Do I need to install a package to use Wayland on Cosmic?

Question

I did a clean install of Cosmic, and I chose the minimal installation option, but I'd like to try Wayland. I don't seem to have that option available at login as most internet searches imply I should. Do I need to install a package to get that to show?

Solution 1

Simple search on packages.ubuntu.com gives the result - you need to install one package:

sudo apt install gnome-session-wayland

Solution 2

If using kubuntu 19.04, you need to install plasma-workspace-wayland.

From ubuntu wiki:

Plasma Wayland session - Can be installed for testing, but is not supported for 19.04. A Plasma Wayland session can be made available for testing by installing the package plasma-workspace-wayland, however this is not supported. Users needing a stable desktop experience should select the normal 'Plasma' (without Wayland) option at login.

Comments

[N0rbert]

What is your graphics card and video driver?

[sigmabeta]

Nvidia GTX 950, using nvidia-415 from a PPA.

[sigmabeta]

I have this package installed; no Wayland-related option shows in my login screen. I have "Gnome on Xorg", "Ubuntu", and "Unity". The first two appear to do the same thing.

[sigmabeta]

I'm not using Kubuntu, but this is a good tip!

[tatsu]

on ubuntu 19.04 after installing this package still no options at all in login screen, $ echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE still gives "X11"