Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Linux Distro: Lightweight Wayland Distro

edit 2024-11-15: LXQT has now undertaken compatibility with several wlroots sessions, including Sway. I do not know why this idea was worth posting at the time, but in any case, what LXQT is doing is pretty cool.

The idea is for a Linux distribution that uses
  • Ubuntu based
  • Wayland
  • LXQT
  • Convenient option of either Sway or Kwin
    • distro themed styling for both Sway and Kwin
    • gui settings app for Sway
      • basic config file wrapper
      • color wheels for color settings
      • checkboxes to activate and select feature options
      • exec script builder
      • basic keyboard shortcut maker like compiz's settings manager or xfce's

Sway is an i3 replacement for Wayland.
http://swaywm.org/