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Windows 11 vs Linux supported HW (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 0 points 3 years ago (3 children)

It comes by default on plenty of distros and people don’t even notice the change.

In the meanwhile, nvidia doesn’t support the linux kernel itself (though it is changing slowly) that’s why it can’t support wayland.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    Except people do notice the change, as a workaround many still rely on certain aspects of X via Xwayland in an attempt to keep things running. Even Steam doesn't support Wayland.

    Fact is, Wayland's been in development for a good decade or more, it's still in a state of perpetual beta, and that's a situation that isn't likely to change any time soon.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    You do realize that the whole of meaningful architecture we have builds on, and often gives way for legacy ones? XWayland is made by Wayland, because obviously not every software will port overnight or ever. That’s a positive thing.

    It’s almost like the linux community is not controlled by a dictator like Apple, where they can just say “we are using this API from next version, if you wanna work, port”. Wayland required a critical mass before it actually started flying - but it definitely flies now.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

    Xwayland makes use of legacy features of X. If we were to compleately drop all aspects of X tomorrow, the Linux desktop would essentially compleately break and become unusable.

    The fact is, at this point in time after 10 years or more of development, Wayland is still very much in a state of perpetual beta. At this point in time, and for the foreseeable future, Wayland involves compromises that make it unsuitable for many users.

    Hopefully things improve in time, the problem is development is progressing at snails pace.

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