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# Wayland {#sec-wayland}
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While X11 (see [](#sec-x11)) is still the primary display technology
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on NixOS, Wayland support is steadily improving. Where X11 separates the
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X Server and the window manager, on Wayland those are combined: a
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Wayland Compositor is like an X11 window manager, but also embeds the
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Wayland 'Server' functionality. This means it is sufficient to install
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a Wayland Compositor such as sway without separately enabling a Wayland
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server:
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```nix
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programs.sway.enable = true;
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```
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This installs the sway compositor along with some essential utilities.
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Now you can start sway from the TTY console.
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If you are using a wlroots-based compositor, like sway, and want to be
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able to share your screen, you might want to activate this option:
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```nix
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xdg.portal.wlr.enable = true;
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```
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and configure Pipewire using
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[](#opt-services.pipewire.enable)
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and related options.
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