purian23Void Linux packaging
XBPS templates for DankMaterialShell on Void Linux.
| Package | Source repo | Template |
|---|---|---|
dms |
DankMaterialShell | srcpkgs/dms/template |
dms-greeter (optional) |
DankMaterialShell | srcpkgs/dms-greeter/template |
dgop |
AvengeMedia/dgop | maintained in the danklinux repo (distro/void/srcpkgs/dgop) |
danksearch |
AvengeMedia/danksearch | maintained in the danklinux repo (distro/void/srcpkgs/danksearch) |
All build from source.
Distribution
These packages target the official
void-linux/void-packages
repository, so they install with a plain xbps-install dms and no extra setup.
Most dependencies (quickshell, matugen, cava, niri, greetd, …) are
already in Void; dgop and danksearch are packaged alongside in the
danklinux repo.
The templates here are the source of truth: copy each into a void-packages
checkout at srcpkgs/<pkg>/template to build or submit it. Only tagged releases
are packaged (no -git/nightly variant).
Dependencies
Installing dms automatically pulls in quickshell, accountsservice, dgop,
and matugen (which drives the Material You theming). The rest are optional —
install whichever features you want:
| Package | Enables |
|---|---|
danksearch |
launcher / filesystem search |
cava |
audio visualiser widget |
qt6-multimedia |
system sound feedback |
qt6ct |
Qt app theming |
wtype |
virtual keyboard input |
power-profiles-daemon |
power profile control |
cups-pk-helper |
printer management |
NetworkManager |
network control |
i2c-tools |
external-monitor brightness (DDC) |
niri / hyprland / sway |
a Wayland compositor (niri is the team's choice) |
Building & testing
Inside a void-packages checkout (symlink or copy these srcpkgs/<pkg> dirs in):
# build the dependency packages first (dms requires dgop)
./xbps-src pkg dgop
./xbps-src pkg danksearch
./xbps-src pkg dms
./xbps-src pkg dms-greeter # optional
# lint (xlint ships in the xtools package)
xlint srcpkgs/dms/template
# install the built packages
sudo xbps-install --repository=hostdir/binpkgs dms dgop
dms requires Go ≥ 1.26 in the build environment (per core/go.mod).
Running the shell
DMS is a user-level Wayland shell with no system service — start it from your compositor's autostart, e.g. niri:
spawn-at-startup "dms" "run"
or Hyprland: exec-once = dms run.
Greeter (optional)
Install dms-greeter, then let the CLI do the setup:
dms greeter enable # configures greetd + the Void seat/PAM bits below
dms greeter sync # optional: share theming with the shell
dms greeter enable handles what logind does automatically on systemd: it points
greetd at the greeter, enables seatd, adds _greeter to the _seatd/video/
input groups, and adds pam_rundir to /etc/pam.d/greetd (so the post-login
session gets an XDG_RUNTIME_DIR). A Wayland compositor and a working DRM device
(/dev/dri/card*) are required and not pulled in automatically.