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<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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version="5.0"
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xml:id="sec-wayland">
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<title>Wayland</title>
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<para>
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While X11 (see <xref linkend="sec-x11"/>) is still the primary display
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technology on NixOS, Wayland support is steadily improving.
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Where X11 separates the X Server and the window manager, on Wayland those
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are combined: a Wayland Compositor is like an X11 window manager, but also
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embeds the Wayland 'Server' functionality. This means it is sufficient to
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install a Wayland Compositor such as <package>sway</package> without
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separately enabling a Wayland server:
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<programlisting>
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<xref linkend="opt-programs.sway.enable"/> = true;
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</programlisting>
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This installs the <package>sway</package> compositor along with some
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essential utilities. Now you can start <package>sway</package> from the TTY
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console.
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</para>
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<para>
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If you are using a wlroots-based compositor, like sway, and want to be able to
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share your screen, you might want to activate this option:
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<programlisting>
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<xref linkend="opt-xdg.portal.wlr.enable"/> = true;
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</programlisting>
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and configure Pipewire using <xref linkend="opt-services.pipewire.enable"/>
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and related options.
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</para>
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</chapter>
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