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Can I finally start using Wayland in 2026?
(michael.stapelberg.ch)
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this post was submitted on 05 Jan 2026
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I've been using Wayland for years (2019), and I've not had any problems aside from Discord screen sharing, which was fixed a while back.
That's on AMD hardware, mind.
Whenever I've used X11 since, it's felt janky and not smooth. Random bugs, tearing, issues with multi monitor, issues with trackpads, etc.
How is wayland on (older) intel CPUs/GPUs nowadays?
I used hyprland on my old Intel laptop for a couple years with no issues by switching to amd