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submitted 5 months ago by KarnaSubarna@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

For those wanting to build a Wayland-only Linux desktop experience without carrying any aging X11 baggage, GNOME 47 will be able to optionally offer Wayland-only support without carrying X11/X.Org support. This Mutter merge request landed today that allows compiling Mutter with X11 support disabled. That landed today along with this GNOME Shell merge request for being able to disable X11 support too.

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[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 31 points 5 months ago

I think X will still be around for a while but it makes no sense to use it with a full desktop like gnome. Gnome has its own stack so Wayland makes sense.

It will be cool to see desktops like Xfce4, Cinnamon and Mate get support.

[-] user134450@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

wouldnt Xfce have to rebrand though? lol

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

Xfce4 is a name not a acronym. It used to be back in the day but it now uses GTK.

[-] user134450@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

yes, it is a name that is literally pronounced like "X face"

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 months ago

I pronounce it x f c e

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