Sddm in wayland

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Hi,

So for all that want to run an "all wayland kde", with sddm using wayland instead of xorg, do this:

  • install package sddm-wayland-git from chaotic-aur
  • in for example /etc/sddm.conf.d/dr460nized.conf, add:
[General]
DisplayServer=wayland
GreeterEnvironment=QT_WAYLAND_SHELL_INTEGRATION=layer-shell

and

[Wayland]
CompositorCommand=kwin_wayland --no-lockscreen --inputmethod maliit-keyboard --width 2560 --height 1440

adjust width and height to your monitor.

but beware, maybe, here be dragons

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I have been reading about wayland. All I can say is wow!.... But my first question is for those who have tried Garuda KDE with wayland. What are those Dragons?

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there are some... lucky none here that attacks me :slight_smile:

some things work properly , the same or better than x11. others, not really.

best way is to try it yourself and see if any of the issues affects you. but kde wayland ( and wayland in general ) have been improving a lot.

EDIT: I didn't mentioned any dragons because of the top of my head I can't remember anything that is broken on wayland for me

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Do you have nvidia drivers installed? That is what I think is holding me back from trying.

EDIT: I did it. Is there anyway to make sure I am using wayland. All seems to be working really well, so far!

Thanks

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Seems as though x11 is still running not wayland

echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE
x11

env | grep -i wayland

echo $DESKTOP_SESSION
plasma
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you mean sddm or plasma ? are you selecting the plasma wayland session?

also I have amdgpu drivers. dunno about nvidia, but I have been reading that they are becoming more compatible with wayland?

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At the login screen, there is nothing for me to select. Just my Login in name and which keyboard I want to use.

I followed your instructions in the first post to a tee. I appreciate your help, honestly.

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you don't have a "plasma x11" and a "plasma wayland" to select on sddm?

maybe you only have plasma x11 installed.

can you check if you have the package: plasma-wayland-session ?

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That was the package I was missing. Thanks


╰─λ echo $DESKTOP_SESSION
plasmawayland

╰─λ env | grep -i wayland
DESKTOP_SESSION=plasmawayland
WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-0
XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland
QT_WAYLAND_FORCE_DPI=96
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Dragons: Wine+Wayland+Nvidia - Needs some work. Only tried one game (Farm Simulator 2019). Will not launch. Switched back to X11 and all is good.

EDIT: I found this


╰─λ sudo pacman -Ss wayland | grep wine
chaotic-aur/wine-wl-git wine.6.0.rc1.r5986.g8119f965602-1
A compatibility layer for running Windows programs (wayland version from gitlab.collabora.com/alf/wine/ wa
yland-staging-wip branch)

[✔️] ╰─λ  sudo pacman -S wine-wl-git
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
:: wine-wl-git and wine-staging are in conflict (wine). Remove wine-staging? [y/N] Y
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: removing wine-staging breaks dependency 'wine>=4.0rc1' required by dxvk-mingw-git

but not sure how to proceed.

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I would stick to normal wine for now ( although wl wine port seems pretty good ).

but can't you run wine on xwayland? .... check if you have the xorg-xwayland package ( you must have, 99% sure ... but just in case )

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That package is installed

sudo pacman -Ss xorg-xwayland
extra/xorg-xwayland 21.1.2-1 (xorg) [installed]
run X clients under wayland
chaotic-aur/xorg-xwayland-git 21.1.2.r251.g735dbde48-1
Run X clients under Wayland (git version)

Wine starts but there are errors and then the game crashes before it starts.

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does other wine apps work ? winecfg works ?

also can you try running it with env GDK_BACKEND=x11 wine ..... ? it should go to xwayland, but I am just trying things.

I have an amdgpu card, I don't have any issue with wayland on my wine apps ( apps, not games :slight_smile: )

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I updated my system. Today FS2019 works! Also Stellaris works! I did not have to use env variables!

I am just in Awe of Garuda! Never have a had a system that updates driviers and software in one command without having to download from multiple sites.

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nice :slight_smile: congrats !

Btw … i don’t know FS2019 , but does Stellaris works good on linux ?

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FS2019 -> Farming Simulator 2019

Stellaris works awsome! There is no lag with maximum graphics settings. I do have an rtx 2060. Results may vary.

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yeah, i got that FS2019 was the farming simulator ... I mean that I don't know the game.

But I do know stellaris... I like those types of games, kinda like galactic civ.

( i always dual boot to play windows games ... I should give it a try sometimes ( although, i rarelly play games :frowning: )

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I ran windows for Gaming. Until I discovered Garuda. There are a few that I would still like to try and have yet to get them running in wine. However, there are so many that do run. I dropped windows. I still have a lot to learn about wine and winetricks. I haven't even started with proton or lutris yet. Seems as though we like the same gaming types.

Days Gone
City Skylines
Civ IV
Surviving Mars

All working on wayland

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thanks !

I haven't played those games, but I know them. yeah, they are kinda my type of games. Days gone seems interesting, specially for the story.

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