How to install wayland on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS?

Question

Is there any official repository to install wayland on Ubuntu 16.04?

**** Warning : The below commands may break your system. Use it with caution****

You can use Wayland Daily build ppa (extremely unstable)for installing latest Wayland on your system. since it's only for testing/experimentation there is a high probability that you will break your system

Steps to install

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:wayland.admin/daily-builds
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install weston xwayland

open terminal and run

weston

This will launch weston inside X

if you want the full experience, open virtual terminal (alt+ctrl+f1) and use command

weston-launch

Note : Wayland works better with opensouce video drivers. Wayland may or may not work on proprietary video drivers.

To remove experimental wayland/weston from your system use

ppa-purge ppa:wayland.admin/daily-builds

Comments

[ayewassup]

Quoting: IMPORTANT: This is for experimentation/testing only, not for production use. Before upgrading your system to a new Ubuntu release you should probably run 'ppa-purge ppa:wayland.admin/daily-builds' first. You have been warned.

[eexpress]

Only a terminal without UTF8 support?