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== XDG_RUNTIME_DIR == | == XDG_RUNTIME_DIR == | ||
Generally it's inadvisable to configure XDG_* variables manually as this configuration may have errors or conflict with other utilities that do this automatically. | As per the protocol spec, Wayland compositors require the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR variable to be set. A login manager such as [[Elogind]] can configure this and other Freedesktop.org environment variables automatically. | ||
Generally it's inadvisable to configure <code>XDG_*</code> variables manually as this configuration may have errors or conflict with other utilities that do this automatically. That said, it is possible to configure <code>XDG_RUNTIME_DIR</code> adding the following snippet to shell init scripts (e.g.: <code>~/.profile</code>): | |||
<pre> | |||
if test -z "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"; then | |||
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp/$(id -u)-runtime-dir | |||
if ! test -d "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"; then | |||
mkdir "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}" | |||
chmod 0700 "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}" | |||
fi | |||
fi | |||
</pre> | |||
[[Category:Desktop]] | [[Category:Desktop]] | ||
Revision as of 23:20, 6 January 2023
 A more thorough guide to installing, configuring, and running wayland on Alpine would be better. |
Wayland is a new display protocol that aims to replace X11.
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
As per the protocol spec, Wayland compositors require the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR variable to be set. A login manager such as Elogind can configure this and other Freedesktop.org environment variables automatically.
Generally it's inadvisable to configure XDG_* variables manually as this configuration may have errors or conflict with other utilities that do this automatically. That said, it is possible to configure XDG_RUNTIME_DIR adding the following snippet to shell init scripts (e.g.: ~/.profile):
if test -z "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"; then
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp/$(id -u)-runtime-dir
if ! test -d "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"; then
mkdir "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"
chmod 0700 "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"
fi
fi