. The rest lives in its own repos:
- dank-greeter - greetd login screen with the Dank Material aesthetic. The Greeter tab in DMS settings is the front-end for it.
- dankcalendar - Local, Google, Microsoft, and CalDAV calendars for the dank desktop.
- dgop - System monitoring TUI and Go library; its library powers the process list and dashboard widgets inside the dms daemon.
- dsearch - Fast file search that powers file results in the launcher.
- dank-qml-common - Shared QML widgets and components used by DMS, dank-greeter, and dankcalendar.
- dankgo - Common Go modules behind the single binary apps.
Development
See component-specific documentation:
- quickshell/ - QML shell development, widgets, and modules
- core/ - Go backend, CLI tools, and system integration
- distro/ - Distribution packaging (Fedora, Debian, NixOS)
Building from Source
Core + Dankinstall:
cd core
make # Build dms CLI
make dankinstall # Build installer
Shell:
quickshell -p quickshell/
NixOS:
{
inputs.dms.url = "github:AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell";
# Use in home-manager or NixOS configuration
imports = [ inputs.dms.homeModules.dank-material-shell ];
}
Contributing
Contributions welcome. Bug fixes, widgets, features, documentation, and plugins all help.
- Fork the repository
- Make your changes
- Test thoroughly
- Open a pull request
For documentation contributions, see DankLinux-Docs.
Credits
- quickshell - Shell framework
- niri - Scrolling window manager
- Ly-sec - Wallpaper effects from Noctalia
- soramanew - Caelestia inspiration
- end-4 - dots-hyprland inspiration
Star History
License
MIT License - See LICENSE for details.