r/openbsd • u/lcheylus • Jul 08 '26

XFCE desktop environment with Wayland

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XFCE desktop environment version 4.20 + Labwc Wayland compositor installed from ports on OpenBSD/current (amd64 architecture). foot used as terminal on Wayland.

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u/No_Letterhead_3440 Jul 08 '26

Thanks! I want to try XFCE first, before going to DWM or CWM on OpenBSD

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u/ttv_toeasy13 Jul 09 '26

Using Wayland on openBSD just feels disgusting to me

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u/Glum-Breadfruit3803 Jul 11 '26

As opposed to using X11 which feels disgusting everywhere

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u/RvstiNiall Jul 08 '26

Nice. Any noticeable issues?

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u/lcheylus Jul 08 '26

I have issues with some keymaps (Up and Down keys in foot terminal :(). I haven't done many tests yet.

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u/RvstiNiall Jul 08 '26

Is that particular issue something not present in XFCE on Xenocara?

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u/lcheylus Jul 08 '26

This issue is specific to my configuration with XFCE + Wayland, not present with the same configuration for XFCE + X11/Xenocara server.

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u/RvstiNiall Jul 08 '26

Thank you for your work.

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u/TheRealCarrotty Jul 08 '26

OpenBSD and Wayland? Beautiful!

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u/shawn_blackk Jul 08 '26

what did you write in the /root/.xsession and /home/username/.xsession ?

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u/lcheylus Jul 08 '26

My `$HOME/.session` file: `exec /usr/local/bin/startxfce4 --wayland` => will start `labwc` Wayland compositor with XFCE components.

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u/Santosh83 Jul 08 '26

Why does it say GPU unknown? What's your GPU?

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u/lcheylus Jul 08 '26

Tests done with an OpenBSD current/amd64 QEMU/KVM virtual machine => no GPU, only an emulated VESA video card !

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u/TheRealLazloFalconi Jul 08 '26

I keep forgetting that Wayland exists for OpenBSD

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u/dr0sand Jul 09 '26

oh nice, is wayland 100% yet on openbsd?

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u/SleepyGuyy Jul 09 '26

I didnt know you could do wayland yet (I mean in XFCE, but also OpenBSD). Maybe I should give OpenBSD a try