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[https://wayland.freedesktop.org/ Wayland] is a modern display server protocol intended as a replacement for the legacy [[Xorg | X11]] system. | |||
For additional details, see {{NixOS Manual|anchor=#sec-wayland|name=NixOS Manual: Chapter - Wayland}}. | |||
== Checking for Wayland == | |||
To check if you are using Wayland, run the following command {{Commands|$ echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE}} If {{ic|wayland}} is returned, you are running Wayland | |||
== Setup == | |||
Two things are required for running Wayland: a compatible Display Manager, and a compatible Compositor. | |||
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== Display Managers == | |||
Display Managers are responsible for handling user login. | |||
The following Display Managers support using both X and Wayland protocols | |||
==== Graphical ==== | |||
* [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/592047fc9e4f7b74a4dc85d1b9f5243dfe4899e3/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/gdm.nix gdm] is the [[GNOME]] Display Manager. | |||
* [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/592047fc9e4f7b74a4dc85d1b9f5243dfe4899e3/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/sddm.nix sddm] is the default Display Manager for [[KDE]]. Wayland support is currently experimental. | |||
==== Text-based ==== | |||
* [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/592047fc9e4f7b74a4dc85d1b9f5243dfe4899e3/pkgs/applications/display-managers/ly/default.nix ly] | |||
* [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/592047fc9e4f7b74a4dc85d1b9f5243dfe4899e3/pkgs/applications/display-managers/emptty/default.nix emptty] | |||
* [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/592047fc9e4f7b74a4dc85d1b9f5243dfe4899e3/pkgs/applications/display-managers/lemurs/default.nix lemurs] | |||
== Compositors == | == Compositors == | ||
For the purposes of this basic overview, a compositor can be thought of as equivalent to an X Desktop Environment. {{Note|It is important to remember that this is not actually the case as there are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland_(protocol)#Differences_between_Wayland_and_X multiple differences] between how X and Wayland work internally}} | |||
=== Wayland Native === | |||
* [[Sway]] is a i3-like compositor. | * [[Sway]] is a i3-like compositor. | ||
* [[Hyprland]] | * [[Hyprland]] the dynamic tiling Wayland compositor that doesn't sacrifice on its looks. | ||
=== X and Wayland support === | |||
* [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/nixos-23.11/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/mutter/default.nix Mutter] is the default compositor for [[GNOME]] Desktop Environment. | |||
* [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/nixos-23.11/pkgs/desktops/plasma-5/kwin/default.nix KWin] is the default compositor for [[KDE]] Desktop Environment. | |||
== Applications == | |||
Not all apps support running natively on Wayland. To work around this, XWayland should be enabled. {{Note|Enabling XWayland varies slightly from Compositor to Compositor, and may already be enabled. Consult your Compositor's documentation and/or nix file for how to enable}} | |||
==== Electron and Chromium ==== | |||
Ozone Wayland support in [[Chromium]] and [[Electron]] based applications (which allow these applications to run on Wayland native instead of Xwayland) can be enabled by setting the environment variable "<code>NIXOS_OWONE_WL</code>" with <code>NIXOS_OZONE_WL=1</code> | |||
= | ===== Example ===== | ||
{{File|3=environment.sessionVariables.NIXOS_OZONE_WL = "1";|name=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|lang=nix}} | |||
== | == See also == | ||
* [[Xorg]] | |||
[[Category:Desktop]] | |||
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Wayland is a modern display server protocol intended as a replacement for the legacy X11 system.
For additional details, see NixOS Manual: Chapter - Wayland.
Checking for Wayland
To check if you are using Wayland, run the following command
$ echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE
If wayland is returned, you are running Wayland
Setup
Two things are required for running Wayland: a compatible Display Manager, and a compatible Compositor.
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This article or section needs to be expanded. Further information may be found in the related discussion page. Please consult the pedia article metapage for guidelines on contributing.
Display Managers
Display Managers are responsible for handling user login.
The following Display Managers support using both X and Wayland protocols
Graphical
- gdm is the GNOME Display Manager.
- sddm is the default Display Manager for KDE. Wayland support is currently experimental.
Text-based
Compositors
For the purposes of this basic overview, a compositor can be thought of as equivalent to an X Desktop Environment.
Note: It is important to remember that this is not actually the case as there are multiple differences between how X and Wayland work internally
Wayland Native
- Sway is a i3-like compositor.
- Hyprland the dynamic tiling Wayland compositor that doesn't sacrifice on its looks.
X and Wayland support
- Mutter is the default compositor for GNOME Desktop Environment.
- KWin is the default compositor for KDE Desktop Environment.
Applications
Not all apps support running natively on Wayland. To work around this, XWayland should be enabled.
Note: Enabling XWayland varies slightly from Compositor to Compositor, and may already be enabled. Consult your Compositor's documentation and/or nix file for how to enable
Electron and Chromium
Ozone Wayland support in Chromium and Electron based applications (which allow these applications to run on Wayland native instead of Xwayland) can be enabled by setting the environment variable "NIXOS_OWONE_WL" with NIXOS_OZONE_WL=1
Example
❄︎ /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
environment.sessionVariables.NIXOS_OZONE_WL = "1";