This repo contains SlackBuilds (tested on -current) for nwg-shell:
https://nwg-piotr.github.io/nwg-shell/ - website
https://github.com/nwg-piotr/nwg-shell - github
Scripts for Slackware 15.0 have been submitted to SBo, over half of the packages are maintained by other people, but they all adhere to their guidelines for packaging. The SBo branch of this repo has a copy of the latest SBo packages for this project. Missing deps are available from the site.
If you are on the stable 15.0 release, it is recommended to use SBo (with sboui or sbopkg) to install. If you're on -current, you should clone the main branch of this repo and run the `build-nwg-shell.sh [needs updates currently] to make packages, or preferably use the package repo for your arch linked below.
This is currently constantly IN DEVELOPMENT and I consider it to be BETA stage due to some patches being missing for a few packages. Things may occasionally break. (It does work). If you find a broken package or something out of date, let me know! Things can slip by me occasionally.
The first package you need to build/install is google-go-lang and you should have python3 already. One or two of the nwg packages dep on another, but I haven't done a clean build yet to know for sure which ones dep on which ones. There may even be some missing yet. After building go, install all the python deps, then all other apps (following deps as much as you can) and the nwg-* ones last.
Follow https://github.com/nwg-piotr/nwg-shell/wiki this doc skipping any Arch-based info for initial setup. We don't have the AUR or baph on Slackware, so you won't get those features. Only time will tell if I create an alternative for Slackware for nwg-shell.
Some of these scripts were originally from the SBo website they have been edited from their packages on SBo, if you have any of them installed, they should work as-is, but I cannot make any guarantees. My advice is to build/install fresh packages. Many of the scripts on SBo pull in extra and unneeded deps for other modules, the scripts here avoid that but YMMV.
I have put up a repo for testing based on -current, these builds will not run on Slackware 15.0. Add the repo to your slackpkg+ config in order to have slackpkg manage the packages and updates for you.
Packages for x86_64:
https://slackware.lngn.net/pub/x86_64/slackware64-current/nwg-shell/
Packages for aarch64:
https://slackware.lngn.net/pub/aarch64/slackwareaarch64-current/nwg-shell/
I will likely not produce a 15.0 file repo, please use SBo scripts. I'll only maintain the -current package repos as time allows.
- nwg-shell 0.5.X has added hyprland support, while I've added it, it's mostly un-tested currently.
- If you intend to use hyprland instead of sway, please remove the 'xdg-deskop-portal-wlr' package.
- The Go code is using the standard Slackware optimizations.
- nwg-drawer has small graphic issues above icons with some themes, I've found Adwaita-dark to look the best.
- The package repos are signed with my GPG key, you can trust them with slackpkg+.