knowledge-base/KB/Linux/Desktop/ArchLinux/sway.md

creation date	tags
2022-02-06	note sway i3 linux

Sway is a replacement for KB/Linux/Desktop/ArchLinux/i3 but for Wayland.

Install

Install sway or related system packages

mako
grimshot
grim
sway
swaybg
swaylock
swayidle
slurp
ttf-font-awesome
waybar-git # or waybar although longer no release
wdisplays
wev
wlr-randr
wf-recorder
rofi-lbronn-wayland
xdg-desktop-portal-wlr # used for [1], keep other portal-* packages

Install packages used as replacement from popular DE:

simplescreenrecorder-wlroots-git
redshift-wayland-git
thunar
thunar-volman
thunar-archive-plugin
thunar-media-tags-plugin
tumbler
ffmpegthumbnailer
gvfs
xarchiver
viewnior
gnome-keyring
seahorse
nm-applet
gparted

Automatic start

• Edit ~/.zprofile and replace startx with exec sway if needed
• Ensure you have getty@tty1 enabled

Config

# ~/.config/electron-flags.conf

--enable-features=UseOzonePlatform
--ozone-platform=wayland

# ~/.zshenv

export _JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING=1
export MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1
export XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway

Inside Chromium based browsers enable the following under chrome://flags

WebRTC PipeWire support