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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland%20(protocol) Wayland] is a new display protocol that aims to replace X11. | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland%20(protocol) Wayland] is a new display protocol that aims to replace [[Xorg|X11]]. Wayland requires a [[Seat manager|seat manager]] to work. The <Code>setup-wayland-base</Code> script Installs and enables [[elogind]] as [[Seat manager|seat manager]], enables [[Repositories#Community|community repository]] and enables [[eudev]] automatically as these are required for Wayland to work. | ||
Multiple compositor implementations exist, including [[Sway]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutter%20(software) Mutter] ([[GNOME]]'s compositor) and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KWin Kwin] ([ | Multiple compositor implementations exist, including [[Sway]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutter%20(software) Mutter] ([[GNOME]]'s compositor) and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KWin Kwin] ([[KDE]]'s compositor). A more exhaustive list is available in the [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Wayland#Compositors ArchWiki]. | ||
== XDG_RUNTIME_DIR == | == XDG_RUNTIME_DIR == | ||
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* [[elogind]] can do this and also export other XDG environment variables automatically for each session. | * [[elogind]] can do this and also export other XDG environment variables automatically for each session. | ||
* {{pkg|pam-rundir}} can handle this for logins. To use this [[PAM]] is required. | * {{pkg|pam-rundir}} can handle this for logins. To use this [[PAM]] is required. | ||
* [https://git.sr.ht/~whynothugo/mkrundir mkrundir] is an executable that can be used to initialise the runtime directory explicitly by each user. | |||
* Setting it up manually ([[#Configuring_XDG_RUNTIME_DIR_manually|see below]]). | * Setting it up manually ([[#Configuring_XDG_RUNTIME_DIR_manually|see below]]). | ||
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On a system that's not using elogind nor any pam module that handles this, the <code>XDG_RUNTIME_DIR</code> can be initialised manually. The easiest approach is by adding a snippet like this one to shell init scripts (e.g.: {{Path|~/.profile}}): | On a system that's not using elogind nor any pam module that handles this, the <code>XDG_RUNTIME_DIR</code> can be initialised manually. The easiest approach is by adding a snippet like this one to shell init scripts (e.g.: {{Path|~/.profile}}): | ||
{{Cat|~/.profile|<nowiki>if | {{Cat|~/.profile|<nowiki>if [ -z "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR" ]; then | ||
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/tmp/$(id -u)-runtime-dir" | |||
mkdir -pm 0700 "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR" | |||
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR | |||
fi | fi | ||
</nowiki>}} | </nowiki>}} | ||
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[[Category:Desktop]] | [[Category:Desktop]] | ||
[[Category:Wayland]] | [[Category:Wayland]] | ||
[[Category:Compositor]] | |||
Latest revision as of 06:34, 22 November 2024
Wayland is a new display protocol that aims to replace X11. Wayland requires a seat manager to work. The setup-wayland-base script Installs and enables elogind as seat manager, enables community repository and enables eudev automatically as these are required for Wayland to work.
Multiple compositor implementations exist, including Sway, Mutter (GNOME's compositor) and Kwin (KDE's compositor). A more exhaustive list is available in the ArchWiki.
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
As per the protocol spec, Wayland compositors require the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR variable to be set. There are a few ways to configure create a temporary runtime directory and export this variable:
- elogind can do this and also export other XDG environment variables automatically for each session.
- pam-rundir can handle this for logins. To use this PAM is required.
- mkrundir is an executable that can be used to initialise the runtime directory explicitly by each user.
- Setting it up manually (see below).
Note that this variable MUST be initialised before the Wayland compositor, and also before the D-Bus session instance is started.
Configuring XDG_RUNTIME_DIR manually
Generally, care should be taken when configuring the XDG_* variables manually as this configuration may have errors or conflict with other utilities that do this automatically.
On a system that's not using elogind nor any pam module that handles this, the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR can be initialised manually. The easiest approach is by adding a snippet like this one to shell init scripts (e.g.: ~/.profile):
Contents of ~/.profile