On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 01:44:07PM +0000, Matthieu Herrb wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 06:44:08PM +0100, Landry Breuil wrote:
> > Le Fri, Nov 10, 2023 at 12:18:34PM +0100, Landry Breuil a écrit :
> > > hi,
> > > 
> > > $waypipe -s /tmp/socket-local client
> > > 
> > > in a term and
> > > 
> > > $ssh -R /tmp/socket-remote:/tmp/socket-local -t localhost env XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp/run/1000 waypipe -s /tmp/socket-remote server -- foot
> > > 
> > > in another correctly spawns a foot window in the running wayland/sway version.
> > 
> > Two years later, same spot, but updated to the latest upstream, in the
> > meantime it's been rewritten in rust but the C version is still
> > available, so let's stick to it for now.
> > 
> > we're soon getting proper XDG_RUNTIME_DIR support, but with
> > XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/home/landry/.local/run/ in ~/.ssh/environment
> > i've been able to 'waypipe ssh localhost foot' (sorry, only have one
> > wayland-enabled laptop right now..) and the new wayland client is
> > properly displayed over ssh.
> > 
> > more testing welcome.
> 
> 
> when you run "ssh host command", setusercontext() is not called. So you
> need to setup the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR in .ssh/environment (and set
> PermitUserEnvironment yes in sshd_config...)  anyways. Unless
> I'm missing an option to cause 'command' to be executed in a login
> shell with ssh.

I sent the mail a bit fast. Wanted to add that with the above handled,
I can run firefox remotely over waypipe, and even play videos, with
the fun fact that of course the audio still goes to the remote
machine.

xfce-terminal, swayimg and foot also work.
-- 
Matthieu Herrb