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I was under the impression that there’s a seamless compatibility layer for running X11 under Wayland?

• dijit 1y ago
  Xwayland exists, but you need a compositor to be running to encapsulate the Xwayland container.
• eadmund 1y ago
  Nope, while it is possible to run normal X11 apps under Wayland, there is no support for running X11 window managers. Which is a damn shame, because window managers are where some of the greatest innovation is happening.
  • em-bee 1y ago
    X11 window managers are replaced by wayland compositors. they are more complex, but multiple alternatives already exist.
    • eadmund 1y ago
      Sure, but those are not backwards-compatible. If Wayland let me run my existing window manager then I would be glad to try it out.
      • em-bee 1y ago
        i am responding to "window managers are where some of the greatest innovation is happening" innovation is happening with compositors too.