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| author | Salman Farooq <46742354+SalmanFarooqShiekh@users.noreply.github.com> | 2024-06-29 09:18:29 +0500 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2024-06-28 21:18:29 -0700 |
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add-in-wiki-xwayland-run-as-a-solution-to-run-X-apps (#477)
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diff --git a/wiki/Xwayland.md b/wiki/Xwayland.md index 2b3496bd..14e401ae 100644 --- a/wiki/Xwayland.md +++ b/wiki/Xwayland.md @@ -37,6 +37,24 @@ binds { } ``` +## Using xwayland-run to run Xwayland + +[xwayland-run] is a helper utility to run an X11 client within a dedicated Xwayland rootful server. +It takes care of starting Xwayland, setting the X11 DISPLAY environment variable, setting up xauth and running the specified X11 client using the newly started Xwayland instance. +When the X11 client terminates, xwayland-run will automatically close the dedicated Xwayland server. + +It works like this: + +``` +xwayland-run <Xwayland arguments> -- your-x11-app <X11 app arguments> +``` + +For example: + +``` +xwayland-run -geometry 800x600 -fullscreen -- wine wingame.exe +``` + ## Using the Cage Wayland compositor It is also possible to run the X11 application in [Cage](https://github.com/cage-kiosk/cage), which runs a nested Wayland session which also supports Xwayland, where the X11 application can run in. @@ -95,4 +113,5 @@ env DISPLAY=:0 flatpak run com.valvesoftware.Steam They will appear as normal windows. +[xwayland-run]: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/ofourdan/xwayland-run [xwayland-satellite]: https://github.com/Supreeeme/xwayland-satellite |