ML4W OS 2.10.0, the latest Hyprland‑based dotfiles collection rebranded from “ML4W Dotfiles”, now ships a beta live ISO that boots directly into Hyprland with wallpaper‑derived adaptive material colors, adds a calendar app, improves btop’s theme support, and stabilises the Welcome and Settings apps. The ISO is an Arch base configured for systemd‑boot, so you should write it to a UEFI bootable USB; installing on Arch requires running sudo install-ml4w-os from the live session, while other distros can copy dotfiles via the Flathub Dotfiles Installer but still need to resolve dependencies manually.

ML4W OS 2.10.0 – What’s new, how to try it, and whether you should bother

The newest release of the Hyprland‑based dotfiles collection finally shows up as a proper “OS” image. In this article I’ll walk through the live ISO, the Arch install script, and the Flathub installer so you can decide if ML4W OS 2.10.0 is worth the download or just another pretty‑but‑heavy desktop makeover.

New stuff in 2.10.0

• Project renamed from “ML4W Dotfiles” to ML4W OS – a thin veneer of branding that doesn’t change any functionality.
• A beta Live ISO is now available. It boots straight into Hyprland with adaptive material colors generated from the wallpaper you pick at login.
• The built‑in btop now respects the matugen theme, so your system monitor matches the rest of the UI without extra config.
• A brand‑new Calendar app (thanks to defaltastra) lets you add events. It’s functional but feels like a half‑finished widget tucked into the panel.
• Welcome and Settings apps have been cleaned up; they’re still minimal, but at least they stop crashing when you click “Check for updates”.

Booting the Live ISO – what to expect

1. Grab the image – download ml4w-os-2.10.0-x86_64.iso from the official site and write it to a USB stick (Rufus or dd works fine).
   The ISO is essentially an Arch base with Hyprland pre‑configured, so you need a proper bootable medium.

2. Boot in UEFI mode – older BIOS‑only machines will refuse to start; the installer script assumes systemd‑boot.
   The live environment uses systemd‑boot for fast startup and to avoid GRUB’s extra configuration steps.

Installing on Arch – the `install-ml4w-os` script

Open a terminal in the live session and run:

sudo install-ml4w-os

Using the Flathub Dotfiles Installer on other distros

If you’re not an Arch fan, the “ Dotfiles Installer” app is available on Flathub:

1. Install via Flatpak: flatpak install flathub com.ml4w.dotfilesinstaller
2. Launch it and pick your distro (Fedora or openSUSE are listed). The app then drops the Hyprland config into $HOME/.config/hypr.

The installer does not touch system packages, so you still need to satisfy dependencies yourself (hyprland, waybar, etc.). On Fedora I ran into a missing libxkbcommon version error; the installer politely told me “dependency not met” but gave no hint how to fix it. In short: the Flathub app is handy for copying dotfiles, but it’s not a full‑featured distro switcher.

Bottom line: give the ISO a spin if you want a quick “Hyprland‑with‑all‑the‑bells” demo on a spare machine or VM. For daily use on your primary workstation, I’d still recommend setting up Hyprland manually; it’s less bloat and you avoid the occasional script hiccup.