Fix modal keyboard navigation and title switches; refresh documentation
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# Installation
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Ferese runs on Linux and installs as a standalone Wayland session. Use any login
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manager that can launch Wayland sessions, a command-based greeter, or a local
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TTY. You do not need to replace your existing login manager or desktop.
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Ferese runs on Linux as its own Wayland session, alongside your existing desktop, and
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you can launch it from a login manager, a command-based greeter or a local TTY.
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## Requirements
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Use a Wayland-capable graphics driver and a local user session with seat access
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through logind or seatd. A nested preview runs inside an existing Wayland desktop.
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For a full session, you’ll need a Wayland-capable graphics driver and a local user
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session with seat access through logind or seatd, while a nested preview runs inside the
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Wayland desktop you already use.
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Building requires **Rust 1.95 or newer**, a C/C++ toolchain, CMake, pkg-config,
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and the libraries below. The installer builds all Ferese components; install
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system packages separately.
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To build Ferese, install **Rust 1.95 or newer**, a C/C++ toolchain, CMake, pkg-config
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and the libraries below. The installer builds the Ferese components once those system
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packages are in place.
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### Fedora
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@@ -49,9 +49,10 @@ sudo apt install build-essential git curl cmake pkg-config libwayland-dev \
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gstreamer1.0-plugins-good
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```
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Fedora is the tested installation path. Package names and versions may differ
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on other distributions. See [Smithay dependencies](https://github.com/Smithay/smithay#system-dependencies)
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for equivalent libraries.
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Fedora is the tested installation path, and package names or versions may differ on
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other distributions, where the [Smithay
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dependencies](https://github.com/Smithay/smithay#system-dependencies) can help you find
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equivalent libraries.
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### Rust toolchain
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@@ -62,9 +63,9 @@ rustc --version
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cargo --version
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```
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If Rust is missing, install it using the instructions at
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[rustup.rs](https://rustup.rs/), then reopen your terminal. With rustup installed,
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you can select the required version for this checkout after cloning:
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If you don’t have Rust yet, follow the instructions at [rustup.rs](https://rustup.rs/)
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and reopen your terminal, then select the required toolchain for this checkout after
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cloning:
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```sh
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rustup toolchain install 1.95.0
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@@ -81,21 +82,22 @@ cd ferese
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./scripts/install.sh
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```
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The script builds locked release binaries, then requests administrator access
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through `sudo` or `pkexec` for installation. Do not run the whole build as root.
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The first build needs network access to fetch Rust dependencies.
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The script builds locked release binaries as your normal user and then asks for
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administrator access through `sudo` or `pkexec` to install them, so leave the build
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itself unprivileged. The first build needs network access to fetch Rust dependencies.
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The installer adds the session launcher, desktop tools, portal backend, login
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entry, icons, default wallpaper, and example config. Releases live under
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`/usr/local/lib/ferese/releases/`; commands live under `/usr/local/bin/`.
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The `current` and `previous` links support updates and rollback.
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Installation brings together the session launcher, desktop tools, portal backend, login
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entry, icons, default wallpaper and example config. Releases live under
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`/usr/local/lib/ferese/releases/` and commands under `/usr/local/bin/`, with `current`
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and `previous` links for switching between releases during updates and rollback.
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Your configuration, other desktop sessions, and existing PAM policy are preserved.
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Ferese starts its authentication agent and portal services with the session.
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Your configuration, other desktop sessions and existing PAM policy stay in place, while
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Ferese starts its authentication agent and portal services together with the session.
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### Initial configuration
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Ferese has built-in defaults. To start from the example without replacing your config:
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You can start with Ferese’s built-in defaults, or copy the example config if you’d like
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a file to customize:
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```sh
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mkdir -p "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/ferese"
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@@ -105,18 +107,18 @@ if [ ! -e "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/ferese/config.kdl" ]; then
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fi
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```
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Open **Control Center → Settings** after login, or run `ferese-settings`.
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See [Configuration](configuration.md) for themes, displays, shortcuts, and startup
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applications. The default terminal shortcut uses `foot`; change the terminal
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command in Settings if you prefer another terminal.
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After login, open **Control Center → Settings** or run `ferese-settings` to shape your
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desktop, using [Configuration](configuration.md) for themes, displays, shortcuts and
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startup apps. The default terminal is `foot`, which you can replace with your preferred
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terminal command in Settings.
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## Start a session
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### Graphical login managers
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Save your work and log out. Open your login screen's session selector, choose
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**Ferese**, and sign in. Any manager that supports Wayland sessions and reads
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`/usr/share/wayland-sessions/` can discover the installed entry.
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Save your work and log out, then open your login screen’s session selector, choose
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**Ferese** and sign in. Login managers that support Wayland sessions can discover the
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installed entry in `/usr/share/wayland-sessions/`.
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If Ferese is missing, confirm that the session entry exists and its launcher is
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executable:
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@@ -127,9 +129,9 @@ test -x /usr/local/bin/ferese-session && echo "Session launcher is ready"
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desktop-file-validate /usr/share/wayland-sessions/ferese.desktop
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```
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Check your manager's documentation for enabling Wayland session discovery. A
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manager that only launches X11 sessions cannot start Ferese through that path;
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use a Wayland-capable greeter or the TTY method below.
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If the entry still doesn’t appear, check your login manager’s documentation for Wayland
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session discovery, or use a Wayland-capable greeter or the TTY method below if your
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manager only launches X11 sessions.
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### Command-based greeters
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@@ -139,26 +141,24 @@ If your greeter asks for a session command instead of reading desktop files, use
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/usr/local/bin/ferese-session
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```
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For greetd, use this as the session command after authentication; see the
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[greetd documentation](https://sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/greetd/).
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The launcher starts the compositor, shell, and session services together.
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For greetd, set this as the session command after authentication using the [greetd
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documentation](https://sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/greetd/), and the launcher will start the
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compositor, shell and session services together.
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### From a TTY
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Log out of the graphical session, switch to a local console with
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**Ctrl+Alt+F2** (or another available function key), and sign in as your normal
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user. Then run:
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Log out of your graphical session and switch to a local console with **Ctrl+Alt+F2**, or
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another available function key, then sign in as your normal user and run:
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```sh
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/usr/local/bin/ferese-session
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```
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Your login must provide `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` and access to the active seat through
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logind or seatd. If either is missing, fix the distribution's login/session setup;
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do not work around it by running Ferese as root or making device nodes writable.
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For non-systemd systems, follow your distribution's seatd and user-session setup.
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Do not start the DRM backend inside an existing graphical session; use a nested
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preview there.
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Your login needs to provide `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` and access to the active seat through
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logind or seatd; if either is missing, fix your distribution’s login and session setup
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rather than running Ferese as root or making device nodes writable. On non-systemd
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systems, follow the distribution’s seatd and user-session instructions, and use a nested
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preview whenever you’re already inside a graphical session.
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## Optional desktop tools
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@@ -173,18 +173,18 @@ Install these through your distribution when you want the corresponding features
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| Audio controls | PipeWire, WirePlumber, and `wpctl` |
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| Bluetooth controls | BlueZ, `bluetoothctl`, and its running service |
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Package names and availability vary by distribution. In particular, install
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Satty using its [upstream instructions](https://github.com/Satty-org/Satty#install)
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if your repositories do not provide it. Ferese does not enable these services
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or replace your existing service configuration during installation.
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Package names and availability vary by distribution, so use Satty’s [upstream
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instructions](https://github.com/Satty-org/Satty#install) if it isn’t in your
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repositories. Ferese leaves service setup to you and preserves your existing service
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configuration during installation.
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Print Screen captures the active monitor; **Super+Shift+S** selects an area.
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Use `ferese-screenshot --all` to capture all monitors in one image.
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Use **Print Screen** to capture the active monitor, **Super+Shift+S** to select an area,
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or `ferese-screenshot --all` to capture all monitors in one image.
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The native locker follows your shell theme. Open **Settings → Lock Screen** to
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customize it, or run `ferese-lock --preview` to see an ordinary preview window.
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Test real unlocking before enabling automatic locking; see
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[Native locker](locking.md) for authentication, idle locking, and limitations.
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The native locker follows your shell theme and can be personalized in **Settings → Lock
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Screen**, with `ferese-lock --preview` opening an ordinary preview window. Before
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enabling automatic locking, test real unlocking and read [Native locker](locking.md) for
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authentication, idle locking and limits.
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## Preview and logs
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ferese-session --nested
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```
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The session launcher stores logs in `${XDG_STATE_HOME:-$HOME/.local/state}/ferese/`.
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A directly launched source build writes to its terminal. Keep another desktop
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available while testing scaling, monitor hotplug, suspend, and locking.
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The session launcher saves logs in `${XDG_STATE_HOME:-$HOME/.local/state}/ferese/`,
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while a source build launched directly writes to its terminal. Keep another desktop
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available when testing scaling, monitor hotplug, suspend or locking so you have a way
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back if something goes wrong.
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The launcher enables the screencopy protocol for screenshot tools. Set
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`FERESE_ENABLE_SCREENCOPY=0` in the session environment to disable it. This
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turns off every path that can read the screen, including the built-in
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screenshot command, not only the Wayland protocol. When enabled, Wayland clients
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can capture the unlocked desktop, and `feresectl screenshot` is available.
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Capture remains blocked while the session is locked. Launcher changes take
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effect at next login.
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The launcher enables screencopy for screenshot tools, allowing Wayland clients to
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capture the unlocked desktop and making `feresectl screenshot` available. Set
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`FERESE_ENABLE_SCREENCOPY=0` in the session environment to disable every screen-reading
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path, including the built-in screenshot command, at your next login; capture is always
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blocked while the session is locked.
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Starting the compositor directly instead of through `ferese-session` leaves
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`FERESE_ENABLE_SCREENCOPY` unset, which disables screenshots. Export
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`FERESE_ENABLE_SCREENCOPY=1` to use them.
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When you launch the compositor directly, set `FERESE_ENABLE_SCREENCOPY=1` to enable
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screenshots, since that variable is otherwise unset and screen capture stays disabled.
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## Updating
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./scripts/install.sh
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```
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Log out and back in to use the new release. Running sessions keep their existing
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processes and release paths until restarted.
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Log out and back in to start using the new release, as a running session keeps its
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existing processes and release paths until it restarts.
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The installer records shipped portal configuration with each release for future
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upgrades. Modified or untracked administrator files stop installation. To replace
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Ferese portal configuration from an earlier development install, use
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`./scripts/install.sh --skip-build --replace-portal-config` after building. Existing
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files are backed up under the new release's `portal-config.previous/` directory.
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Each release records the portal configuration it ships so later upgrades can identify
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it, and installation stops if it encounters modified or untracked administrator files.
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To replace Ferese portal configuration from an earlier development install, build first
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and run `./scripts/install.sh --skip-build --replace-portal-config`, which backs up the
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existing files in the new release’s `portal-config.previous/` directory.
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Installer options:
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./scripts/install.sh --skip-build
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```
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`--dry-run` prints the planned commands. `--offline` requires dependencies to be
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cached already. `--skip-build` installs the binaries already in `target/release/`;
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use it only after building all components from the intended revision.
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Run `./scripts/install.sh --help` for all options.
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Use `--dry-run` to see the planned commands, `--offline` when dependencies are already
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cached, or `--skip-build` after building every component from the revision you want to
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install. The latter uses binaries already in `target/release/`, and
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`./scripts/install.sh --help` lists all available options.
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## Logout and recovery
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Use **Super+Shift+E** or `feresectl request-logout` to ask for logout confirmation.
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`feresectl exit` ends the session immediately; save your work first.
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If Ferese freezes, switch to another TTY with **Ctrl+Alt+F1–F12**, sign in, and
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identify the affected compositor process:
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Save your work before leaving: **Super+Shift+E** and `feresectl request-logout` ask for
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confirmation, while `feresectl exit` ends the session immediately. If Ferese freezes,
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switch to another TTY with **Ctrl+Alt+F1–F12**, sign in and find the affected compositor
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process:
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```sh
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pgrep -a -u "$USER" -x ferese
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```
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Terminate only that session's process with `kill PID`, replacing `PID` with the
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correct process ID. This ends its applications and can lose unsaved work. You
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can then select your other desktop at the next login.
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Replace `PID` with the affected session’s process ID and use `kill PID` to end it,
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bearing in mind that its applications will close and unsaved work may be lost. You can
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then choose another desktop at the next login.
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### Roll back a release
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'
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```
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Then log in again. This changes the selected binaries; it does not restore your
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config or replace the PAM policy. Settings keeps a backup when saving config
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changes; see [Saving and validation](configuration.md#saving-and-validation).
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Log in again to use the selected binaries, with your config and PAM policy still in
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place. If you also need to recover a configuration edit, Settings keeps a backup when
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saving, as described in [Saving and validation](configuration.md#saving-and-validation).
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### Remove the login option
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/usr/local/lib/ferese/ferese.desktop.disabled
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```
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For a command-based greeter, remove Ferese from its session choices using that
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greeter's configuration. Reinstalling restores the desktop session entry.
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For a command-based greeter, remove Ferese from its session choices in the greeter’s
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configuration; reinstalling Ferese restores the desktop session entry.
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## Screen sharing and recording
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The installer includes Ferese’s native ScreenCast portal. It backs up the old
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user service override that points to `~/.local/libexec/ferese`, so new sessions
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use the installed release. Custom overrides are preserved and reported before
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building. See
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[Screen sharing](screen-sharing.md) for consent, PipeWire setup, supported sources,
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and current recording limitations.
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Ferese’s native ScreenCast portal is included in the installation, which backs up the
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old user service override pointing to `~/.local/libexec/ferese` so new sessions use the
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installed release. Custom overrides are preserved and reported before building, and
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[Screen sharing](screen-sharing.md) covers consent, PipeWire setup, supported sources
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and recording limits.
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## Choose how windows fit
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Scrolling columns let you keep windows at useful widths and move through them
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horizontally. Tree tiling divides the screen into nested splits. Floating windows
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work alongside either layout, and overview shows windows across workspaces.
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Keep windows at useful widths and move through them horizontally with scrolling columns,
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divide the screen into nested splits with tree tiling, or let individual windows float
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alongside either layout. When you want to see how everything fits together, overview
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brings your windows and workspaces into view.
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## Change the desktop together
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Choose a theme in Settings, then adjust the wallpaper, colors, font, corners,
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and motion. Changes apply live. Window corners and shell corners can be set
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independently.
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Choose a theme in Settings and build on it with your own wallpaper, colors, font,
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corners and motion, with changes applying across the desktop as you make them. Window
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and shell corners have separate controls, so you can shape each to your liking.
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For example, this changes shell corners:
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To give your shell corners a different radius, add:
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```kdl
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theme {
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}
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```
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See [Configuration](configuration.md) for all options, or
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[Installation](installation.md) to try Ferese in a nested preview.
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Explore [Configuration](configuration.md) for everything you can change, or follow
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[Installation](installation.md) to try Ferese inside your current desktop with a nested
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preview.
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