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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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GNOME 47 Can Now Be Built With X11 Support Disabled (www.phoronix.com)

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For those wanting to build a Wayland-only Linux desktop experience without carrying any aging X11 baggage, GNOME 47 will be able to optionally offer Wayland-only support without carrying X11/X.Org support. This Mutter merge request landed today that allows compiling Mutter with X11 support disabled. That landed today along with this GNOME Shell merge request for being able to disable X11 support too.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Uninstalling Xwayland breaks it, you're greeted to a black background and your mouse pointer.

Additionally, as per their own website, it says "The workspaces have been developed for X11 and much functionality relies on X11. To be able to make proper use of Wayland these bits have to be rewritten."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Interesting on what distro and when did you try that?

I didnt know that it relied on XWayland but that seems outdated anyways

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Arch, roughly 2 months ago

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Plasma 6?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

This article cites sources from 2015...

Yeah, that hasn't been true for a loooong time

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What's happening with the starting letters of the words in your screenshot?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Bionic reading extension

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah. xwayland isn't gonna die ever probably, so there's no rush.