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