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diff --git a/docs/sway-on-ubuntu/README.md b/docs/sway-on-ubuntu/README.md index 68ed463..9121d0c 100644 --- a/docs/sway-on-ubuntu/README.md +++ b/docs/sway-on-ubuntu/README.md @@ -1,13 +1,8 @@ -# "sway-on-ubuntu" - -"sway-on-ubuntu" is a bad name, but so is "sway-on-ubuntu-via-nixpkgs". - -**!!**: *Please do not file bugs against Sway when using these packages.* +# Sway on non-NixOS Distributions ## Walkthrough - NixGL + Sway on Ubuntu -This guide will walk you through running `sway` on Ubuntu via `nix` and `nixpkgs`. -In theory, this should work with a number of Ubuntu versions, but was tested with 18.10 under KVM. +This guide will walk you through running `sway` on Ubuntu 18.10 via `nix` and `nixpkgs`. At a high-level: 1. Install `nix` @@ -19,10 +14,19 @@ At a high-level: ### Quick Version -If you'd like the quick version, you can run `./execute` (aka `/docs/sway-on-ubuntu/execute.sh`) -and then skip to the last step ("Run Sway"). +If you'd like the quick version, you can use the quickshot `execute.sh` script in this directory: +``` +cd /tmp +wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/colemickens/nixpkgs-wayland/master/docs/sway-on-ubuntu/execute.sh +chmod +x execute.sh +./execute.sh +``` + +[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sri_24TJtFI) + +You can then skip to the end. -### Full Version +### Detailed Version #### Install Nix @@ -70,7 +74,8 @@ assuming enough RAM, CPU, etc. ```bash mkdir -p $HOME/.config/nixpkgs/overlays -git clone https://github.com/colemickens/nixpkgs-wayland.git $HOME/.config/nixpkgs/overlays/nixpkgs-wayland +git clone https://github.com/colemickens/nixpkgs-wayland.git \ + $HOME/.config/nixpkgs/overlays/nixpkgs-wayland ``` #### Install NixGL and Sway @@ -83,25 +88,25 @@ the use of a wrapper. I've added some summary details to the NixOS Wiki: (Change the attribute to be installed per your GL vendor.) ```bash -nix-env -iE '(import (builtins.fetchurl { url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/guibou/nixGL/master/default.nix"; })).nixGLIntel +curl -L --fail https://raw.githubusercontent.com/guibou/nixGL/master/default.nix > /tmp/nixgl.nix ``` - -**Install Sway and a config file** - -Install the default sway config: +**Install Sway and related tools** ```bash -nix-env -iA nixpkgs.sway-beta nixpkgs.dmenu +nix-env -iA nixGLIntel -f /tmp/nixgl.nix +nix-env -iA nixpkgs.sway-beta nixpkgs.dmenu nixpkgs.mako nixpkgs.slurp nixpkgs.grim ``` -This will install `sway-beta` from `nixpkgs` (the channel that Nix is configured to follow out -of the box). In this case, `sway-beta` is actually a newer version coming from this overlay. +This will install `sway-beta` the default configured channel for the Nix install you +performed at the beginning, which is named `nixpkgs`. In our case though, `sway-beta` +is overriden to a newer version by use of this overlay. +**Install a demo Sway config** +Install the default sway config: ```bash -mkdir -p $HOME/.config/sway/config +mkdir -p $HOME/.config/sway wget 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/swaywm/sway/master/config.in' \ -O $HOME/.config/sway/config -# accomodate nested sway, remove missing BG, set $term sed -i 's|Mod4|Mod1|g' ~/.config/sway/config sed -i '/Sway_Wallpaper_Blue_1920x1080.png/d' ~/.config/sway/config sed -i 's|urxvt|gnome-terminal|g' ~/.config/sway/config @@ -112,9 +117,12 @@ sed -i 's|urxvt|gnome-terminal|g' ~/.config/sway/config Let's drop to a TTY and try sway. **Note, this will stop GDM and your current session!** ```bash -# from GNOME +# stop the graphical session sudo systemctl isolate multi-user.target +# switch to another TTY +# ctrl+alt+f3 + # on TTY nixGLIntel sway ``` |