Hostname still appears even when all Catppuccin features are turned off

[pythoncarpenter]

Hi everyone,

I’ve encountered an issue with the Catppuccin tmux plugin (v2.1.2) where I’m trying to disable all status modules, yet the hostname still shows on the left-hand side of the tmux status bar.

What I’m trying to do:

I want to completely turn off Catppuccin’s status modules so that nothing (including the hostname) appears in the status bar. My goal is to establish if there is a bug and if not determine where my installation process went wrong.

You can see below where I've turned everything off by commenting out--yet the hostname (long) still persists. IMO I find the hostname distracting and although I've become aware that you can shorten one's hostname, I would prefer to eliminate it and keep JUST status application on the left. Seems that status-application comes baked in with hostname. Correct me if I'm wrong--assuming there's something else going on.

My Configuration:

unbind r
bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf ; display-message "Config reloaded!"

set -g prefix C-Space
bind C-Space send-prefix

set -g mouse on

bind-key h select-pane -L
bind-key j select-pane -D
bind-key k select-pane -U
bind-key l select-pane -R

set-option -g status-position top

set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible'
set -g @plugin 'catppuccin/tmux#v2.1.2'

set -g default-terminal "tmux-256color"

set -g @catppuccin_flavor "mocha"
set -g @catppuccin_window_status_style "rounded"

run ~/.config/tmux/plugins/catppuccin/tmux/catppuccin.tmux

set -g status-right-length 100
set -g status-left-length 100

set -g status-left ""
#set -g status-left "#{E:@catppuccin_status_application}"

set -g status-right ""
#set -ag status-right "#{E:@catppuccin_status_session}"
#set -ag status-right "#{E:@catppuccin_status_uptime}"

run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'

Steps to reproduce

1. Use the above configuration in your ~/.tmux.conf.
2. Reload tmux with:

tmux source-file ~/.tmux.conf

3. Notice that the hostname still appears on the left-hand side of the status bar despite having disabled all modules.

Environment Details:

• Catppuccin Tmux version: v2.1.2
• OS: macOS 15.3 Sequoia
• Tmux Plugins: tpm, tmux-sensible

Has anyone else experienced this bug or found a workaround to completely disable the hostname (and all Catppuccin features)? Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance for your help.

PS tutorials haven't been updated in a while.

[pythoncarpenter]

Is this a problem with Tmux-sensible, a non-capability or am I just doing it wrong ? (could be a bug, but I've learned to give projects the benefit of the doubt :)

[kjnsn]

That's the window list. Everything is working exactly correctly.

For basics on tmux please read https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki/Getting-Started

If you want to disable everything that the plugin does, then just don't use it

[pythoncarpenter]

The enclosed screenshot demonstrates that if you turn everything off, the hostname still shows--so by proof of negation, this should demonstrate that there is a lack of control.

I just want to know if this is from catppuccin or tmux and if it's from catppuccin/tmux I would like to either change my settings or submit an issue.

[kjnsn]

The enclosed screenshot demonstrates that if you turn everything off, the hostname still shows--so by proof of negation, this should demonstrate that there is a lack of control.

"Turn everything off" - and you did. What you are seeing is not part of status-left or status-right. Mathematical jargon is great when the assumptions you start from are correct.

I just want to know if this is from catppuccin or tmux and if it's from catppuccin/tmux I would like to either change my settings or submit an issue.

Have you ever opened more than one window in tmux, or used tmux before? Or used tmux without catppuccin?

As I said, what you are seeing is the window list. I don't even know if it's possible to switch that off in tmux. You're basically asking the equivalent of wanting your web browser or terminal emulator to not show any tabs. I don't know why

You can set the tmux options for the current and non-current window formats to the empty string if you really really want to.

[pythoncarpenter]

K, I saw Typecraft did't have that problem on his videos and I wanted the same setup--I've been searching hard and low for answer putting in the effort. I put this in discussion because I don't know how to use the tool. It is my first time using nvim. Anyways. Do not feel the need to respond to this any longer.