Sway on Arch Linux: Installation and Configuration

Published: 01 January 1970
on channel: Diego Sandoval
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How to install and configure the Sway Wayland compositor on Arch Linux.

We'll set up Sway, waybar, and wofi. We'll learn how to execute Firefox directly on Wayland.

After this video, you'll have a working environment that you'll be able to customize further using waybar and sway config files.

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction
0:50 Install Sway and Alacritty packages
1:30 Change Resolution (Virtualbox)
2:17 Sway configuration file & modifier key
3:46 Sway basic commands
4:06 Run Firefox
5:34 Change resolution permanently
7:08 Install wofi (application launcher)
8:37 Change font & size
11:34 Install Waybar
13:00 Customize Waybar
16:33 Swap escape and caps lock keys
17:21 Disable mouse acceleration
17:58 Where to find documentation

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