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diff --git a/wiki/Xwayland.md b/wiki/Xwayland.md index 658b6a99..a1b7255e 100644 --- a/wiki/Xwayland.md +++ b/wiki/Xwayland.md @@ -35,6 +35,18 @@ environment { > > You can also force a specific DISPLAY number like so: `xwayland-satellite :12` will start on `DISPLAY=:12`. +## Using the labwc Wayland compositor + +[Labwc](https://github.com/labwc/labwc) is a traditional stacking Wayland compositor with Xwayland. +You can run it as a window, then run X11 apps inside. + +1. Install labwc from your distribution packages. +1. Run it inside niri with the `labwc` command. +It will open as a new window. +1. Run an X11 application on the X11 DISPLAY that it provides, e.g. `env DISPLAY=:0 glxgears` + + + ## Directly running Xwayland in rootful mode This method involves invoking XWayland directly and running it as its own window, it also requires an extra X11 window manager running inside it. |