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I'm using Wayland exclusively for 4 years now on Archlinux (may be more, I forget). At this point, it is better than X11. It still has bugs, but then so does X1
by triknomeister 1y ago
I'm using Wayland exclusively for 4 years now on Archlinux (may be more, I forget). At this point, it is better than X11. It still has bugs, but then so does X11.
Fractional scaling is fixed in Plasma 6 though. So, if you need that, it has been good for 1 year now.
- skeezyboy 1y agoi dont want to call linux old fashioned but to still be working the kinks out of windowing system in 2025 boggles me... its almost as if there's a resistance to GUIs or something.
- triknomeister 1y agoGUIs are tough in open source because they need way more than just code. You need UX designers, testers, feedback loops, and infrastructure — stuff most volunteer projects can’t sustain. That’s why devs can dogfood CLI tools but GUIs are a whole different beast. Even *Windows* and *macOS* struggle with this — just look at how messy *fractional scaling* is [link](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20221025-00/?p=107318 https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20221025-00/?p=10...). And yet, *Linux/KDE* has been pushing GUI innovation for decades. Apple and Microsoft have copied so many KDE features it’s hard to keep track.
- const_cast 1y agoThe window manager in windows is horribly buggy and extremely slow. Lots of animation flickering and snapping for seemingly no reason. Try maximizing Firefox while a video is playing and watch the animation - or, usually, lack thereof. Wayland is, by far, the best windowing system I've ever used. No dropped frames, ever. Its actually kind of uncanny, it feels like you're using an iPhone.