Wayland: Expanded Migration and Setup, Added Alternative Programs

wiki/image.md

@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ This entry also features medicinal image and visual formats such as DICOM.
 ## Viewer
 
 - [sxiv](https://github.com/xyb3rt/sxiv) is an image viewer for [Linux'](/wiki/linux.md)
-  [X window system](/wiki/linux/x_window_system.md).
+    [X window system](/wiki/linux/x_window_system.md).
 - [Weasis](https://github.com/nroduit/Weasis) is a cross-platform DICOM viewer.
+- [imv](https://sr.ht/~exec64/imv/) is an image viewer native to [Linux'](/wiki/linux.md)
+    [Wayland](/wiki/linux/wayland.md).
 
 ## Editors
 

wiki/linux/lightdm.md

@@ -45,6 +45,17 @@ Check which session is created by your compositor.
 ln -s /usr/share/wayland-sessions/<session> /usr/share/wayland-sessions/default.desktop
 ```
 
+However, for Wayland the call for the compositor can also occur in the `.profile` file or another
+file that is called at startup.
+In this case replace the `Exec` line with a dummy.
+This can look similar to the following.
+
+```txt
+Exec=echo "ok"
+```
+
+Alternatively to linking the session to `default.desktop` the `.dmrc` file can also be set to the
+name of the session.
 
 Before finishing the setup the functionality should be tested.
 This can be done by using one or both of the following commands.

wiki/linux/wayland.md

@@ -3,14 +3,137 @@
 [Wayland](https://wayland.freedesktop.org/) is a replacement for the
 [X11 window system](/wiki/linux/x_window_system.md).
 
+## Setup
+
+For Wayland to work properly the following is needed.
+
+- a Wayland [compositor](#compositors)
+- `wayland`
+- `wayland-protocols`
+- optionally `xwayland` for running [X11](/wiki/linux/x_window_system.md) applications
+- optionally `xdg-desktop-portal` and a suitable backend (e.g. `xdg-desktop-portal-wlr`) for screen
+    sharing and desktop integration
+
+Wayland is then started via the Compositor.
+
+When migrating from X11 to Wayland additional steps may have to be taken.
+Since the start is done via the compositor some settings – especially potential `startx` statements
+in the `.profile` or other files that are run on login (e.g. by [systemd](/wiki/linux/systemd.md))
+to start X11 need to be removed.
+In the correponding places statements to start the Wayland compositor may be put.
+
+## Statusbar
+
+This section focuses on Wayland statusbars.
+
+### Waybar
+
+Waybar is a simple status bar which in most [Linux distributions](/wiki/linux.md#distributions) can
+simply be installed via the [package](/wiki/linux/package_manager.md) `waybar`.
+It can then be started using the `waybar` command after choosing the settings inside
+`.config/waybar`.
+
 ## Compositors
 
 The following is a list of Wayland compositors.
 
-- [dwl](/wiki/linux/suckless.md) is a compositor which is similar to suckless' X11 window manager
-  called dwm.
+- [dwl](/wiki/linux/suckless.md) is a compositor which is similar to
+    [suckless'](/wiki/linux/suckless.md) X11 window manager called dwm.
+    To make dwl start additional software the `-s` flag followed by a [shell](/wiki/linux/shell.md)
+    file can be used.
+    This will run all commands within the file.
+    An example may look similar to `dwl -s ~/.config/wayland/wayland.conf`.
+    For toggling the touchpad the patch called
+    [inputdevicerules](https://codeberg.org/dwl/dwl-patches/src/branch/main/patches/inputdevicerules/inputdevicerules-v0.6.patch)
+    can be used.
 - [mango](https://github.com/mangowm/mango) is a feature-rich Wayland compositor built on dwl.
 
+## Programs
+
+This section contains Wayland-native alternatives to common X11 programs.
+
+Further alternatives can be found in the
+[Sway migration guide](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki/i3-Migration-Guide).
+
+### Background
+
+`swaybg` can be used to set the desktop background.
+
+### Hotkey Daemon
+
+`swhkd` is a Wayland alternative to [sxhkd](/wiki/linux/sxhkd.md).
+
+After installation create the configuration file
+`~/.config/swhkd/swhkdrc` and mark the binary as setuid.
+
+```sh
+sudo chmod u+s $(which swhkd)
+```
+
+The daemon can then be started using
+
+```sh
+swhks && swhkd
+```
+
+### Lock Screen
+
+`swaylock` can be used as a lock screen.
+
+Configuration is stored in `~/.config/swaylock/config`.
+
+A lock screen can then be activated using
+
+```sh
+swaylock
+```
+
+### Idle Daemon
+
+`swayidle` is a Wayland replacement for idle management.
+
+### Screenshots
+
+Wayland screen capture can be achieved using
+
+- `grim` for taking screenshots
+- `slurp` for selecting a region
+- `wl-clipboard` for clipboard integration
+
+Together these can replace tools such as `maim`.
+
+### Display Configuration
+
+`wlr-randr` can be used instead of `xrandr` for wlroots-based compositors.
+
+Many Wayland compositors configure displays automatically, making manual configuration unnecessary
+in many cases.
+
+### Input Events
+
+`wev` is a Wayland alternative to `xev`.
+
+### Window Information
+
+The functionality of `xprop` can be replaced by a combination of `lswt`, `wlrctl`
+(`wlrctl toplevel list`) as well as compositor-specific IPC interfaces.
+
+### Color Temperature
+
+`wlsunset` provides functionality similar to `redshift`.
+
+### Image Viewer
+
+[imv](https://sr.ht/~exec64/imv/) is a Wayland-native [image viewer](/wiki/image.md#viewer) and can
+be used instead of `sxiv`.
+
+### Desktop Managers
+
+There are many [display managers](/wiki/linux/display_managers.md) which support Wayland
+compositors.
+[LightDM](/wiki/linux/lightdm.md) is especially easy to use and the corresponding entry contains a
+[setup section for dwl](/wiki/linux/lightdm.md).
+
 ## Usage
 
 This section addresses the usage of Wayland.
@@ -24,6 +147,45 @@ For this to work the compositor needs to use wlroots.
 wlr-randr
 ```
 
+### Setup Screen Capture
+
+Many Wayland applications access [screen capture](/wiki/screen_capture.md) or
+[sharing](/wiki/screen_sharing.md) through `xdg-desktop-portal`.
+This setup is required by applications such as [Discord](/wiki/discord.md) and [OBS](/wiki/obs.md).
+
+Install the following packages.
+
+- `xdg-desktop-portal-gtk`
+- `xdg-desktop-portal-wlr`
+- `qt5-wayland`
+- `qt6-wayland`
+
+Set the following environment variables.
+
+```sh
+export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland
+export XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=wlroots
+```
+
+Import the variables into the user systemd instance during startup.
+
+```sh
+systemctl --user import-environment WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP
+dbus-update-activation-environment --systemd WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP
+```
+
+Create the file `~/.config/xdg-desktop-portal/portals.conf` with the following contents.
+
+```ini
+[preferred]
+default=gtk
+org.freedesktop.impl.portal.Screenshot=wlr
+org.freedesktop.impl.portal.ScreenCast=wlr
+```
+
+Afterward, restart the system.
+Then screen capture and sharing should be available.
+
 ## Troubleshooting
 
 This section addresses problems that can occur when using Wayland and ways to solve them.

wiki/screen_capture.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Screen capture describes the process of recording a computer screen.
 For the remotely displaying the screen to another device the
-[corresponding entry](/wiki/screen-sharing.md) contains tips and tricks.
+[corresponding entry](/wiki/screen_sharing.md) contains tips and tricks.
 
 ## Screen Capture options