# Papyros shell

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Papyros is a desktop environment based on Google's Material Design guidelines, created in 2014.

Warning: The desktop shell and material design framework are still in active development and are in a pre-alpha state.

## Installation

You can install Papyros shell using the AUR package papyros-shellAUR or papyros-shell-gitAUR.

Otherwise you can follow these instructions:

Add the following lines to your `/etc/pacman.conf` file, above the default repositories:

    /etc/pacman.conf

    [papyros]
    SigLevel = Never
    Server = http://dash.papyros.io/repos/$repo/$arch

Then run:

    sudo pacman -Syu
    sudo pacman -S papyros-shell

You can finally run the shell by:

    papyros-session

## Other applications

For additional functionality, you may wish to install the following:

- liri-browser — A Web Browser using the QML Material framework from the Papyros Project.

  https://github.com/liri-browser/liri-browser || liri-browserAUR

- liri-player — A Web player using the QML Material framework from the Papyros Project.

  https://github.com/pierremtb/liri-player || liri-player-gitAUR

- papyros-files — The file manager for Papyros.

  https://github.com/papyros/files-app || papyros-files

- papyros-settings — The file settings for Papyros.

  https://github.com/papyros/settings-app || papyros-settings-gitAUR

## See also

- Official homepage
- Papyros development

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