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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: "Installation & Setup" |
| 3 | +index: 0 |
| 4 | +--- |
| 5 | +> [!NOTE] |
| 6 | +> Quickshell is still in a somewhat early stage of development. |
| 7 | +> There will be breaking changes before 1.0, however a migration guide will be provided. |
| 8 | +
|
| 9 | +## Installation |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +Since Quickshell 0.1, you can now choose whether to install by tracking the master branch, |
| 12 | +or install by latest release. |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +Note that you may want to install some additional packages (names vary by distro): |
| 15 | +- `qtsvg`: support for SVG image loading (bundled with most packages) |
| 16 | +- `qtimageformats`: support for WEBP images as well as some less common ones |
| 17 | +- `qtmultimedia`: support for playing videos, audio, etc |
| 18 | +- `qt5compat`: extra visual effects, notably gaussian blur. @@QtQuick.Effects.MultiEffect is usually preferable |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +### Nix |
| 21 | +Release versions of Quickshell are available from Nixpkgs under the `quickshell` package. |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +The Quickshell repo also has an embedded flake which can be used from either mirror: |
| 24 | +- `git+https://git.outfoxxed.me/outfoxxed/quickshell` |
| 25 | +- `github:quickshell-mirror/quickshell` |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +> [!NOTE] |
| 28 | +> You can use `?ref=` to specify a tag if you want a tagged release. |
| 29 | +
|
| 30 | +```nix |
| 31 | +{ |
| 32 | + inputs = { |
| 33 | + nixpkgs.url = "nixpkgs/nixos-unstable"; |
| 34 | +
|
| 35 | + quickshell = { |
| 36 | + # add ?ref=<tag> to track a tag |
| 37 | + url = "git+https://git.outfoxxed.me/outfoxxed/quickshell"; |
| 38 | +
|
| 39 | + # THIS IS IMPORTANT |
| 40 | + # Mismatched system dependencies will lead to crashes and other issues. |
| 41 | + inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs"; |
| 42 | + }; |
| 43 | + }; |
| 44 | +} |
| 45 | +``` |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +The package is available as `quickshell.packages.<system>.default`, which can be added to |
| 48 | +your `environment.systemPackages`, `home.packages` if you use home-manager, or a devshell. |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +When using the flake, additional QML packages can be added to Quickshell's environment using |
| 51 | +`<package>.withModules [ <extra modules> ]`. |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +### Arch |
| 54 | +Quickshell is available from the aur under: |
| 55 | +- the [quickshell](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/quickshell) package for the latest release |
| 56 | +- the [quickshell-git](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/quickshell-git) package that tracks the master branch |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +> [!WARNING] |
| 59 | +> When using an AUR package, Quickshell may break whenever Qt is updated. |
| 60 | +> The AUR gives us no way to actually fix this, but Quickshell will attempt to |
| 61 | +> warn you if it detects a breakage when updating. If warned of a breakage, |
| 62 | +> please reinstall the package. |
| 63 | +
|
| 64 | +Install using the command below: |
| 65 | +```sh |
| 66 | +yay -S quickshell |
| 67 | +# or |
| 68 | +yay -S quickshell-git |
| 69 | +``` |
| 70 | +(or your AUR helper of choice) |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +### Fedora |
| 73 | +Quickshell is available from the [errornointernet/quickshell] COPR, as either: |
| 74 | +- `quickshell` that tracks the latest release |
| 75 | +- `quickshell-git` that tracks the master branch |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | +[errornointernet/quickshell]: https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/errornointernet/quickshell |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +Install using the command below: |
| 80 | +```sh |
| 81 | +sudo dnf copr enable errornointernet/quickshell |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +sudo dnf install quickshell |
| 84 | +# or |
| 85 | +sudo dnf install quickshell-git |
| 86 | +``` |
| 87 | + |
| 88 | +### Guix |
| 89 | +Release versions of Quickshell are available from the standard Guix repository |
| 90 | +as `quickshell` from the `(gnu packages wm)` module. |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +Install using the command below: |
| 93 | +```sh |
| 94 | +guix install quickshell |
| 95 | +``` |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +You can also add `quickshell` to your Guix system configuration or Guix Home configuration. |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +For the git version, Quickshell's source repository works as a channel. |
| 100 | +Add the following to your channel list: |
| 101 | + |
| 102 | +```scheme |
| 103 | +(channel |
| 104 | + (name quickshell) |
| 105 | + (url "https://git.outfoxxed.me/outfoxxed/quickshell") |
| 106 | + (branch "master")) |
| 107 | +``` |
| 108 | + |
| 109 | +However, since the package definition is located in the source repository, it cannot be used |
| 110 | +as a channel out of the box. You can clone the repository and use `guix shell -f quickshell.scm` |
| 111 | +to use the git version of the package. |
| 112 | + |
| 113 | +### Manual build |
| 114 | +See [BUILD.md](https://git.outfoxxed.me/quickshell/quickshell/src/branch/master/BUILD.md) |
| 115 | +for build instructions and configurations. |
| 116 | + |
| 117 | +## Editor configuration |
| 118 | +If you want to write your own configuration, installing a QML grammar and the LSP is recommended. |
| 119 | + |
| 120 | +Read the [Usage Guide](@docs/guide) after configuring your editor. |
| 121 | + |
| 122 | +> [!NOTE] |
| 123 | +> Qmlls versions prior to 6.8.2 do not require `-E` |
| 124 | +
|
| 125 | +### Emacs |
| 126 | +Install the [yuja/tree-sitter-qml](https://github.com/yuja/tree-sitter-qmljs) tree-sitter grammar, |
| 127 | +and the [xhcoding/qml-ts-mode](https://github.com/xhcoding/qml-ts-mode) mode. |
| 128 | + |
| 129 | +Both are packaged for nix via [outfoxxed/nix-qml-support](https://git.outfoxxed.me/outfoxxed/nix-qml-support). |
| 130 | + |
| 131 | +Either `lsp-mode` or `eglot` should be usable for LSP ([caveats below](#language-server)). |
| 132 | + |
| 133 | +The author's personal emacs config uses `lsp-mode` and `qml-ts-mode` as follows: |
| 134 | +```elisp |
| 135 | +(use-package qml-ts-mode |
| 136 | + :after lsp-mode |
| 137 | + :config |
| 138 | + (add-to-list 'lsp-language-id-configuration '(qml-ts-mode . "qml-ts")) |
| 139 | + (lsp-register-client |
| 140 | + (make-lsp-client :new-connection (lsp-stdio-connection '("qmlls")) |
| 141 | + :activation-fn (lsp-activate-on "qml-ts") |
| 142 | + :server-id 'qmlls)) |
| 143 | + (add-hook 'qml-ts-mode-hook (lambda () |
| 144 | + (setq-local electric-indent-chars '(?\n ?\( ?\) ?{ ?} ?\[ ?\] ?\; ?,)) |
| 145 | + (lsp-deferred)))) |
| 146 | +``` |
| 147 | + |
| 148 | +### Neovim |
| 149 | +Neovim has built-in syntax highlighting for QML, however tree-sitter highlighting |
| 150 | +may work better than the built-in highlighting. You can install the grammar |
| 151 | +using `:TSInstall qmljs`. |
| 152 | + |
| 153 | +To use the language server ([caveats below](#language-server)), |
| 154 | +install [nvim-lspconfig](https://github.com/neovim/nvim-lspconfig) |
| 155 | +and the following snippet to your configuration: |
| 156 | + |
| 157 | +```lua |
| 158 | +require("lspconfig").qmlls.setup {} |
| 159 | +``` |
| 160 | + |
| 161 | +### Helix |
| 162 | +Helix has built-in syntax highlighting and qmlls support. |
| 163 | + |
| 164 | +### Vscode |
| 165 | +1. Install the [Official QML Support extension] |
| 166 | +2. Enable the `qt-qml.qmlls.useQmlImportPathEnvVar` setting. |
| 167 | + |
| 168 | + |
| 169 | +[Official QML Support extension]: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=TheQtCompany.qt-qml |
| 170 | + |
| 171 | +## Language Server |
| 172 | +The QML language has an associated language server, |
| 173 | +[qmlls](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qtqml-tooling-qmlls.html). |
| 174 | +We recommend using it, as it will catch a lot of bad practice that may |
| 175 | +make your configuration harder to maintain later. |
| 176 | + |
| 177 | +To enable language server support for your shell, create an empty file named `.qmlls.ini` |
| 178 | +next to the `shell.qml` file. Quickshell will replace it with a managed qmlls configuration. |
| 179 | +You should gitignore the `.qmlls.ini` file, as its content depends on information that |
| 180 | +is different on every computer. |
| 181 | + |
| 182 | +We are aware of the following issues: |
| 183 | +- Qmlls does not work well when a file is not correctly structured. |
| 184 | + This means that completions and lints won't work unless braces are closed |
| 185 | + correctly and such. |
| 186 | +- The LSP cannot provide any documentation for Quickshell types. |
| 187 | +- `PanelWindow` in particular cannot be resolved. |
| 188 | + |
| 189 | +Keeping in mind the above caveats, qmlls should be able to guide you towards a |
| 190 | +more correct code should you choose to use it. |
| 191 | + |
| 192 | +# Next steps |
| 193 | + |
| 194 | +Create your first configuration by reading the [Intro](@docs/configuration/intro). |
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