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	[https://github.com/niri-wm/niri Niri] is a scrollable-tiling [[Special:MyLanguage/Wayland\|Wayland]] compositor.		[<tvar name="1">https://github.com/niri-wm/niri</tvar> Niri] is a scrollable-tiling [[<tvar name="2">Special:MyLanguage/Wayland</tvar>\|Wayland]] compositor.

	== Installation ==		== Installation ==
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	{{Note\|<translate>Niri can be enabled <strong>without installing a custom flake</strong> such as [https://github.com/sodiboo/niri-flake niri-flake]. {{ic\|niri-flake}} is only necessary if you would like to use a very recent version of Niri or if you would want to write configurations in the Nix language, although as of 2025 this repository is listed near the top in search engines.</translate>}}		{{Note\|<translate>Niri can be enabled <strong>without installing a custom flake</strong> such as [<tvar name="1">https://github.com/sodiboo/niri-flake</tvar> niri-flake]. {{ic\|niri-flake}} is only necessary if you would like to use a very recent version of Niri or if you would want to write configurations in the Nix language, although as of 2025 this repository is listed near the top in search engines.</translate>}}


	{{Warning\|<translate>Without [[#Configuration\|Configuration]] or [[#Additional Setup\|Additional Setup]], or after a fresh installation, you may be unable to launch apps due to missing expected programs such as Alacritty and fuzzel. Press <kbd>Super</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>E</kbd> to exit niri and proceed to one of them.</translate>}}		{{Warning\|<translate>Without [[<tvar name="1">#Configuration</tvar>\|Configuration]] or [[<tvar name="2">#Additional Setup</tvar>\|Additional Setup]], or after a fresh installation, you may be unable to launch apps due to missing expected programs such as Alacritty and fuzzel. Press <kbd>Super</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>E</kbd> to exit niri and proceed to one of them.</translate>}}

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	== Configuration ==		== Configuration ==

	The configuration path for niri is {{ic\|$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/niri/config.kdl}}. Therefore [[Special:MyLanguage/Home Manager\|Home Manager]] can be used for configuration:		The configuration path for niri is {{ic\|$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/niri/config.kdl}}. Therefore [[<tvar name="1">Special:MyLanguage/Home Manager</tvar>\|Home Manager]] can be used for configuration:

	</translate>		</translate>
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	You might want to start from [https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/blob/main/resources/default-config.kdl the default configuration file] described at [https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/wiki/Getting-Started#main-default-hotkeys].		You might want to start from [<tvar name="1">https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/blob/main/resources/default-config.kdl</tvar> the default configuration file] described at [<tvar name="2">https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/wiki/Getting-Started#main-default-hotkeys</tvar> here].

	See [https://niri-wm.github.io/niri/ the wiki] for configuration options for niri.		See [<tvar name="1">https://niri-wm.github.io/niri/</tvar> the wiki] for configuration options for niri.

	=== Greetd ===		=== Greetd ===
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	== Additional Setup ==		== Additional Setup ==

	As described in [https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/wiki/Example-systemd-Setup Example systemd Setup (niri wiki)], you might want to set up some additional services including [[Special:MyLanguage/Swayidle\|Swayidle]], [[Special:MyLanguage/Swaylock\|Swaylock]], [[Special:MyLanguage/Waybar\|Waybar]], [[Special:MyLanguage/Polkit\|Polkit]] and [[Special:MyLanguage/Secret Service\|Secret Service]] as follows to complement the functionality of a regular window manager. Some of the these settings are also required to enable all the features of [https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/blob/main/resources/default-config.kdl the default configuration file].		As described in [<tvar name=1>https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/wiki/Example-systemd-Setup</tvar> Example systemd Setup (niri wiki)], you might want to set up some additional services including [[<tvar name=2>Special:MyLanguage/Swayidle</tvar>\|Swayidle]], [[<tvar name=3>Special:MyLanguage/Swaylock</tvar>\|Swaylock]], [[<tvar name=4>Special:MyLanguage/Waybar</tvar>\|Waybar]], [[<tvar name=5>Special:MyLanguage/Polkit</tvar>\|Polkit]] and [[<tvar name=6>Special:MyLanguage/Secret Service</tvar>\|Secret Service]] as follows to complement the functionality of a regular window manager. Some of the these settings are also required to enable all the features of [<tvar name=7>https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/blob/main/resources/default-config.kdl</tvar> the default configuration file].
	</translate>		</translate>

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	Or using [[Special:MyLanguage/Home Manager\|Home Manager]]:		Or using [[<tvar name=1>Special:MyLanguage/Home Manager</tvar>\|Home Manager]]:
	</translate>		</translate>

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	=== IME not working on Electron apps ===		=== IME not working on Electron apps ===

	There is a general workaround to set {{ic\|NIXOS_OZONE_WL}} as described in [[Special:MyLanguage/Wayland#Electron_and_Chromium\|Wayland#Electron_and_Chromium]]:		There is a general workaround to set {{ic\|NIXOS_OZONE_WL}} as described in [[<tvar name=1>Special:MyLanguage/Wayland#Electron_and_Chromium</tvar>\|Wayland#Electron_and_Chromium]]:
	</translate>		</translate>

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	=== XWayland apps not working ===		=== XWayland apps not working ===

	There is a optional dependency for niri which is highly recommended to install (you can read [https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/wiki/Xwayland this] article to learn more about this)		There is a optional dependency for niri which is highly recommended to install (you can read [<tvar name=1>https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/wiki/Xwayland</tvar> this] article to learn more about this)
	</translate>		</translate>

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	Or using [[Special:MyLanguage/Home Manager\|Home Manager]]		Or using [[<tvar name=1>Special:MyLanguage/Home Manager</tvar>\|Home Manager]]
	</translate>		</translate>

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	=== Waybar launches twice ===		=== Waybar launches twice ===

	When using a configuration option like programs.waybar.enable, waybar may launch twice on Niri. This is because the [https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/blob/b07bde3ee82dd73115e6b949e4f3f63695da35ea/resources/default-config.kdl#L271 default Niri config file launches waybar on launch]. Remove the spawn-at-startup "waybar" from the config file, or add waybar to your systems packages without using the home-manager option.		When using a configuration option like programs.waybar.enable, waybar may launch twice on Niri. This is because the [<tvar name=1>https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/blob/b07bde3ee82dd73115e6b949e4f3f63695da35ea/resources/default-config.kdl#L271</tvar> default Niri config file launches waybar on launch]. Remove the spawn-at-startup "waybar" from the config file, or add waybar to your systems packages without using the home-manager option.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

	* [[Special:MyLanguage/Wayland\|Wayland]]		* [[<tvar name=1>Special:MyLanguage/Wayland</tvar>\|Wayland]]
	* [[Special:MyLanguage/Sway\|Sway]]		* [[<tvar name=2>Special:MyLanguage/Sway</tvar>\|Sway]]
	* [[Special:MyLanguage/Wallpapers for Wayland\|Wallpapers for Wayland]]		* [[<tvar name=3>Special:MyLanguage/Wallpapers for Wayland</tvar>\|Wallpapers for Wayland]]
	* [https://github.com/sodiboo/niri-flake/ niri-flake]		* [<tvar name=4>https://github.com/sodiboo/niri-flake/</tvar> niri-flake]
	</translate>		</translate>

	[[Category:Window managers]]		[[Category:Window managers]]
	[[Category:Applications{{#translation:}}]]		[[Category:Applications{{#translation:}}]]

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	programs.niri.enable = true;		programs.niri.enable = true;
	}}		}}
	~~{{Note\|Niri can be enabled <strong>without installing a custom flake</strong> such as [https://github.com/sodiboo/niri-flake niri-flake]. {{ic\|niri-flake}}~~
	<translate> is only necessary if you would like to use a very recent version of Niri or if you would want to write configurations in the Nix language, although as of 2025 this repository is listed near the top in search engines.}}

	</translate>		{{Note\|<translate>Niri can be enabled <strong>without installing a custom flake</strong> such as [https://github.com/sodiboo/niri-flake niri-flake]. {{ic\|niri-flake}} is only necessary if you would like to use a very recent version of Niri or if you would want to write configurations in the Nix language, although as of 2025 this repository is listed near the top in search engines.</translate>}}
	{{Warning\|Without [[#~~configuration~~\|#Configuration]] or [[#~~additional-setup~~\|#Additional Setup]], or after a fresh installation, you may be unable to launch apps due to missing expected programs such as Alacritty and fuzzel. Press <kbd>Super</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>E</kbd> to exit niri and proceed to one of them.}}
	~~<span id="configuration"></span>~~
			{{Warning\|<translate>Without [[#Configuration\|Configuration]] or [[#Additional Setup\|Additional Setup]], or after a fresh installation, you may be unable to launch apps due to missing expected programs such as Alacritty and fuzzel. Press <kbd>Super</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>E</kbd> to exit niri and proceed to one of them.</translate>}}

	<translate>		<translate>

	== Configuration ==		== Configuration ==

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	}}		}}
	~~<span id="additional-setup"></span>~~
	<translate>		<translate>
	== Additional Setup ==		== Additional Setup ==

	As described in [https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/wiki/Example-systemd-Setup Example systemd Setup (niri wiki)], you might want to set up some additional services including [[Special:MyLanguage/Swayidle\|Swayidle]], [[Special:MyLanguage/Swaylock\|Swaylock]], [[Special:MyLanguage/Waybar\|Waybar]], [[Special:MyLanguage/Polkit\|Polkit]] and [[Special:MyLanguage/Secret Service\|Secret Service]] as follows to complement the functionality of a regular window manager. Some of the these settings are also required to enable all the features of [https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/blob/main/resources/default-config.kdl the default configuration file].		As described in [https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/wiki/Example-systemd-Setup Example systemd Setup (niri wiki)], you might want to set up some additional services including [[Special:MyLanguage/Swayidle\|Swayidle]], [[Special:MyLanguage/Swaylock\|Swaylock]], [[Special:MyLanguage/Waybar\|Waybar]], [[Special:MyLanguage/Polkit\|Polkit]] and [[Special:MyLanguage/Secret Service\|Secret Service]] as follows to complement the functionality of a regular window manager. Some of the these settings are also required to enable all the features of [https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/blob/main/resources/default-config.kdl the default configuration file].
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	{{file\|3=		{{file\|3=
	security.polkit.enable = true; # polkit		security.polkit.enable = true; # polkit
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	environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ alacritty fuzzel swaylock mako swayidle ];		environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ alacritty fuzzel swaylock mako swayidle ];
	\|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|lang=nix}}		\|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|lang=nix}}
	<translate>Or using [[Special:MyLanguage/Home Manager\|Home Manager]]:{{file\|~/.config/home-manager/home.nix\|nix\|3=
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			Or using [[Special:MyLanguage/Home Manager\|Home Manager]]:
			</translate>

			{{file\|~/.config/home-manager/home.nix\|nix\|3=
	programs.alacritty.enable = true; # Super+T in the default setting (terminal)		programs.alacritty.enable = true; # Super+T in the default setting (terminal)
	programs.fuzzel.enable = true; # Super+D in the default setting (app launcher)		programs.fuzzel.enable = true; # Super+D in the default setting (app launcher)
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	\|name=~/.config/home-manager/home.nix\|lang=nix}}		\|name=~/.config/home-manager/home.nix\|lang=nix}}

			<translate>
	== Troubleshooting ==		== Troubleshooting ==

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	There is a general workaround to set {{ic\|NIXOS_OZONE_WL}} as described in [[Special:MyLanguage/Wayland#Electron_and_Chromium\|Wayland#Electron_and_Chromium]]:		There is a general workaround to set {{ic\|NIXOS_OZONE_WL}} as described in [[Special:MyLanguage/Wayland#Electron_and_Chromium\|Wayland#Electron_and_Chromium]]:
			</translate>

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	{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|3=		{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|3=
	environment.sessionVariables.NIXOS_OZONE_WL = "1";		environment.sessionVariables.NIXOS_OZONE_WL = "1";
	}}		}}

	<translate>		<translate>

	However, since niri does not support text-input-v1, sometimes enabling text-input-v3 by manually adding {{ic\|<nowiki>--wayland-text-input-version=3</nowiki>}} flag is necessary for IME to work:		However, since niri does not support text-input-v1, sometimes enabling text-input-v3 by manually adding {{ic\|<nowiki>--wayland-text-input-version=3</nowiki>}} flag is necessary for IME to work:
			</translate>

	<syntaxhighlight lang=console>		<syntaxhighlight lang=console>
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	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

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	<code>wrapProgram</code> may be used to add the flag automatically:		<code>wrapProgram</code> may be used to add the flag automatically:
			</translate>

	~~</translate>~~
	{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|3=		{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|3=
	environment.systemPackages = [		environment.systemPackages = [
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	};)		};)
	];}}		];}}

	<translate>		<translate>

	=== XWayland apps not working ===		=== XWayland apps not working ===

	There is a optional dependency for niri which is highly recommended to install (you can read [https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/wiki/Xwayland this] article to learn more about this)		There is a optional dependency for niri which is highly recommended to install (you can read [https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/wiki/Xwayland this] article to learn more about this)
			</translate>

	~~</translate>~~
	{{File\|3=environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [		{{File\|3=environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
	xwayland-satellite # xwayland support		xwayland-satellite # xwayland support
	];\|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|lang=nix}}		];\|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|lang=nix}}

	<translate>		<translate>

	Or using [[Special:MyLanguage/Home Manager\|Home Manager]]		Or using [[Special:MyLanguage/Home Manager\|Home Manager]]
			</translate>

	~~</translate>~~
	{{File\|3=home.packages = with pkgs; [		{{File\|3=home.packages = with pkgs; [
	xwayland-satellite # xwayland support		xwayland-satellite # xwayland support
	];\|name=~/.config/home-manager/home.nix\|lang=nix}}		];\|name=~/.config/home-manager/home.nix\|lang=nix}}

	<translate>		<translate>

	After you installed {{ic\|xwayland-satellite}} niri will integrate it out of the box and all of your XWayland apps will function properly.		After you installed {{ic\|xwayland-satellite}} niri will integrate it out of the box and all of your XWayland apps will function properly.

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	To work around this problem, you can force usage of the gtk or kde portals for file picker instead:		To work around this problem, you can force usage of the gtk or kde portals for file picker instead:
			</translate>

	~~</translate>~~
	{{File\|3=xdg.portal.config.niri = {		{{File\|3=xdg.portal.config.niri = {
	"org.freedesktop.impl.portal.FileChooser" = [ "gtk" ]; # or "kde"		"org.freedesktop.impl.portal.FileChooser" = [ "gtk" ]; # or "kde"
	};\|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|lang=nix}}		};\|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|lang=nix}}

	<translate>		<translate>

	=== Waybar launches twice ===		=== Waybar launches twice ===

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	* [[Special:MyLanguage/Wallpapers for Wayland\|Wallpapers for Wayland]]		* [[Special:MyLanguage/Wallpapers for Wayland\|Wallpapers for Wayland]]
	* [https://github.com/sodiboo/niri-flake/ niri-flake]		* [https://github.com/sodiboo/niri-flake/ niri-flake]
			</translate>

	~~</translate>~~
	[[Category:Window managers]]		[[Category:Window managers]]
	[[Category:Applications{{#translation:}}]]		[[Category:Applications{{#translation:}}]]

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DHCP: /* Configuration */ update link (yalter -> niri-wm) in one more place

2026-05-20T22:17:54Z

Configuration: update link (yalter -> niri-wm) in one more place

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	You might want to start from [https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/blob/main/resources/default-config.kdl the default configuration file] described at [https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/wiki/Getting-Started#main-default-hotkeys].		You might want to start from [https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/blob/main/resources/default-config.kdl the default configuration file] described at [https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/wiki/Getting-Started#main-default-hotkeys].

	See [https://~~yalter~~.github.io/niri/ the wiki] for configuration options for niri.		See [https://niri-wm.github.io/niri/ the wiki] for configuration options for niri.

	=== Greetd ===		=== Greetd ===

DHCP: Fix broken syntax highlighting, update links, prefix shell command with "$"

2026-05-20T22:16:31Z

Fix broken syntax highlighting, update links, prefix shell command with "$"

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	<translate>		<translate>
	[https://github.com/~~YaLTeR~~/niri Niri] is a scrollable-tiling [[Wayland]] compositor.		[https://github.com/niri-wm/niri Niri] is a scrollable-tiling [[Wayland]] compositor.

	== Installation ==		== Installation ==
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	<translate>		<translate>
	You might want to start from [https://github.com/~~YaLTeR~~/niri/blob/main/resources/default-config.kdl the default configuration file] described at [https://github.com/~~YaLTeR~~/niri/wiki/Getting-Started#main-default-hotkeys].		You might want to start from [https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/blob/main/resources/default-config.kdl the default configuration file] described at [https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/wiki/Getting-Started#main-default-hotkeys].

	See [https://yalter.github.io/niri/ the wiki] for configuration options for niri.		See [https://yalter.github.io/niri/ the wiki] for configuration options for niri.
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	=== Greetd ===		=== Greetd ===

	You can start `niri` with greetd configuration:		You can start niri with greetd configuration:

	{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|3=		{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|3=
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	systemd.user.services.niri.enableDefaultPath = false;		systemd.user.services.niri.enableDefaultPath = false;

	~~\|name=\|lang=~~}}		}}

	== Additional Setup ==		== Additional Setup ==

	As described in [https://github.com/~~YaLTeR~~/niri/wiki/Example-systemd-Setup Example systemd Setup (niri wiki)], you might want to set up some additional services including [[Swayidle]], [[Swaylock]], [[Waybar]], [[Polkit]] and [[Secret Service]] as follows to complement the functionality of a regular window manager. Some of the these settings are also required to enable all the features of [https://github.com/~~YaLTeR~~/niri/blob/main/resources/default-config.kdl the default configuration file].		As described in [https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/wiki/Example-systemd-Setup Example systemd Setup (niri wiki)], you might want to set up some additional services including [[Swayidle]], [[Swaylock]], [[Waybar]], [[Polkit]] and [[Secret Service]] as follows to complement the functionality of a regular window manager. Some of the these settings are also required to enable all the features of [https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/blob/main/resources/default-config.kdl the default configuration file].
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	~~{{code\|~~<~~nowiki~~>slack --wayland-text-input-version=3</~~nowiki~~>}}		<syntaxhighlight lang=console>
			$ slack --wayland-text-input-version=3
			</syntaxhighlight>

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	=== XWayland apps not working ===		=== XWayland apps not working ===

	There is a optional dependency for niri which is highly recommended to install (you can read [https://github.com/~~YaLTeR~~/niri/wiki/Xwayland this] article to learn more about this)		There is a optional dependency for niri which is highly recommended to install (you can read [https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/wiki/Xwayland this] article to learn more about this)
	</translate>		</translate>

Atemo C: Minor update to Niri's version and a website link.

2026-05-01T13:19:34Z

Minor update to Niri's version and a website link.

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	\| programmingLanguage = Rust, GLSL		\| programmingLanguage = Rust, GLSL
	\| github = niri-wm/niri		\| github = niri-wm/niri
	\| documentation = [https://~~yalter~~.github.io/niri/ Official wiki], [https://github.com/sodiboo/niri-flake/blob/main/docs.md niri-flake]		\| documentation = [https://niri-wm.github.io/niri/ Official wiki], [https://github.com/sodiboo/niri-flake/blob/main/docs.md niri-flake]
	\| image = Niri-icon.svg		\| image = Niri-icon.svg
	\| bugTracker = https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/issues		\| bugTracker = https://github.com/niri-wm/niri/issues
	\| latestRelease = 25.11; ~~29 Nov 2025~~		\| latestRelease = 26.04; 25 Apr 2026
	}}		}}

DavHau: fix greetd setup to make programs in niri actually work

2026-04-29T09:53:46Z

fix greetd setup to make programs in niri actually work

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	};		};

	}}		# NixOS otherwise injects a stripped PATH via Environment= on the niri.service
			# unit which shadows the imported user-manager PATH. Disabling the default
			# lets niri inherit the full PATH set up by niri-session.
			systemd.user.services.niri.enableDefaultPath = false;

			\|name=\|lang=}}

	== Additional Setup ==		== Additional Setup ==

Arcstur: /* Configuration */ with greetd

2026-03-26T17:36:01Z

Configuration: with greetd

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	See [https://yalter.github.io/niri/ the wiki] for configuration options for niri.		See [https://yalter.github.io/niri/ the wiki] for configuration options for niri.

			=== Greetd ===

			You can start `niri` with greetd configuration:

			{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|3=
			programs.niri.enable = true;

			services.greetd = {
			enable = true;
			settings = {
			default_session = {
			command = "${config.programs.niri.package}/bin/niri-session";
			user = "myuser";
			};
			};
			};

			}}

	== Additional Setup ==		== Additional Setup ==