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sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Linux@lemmy.ml · 11 days ago

Wayback: A Wayland replacement for the whole X11 server

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Wayback: A Wayland replacement for the whole X11 server

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sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Linux@lemmy.ml · 11 days ago
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  • LeFantome@programming.dev
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    I am trying to understand the difference between Wayback and running Xwayland in Cage.

    I’m Wayback, will I still be able to run Wayland applications? Or am I literally just running an Xserver that uses Wayland for the DDX layer?

    • Virual@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Cage is designed around running a single maximized application. Wayback is meant to run an entire x11 desktop environment.

      Not sure about the second part.

      • ziggurat@lemmy.world
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        He means running xwayland in rootfull mode as the one app run in cage

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    Thank god. Now if all goes well people can stop talking about that really buggy and awful fork.

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      what fork?

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        XLibre. This article seems to explain it well i think, https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/10/xlibre_new_xorg_fork

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          oh i remember this. it was that guy who thought he could fix xorg by himself, and ended up breaking it further. then accused gnome of being “dei” when they kicked him out lol

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