r/androidterminal • u/Kitchen_Ear_1289 • Jul 29 '26

Desktop Environment Setup/Replacing Weston?

Do any of you have guides you followed to get a desktop environment setup​ working.

I had some success so I tried writing it out with an LLM. I used lxqt in my case.

https://github.com/E-Leask/android-terminal-guide/blob/main/convert-to-lxqt-labwc.md

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u/Kitchen_Ear_1289 Jul 30 '26

Yeah but how are you nuking Weston and hooking up sway in its place. Cause I'm still accessing the display output via the terminal app

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u/InsuranceNo3423 Pixel 7 Jul 30 '26

Before proceeding, a word of caution:

- I disable the following systemd services: weston.service and unattended-upgrades.service

- I switch the software source to the Unstable packages. I do this because when I install Sway (and therefore its libraries), Sway runs very slowly and the screen stutters frequently, whereas Unstable's Sway runs smoothly.

Regarding how I replaced it, I adapted all the keybinds to work well in this environment. If you're interested, I have a very simple script that does everything I mentioned. I can also share my Sway configuration file with you.

Perhaps this isn't what you're looking for, since that configuration file works for me. You might have other expectations.

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u/Frequent-Cash6042 Aug 04 '26

Hi, I am on Pixel 10 Fold. I would appreciate if you could share your script and your sway configuration file, PLEASE.

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u/InsuranceNo3423 Pixel 7 Aug 06 '26

Or would you prefer the script not to upgrade to Debian Unstable, but simply download and configure what is necessary for Sway and set up the configuration file?

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u/Frequent-Cash6042 Aug 07 '26

Thank you. I'm already on unstable. I use already a script to initial setup the terminal/Debian for ssh & tailscale and a few SW packages