https://github.com/swaywm/swaybg

Wallpaper tool for Wayland compositors
https://github.com/swaywm/swaybg

sway wayland wlroots

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Wallpaper tool for Wayland compositors

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/swaywm/swaybg
• Owner: swaywm
• License: mit
• Created: 2019-04-25T15:04:36.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-20T15:08:35.000Z (19 days ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-02T20:33:08.903Z (6 days ago)
• Topics: sway, wayland, wlroots
• Language: C
• Homepage:
• Size: 86.9 KB
• Stars: 511
• Watchers: 22
• Forks: 32
• Open Issues: 11
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# swaybg

swaybg is a wallpaper utility for Wayland compositors. It is compatible with

any Wayland compositor which implements the wlr-layer-shell protocol and

`wl_output` version 4.

See the man page, `swaybg(1)`, for instructions on using swaybg.

## Release Signatures

Releases are signed with [E88F5E48](https://keys.openpgp.org/search?q=34FF9526CFEF0E97A340E2E40FDE7BE0E88F5E48)

and published [on GitHub](https://github.com/swaywm/swaybg/releases). swaybg

releases are managed independently of sway releases.

## Installation

### From Packages

swaybg is available in many distributions. Try installing the "swaybg"

package for yours.

### Compiling from Source

Install dependencies:

* meson \*

* wayland

* wayland-protocols \*

* cairo

* gdk-pixbuf2 (optional: image formats other than PNG)

* [scdoc](https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/scdoc) (optional: man pages) \*

* git (optional: version information) \*

_\* Compile-time dep_

Run these commands:

    meson build/

    ninja -C build/

    sudo ninja -C build/ install