BareSway

BareSway is a very simple, lightweight setup for the Sway Wayland compositor. It installs only the basic tools you need to start using Sway, with no extra or unnecessary programs.

It is meant to be a clean starting point so you can build and customize your own Linux desktop setup later.

Preview

Installation

git clone https://github.com/KenshienAlao/BareSway.git baresway
cd baresway
chmod +x setup.sh
./setup.sh

What it installs

• sway - Wayland compositor
• foot - Terminal
• wofi - App launcher
• thunar - File manager
• firefox - Web browser
• code - VS Code

Keybinds

💡 Tip: You can view these keybinds at any time while using BareSway by pressing Mod+Y to open the help modal!

SWAY KEYBINDS
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APPS
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Mod+Enter      Terminal
Mod+W          Browser
Mod+D          App Launcher
Mod+E          File Manager
Mod+Shift+R    Editor
Mod+Q          Close Window

NAVIGATION
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Mod+← ↓ ↑ →    Focus Window

MOVE WINDOWS
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Mod+Shift+← ↓ ↑ →    Move Window

WORKSPACES
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Mod+1          Workspace 1
Mod+2          Workspace 2
Mod+3          Workspace 3
Mod+4          Workspace 4
Mod+5          Workspace 5
Mod+6          Workspace 6
Mod+7          Workspace 7
Mod+8          Workspace 8
Mod+9          Workspace 9
Mod+0          Workspace 10

Mod+Shift+1    Move Window to Workspace 1
Mod+Shift+2    Move Window to Workspace 2
Mod+Shift+3    Move Window to Workspace 3
Mod+Shift+4    Move Window to Workspace 4
Mod+Shift+5    Move Window to Workspace 5
Mod+Shift+6    Move Window to Workspace 6
Mod+Shift+7    Move Window to Workspace 7
Mod+Shift+8    Move Window to Workspace 8
Mod+Shift+9    Move Window to Workspace 9
Mod+Shift+0    Move Window to Workspace 10

LAYOUT
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Mod+Alt+F      Fullscreen
Mod+F          Tabbed Layout
Mod+Shift+F    Toggle Split

SCREENSHOT
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Print          Area Screenshot

SYSTEM
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Mod+Shift+C    Reload Sway
Mod+Shift+E    Exit Sway

RESIZE
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Mod+Shift+Alt+←    Shrink Width
Mod+Shift+Alt+→    Grow Width
Mod+Shift+Alt+↑    Shrink Height
Mod+Shift+Alt+↓    Grow Height

WALLPAPER
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Mod+P          Wallpaper Picker