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Hyprland 0.55 Moves Config to Lua, Drops Legacy Format

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Hacker News ·

Hyprland 0.55 replaces its custom config syntax with Lua, offering more flexibility and power for users. The change breaks backward compatibility, requiring users to migrate their configs. This move aligns Hyprland with modern compositors like AwesomeWM that use scripting languages.

Meridian48 take
While Lua adoption modernizes Hyprland's config, the forced migration may frustrate users who prefer the simplicity of the old format.
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