Portal:OpenSUSEway/Installation
Currently only Tumbleweed is supported.
Installing openSUSEway in the Tumbleweed installer
The simplest way to install openSUSEway is to install it on a new Tumbleweed install:
- select server (recommended) or basic desktop
- on the last stage, select Software
- you can deselect unneeded X and basic icewm if they are selected
- select openSUSEway
- after installation, you still need to enable the greetd login manager manually (see below)
Installing openSUSEway on an existing Tumbleweed install
Install from the command line:
sudo zypper in -t pattern openSUSEway
Entering the openSUSEway desktop environment
After installation, you have several ways to enter the openSUSEway session:
Enable the greetd login manager (recommended)
The openSUSEway desktop environment goes great with the greetd login manager. If you want to use it, you need to enable it manually (this will be fixed in a future update).
Make sure the default system target is the graphical one (particularly if you installed the server pattern):
sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target
If you already have an installed login manager (GDM, SDDM, LightDM), you need to disable it first:
sudo systemctl disable display-manager
Finally enable the greetd login manager and reboot:
sudo systemctl enable greetd
NOTE: We are planning to have this happen automatically in a future openSUSEway update.
Use an existing login manager
If you have an installed login manager that supports Wayland sessions, openSUSEway will be available in the session selection.
Run the openSUSEway session from the command line (not recommended)
You can also avoid using a login manager completely, log in via the textual prompt and launch the openSUSEway session manually.
sway-run.sh
WARNING: This is not recommended. Among other possible issues, it might not work out of the box with the current SELinux policy. Only do this if you know what you are doing and are comfortable investigating the issues you might have.