2 Breezy KDE Distrobox setup

Wayne Heaney edited this page 2026-02-12 11:00:00 -08:00

The breezy_kwin_setup script offers support for Distrobox to allow immutable distros to run the necessary build steps.

To run with Distrobox:

1. Have a container ready (e.g. distrobox create or distrobox create --image ... to use a specific image).
   • It's important to make sure that the image snapshot is running off the same package versions -- especially the same KWin version -- as your host OS.
2. Enter the container (e.g. distrobox enter my-distrobox) and install the necessary dependencies.
   • See the print_missing_dependencies messaging in the setup script for the latest package manager commands. Or just skip to the next step and you'll see them printed out when the build fails.
3. Run the setup script with the container name set in the BREEZY_DISTROBOX environment variable (e.g. BREEZY_DISTROBOX=my-distrobox ~/Downloads/breezy_kwin_setup). If this succeeds, you'll be able to launch the Breezy Desktop app, and the effect will be ready the next time you log in.