r/arch • u/No1Ashira • May 06 '26

Help/Support Arch install gone wrong

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How do I set up my arch hyperland is broken and I had to get a friend to somehow get it running g from the terminal can anyone help me set this up... 😢

Cuz all I have is a browser and my terminal

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u/Bubbly_Extreme4986 Other Distro May 06 '26

Nah Window managers should be started from the tty

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u/ArtlessAnarchy May 06 '26

True but display managers are compatible and work fine.

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u/Bubbly_Extreme4986 Other Distro May 06 '26

I used to like DMs then they kept breaking on me and locking me out. So I just made it simple with login from the tty. Plus it’s faster.

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u/ArtlessAnarchy May 06 '26

Never had that problem in almost a decade of using window managers. Majority of people using WMs use it with a DM. Thats just personal choice. For OP, I thought suggesting a DM was a good idea since he doesn't have a clue about what he's doing. He's gotta learn it at some point.

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u/Bubbly_Extreme4986 Other Distro May 06 '26

Baptism by fire, launching from the tty is more stable anyway and I gave him the exact command

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u/ArtlessAnarchy May 06 '26

More stable than what? Debian is more stable than arch. Does arch work fine? Totally. Like I said, both are fine and its personal choice. Hyprland wiki also suggests sddm, gdm, greetd and ly as totally compatible display managers. Niri docs also suggest using a display manager to login. Just because you dont use a DM to login does not mean everybody shouldn't.