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XWayland support on NVIDIA should be coming later this year: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NVIDIA-GL-VLK-XWayland https://www.phoronix.com

XWayland support on NVIDIA should be coming later this year: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NVIDIA-GL-VLK-XWayland https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NVIDIA-G... Additionally, NVIDIA seems to be putting a lot of effort into overall Wayland support (yay!): https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NVIDIA-470-Wayland-Friendly https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NVIDIA-4... Hopefully, by next year, Wayland on NVIDIA should be "fully" supported. It's slow progress, but it is moving forward.

williamscales 5y ago
So it sounds like folks with Nvidia cards should hold off on this version of Ubuntu?
- favadi 5y ago
  No, I guess Ubuntu will just boot to X11 on a system that Wayland is unsupported.
- CraftThatBlock 5y ago
  No, you can always switch back to Xorg on the login screen (at the bottom right). Wayland support is getting really good these days, I'd recommend giving it a try before going back to Xorg if needed. This release is no different than any previous one for NVIDIA users
  - slacka 5y ago
    > Wayland support is getting really good these days Depends on your needs and hardware. I have an Nvidia desktop and Intel Laptop both running Arch + GNOME 40. Intel is definitely less buggy, but I still find myself switching back to X11. For example, when I needed screen sharing for work video conferencing, it only works under X11(PipeWire support was buggy at the time). Wayland/GNOME also still have issues with mouse lag with high CPU. It's getting better every day, but still rough around the edges.
    - CraftThatBlock 5y ago
      Have you tried PipeWire recently? Seems like there's a lot of recent development, and that screensharing now works under Wayland with newer versions. I'm still on Xorg myself, but planning on switching to Wayland later this year once XWayland support is merged (also using NVIDIA card) Edit: I've switched to PipeWire for Xorg with pipewire-pulse with zero issues so far.
      - stjohnswarts 5y ago
        If he's on Arch I'm sure he has a pretty recent pipewire install.
        CraftThatBlock 5y ago
        I'm also on Arch, but I mean the newer 0.3.x releases, as development has been pretty quick. I believe things have changed in past few months
  - cout 5y ago
    As a user, why would I want to switch to Wayland in the first place? Years ago I remember dreading firing up XFree86 on a machine with only 4MB, opting to use svgalib apps instead. But I've been using XFree86/Xorg for two decades now. I like new technology (I love my Toyota hybrid, for example, even though it lacks a clutch pedal). What tangible benefit does Wayland offer me?
    - CraftThatBlock 5y ago
      - Better DPI scaling, especially with multiple screens at multiple DPI - Reduced tearing - Simpler architecture, better security In theory, Wayland does provide few user-facing change (I think)
- JAlexoid 5y ago
  Nope. Wayland is replaced with XOrg, if NVidia drivers are active. You don't even notice it. I can switch from Intel only to Nvidia PRIME profile and after restart it just switches to XOrg.

williamscales 5y ago

So it sounds like folks with Nvidia cards should hold off on this version of Ubuntu?

favadi 5y ago
No, I guess Ubuntu will just boot to X11 on a system that Wayland is unsupported.
CraftThatBlock 5y ago
No, you can always switch back to Xorg on the login screen (at the bottom right). Wayland support is getting really good these days, I'd recommend giving it a try before going back to Xorg if needed. This release is no different than any previous one for NVIDIA users
- slacka 5y ago
  > Wayland support is getting really good these days Depends on your needs and hardware. I have an Nvidia desktop and Intel Laptop both running Arch + GNOME 40. Intel is definitely less buggy, but I still find myself switching back to X11. For example, when I needed screen sharing for work video conferencing, it only works under X11(PipeWire support was buggy at the time). Wayland/GNOME also still have issues with mouse lag with high CPU. It's getting better every day, but still rough around the edges.
  - CraftThatBlock 5y ago
    Have you tried PipeWire recently? Seems like there's a lot of recent development, and that screensharing now works under Wayland with newer versions. I'm still on Xorg myself, but planning on switching to Wayland later this year once XWayland support is merged (also using NVIDIA card) Edit: I've switched to PipeWire for Xorg with pipewire-pulse with zero issues so far.
    - stjohnswarts 5y ago
      If he's on Arch I'm sure he has a pretty recent pipewire install.
      - CraftThatBlock 5y ago
        I'm also on Arch, but I mean the newer 0.3.x releases, as development has been pretty quick. I believe things have changed in past few months
- cout 5y ago
  As a user, why would I want to switch to Wayland in the first place? Years ago I remember dreading firing up XFree86 on a machine with only 4MB, opting to use svgalib apps instead. But I've been using XFree86/Xorg for two decades now. I like new technology (I love my Toyota hybrid, for example, even though it lacks a clutch pedal). What tangible benefit does Wayland offer me?
  - CraftThatBlock 5y ago
    - Better DPI scaling, especially with multiple screens at multiple DPI - Reduced tearing - Simpler architecture, better security In theory, Wayland does provide few user-facing change (I think)
JAlexoid 5y ago
Nope. Wayland is replaced with XOrg, if NVidia drivers are active. You don't even notice it. I can switch from Intel only to Nvidia PRIME profile and after restart it just switches to XOrg.