How I Set Up My Sway Window Manager on Debian 12
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Recently, I mentioned that I was switching each of my Linux installs to Debian. But what does that mean for my laptops and desktops? In this video, I'll show you the Sway window manager implementation I've been working on, and where it stands as of now. Plus, I'll show you how you can set this up for yourself!

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Time Codes
00:00 - Intro
01:52 - Set up your own Linux server with Akamai's Connected Cloud (Sponsor)
03:12 - A tour of my Sway setup
06:47 - Required Debian packages
08:04 - Creating the required directories
09:24 - Config file overview
14:34 - Useful keyboard shortcuts

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