Too scared to install hyprland. help

johnblackwood1 · Apr 23, 2026

I have been wanting to install hyprland for a while now. But ever since i tried to install kde and it bricked my network manager and drivers its kinda scary for me even though i like controlling my computer with only the keyboard (cause i like pressing keys)

here is my sys information

Code:

System:
  Kernel: 6.14.0-37-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0 clocksource: tsc
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.18.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.41 wm: xfwm4 v: 4.18.0 with: xfce4-panel
    tools: light-locker vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 22.3 Zena
    base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Apple product: iMac14,1 v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required> Chassis:
    type: 13 v: Mac-031B6874CF7F642A serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Apple model: Mac-031B6874CF7F642A v: iMac14,1 serial: <superuser required>
    uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: Apple v: 143.0.0.0.0 date: 04/12/2020
CPU:
  Info: quad core model: Intel Core i5-4570R bits: 64 type: MCP smt: <unsupported> arch: Haswell
    rev: 1 cache: L1: 256 KiB L2: 1024 KiB L3: 4 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 2995 high: 3001 min/max: 800/3200 cores: 1: 2993 2: 2993 3: 3001 4: 2993
    bogomips: 21549
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel vendor: Apple driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-7.5 ports: active: DP-3
    empty: DP-1, DP-2, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2, VGA-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0d22 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Apple FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in) driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
    speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-7:4 chip-ID: 05ac:8511 class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.18.0
    driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: crocus gpu: i915 display-ID: :0.0
    screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22") s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
  Monitor-1: DP-3 model: Apple iMac res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 103 size: 475x267mm (18.7x10.51")
    diag: 545mm (21.5") modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 960x540
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel crocus platforms: device: 0 drv: crocus device: 1 drv: swrast
    gbm: drv: crocus surfaceless: drv: crocus x11: drv: crocus inactive: wayland
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 25.2.8-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 glx-v: 1.4
    direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 (HSW GT3) device-ID: 8086:0d22
  API: Vulkan v: 1.3.275 layers: 7 surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 0 type: integrated-gpu driver: N/A
    device-ID: 8086:0d22 device: 1 type: cpu driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Crystal Well HD Audio vendor: Apple driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
    bus-ID: 00:03.0 chip-ID: 8086:0d0c class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
    bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:8c20 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.14.0-37-generic status: kernel-api
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
Network:
  Device-1: Broadcom BCM4360 802.11ac Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Apple driver: wl
    v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 14e4:43a0 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57766 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe driver: tg3 v: kernel pcie:
    speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: N/A bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 14e4:1686 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp3s0f0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Apple Bluetooth Host Controller driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s
    lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-8.3:8 chip-ID: 05ac:828d class-ID: fe01
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 4.0 lmp-v: 6 sub-v: 4196
    hci-v: 6 rev: 2465 class-ID: 7c0104
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 42.6 GiB (4.6%)
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Apple model: HDD HTS541010A9E662 size: 931.51 GiB speed: 3.0 Gb/s
    tech: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter> fw-rev: B5D0 scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 915.32 GiB used: 42.6 GiB (4.7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
  ID-2: /boot/efi size: 511 MiB used: 6.1 MiB (1.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 768 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 file: /swapfile
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 14 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1
    chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 1-1:2 info: MacAlly USB Keyboard type: keyboard,HID driver: hid-generic,usbhid
    interfaces: 2 rev: 1.1 speed: 1.5 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 100mA chip-ID: 2222:0018 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: 1-5:3 info: Pixart Imaging Optical Mouse type: mouse driver: hid-generic,usbhid
    interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 1.5 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 100mA chip-ID: 093a:2510 class-ID: 0301
  Device-3: 1-7:4 info: Apple FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in) type: video driver: uvcvideo
    interfaces: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 500mA chip-ID: 05ac:8511 class-ID: 0e02
    serial: <filter>
  Hub-2: 1-8:5 info: Broadcom BCM2046B1 USB 2.0 Hub (part of BCM2046 Bluetooth) ports: 3 rev: 2.0
    speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: 94mA chip-ID: 0a5c:4500 class-ID: 0900
  Device-1: 1-8.3:8 info: Apple Bluetooth Host Controller type: bluetooth driver: btusb
    interfaces: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 05ac:828d class-ID: fe01
  Hub-3: 2-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 6 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
    class-ID: 0900
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 73.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: 2514 pm: dpkg pkgs: 2487 pm: flatpak pkgs: 27
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
    1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com zena main upstream import backport
    2: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble main restricted universe multiverse
    3: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates main restricted universe multiverse
    4: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports main restricted universe multiverse
    5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ noble-security main restricted universe multiverse
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntuhandbook1-conkymanager2-noble.list
    1: deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/ubuntuhandbook1-conkymanager2-noble.gpg] https: //ppa.launchpadcontent.net/ubuntuhandbook1/conkymanager2/ubuntu noble main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.sources
    1: deb [arch=amd64] https: //packages.microsoft.com/repos/code stable main
Info:
  Memory: total: 8 GiB available: 7.7 GiB used: 3.25 GiB (42.2%)
  Processes: 249 Power: uptime: 1h 0m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep wakeups: 0
    hibernate: platform Init: systemd v: 255 target: graphical (5) default: graphical
  Compilers: gcc: 13.3.0 Client: Unknown python3.12 client inxi: 3.3.34

NicWelds · Apr 23, 2026

I used Hyprland for almost a year in Arch. It's nice compositor, minimalist and very customizable. I can't see installing it causing too many problems but just like any other software look it up along with your distro to get a better idea of how it works.

johnblackwood1 · Apr 23, 2026

NicWelds said:
I used Hyprland for almost a year in Arch. It's nice compositor, minimalist and very customizable. I can't see installing it causing too many problems but just like any other software look it up along with your distro to get a better idea of how it works.

well im on linux mint and i use Broadcom BCM4360 802.11ac Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter driver thing and last time i installed another DE it uninstalled the Broadcom BCM4360 802.11ac Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter driver tjomg

Condobloke · Apr 23, 2026

zero experience re hyprland.

Massive experience in recovering from screw ups. Mostly self inflicted.

Make sure you take a Timeshift snapshot and save it to an external drive, Before you start the install.

AlphaObeisance · Apr 24, 2026

How can I help you? I'm one of likely to be few users on Linux.org that daily drives Hyprland on my primary workstation. Glad to help where I can.

It seems your largest hurdle would be your ~~integrated graphics~~ (i looked up your graphics, its well supported) and your broadcom wireless card being that they're a bit dated. But if you've run other linux distro's and desktop environments it shouldn't be an issue.

My advise is to take note of what drivers you've got installed that are actively working and ensure to install those post Arch/Fedora install with Hyprland.

While I believe Fedora now offers Hyprland in it's official repo's I have no experience installing it on Fedora systems. That said, if you chose fedora, once you've got it installed; Hyprland would be managed 100% the same on either system. Make no mistake I'm intimate with Fedora as well, I just haven't used Hyprland on it as I prefer Arch Linux for my workstation.

Bit of a shameless plug here, but only because it's helped many over the past year. I created a bit of a Hyprland Educational Course last year; while some of it is a little dated; it's still functional and you may find it very useful; I still get comments weekly to this day thanking me for the guide and state that it's helped them in some way, shape, or form.

If you have any particular questions, please don't hesitate to ask. I'm glad to help if I can.