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Brian Ashworth 3f184cf188 meson: update scdoc requirement to >= 1.9.2
Since scdoc 1.9.1 is bugged, this updates the meson version check to
>= 1.9.2 and drops the version requirement from the README. This should
make it more obvious to users who have 1.9.1 that they need to update
scdoc to be able to compile man pages and hopefully cut down on the
duplicate issues
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# sway
[**English**](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.md#sway--) - [日本語](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.ja.md#sway--) - [Deutsch](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.de.md#sway--) - [Ελληνικά](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.el.md#sway--) - [Français](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.fr.md#sway--) - [Українська](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.uk.md#sway--) - [Italiano](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.it.md#sway--) - [Português](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.pt.md#sway--) -
[Русский](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.ru.md#sway--) - [Български](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.bg.md#sway--) - [Español](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.es.md#sway--) -
[Polski](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/blob/master/README.pl.md#sway--)
sway is an i3-compatible [Wayland](http://wayland.freedesktop.org/) compositor.
Read the [FAQ](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki). Join the [IRC
channel](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=sway&uio=d4) (#sway on
irc.freenode.net).
If you'd like to support sway development, please contribute to [SirCmpwn's
Patreon page](https://patreon.com/sircmpwn).
## Release Signatures
Releases are signed with [B22DA89A](http://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0x52CB6609B22DA89A)
and published [on GitHub](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/releases).
## Installation
### From Packages
Sway is available in many distributions. Try installing the "sway" package for
yours. If it's not available, check out [this wiki page](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki/Unsupported-packages)
for information on installation for your distributions.
If you're interested in packaging sway for your distribution, stop by the IRC
channel or shoot an email to sir@cmpwn.com for advice.
### Compiling from Source
Install dependencies:
* meson \*
* [wlroots](https://github.com/swaywm/wlroots)
* wayland
* wayland-protocols \*
* pcre
* json-c
* pango
* cairo
* gdk-pixbuf2 \*\*
* [scdoc](https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/scdoc) (optional: man pages) \*
* git \*
_\*Compile-time dep_
_\*\*optional: required for swaybg_
Run these commands:
meson build
ninja -C build
sudo ninja -C build install
On systems without logind, you need to suid the sway binary:
sudo chmod a+s /usr/local/bin/sway
Sway will drop root permissions shortly after startup.
## Configuration
If you already use i3, then copy your i3 config to `~/.config/sway/config` and
it'll work out of the box. Otherwise, copy the sample configuration file to
`~/.config/sway/config`. It is usually located at `/etc/sway/config`.
Run `man 5 sway` for information on the configuration.
## Running
Run `sway` from a TTY. Some display managers may work but are not supported by
sway (gdm is known to work fairly well).