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Topyx

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Registered: 2025-07-06

Posts: 3

How to change compositor?

I'm trying to have hyprland as compositor and windows manager in XFCE. I know that the wayland support for XFCE is just experimental but I would try it anyway (by the way, I can'r run the wayland session for XFCE, what I would set?).

Anyone can suggest some way to get hyprland as compositor/window manager?

Thanks in advance!

Last edited by Topyx (2025-07-06 18:56:52)

ToZ

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From: Canada

Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 12,023

Re: How to change compositor?

To run Xfce under wayland, install either labw or wayfire and run it like this:

For labwc:

startxfce4 --wayland

For wayfire:

startxfce4 --wayland wayfire

This assumes that you are not running a display manager. If you are, you need to create entries in /usr/share/wayland-sessions, like the following for labwc (labwc.desktop), to be able to select it at the login screen:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=labwc
Comment=A wayland stacking compositor
Exec=labwc
Icon=labwc
Type=Application
DesktopNames=labwc;wlroots

I've never run Xfce with hyperland so I'm not sure if its possible, but if you want to try to experiment, you could try something like:

startxfce4 --wayland hyprland

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Topyx

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Registered: 2025-07-06

Posts: 3

Re: How to change compositor?

To run Xfce under wayland, install either labw or wayfire and run it like this:

For labwc:

startxfce4 --wayland

For wayfire:

startxfce4 --wayland wayfire

This assumes that you are not running a display manager. If you are, you need to create entries in /usr/share/wayland-sessions, like the following for labwc (labwc.desktop), to be able to select it at the login screen:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=labwc
Comment=A wayland stacking compositor
Exec=labwc
Icon=labwc
Type=Application
DesktopNames=labwc;wlroots

I've never run Xfce with hyperland so I'm not sure if its possible, but if you want to try to experiment, you could try something like:

startxfce4 --wayland hyprland

Thanks for your answer!
For real, I installed different  display managers because my usual lightdm does not support wayland, so I had to install sddm and gdm. Anyway, I will try for sure your solution and I will post if this could be the solution or not.
Anyway, having the need of a dynamic tile window manager, the solution you posted would be good for sway or similar too?

ToZ

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From: Canada

Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 12,023

Re: How to change compositor?

Anyway, having the need of a dynamic tile window manager, the solution you posted would be good for sway or similar too?

I'm not sure, but you could try.

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