I switched to Wayland (and you should too)

Thanks for watching! Switching to Wayland was one of the best decisions I've made on my Linux journey. It fixed 99% of my graphics-related issues that I was having. Thanks to Sway, I was able to preserve my i3wm workflow too! If you're having issues with screen tearing, mismatched monitor frame rates, or wallpapers, I would highly recommend trying it out!

Timestamps:
00:00 start
01:10 background + what I'm using
02:18 looking at my sway config file
05:40 some nice looking things
06:03 sway fx
06:30 additional programs for wayland/sway
08:14 x11 compatibility
09:00 brief wayland installation overview
10:12 takeaways
11:11 outro

Wayland:
https://wayland.freedesktop.org/
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Wayland

Sway:
https://swaywm.org/

My config files (not my actual dots, manually copied over):
https://github.com/vimichael/arch-i3-cfg

music from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGTFqaQh26w&t=436s

Coding with Sphere

A developer shares their positive experience switching from X11 to Wayland using the Sway window manager. They demonstrate how Sway provides an i3-compatible workflow while solving common X11 issues like screen tearing and application crashes. The post covers configuration migration, Wayland-specific tools, compatibility with X11 applications, and installation steps including Nvidia GPU considerations.