Getting started building a Wayland compositor with Mir

Canonical Ubuntu
45 views February 18, 2026

Looking for a fun challenge for the weekend? Start building your own Wayland compositor with the Mir libraries. This is the first video in a series that will walk you through the whole process. In this episode, you’ll learn how to install the Mir libraries, set up your development environment, and build and run a basic compositor. 0:00 Introduction 0:25 Installing dependencies 1:08 Installing Mir 1:36 Project setup 2:56 Writing a minimal Mir compositor 4:04 Running the compositor 5:05 Conclusion For more information on Mir, please visit our documentation page: https://canonical-mir.readthedocs-hosted.com/stable/ Find the Mir repository here: https://github.com/canonical/mir Come join us on the Mir matrix channel if you have any questions: https://matrix.to/#/#mir-server:matrix.org #OpenSource #Mir #Wayland #Compositor

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