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# sway [![](https://api.travis-ci.org/SirCmpwn/sway.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/SirCmpwn/sway) [![Donate with fosspay](https://drewdevault.com/donate/static/donate-with-fosspay.png)](https://drewdevault.com/donate?project=4)
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"**S**irCmpwn's **Way**land compositor" is a **work in progress**
i3-compatible [Wayland](http://wayland.freedesktop.org/) compositor.
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Read the [FAQ](https://github.com/SirCmpwn/sway/wiki). Join the
[IRC channel](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=sway&uio=d4) (#sway on
irc.freenode.net).
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[![](https://sr.ht/ICd5.png)](https://sr.ht/ICd5.png)
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[More screenshots](https://github.com/SirCmpwn/sway/wiki/Screenshots-of-Sway)
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## Release Signatures
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Releases are signed with [B22DA89A](http://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0x52CB6609B22DA89A)
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and published [on GitHub](https://github.com/SirCmpwn/sway/releases).
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## Status
- [i3 feature support](https://github.com/SirCmpwn/sway/issues/2)
- [IPC feature support](https://github.com/SirCmpwn/sway/issues/98)
- [i3bar feature support](https://github.com/SirCmpwn/sway/issues/343)
- [i3-gaps feature support](https://github.com/SirCmpwn/sway/issues/307)
- [security features](https://github.com/SirCmpwn/sway/issues/984)
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[Bounties](https://github.com/SirCmpwn/sway/issues/986): sponsor features or get paid to write them
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## Installation
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### From Packages
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Sway is available in many distributions. Try installing the "sway" package for
yours. If it's not available, check out [this wiki page](https://github.com/SirCmpwn/sway/wiki/Unsupported-packages)
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for information on installation for your distributions.
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If you're interested in packaging Sway for your distribution, stop by the IRC
channel or shoot an email to sir@cmpwn.com for advice.
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### Compiling from Source
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Install dependencies:
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* cmake
* [wlc](https://github.com/Cloudef/wlc)
* wayland
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* xwayland
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* libcap
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* asciidoc
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* pcre
* json-c
* pango
* cairo
* gdk-pixbuf2 *
* pam **
* imagemagick (required for image capture with swaygrab)
* ffmpeg (required for video capture with swaygrab)
_\*Only required for swaybar, swaybg, and swaylock_
_\*\*Only required for swaylock_
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Run these commands:
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mkdir build
cd build
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cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR=/etc ..
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make
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sudo make install
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On systems with logind, you need to set a few caps on the binary:
sudo setcap cap_sys_ptrace=eip /usr/local/bin/sway
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sudo setcap cap_sys_tty_config=eip /usr/local/bin/sway
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On systems without logind, you need to suid the sway binary:
sudo chmod a+s /usr/local/bin/sway
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## Configuration
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If you already use i3, then copy your i3 config to `~/.config/sway/config` and
it'll work out of the box. Otherwise, copy the sample configuration file to
`~/.config/sway/config`. It is usually located at `/etc/sway/config`.
Run `man 5 sway` for information on the configuration.
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My own dotfiles are available [here](https://gogs.sr.ht/SirCmpwn/dotfiles) if
you want some inspiration, and definitely check out the
[wiki](https://github.com/SirCmpwn/sway/wiki) as well.
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## Running
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Instead of running `startx`, run `sway`. You can run `sway` from within X as
well, which is useful for testing.