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howtos:window_managers:running_xorg_environments_in_xwayland [2023/12/23 00:54 (UTC)] – Move the quote again. pghvlaans | howtos:window_managers:running_xorg_environments_in_xwayland [2024/01/25 11:06 (UTC)] (current) – [Caveats] Wrong file path. pghvlaans | ||
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* Rootful Xwayland windows are no longer decorated, so '' | * Rootful Xwayland windows are no longer decorated, so '' | ||
* The initial geometry of the Xwayland server must be specified. Replace the Xwayland line in the autostart script above with the following: | * The initial geometry of the Xwayland server must be specified. Replace the Xwayland line in the autostart script above with the following: | ||
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- | | + | DISPLAY=:1 startx -- / |
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Ideally, the '' | Ideally, the '' | ||
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* GPU memory usage is slightly higher relative to running an ordinary xserver. | * GPU memory usage is slightly higher relative to running an ordinary xserver. | ||
* Wayland-only programs and any other program that runs in Wayland mode will be managed by the Wayland compositor rather than the X11 environment. | * Wayland-only programs and any other program that runs in Wayland mode will be managed by the Wayland compositor rather than the X11 environment. | ||
- | * Neither xinput nor synclient will work to turn off touchpads, for example. | + | * Neither xinput nor synclient will work to adjust input device settings; instead, use the file '' |
* If an input device does not work in the chosen Wayland compositor, running an Xwayland server will not cause it to start working. | * If an input device does not work in the chosen Wayland compositor, running an Xwayland server will not cause it to start working. | ||
* xbacklight does not work; echoing values to ''/ | * xbacklight does not work; echoing values to ''/ |