I used Codex to customize my Hyprland desktop - and learned a valuable AI lesson
The article discusses the author's experience using AI to configure the Hyprland window manager on a Linux system. After testing three AI tools, Codex was the only one that produced a usable configuration file, although it still required significant adjustments. The author highlights the challenges of configuring Hyprland and the lessons learned from the experiment.
- ▪Configuring the Hyprland window manager can be quite challenging for users.
- ▪The author experimented with three AI tools to create a usable .conf file, with Codex being the most successful.
- ▪Despite initial errors, the author was able to make the configuration work after resolving several issues.
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| Publication time | Mon, 18 May 2026 16:13:05 GMT |
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Tech Home Tech Services & Software Operating Systems Linux I used Codex to customize my Hyprland desktop - and learned a valuable AI lesson Hyrpland is a fantastic Linux window manager, but it can be complicated to configure. I asked Codex to write a .conf file - here's how that went. Written by Jack Wallen, Contributing WriterContributing Writer May 18, 2026 at 9:13 a.m. PT Jack Wallen/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET's key takeawaysConfiguring the Hyprland window manager is challenging.I wanted to see how well AI would perform at creating a .conf file.There's an important lesson to be learned here.This is the year I realized how much I enjoy tiling window managers, and Hyprland is my favorite so far.If you've never experienced a tiling window manager, know…
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