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config/wayland: clarify how to set up wayland without elogind #195

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Expand Up @@ -85,9 +85,14 @@ compositors, and is installed as a dependency for most of them. Its package is
## Configuration

The Wayland API uses the `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` environment variable to determine the
directory for the Wayland socket. In order to securely set this variable, you
need the `elogind` service installed and enabled as your [session
manager](./session-management.md).
directory for the Wayland socket.

Install `elogind` as your [session manager](./session-management.md) to
automatically setup `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR`.

Alternatively, manually set the environment variable through the shell. Make
sure to create a dedicated user directory and set its permissions to `700`. A
good default location is `/run/user/$(id -u)`.

It is also possible that some applications use the `XDG_SESSION_TYPE`
environment variable in some way, which requires that you set it to `wayland`.