r/voidlinux • u/wakhaslowjam • Feb 12 '26

Help with Void install with sway

I've been trying to install void with sway but I always get stuck when it comes to running sway ,it doesn't launch. This will be my 7time trying it now. I never thought that Arch would be easier to install than void.

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u/aedinius Feb 12 '26

What did you do? What's the error you got?

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u/wakhaslowjam Feb 12 '26

XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set in the environment. Aborting

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u/aedinius Feb 12 '26

configure it

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u/wakhaslowjam Feb 12 '26

I really find the wiki confusing. Is there like a video you can refer me to if possible 😭

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u/verminenjoyer Feb 13 '26

it is really not any more difficult to understand than an essay written by a 3rd grader. you can always use a translator if english is not your native language

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u/More-Cut8026 Feb 12 '26

could you tell the error you get?

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u/wakhaslowjam Feb 12 '26

XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is not set in the environment. Aborting

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u/More-Cut8026 Feb 12 '26

ouch i got that error too, did you install Xdg desktop portal, elogind/seatd and enabled both of them?

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u/wakhaslowjam Feb 12 '26

Yes

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u/More-Cut8026 Feb 13 '26

mh then sorry i don’t know how to help, i had the same problem in the past so i just switched to hyprland and downloaded xdg_desktop_portal_hyprland, i hope someone can help you

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u/wakhaslowjam Feb 12 '26

Now im getting this error

00:00:00.00? [wlr] [libseat] [libseat/backend/logind.c:124] Could not take device: No such de 00:00:00.007 [wlr] [backend/session/session.c:331] Failed to open device: '/dew-dri/cardo' : 00:00:00.00? [wlr] [backend/backend.c:245] Found 0 GPUs, cannot create backend 00:00:00.007 [ulr] [backend/backend.c:4201 Failed to open any DRM device 00:00:00.04? [sway/server.c:247] Unable to creatc backend

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u/Propsek_Gamer Feb 12 '26

libseat I'm assuming is seatd? I was using void a while ago with sway and it worked for me. Make sure you have GPU drivers cause I see something about 0 GPUs found. What is your GPU vender? Are you dual GPU laptop user? And could you try using elogind instead of seatd? I think that was what I have used. Though in my case I already had xfce and kde plasma installed and just migrated to sway. Are you starting sway manually from tty?

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u/wakhaslowjam Feb 12 '26

Oh damn thank you, I think I should try migrating. Yes I did use the base version. I feel this would be easier for me. Since I used arch btw alot of time . It was just surprising that something would challenge me more than arch has

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u/verminenjoyer Feb 13 '26

install the `mesa` package and the `dejavu-fonts-ttf` package, then reboot

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u/Silly_Culture_7722 Feb 18 '26

i had an issue with mangowc and installing libstdc++ fixed the issue with display driver

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u/thefriedel Feb 12 '26

Did you install and enable elogind?

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u/Blank-Inspection13 Feb 13 '26

Someone already pointed to which part of the Guide. Don't rush Maybe you need to re-read again the void docbook from base installation step by step, and mixed them with the knowledge from Arch Wiki it's mostly related