Budgie 10.10 Launches with Wayland Support
Originally Published 1 day ago — by Phoronix
Budgie 10.10 has been officially released, marking the project's transition from X11 to Wayland after over a decade, and is now available for download on GitHub.
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XWayland Receives Patch for Pointer Coordinate Issues
Originally Published 12 days ago — by Phoronix
A recent update to XWayland has fixed an issue where incorrect pointer coordinates were sent to X11 clients during pointer enter events, improving input accuracy especially in complex window scenarios.
Hyprland 0.53 Launches with Crash Recovery, Safe Mode, and Welcome App
Originally Published 13 days ago — by Phoronix
Hyprland 0.53, the latest update to the Wayland compositor, introduces a new launcher script with crash recovery and safe mode support, a welcome app, and various improvements including overhauled window rules, color management, HDR fixes, and new customization options.
KDE Plasma's Wayland Transition Nears Completion by 2025
Originally Published 13 days ago — by Phoronix
KDE Plasma's transition to a Wayland-only desktop environment is nearing completion, with significant progress made in 2025 on features like HDR support, color management, and protocol implementations, aiming for a full switch by early 2027, while also introducing various UI enhancements.
Fedora Leads Linux Innovation in 2025
Originally Published 14 days ago — by Phoronix
Fedora Linux continued to lead upstream Linux innovations in 2025 with successful releases like Fedora 42 and 43, focusing on Wayland-only GNOME, performance improvements, and new features, while planning for Fedora 44 with enhancements like replacing kernel console with KMSCON and dropping i686 support.
QNX 8.0 Debuts on Self-Hosted Desktop with Wayland and Xfce
Originally Published 15 days ago — by Phoronix
QNX has released a self-hosted developer desktop environment for QNX 8.0, featuring a Wayland + Xfce desktop, aimed at simplifying development and avoiding cross-compilation, available as a virtual machine for non-commercial use, with plans for native Raspberry Pi support.
Phoenix: A Fresh X Server Built from Scratch Using Zig
Originally Published 17 days ago — by Phoronix
Phoenix is an in-development X Server written from scratch in Zig, aiming to be a modern, secure, and extendable alternative to X.Org, with support for modern graphics technologies and Wayland compatibility.
Phoenix: A Modern Zig-Based X Server
Originally Published 18 days ago — by Hacker News
The article discusses the development of Phoenix, a modern X server written in Zig, which aims to be a 'clean slate' alternative to traditional X11, incorporating modern design choices similar to Wayland but with a focus on compatibility and simplicity. It highlights the limitations of Wayland, the challenges with X11, and the potential benefits of Phoenix as a more maintainable and feature-rich display server, while also touching on the ongoing debates within the Linux community about the future of window systems.
Wayback 0.3 Enhances X11 Compatibility Layer
Originally Published 18 days ago — by Phoronix
Wayback 0.3, an open-source X11 compatibility layer using Wayland, has been released with updates and bug fixes, and is set to be used by default on Alpine Linux next year, with future plans to improve its functionality in 2026.
Cairo-Dock 3.6 Launches with Wayland and HiDPI Support
Originally Published 3 months ago — by Phoronix
Cairo-Dock 3.6 marks its return after a decade with significant updates including support for Wayland, HiDPI displays, and improved system integration, enhancing its compatibility with modern Linux desktops, though some limitations remain with Wayland support.
KDE Plasma Targets Focus-Stealing Windows on Wayland
Originally Published 5 months ago — by Neowin
KDE Plasma is implementing stricter focus-stealing prevention on Wayland using the XDG Activation protocol, with a new 'Extreme' setting in KWin to ensure windows only gain focus with valid activation tokens, improving window focus security and behavior.
Wayland's Compatibility Challenges with X11 Users
Originally Published 5 months ago — by Hackaday
Wayland, the proposed successor to the aging X11 window system, faces significant challenges and user dissatisfaction due to compatibility issues, hardware support problems, and missing features, leading many to believe it may never fully replace X11 for all users.
Wayland 1.24 Launches with Minor Enhancements
Originally Published 6 months ago — by Phoronix
Wayland 1.24 has been released after 13 months, introducing minor updates such as a new wl_fixes interface, improved keyboard repeat handling, event dispatch timeouts, access to shared memory buffers after destruction, interface fetching, and error posting enhancements, with most significant changes occurring in related protocols and compositors.
Wayback: An Experimental Compatibility Layer for X11 on Wayland
Originally Published 6 months ago — by Phoronix
Wayback is an experimental open-source project that provides an X11 compatibility layer using Wayland components, aiming to run full X11 desktop environments on Wayland, particularly for Alpine Linux, with ongoing development and potential for replacing the traditional X.org server.
Linux Mint 22.1 Beta Launches with New Features and Cinnamon 6.4
Originally Published 1 year ago — by OMG! Ubuntu!
Linux Mint 22.1 "Xia" Beta is now available for download, featuring updates to the Cinnamon desktop environment, improved Wayland compatibility, and new package management tools. Notable changes include a new Night Light feature, a modernized APT system, and a new GUI DEB package installer. The release continues to use the Mint-Y-Dark theme by default, with the option to switch to Cinnamon's new theme. The beta is based on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS and will be supported until 2029 once stable.