[fix] Sway: broken application launcher: dmenu -> wmenu #3442
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…as changed for wmenu. I couldn't start the application launcher with mod+d after a fresh installation using archinstall, where I selected sway as a desktop. The reason is that the default application launcher for sway changed (see swaywm/sway@ab9b164 and swaywm/sway@b440155). The fix is simply to install this new application launcher wmenu instead of dmenu.
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The issue being fixed:
After a fresh installation using archinstall, and selecting desktop>sway, the default application launcher accessible via mod+d was not working. This is because sway has changed its default application launcher from dmenu to wmenu (see swaywm/sway@ab9b164 and swaywm/sway@b440155).
PR Description:
This commit ensures that wmenu is installed, resolving the issue and providing the expected application launcher functionality for new sway installations.
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