Local-Dev

Yesterday I encountered a nasty surprise after upgrading Hyprland to version 0.46.2—it crashed on startup, leaving me unable to log into my Wayland session. If you’re experiencing this problem, here’s a temporary workaround so you can keep working until a fix arrives.

The Issue

Hyprland 0.46.2 appears to crash immediately upon launch, preventing you from getting into your usual tiling window manager environment.

The Temporary Fix: Downgrade to 0.45.2-3

1. Drop to a TTY or Alternate Session

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Hyprland is a dynamic tiling window manager built for the modern Wayland display server protocol. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the process of setting up Hyprland on your Linux system.

Why Wayland?

First and foremost, performance and reduced input lag. Wayland is a modern replacement for X11, and it has much cleaner architecture, better application separation, and improved HiDPI hardware support.

What is a Tiling Window Manager and Why Should I Care?

So, a tiling window manager, as opposed to a floating window manager, organizes your windows in a non-overlapping, grid-like pattern. It will give you a superhuman ability to fly through your windows and workspaces with hotkeys and improve your productivity.

Welcome to my new series of posts aimed at crafting a robust local development environment that mirrors your production setup in the cloud. The essence is to provide a playground where you can debug, test, and get a feel of your applications before they hit the production stage. Over the span of these posts, we’ll be tinkering with various tools and technologies, knitting them together to form a setup that’s not only developer-friendly but also educative.

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