Came across this post from a year+half ago. Has anything changed really changed or is this still a good guide? Might have some questions is anyone is willing to help when the time comes.

I still use it from time to time, mostly on my laptop. Feel free to ask questions.

1) Can I install along side gnome and basically try it out without going all out?
2) Would a setup of Sway Alacritty Ranger Network-Manager Waybar Swayidle/db be a sufficient setup?
3) Does the NM package include the tui?

Thanks, I've never used a WM before

    pacer yes, if you installed it along side gnome you can start it trough the display manager (GDM or that screen where you put the password)

    With NM tui do you mean a way to manage your connections? you can do that easily with network-manager-applet than will give you a graphical app for that.

        Facundo-c-c Yeah that's is what I meant. I didn't see network-manager-applet package. My mistake. I thought it was either the cli or tui. I'll check it out, thanks. I was looking at Fedora's Sway spin and seeing what packages they use - NM-Applet nmcli foot light imv sway-lock waybar rofi dunst kanshi thunar.

            pacer yeah don't worry, and you don't should get so crazy about the apps you use on your config, I mean you can use rofi or wofi, thunar or nemo just use what works for you, and start using a WM doesn't mean you have to drop all GUI apps, i use labwc and I still use nemo for files or pavucontrol for audio devices.

            If you have no idea where start, I recommend you search tutorial about ricing sway from scratch or maybe copy a config you find somewhere. That's what I did to learn how to use a WM.

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                pacer 1) Can I install along side gnome and basically try it out without going all out?
                2) Would a setup of Sway Alacritty Ranger Network-Manager Waybar Swayidle/db be a sufficient setup?
                3) Does the NM package include the tui?

                Thanks, I've never used a WM before

                me either. but I setup bspwm two days ago.
                you aren't installing 'alongside' as you are a shell program that runs on budgie. IMO.--EDIT I say that because the WM (sway) should turn up in the login page as a pull down toggle. it won't have it's own boot--it's dependent on host (budgie for me).

                I used alacritty, waybar, nitrogen as desktop, picom as compositor, dunst for something-and some of these---long story short--but I never installed anetwork-manager --don't do it you already have one and computers should only have one.

                but for some of those programs we both mentioned, you are going to have to find of scavenge the .conf files for--I had to DIY setup in Budgie 3 hours before I could successfully launch the tiling manager.

                It was fun, I'd do it again. find a video that helps you.

                    The network manager package does include the TUI. I added it when I last updated it

                      ReillyBrogan good to know. bwspm didn't. a whole new world for me personally right now.

                        brent I with I could use Budgie but I need fractional scaling. Hopefully one day they can include it.

                          Currently one can't login to sway from lightdm, correct?