new compositor on wayland

sdetweil

starting w oct 27, 2024 ( dated Oct 22) a new compositor (called labwc) was released in an updated bookworm release

i know my install script is impacted

see
https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/a-new-release-of-raspberry-pi-os/

@bugsounet i know this will impact your stuff too

sdetweil

@lxne you can switch back to x11 using raspi-config

bugsounet

@sdetweil yes, again more work ;/
(and more bugs)

sdetweil

@bugsounet yes. never ending change

sdetweil

AND the new releases are using node 23!!!

false alarm… user didn’t share all the info… manually installed node and got node 23…

bugsounet

@sdetweil Really… So maybe current version of MM² have to be patched :/

sdetweil

@bugsounet yes, have to fix my installer, today
posted new topic here w instructions .

false alarm on node 23

sdetweil

installer fixed

except for screen saver settings, as wayfire.ini is no longer used

bugsounet

@sdetweil I will install last OS in my pi 4 for inspect (when i have some keep time :/)

info on labwc

Labwc, a Wayland window-stacking compositor, doesn’t have screen saver settings. However, you can configure Labwc to do other things, such as:
Set a shortcut to a launcher: Create a configuration file at ~/.config/labwc/rc.xml and add a entry.
Start a background-image client and a panel: Add the command to ~/.config/labwc/autostart.
Labwc is a lightweight compositor that stacks windows and renders some window decorations. It’s inspired by openbox and takes a simple approach, avoiding features like animations.

on pi those files are in

/etc/xdg/labwc/autostart
/etc/xdg/labwc/rc.xml
/etc/xdg/labwc/environment

none of that appears changed when setting screen dimming on in raspi-config
none of the script older settings are triggered

fatrgr

Just wanted to say thanks for the hard work!

P.S. Sorry for cluttering the post. :)

sdetweil

@bugsounet yes, I saw the same, none of the older settings trigger, but haven’t found a new one…