HorneroConfig · desktop
Personal Linux configuration drifts when it is hard to inspect, repeat, or keep separate from system defaults.
HorneroConfig is the personal chezmoi source for an Arch Linux workstation. It manages user-level applications, preferences, and optional wallpaper media. Product defaults, appearance packs, the Quickshell shell, and stable system operations live in Hornero OS repositories.
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Appearance system · Smart Colors
horneroctl wallpaper set02A · SHELL RUNNING
appearance setWallpaper refreshes the active shell.
02B · SHELL STOPPED
apply-appearance.sh runs pywal and generates Material 3 colors.
Both paths read the same wallpaper state; generated shell, Kitty, screen-lock, and CSS colors live in the Smart Colors cache.
Hornero Linux Desktop · system lineage
The everyday configuration became a place to try ideas. Reusable desktop components moved into HorneroOS-owned repositories, where the preview manifest composes them into a generic desktop system.
01 Personal source
A chezmoi configuration in daily use. Personal preferences and experiments stay here, with changes reviewed before they are applied.
This page02 Extraction and ownership
The shell and desktop defaults were extracted from HorneroConfig. HorneroOS repositories own their ongoing product development; the CLI and greeter live alongside them.
03 Manifest composition
The manifest pins the shell and desktop defaults to specific commits, then builds horneroctl from source. A virtual-machine smoke test checks the composition.
Development preview · no installer or ISO
Explore the Hornero OS previewInspect the composition repository (opens in a new tab)Narrative
“Like the hornero, build your digital nest: robust, beautiful, and tailored to you.”
HorneroConfig is named after the hornero, the bird that builds robust nests adapted to its environment. Each layer — from chezmoi to shell — plays a structural role: isolated in development, integrated in use.
The repository keeps account-level configuration and optional wallpaper media. HorneroOS owns the product defaults, shell, packages, and stable desktop operations, so each repository has one clear source of truth.
This is the personal chezmoi source for an Arch Linux workstation. It manages user-level applications, preferences, and optional wallpaper media; it is not the HorneroOS release repository or package catalogue.
The HorneroOS organization owns system defaults, appearance packs, the Quickshell interface, and stable system operations. HorneroConfig consumes those product components without vendoring a second copy.
You can inspect changes with chezmoi diff before chezmoi apply. Package installation does not apply this source automatically, and --force is only for a deliberate replacement after reviewing the diff.
Contributions use temporary HOME and isolated XDG directories. Shared source avoids secrets, personal credentials, generated caches, and host-specific values; tests must not apply to a live account.
Templates do not run remote scripts. Prefer signed package sources and avoid privileged login hooks; document system-service changes for independent review. Installed behavior is accepted in HorneroOS/qa; local source checks do not validate a full desktop.
chezmoi apply --source=/path/to/dotfiles --config ~/.config/chezmoi/dotfiles.toml — apply only after reviewing the diffhorneroctl --help — product operations come from HorneroOS/hornero ↗; inspect the current CLI guide ↗chezmoi apply automatically.Architecture
Gallery · history
These captures show the X11 generation of HorneroConfig (2020–2021). The current Hyprland + Quickshell desktop is documented in the repository; new captures will replace these once they exist.
First-party MIT captures from dotfiles/static · 6 frames.