Solus, Niri, and Dank Material Shell
July 20, 2026•115 words
Prepare Your System
Make sure your system is up to date: eopkg up.
DMS supports several terminals, Install your preferred: Ghostty, Kitty, Alacritty, WezTerm.
Install Packages
Necessary: niri, niri-session, dankmaterialshell
Optional: dankcalendar
Login and Configure DMS
The first time you login under Niri you will probably just have a blank screen with a helper showing key-bind settings.
Open your terminal and type dms to bring up the CLI manager and run dms setup to configure your DMS ...
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