ASHAR
A beautifully crafted Hyprland desktop environment for Arch Linux
Features • Screenshots • Installation • Keybindings • Customization
ASHAR - ArpanSource's Hyprland Arch Rice, is a performance-focused, terminal-centric Arch Linux rice built for developers who value speed over bells and whistles. This setup embraces minimalism as a feature, not a limitation—every component is chosen for efficiency and performance.
ASHAR featuring the Deepspace color scheme
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- Make sure you have curl installed
sudo pacman -S curl --needed- Run the installer script
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arpansource/ashar/main/ashar.sh | bash- 🚀 Performance First - Lightweight, blazing-fast applications that don't waste resources
- ⌨️ Terminal-Centric - TUI over GUI wherever possible. The terminal is your home
- 🎨 Aesthetic Minimalism - Beautiful doesn't mean bloated. Clean, focused, distraction-free
- ⚡ Developer-Optimized - Built by developers, for developers. Fast compile times, instant feedback
- 🔧 Intentional Choices - Every app serves a purpose. No redundancy, no bloat
This isn't your typical eye-candy rice with animations and transparency everywhere. ASHAR is designed for:
- Developers who live in the terminal
- Users who prefer keyboard over mouse
- Systems where every millisecond matters
- Workflows that demand maximum efficiency
If you want fancy effects and GPU-intensive animations, look elsewhere. If you want a snappy, responsive system that gets out of your way and lets you work, you're in the right place.
- 🖥️ TUI-First Approach - Terminal applications are prioritized for speed and efficiency
- ⚡ Performance Optimized - Carefully selected lightweight alternatives to bloated software
- 🎯 Developer Workflow - Keybindings and tools optimized for coding and productivity
- 🌈 Minimal Aesthetics - Clean, focused interface without unnecessary visual clutter
- 🔋 Resource Efficient - Perfect for older hardware
ASHAR replaces common resource-heavy applications with lightweight, performant alternatives:
| Instead of... | ASHAR uses... | Why? |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome / Firefox | Brave | Privacy-focused, faster, less RAM usage |
| VSCode / Cursor / Windsurf | Zed | Native performance, instant startup, minimal memory footprint |
| GNOME Terminal / Konsole | Alacritty | GPU-accelerated, fastest terminal emulator available |
| Dolphin / Thunar / GNOME Files | Yazi | Async, rust based terminal file manager |
Where others use GUI apps, ASHAR leverages powerful TUI alternatives:
- btop - System monitor (replaces GUI task managers)
- yazi - File manager (TUI alternative to GUI file browsers)
Note: You're free to install heavier alternatives (Chrome, VSCode, etc.) anytime. ASHAR simply provides optimized defaults.
- Backend developers and systems programmers
- DevOps engineers and sysadmins
- Power users who live in the terminal
- Users with older hardware seeking modern performance
- Anyone tired of bloated development environments
- Minimalists who appreciate functional beauty
- Users who prefer GUI-heavy workflows
- People seeking maximum visual effects and animations
- First-time Linux users (intermediate knowledge recommended)
- Those who need Adobe Creative Suite or Windows-only software