Dirk , 4 months ago

A bar, like waybar

Why not waybar? 😆

If you want to go all in, check out Eww - it's a lovely over-engineered and super customizable widgets framework that you can use to build a fully custom desktop bar, too. (and needs a lot of more work than waybar to initially set up)

Wallpaper switcher

Depending on your compositor there already might be something implemented that handles wallpaper switching. Maybe check out the super simple wbg application, or have a look at swww if you want a bit a lot tons of more features.

General usage tips for someone who only used full fletched DEs until now?

If you're on Hyprland or interested in using it, maybe check out My Linux For Work's Hyprland setup if you want something ready to use.