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as discussed in #3907, many wayland-native apps refuse to run (unless configured as such) without having xwayland installed. This can confuse new users who might be tempted to remove anything xorg related - only to end up with a broken wayland setup
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# sway
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[**English**](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.md#sway--) - [日本語](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.ja.md#sway--) - [Deutsch](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.de.md#sway--) - [Ελληνικά](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.el.md#sway--) - [Français](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.fr.md#sway--) - [Українська](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.uk.md#sway--) - [Italiano](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.it.md#sway--) - [Português](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.pt.md#sway--) -
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[Русский](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.ru.md#sway--) - [Български](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.bg.md#sway--) - [Español](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.es.md#sway--) -
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[Polski](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.pl.md#sway--)
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sway is an i3-compatible [Wayland](http://wayland.freedesktop.org/) compositor.
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Read the [FAQ](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki). Join the [IRC
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channel](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=sway&uio=d4) (#sway on
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irc.freenode.net).
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If you'd like to support sway development, please contribute to [SirCmpwn's
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Patreon page](https://patreon.com/sircmpwn).
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## Release Signatures
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Releases are signed with [B22DA89A](http://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0x52CB6609B22DA89A)
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and published [on GitHub](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/releases).
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## Installation
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### From Packages
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Sway is available in many distributions. Try installing the "sway" package for
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yours. If it's not available, check out [this wiki page](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki/Unsupported-packages)
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for information on installation for your distributions.
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If you're interested in packaging sway for your distribution, stop by the IRC
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channel or shoot an email to sir@cmpwn.com for advice.
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### Compiling from Source
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Install dependencies:
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* meson \*
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* [wlroots](https://github.com/swaywm/wlroots)
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* wayland
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* wayland-protocols \*
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* pcre
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* json-c
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* pango
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* cairo
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* gdk-pixbuf2 \*\*
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* [scdoc](https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/scdoc) (optional: man pages) \*
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* git \*
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_\*Compile-time dep_
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_\*\*optional: required for swaybg_
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Run these commands:
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meson build
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ninja -C build
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sudo ninja -C build install
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On systems without logind, you need to suid the sway binary:
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sudo chmod a+s /usr/local/bin/sway
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Sway will drop root permissions shortly after startup.
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## Configuration
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If you already use i3, then copy your i3 config to `~/.config/sway/config` and
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it'll work out of the box. Otherwise, copy the sample configuration file to
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`~/.config/sway/config`. It is usually located at `/etc/sway/config`.
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Run `man 5 sway` for information on the configuration.
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## Running
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Run `sway` from a TTY. Some display managers may work but are not supported by
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sway (gdm is known to work fairly well). You will probably want to have xwayland
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installed, since most wayland applications (including dmenu and sway) will not
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start without it.
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