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Ashell is a lightweight status bar for Wayland compositors like 10-19 LIFE/13 TECH SETUP/13.13 OS SETUP/Hyprland Setup.

Installation

From AUR:

paru -S ashell

From source:

git clone https://github.com/malpenzibo/ashell
cd ashell
cargo build --release
cp target/release/ashell ~/.local/bin/

Hyprland Integration

Add to ~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf:

exec-once = ashell

My Configuration

Config location: ~/.config/ashell/config.toml

log_level = "warn"
outputs = { Targets = ["eDP-1"] }
position = "Top"
app_launcher_cmd = "walker"

[modules]
left = [ [ "appLauncher", "Updates", "Workspaces" ] ]
right = [ "SystemInfo", [  "Tray", "Clock", "Privacy", "Settings" ] ]

[updates]
check_cmd = "checkupdates; paru -Qua"
update_cmd = 'kitty -e bash -c "paru; echo Done - Press enter to exit; read" &'

[system_info]
indicators = ["Cpu", "Memory", "Temperature", "IpAddress", "DownloadSpeed", "UploadSpeed"]

[workspaces]
enable_workspace_filling = true

[[CustomModule]]
name = "appLauncher"
icon = "󱗼"
command = "walker"

[window_title]
truncate_title_after_length = 100

[settings]
lock_cmd = "playerctl --all-players pause; hyprlock &"
audio_sinks_more_cmd = "pavucontrol -t 3"
audio_sources_more_cmd = "pavucontrol -t 4"
wifi_more_cmd = 'kitty -e bash -c "impala"'
vpn_more_cmd = "nm-connection-editor"
bluetooth_more_cmd = 'kitty -e bash -c "bluetui"'
shutdown_cmd = "hyprshutdown -t 'Shutting down...' --post-cmd 'shutdown -P 0'"
suspend_cmd = "systemctl suspend"
hibernate_cmd = "systemctl hibernate"
reboot_cmd = "hyprshutdown -t 'Restarting...' --post-cmd 'reboot'"
logout_cmd = "loginctl kill-user $(whoami)"

[appearance]
style = "Islands"

primary_color = "#7aa2f7"
success_color = "#9ece6a"
text_color = "#a9b1d6"
workspace_colors = [ "#7aa2f7", "#9ece6a" ]
special_workspace_colors = [ "#7aa2f7", "#9ece6a" ]

[appearance.danger_color]
base = "#f7768e"
weak = "#e0af68"

[appearance.background_color]
base = "#1a1b26"
weak = "#24273a"
strong = "#414868"

[appearance.secondary_color]
base = "#0c0d14"

Key Features

• Islands style — Floating pill-shaped modules
• Tokyo Night theme — Colors match my Hyprland/terminal theme
• Custom app launcher — Uses Walker with a custom icon
• System info — CPU, memory, temp, network speeds
• Update checker — Shows pending pacman/AUR updates
• Integration apps:
  • walker — App launcher
  • pavucontrol — Audio settings
  • impala — WiFi TUI
  • bluetui — Bluetooth TUI
  • hyprshutdown — Graceful shutdown with animation

Resources

• Documentation: https://malpenzibo.github.io/ashell/
• GitHub: https://github.com/malpenzibo/ashell