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+== Calls to dbus-update-activation-environment ==
-== Issues with the kanshi service ==
+Note that the default sway configuration template <code>/etc/sway/config</code> includes <code>/etc/sway/config.d/*</code>,
+and specifically includes <code>/etc/sway/config.d/nixos.conf</code>, which has the following contents:
-''Using the systemd service configuration from this page, does anyone else get a "failed to connect to display" on the kanshi.service? I didn't used to get this, months ago, so it at least ''used'' to work, and I don't think I fucked anything up. Also note that starting kanshi in a terminal emulator in sway still works just fine.''
+    # Import the most important environment variables into the D-Bus and systemd
+    # user environments (e.g. required for screen sharing and Pinentry prompts):
+    exec dbus-update-activation-environment --systemd DISPLAY WAYLAND_DISPLAY SWAYSOCK XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP
-Okay, I figured out how to fix it at least, you have to start sway using systemd at the "end" of the sway configuration file like so:
+Likewise, the example configuration in the wiki creates a script <code>/bin/dbus-sway-environment</code> that attempts
+to call <code>dbus-update-activation-environment</code>. (In spite of the partial redundancy with
+<code>/etc/sway/config.d/nixos.conf</code>, the dbus-sway-environment script still seems to be necessary to get the
+required user dbus services successfully started.) However, neither of these attempts to execute
+    dbus-update-activation-environment
+works unless dbus-update-activation-environment is in the
+path (e.g., unless there is a symlink <code>/run/current-system/sw/bin/dbus-update-activation-environment</code>
+pointing at the executable somewhere under <code>/nix/store/</code>).  To get dbus-update-activation-environment
+and the other binaries from the dbus package into the general path, one should add <code>pkgs.dbus</code>
+to the environment.systemPackages list in configuration.nix. (If using home manager, this
+might be accomplished by other means.)
-<code>
+== Change of Wiki ==
-exec "systemctl --user import-environment; systemctl --user start sway-session.target"
-</code>
-This is instead of running the startsway script provided in the wiki. I'll do a proper write up when I have more time and update the wiki page.
---[[User:Rasmus-kirk|Rasmus-kirk]] ([[User talk:Rasmus-kirk|talk]]) 14:54, 2 January 2022 (UTC)
+Scenario:
+On real hardware, I installed nixos with calamares but no desktop environment selected. Then, I proceeded with flakes and home manager proper configuration. Then I tried to follow the sway guide for home manager. It was then that I ran into this issue <https://discourse.nixos.org/t/wlr-errors-when-trying-to-start-sway/28698>. The solution of that thread worked for me.
+So, I propose that <hardware.opengl.enable = true>  to be added in the sway with home manager session,
+To set up Sway using [[Home Manager]], first you must enable [[Polkit]] in your nix configuration:
+security.polkit.enable = true;
+Additionally, you must enable opengl in your nix configuration //<<<<NEW LINE 1>>>>
+hardware.opengl.enable = true; //<<<<NEW LINE 2>>>>
+A general suggestion of 2 new lines can be seen above.
+I just registered and I am new to nixos. I don't know the rules about editing the page, so I decided to post it as discussion first.
+Thank you! [[User:RafTeog|RafTeog]] ([[User talk:RafTeog|talk]]) 19:31, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
+:Hello RafTeog,
+:you can just start to edit the main page here. Its sometimes difficult to see whether a fix is just needed because you have some special circumstances. I am not a Sway user - maybe there are some circumstances where you dont need OpenGL, because you have an xserver enabled?
+:It may be a good way to just add a „Troubleshooting“ chapter and add your information about opengl and a link to the discource-discussion as a subsection. And: The troubleshooting chapter is already in this article. Maybe a subchapter like „Errors when trying to start sway?“.
+:Just start to contribute - have fun while doing it. Lets make this wiki ready for the 24.5 release together. [[User:Klinger|Klinger]] ([[User talk:Klinger|talk]]) 21:04, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
+::Greetings,
+::I will do that, and follow all the advices provided.
+::Thank you very much, glad to be here!  [[User:RafTeog|RafTeog]] ([[User talk:RafTeog|talk]]) 00:47, 3 May 2024 (UTC)