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Now Ubuntu is Also Ditching Xorg Completely for Wayland! (news.itsfoss.com)

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[-] Goodeye8@piefed.social 15 points 1 month ago

ELIS5 version. Wayland and Xorg are what draw the screen on your monitor. Xorg is based on stuff that's 40 years old and Wayland is meant to replace Xorg as a more modern way to draw on your monitor.

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