24.10

This is a latest stable release of Ubuntu Sway Remix 24.10 "Oracular Oriole". You can download ISO from the official website: https://ubuntusway.com/downloads.php

What's new:

• Updated to Ubuntu 24.10 package base;
• Sway is now running as a fork of ssh-agent process, which allowed to solve problems in the ssh-agent operation in various shells (bash, zsh, fish, etc);
• Waybar now automatically restarts when its config file changes;
• Graphical clipboard manager, based on rofi-wayland, is replaced by nwg-clipman;
• Rofi (application launcher) is replaced by Fuzzel, which is much, MUCH more simple and lightweight;
• Added keyboard shortcuts inhibition....shortcut :) via Mod+Ctrl_R;
• Various improvements for window rules;
• Various improvements in default look'n'feel;
• Fixed some minor bugs with Weather widget and screencast option.

24.04

This is a latest stable release of Ubuntu Sway Remix 24.04 "Noble Numbat". You can download ISO from the official website: https://ubuntusway.com/downloads.php

What's new:

• Updated to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS;

• Sway 1.9 with full support for fractional scaling and more.

• Added support for restoring the specified keyboard backlight level when resuming from sleep mode. Switch from light to brightnessctl for brightness control;

• By default, the screen saver (idle_inhibitor) is disabled, which was caused by the dissatisfaction of some users, since during installation on slow drives, the system went into sleep mode after 10 minutes;

• Added Qt6 version of the Kvantum style engine, which made it possible to unify the look of applications using the Qt6 library with the system appearance;

• By default, desktop help for the hotkeys used is disabled. To activate it, a button has been added to the Waybar;

• gnome-packagekit is replaced by GNOME Software;

• Sway Inpu Configurator updated to version 1.4.1.

23.10

This is a latest stable release of Ubuntu Sway Remix 23.10 "Mantic Minotaur". You can download ISO from the official website: https://ubuntusway.com/downloads.php

What's new:

• Integrated sway-systemd, which allows to run user daemons and applications as systemd services. Most default applications, such as Waybar or poweralertd now runing as systemd user services;
• EralyOOM daemon is replaced by systemd-oomd, which, thanks to sway-systemd, now correctly identifies the most resource-intensive processes;
• rofi-bluetooth script is replaced by blutuith manager;
• lxpolkit-gtk3 is replaced by mate-polkit;
• Swayimg is replaced by IMV;
• Small improvements in Waybar panel;
• Added support for Raspberry Pi 5;
• Updated packages: sway-input-config 1.3.0, nwg-look 0.2.2, nwg-drawer 0.3.9, nwg-displays 0.3.7, nwg-bar 0.1.3, musikcube 3.0.

23.04

This is a latest stable release of Ubuntu Sway Remix 23.04 "Lunar Lobster". You can download ISO from the official website: https://ubuntusway.com/downloads.php

What's new:

• Sway is updated to version 1.8.1, with a new bindgesture command, new ext-session-lock-v1 protocol for more secure screen lockers, xdg-activation-v1 is now used for more reliable workspace matching when launching new clients, new "disable while trackpointing option and various Vulkan renderer improvements;
• Added 2 basic touchpad gestures - three fingers swipe left/right to switch between workspaces and three fingers swipe down to switch between tiling and floating mode;
• Added start-sway wrapper, which allows to detect startup in virtual machines or systems with a proprietary Nvidia driver, and automatically apply the necessary startup options and environment variables;
• Added Swayr window switcher for advanced window management, such as switching between windows with Alt-Tab or listing all open windows on all workspaces and connected displays;
• Added Night Color mode via wlsunset;
• Added Scratchpad module for Waybar;
• Khal interactive calendar is replaced by Calcurse;
• Added Swappy screenshot utility, which allows you to edit screenshot before saving it or copying to clipboard;
• WOB indicator used for volume and brightness notifications is replaced by simple notify-send based scripts;
• Settings have been optimized: the autorun configuration file has been simplified, problems with incorrect settings for the dark style of applications in some situations have been fixed, disabled window control buttons for GTK applications with HeaderBar (CSD), problems with the work of applications in the Appimage format that do not support Wayland have been fixed;
• Added more window rules;
• Added GNOME Hardware - GTK interface for updating firmware for various devices;
• Updated Sway Input Configurator, with new UI, new Keyboard Layout confgurator and disable while trackpointing option support;
• Flatpak and GIMP is removed from the base system;

23.04 Beta

This is a beta release of Ubuntu Sway Remix 23.04 "Lunar Lobster". You can download ISO from the official website: https://downloads.ubuntusway.com/23.04/ubuntusway-23.04-dev-202303301056-desktop-amd64.iso

What's new:

• Sway is updated to version 1.8.1, with a new bindgesture command, new ext-session-lock-v1 protocol for more secure screen lockers, xdg-activation-v1 is now used for more reliable workspace matching when launching new clients, new "disable while trackpointing option and various Vulkan renderer improvements;
• Added 2 basic touchpad gestures - three fingers swipe left/right to switch between workspaces and three fingers swipe down to switch between tiling and floating mode;
• Added start-sway wrapper, which allows to detect startup in virtual machines or systems with a proprietary Nvidia driver, and automatically apply the necessary startup options and environment variables;
• Added Swayr window switcher for advanced window management, such as switching between windows with Alt-Tab or listing all open windows on all workspaces and connected displays;
• Added Night Color mode via wlsunset;
• Added Scratchpad module for Waybar;
• Khal interactive calendar is replaced by Calcurse;
• Added Swappy screenshot utility, which allows you to edit screenshot before saving it or copying to clipboard;
• WOB indicator used for volume and brightness notifications is replaced by simple notify-send based scripts;
• Settings have been optimized: the autorun configuration file has been simplified, problems with incorrect settings for the dark style of applications in some situations have been fixed, disabled window control buttons for GTK applications with HeaderBar (CSD), problems with the work of applications in the Appimage format that do not support Wayland have been fixed;
• Added more window rules;
• Added GNOME Hardware - GTK interface for updating firmware for various devices;
• Updated Sway Input Configurator, with new UI, new Keyboard Layout confgurator and disable while trackpointing option support;
• Flatpak and GIMP is removed from the base system;

22.10

Stable release of Ubuntu Sway Remix 22.10. You can download it from the official website (since GitHub is soooo slow for upload and download ISO images)

Additions:

• Switch to PipeWire and Wireplumber for handle audio sessions instead of PulseAudio
• Wdisplays is replaced by nwg-displays
• Wofi is replaced by Wayland fork of Rofi
• Added Bluetooth config menu via rofi-bluetooth
• Added LXimage-Qt in addition to swayimg
• Added "Do not disturb" mode to Mako notification daemon
• Added Ubuntu Sway Welcome
• Added Sway Input Configurator for easy setup input devices
• Added 2 new color schemes for Sway - Breeze and Matcha Green
• Added sway-unsupported.desktop shortcut for running Sway on unsupported GPU (e.g. Nvidia with proprietary driver) Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@8119457
• Enabled Wayland support for Qt6 apps
• Fonts Awesome updated to version 6.1.2
• Added support for displaying icons of running applications in the workspace indicator Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@951131b
• RAM requirements in Calamares installer relaxed to 1G
• Updated applications, including Linux 5.19, Mesa 22.0, nwg-drawer 0.3.1, MusikCube 0.98, xdg-desktop-portal 1.15, BlueZ 5.65, CUPS 2.4, NetworkManager 1.40, Pipewire 0.3.57

22.10 beta

Download latest beta: https://downloads.ubuntusway.com/22.10/ubuntusway-22.10-dev-202210112209-desktop-amd64.iso

Additions:

• Switch to PipeWire and Wireplumber for handle audio sessions instead of PulseAudio
• Wdisplays is replaced by nwg-displays
• Wofi is replaced by Wayland fork of Rofi
• Added Bluetooth config menu via rofi-bluetooth
• Added LXimage-Qt in addition to swayimg
• Added "Do not disturb" mode to Mako notification daemon
• Added Ubuntu Sway Welcome
• Added Sway Input Configurator for easy setup input devices
• Added Flashfocus
• Added 2 new color schemes for Sway - Breeze and Matcha Green
• Added sway-unsupported.desktop shortcut for running Sway on unsupported GPU (e.g. Nvidia with proprietary driver) Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@8119457
• Enabled Wayland support for Qt6 apps
• Fonts Awesome updated to version 6.1.2
• Set default cursor theme to Yaru
• Added support for displaying icons of running applications in the workspace indicator Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@951131b
• RAM requirements in Calamares installer relaxed to 1G
• Updated applications, including Linux 5.19, Mesa 22.0, nwg-drawer 0.3.1, MusikCube 0.98, xdg-desktop-portal 1.15, BlueZ 5.65, CUPS 2.4, NetworkManager 1.40, Pipewire 0.3.57

Bugfixes:

• Don't hardcode SHELL in Foot terminal Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@c846c7a
• Prevent Chrome apps from inhibit shortcuts Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@412a117
• Remove "No VM is detected" warning message Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@767b956
• Added "Install" shortcut to appmenu, also fix for running Calamares on Xwayland Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@b645bcc
• Disabled hardware cursors on KVM Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@5f51f93
• Explicit set python3 in some scripts Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@7aa8b3a
• Don't hardcode colors for Mako Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@31c9fa4 Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@39ed2a1
• Don't hide workspace numbers when no application's is running Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@824eb5d
• Prevent Snapd from automatic install during update Ubuntu-Sway/iso-builder@ca9cd8f
• Fixed black sidebar issue in Calamares installer Ubuntu-Sway/calamares-settings-ubuntu-sway@d284289

22.04 LTS Stable

Stable release of Ubuntu Sway Remix 22.04 LTS. You can download it from the official website (since GitHub is soooo slow for upload and download ISO images)

Changes since Beta 2:

• Added experimental Raspberry Pi image
• Fixed issues with Calamares slideshow
• Minor bugfixes

Ubuntu Sway Remix Beta 2

This is the second beta of Ubuntu Sway Remix!

Changes:

• Added Dex to handle autostart applications
• Added slideshow for Calamares installer Ubuntu-Sway/calamares-settings-ubuntu-sway@581ebf6
• Added Pavucontrol to right-click on Waybar's sound module
• Added Wayland support for EFL/Enlightenmnet apps Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@d7ea9dc
• Added Kitty as additional terminal emulator
• Added Audacious music player
• Added Musikcube concole-based player
• Added Wlogout, and used instead of Swaynag Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@c9d0b66
• Moved all theme related components into ubuntusway-artwork
• Added Plymouth theme https://github.com/Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntusway-artwork/tree/jammy/usr/share/plymouth/themes
• Added GRUB theme Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-artwork@6c03096
• Fixed a bug, when greetd is not able to run if auto login in session is disabled
• Fixed many fonts and theme bugs
• Fixed bunch of system bugs

22.04_beta-202206102313

Changes:

• Added support for running in QEMU/KVM Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@9a6f58f
• Added ability to change GTK theme, cursor theme and fonts via nwg-look Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@4c212e1
• Font in Foot terminal is changed to Hack Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@849b6f0
• Config format is changed to prevent include config backup (usually created by dpkg after update) Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@69d1e99
• Removed hardcoded Russian keyboard layout and layout switch method Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@6327e0e
• Switch from policykit-1-gnome to lxpolkit Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@04fa8d7
• Switch from Thunar to PCmanFM-GTK3 Ubuntu-Sway/seeds@af0b439
• Added basic mimelist for default applications Ubuntu-Sway/ubuntu-sway-default-settings@2108796