feat: switch terminal from urxvt to Alacritty (GPU-accelerated, actively maintained)

Author: draphy

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ draphyOS/
 │   ├── gtk-3.0/settings.ini # GTK theme settings
 │   ├── redshift/redshift.conf
 │   ├── xprofile             # X session startup
-│   └── Xresources           # X resources (urxvt colors)
+│   └── alacritty/alacritty.toml  # Alacritty terminal config
 ├── migrations/              # Version migration scripts
 │   ├── common.sh            # Shared migration utilities
 │   ├── TEMPLATE.sh          # Template for new migrations
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ How configs are installed (symlinks unless noted):
 | `configs/gtk-3.0/settings.ini` | `~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini` | Symlink |
 | `configs/redshift/redshift.conf` | `~/.config/redshift/redshift.conf` | Symlink |
 | `configs/xprofile` | `~/.xprofile` | Symlink |
-| `configs/Xresources` | `~/.Xresources` | Symlink |
+| `configs/alacritty/alacritty.toml` | `~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml` | Symlink |
 | `assets/wallpaper.png` | `~/.config/wallpaper.png` | **Copied** |
 
 > **Important:** `polybar/config.ini` and `picom/picom.conf` are converted from symlinks to real files when hardware-specific modifications are needed (battery detection, VM mode). Contributors modifying these should be aware of this behavior.
@@ -453,9 +453,8 @@ The `~/.xprofile` runs at X session start and handles:
 5. Start polybar (via launch.sh)
 6. Start notification daemon (dunst)
 7. Start screen locker (xss-lock)
-8. Load Xresources
-9. Start redshift (night light)
-10. Start polkit agent
+8. Start redshift (night light)
+9. Start polkit agent
 ```
 
 Contributors modifying startup behavior should edit `configs/xprofile`.

PACKAGES

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dunst::
 lightdm::
 
 # === Terminal ===
-rxvt-unicode::
+alacritty::
 
 # === Networking ===
 NetworkManager::

README.md

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ If you love that vibe — welcome home.
 - ⌨️ Pre-configured i3 window manager with vim-style keybindings
 - 📊 Clean polybar status bar (replaces i3status)
 - 🚀 Beautiful rofi app launcher with dark theme
-- 💻 urxvt terminal with Mint-Y-Dark colors
+- 💻 Alacritty terminal with Mint-Y-Dark colors
 - 🐟 Fish shell with auto-suggestions
 - 🔧 Automatic hardware detection (battery, network, display)
 - 🔒 Lock screen with centered logo (auto-sleep after 15 min)
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ When a config conflict is detected, you choose:
 
 | Key                       | Action                   |
 | ------------------------- | ------------------------ |
-| `Super + Return`          | Terminal (urxvt)         |
+| `Super + Return`          | Terminal (Alacritty)     |
 | `Super + d`               | App Launcher (rofi)      |
 | `Super + Shift + q`       | Close Window             |
 | `Super + F1`              | Cheatsheet               |
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ Every tool in draphyOS was chosen with a purpose. Here's why:
 | **Status Bar**     | Polybar | Highly customizable, beautiful, active development   | i3status (too basic), i3blocks (harder to configure) |
 | **App Launcher**   | Rofi    | Themeable, fast, supports multiple modes             | dmenu (too minimal), ulauncher (heavier)             |
 | **Compositor**     | Picom   | Lightweight, blur/shadows/transparency               | Compton (deprecated), none (screen tearing)          |
-| **Terminal**       | urxvt   | Fedora i3 official, minimal, fast, Xresources config | Alacritty (GPU-heavy), st (needs compilation)        |
+| **Terminal**       | Alacritty | GPU-accelerated, minimal, fast, actively maintained | urxvt (declining community), st (needs compilation)  |
 | **Shell**          | Fish    | Lightweight, best out-of-box experience              | Bash (no features), Zsh (needs plugins)              |
 | **Notifications**  | Dunst   | Lightweight, highly configurable, keyboard-friendly  | notify-osd (less features), mako (Wayland-only)      |
 
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ Every tool in draphyOS was chosen with a purpose. Here's why:
 | `dmenu`                  | Application launcher (replaced by rofi) |
 | `dunst`                  | Notification daemon                     |
 | `lightdm`                | Display manager (login screen)          |
-| `rxvt-unicode`           | Terminal emulator                       |
+| `alacritty`              | Terminal emulator (GPU-accelerated)     |
 | `NetworkManager`         | Network management                      |
 | `network-manager-applet` | Network tray icon                       |
 | `firefox`                | Web browser                             |
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ Every tool in draphyOS was chosen with a purpose. Here's why:
 | Dunst    | `~/.config/dunst/dunstrc`          | Notifications  |
 | Picom    | `~/.config/picom/picom.conf`       | Compositor     |
 | Fish     | `~/.config/fish/config.fish`       | Shell          |
-| urxvt    | `~/.Xresources`                    | Terminal       |
+| Alacritty | `~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml` | Terminal     |
 | Redshift | `~/.config/redshift/redshift.conf` | Night light    |
 | GTK      | `~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini`   | Theme settings |
 
@@ -615,7 +615,8 @@ draphyOS has separate WiFi and Ethernet modules that auto-hide when disconnected
 <details>
 <summary><strong>Terminal colors wrong?</strong></summary>
 
-- Run `xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources`
+- Check `~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml` for color settings
+- Restart Alacritty to apply changes
 
 </details>
 

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-8
+9

configs/Xresources

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+# draphyOS Alacritty Configuration
+# Mint-Y-Dark color scheme
+# https://github.com/draphy/draphyOS
+
+# Terminal shell
+[terminal.shell]
+program = "/usr/bin/fish"
+
+# Window
+[window]
+padding = { x = 8, y = 8 }
+decorations = "full"
+opacity = 1.0
+dynamic_title = true
+
+# Font
+[font]
+size = 11.0
+
+[font.normal]
+family = "Fira Code"
+style = "Regular"
+
+[font.bold]
+family = "Fira Code"
+style = "Bold"
+
+[font.italic]
+family = "Fira Code"
+style = "Italic"
+
+# Scrolling
+[scrolling]
+history = 10000
+multiplier = 3
+
+# Colors (Mint-Y-Dark)
+[colors.primary]
+background = "#383838"
+foreground = "#d8d8d8"
+
+[colors.cursor]
+text = "#383838"
+cursor = "#9ab87c"
+
+[colors.selection]
+text = "#383838"
+background = "#9ab87c"
+
+# Normal colors
+[colors.normal]
+black   = "#2f2f2f"
+red     = "#df382c"
+green   = "#9ab87c"
+yellow  = "#e7cb52"
+blue    = "#5294e2"
+magenta = "#a667ab"
+cyan    = "#6bc3c4"
+white   = "#d8d8d8"
+
+# Bright colors
+[colors.bright]
+black   = "#555555"
+red     = "#eb6e67"
+green   = "#b5d7a8"
+yellow  = "#f0dc82"
+blue    = "#7aacec"
+magenta = "#c492c9"
+cyan    = "#95d5d6"
+white   = "#ffffff"
+
+# Cursor
+[cursor]
+style = { shape = "Block", blinking = "Off" }
+unfocused_hollow = true
+
+# Mouse
+[mouse]
+hide_when_typing = false
+
+# Keyboard
+[keyboard]
+bindings = [
+    { key = "V", mods = "Control|Shift", action = "Paste" },
+    { key = "C", mods = "Control|Shift", action = "Copy" },
+]

configs/alacritty/alacritty.toml

@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 # Disable greeting
 set -g fish_greeting ""
-
-# Clear screen on startup (fix urxvt alignment)
-if status is-interactive
-    clear
-end
 # Optional: Add path
 # set -gx PATH $PATH ~/.local/bin

configs/fish/config.fish

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ client.urgent           $urgent-bg-color    $urgent-bg-color   $text-color
 # ============================================================================
 
 ## Launch // Terminal // <Super> Return ##
-bindsym $mod+Return exec urxvt
+bindsym $mod+Return exec alacritty
 
 ## Window // Close Window // <Super><Shift> q ##
 bindsym $mod+Shift+q kill

configs/i3/config

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# Load Xresources (urxvt config)
-[[ -f ~/.Xresources ]] && xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources
-
 # Qt5/Qt6 theming - use qt5ct for configuration
 export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=qt5ct
 

configs/xprofile

@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ install_packages() {
         # === Core ===
         i3 i3lock dunst lightdm
         # Terminal
-        rxvt-unicode
+        alacritty
         # Networking
         NetworkManager network-manager-applet firefox
         # Audio
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ backup_configs() {
         "$HOME/.config/fish/config.fish"
         "$HOME/.config/redshift"
         "$HOME/.xprofile"
-        "$HOME/.Xresources"
+        "$HOME/.config/alacritty"
         "$HOME/.config/wallpaper.png"
     )
 
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ install_configs() {
     mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml" 2>/dev/null
     mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/fish" 2>/dev/null
     mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/redshift" 2>/dev/null
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/alacritty" 2>/dev/null
 
     # Install symlinks
     safe_symlink "$INSTALL_DIR/configs/i3/config" "$HOME/.config/i3/config"
@@ -538,7 +539,7 @@ install_configs() {
     safe_symlink "$INSTALL_DIR/configs/fish/config.fish" "$HOME/.config/fish/config.fish"
     safe_symlink "$INSTALL_DIR/configs/redshift/redshift.conf" "$HOME/.config/redshift/redshift.conf"
     safe_symlink "$INSTALL_DIR/configs/xprofile" "$HOME/.xprofile"
-    safe_symlink "$INSTALL_DIR/configs/Xresources" "$HOME/.Xresources"
+    safe_symlink "$INSTALL_DIR/configs/alacritty/alacritty.toml" "$HOME/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml"
 
     # Copy wallpaper (actual copy, not symlink)
     if [ -f "$INSTALL_DIR/assets/wallpaper.png" ]; then
@@ -550,6 +551,9 @@ install_configs() {
     chmod +x "$HOME/.config/i3/scripts/cheatsheet.sh" 2>/dev/null || true
     chmod +x "$HOME/.config/polybar/launch.sh" 2>/dev/null || true
 
+    # Set Alacritty as default terminal
+    echo "Alacritty.desktop" > "$HOME/.config/xdg-terminals.list"
+
     print_success "Configs installed"
 }
 
@@ -820,7 +824,7 @@ save_config_checksums() {
         "$INSTALL_DIR/configs/fish/config.fish"
         "$INSTALL_DIR/configs/redshift/redshift.conf"
         "$INSTALL_DIR/configs/xprofile"
-        "$INSTALL_DIR/configs/Xresources"
+        "$INSTALL_DIR/configs/alacritty/alacritty.toml"
     )
 
     # Clear existing checksums