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I often read the advice that if something does not work on Linux, then switch from Wayland to X11. Also, 20% is quite a big userbase. What you are saying is li
by amelius 11mo ago
I often read the advice that if something does not work on Linux, then switch from Wayland to X11.
Also, 20% is quite a big userbase. What you are saying is like saying that Firefox is "gone" because "percentage".
Trust me, X11 is not gone.
(written from a browser that runs in a VNC session that uses the X11 protocol under the hood)
- bitwize 11mo agoX is deprecated. Its maintainers do not want to maintain it. They want you to use Wayland instead. The major DEs have removed their X code paths, or will in the next year. The toolkits will follow suit. X is a dead end for new and non-legacy software.
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