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I have no idea how to use SwayWM (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/linux

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I've been suggested to use a tiling window manager like Sway since it allows for controlling windows with hotkeys, but I'm having trouble getting started. I installed it in Fedora and tried logging back in with SwayFX (since it has features like blurring) but after I'm just shown a wallpaper with a top bar, the top left shows a 1 and the top right shows the time. I don't know what to do there. I tried looking up guides but didn't find anything, can you link me some if you know of any?

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sway is basically i3 but for Wayland, so guides for i3 may be somewhat helpful for you.

The man page is probably also worth a read: https://man.archlinux.org/man/sway.5

Short version: Sway/i3 doesn't merely allow you to control your WM via hotkeys, it requires you to. Unless you know/have configured the hotkeys for opening a terminal or an application launcher, you won't be able to do anything. As such, you are looking for a guide on how to configure Sway, rather than on how to use it. Once you know how to configure Sway, actually using it should be immediately obvious.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

i remember in one case sway didn't autogen its config for me, so I had to get it myself