Sway on Ubuntu#

Installation guide for the latest sway version on Ubuntu 20.04

Source can be found on github

Introduction#

This guide aims to be an easy to follow and straightforward way to install the master version of Sway and the wlroots dependency.

It will then extend to useful projects you might want installed for a complete desktop experience. Example of Customized Sway setup (dotfiles)

Why on Ubuntu ?#

If you want to try out this wonderful window manager and you are used to Ubuntu you don’t have to make the jump directly, you can install sway and changing between Gnome and Sway will be a matter of logging out and selecting which one to boot.