▲ 401 ▼ Happy new year of the Linux Desktop! (linux.community) submitted 2 years ago by Jungle@linux.community to c/linux@lemmy.ml 67 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TornadoRex@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago (2 children) As someone who dabbles in Linux but is ultimately a regular people, what’s the advantage of this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 27 points 2 years ago (2 children) A unified, bug-free, performant and featureful display stack to ensure people can use things like Variable refresh rate, which, iirc, is an impossibility on X11. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TornadoRex@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) That’s pretty awesome. I imagine this would be a huge advantage with the growth of Linux gaming too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Bogasse@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) I suppose the Steam Deck experience would be a bit worse if it wasn't running on Wayland 👍 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] visor841@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago The games on Steam Deck are already running in Wayland using gamescope IIRC permalink fedilink source parent [+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago Yeah, it could be and it will be permalink fedilink source parent [–] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Wait, what? I'm on PopOS, with Nvidia GPU, and my "g-sync" VRR works fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) PopOS uses GNOME which hopefully uses Wayland permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I can confirm that PopOS 22.04 is definitely running on X. wayland is officially coming when Cosmic releases. That said, I see that Wayland is "available" if I want to manually switch to it - but it is definitely disabled as a default (and current) setting. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Synthuir@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 27 points 2 years ago (2 children) A unified, bug-free, performant and featureful display stack to ensure people can use things like Variable refresh rate, which, iirc, is an impossibility on X11. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TornadoRex@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) That’s pretty awesome. I imagine this would be a huge advantage with the growth of Linux gaming too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Bogasse@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) I suppose the Steam Deck experience would be a bit worse if it wasn't running on Wayland 👍 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] visor841@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago The games on Steam Deck are already running in Wayland using gamescope IIRC permalink fedilink source parent [+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago Yeah, it could be and it will be permalink fedilink source parent [–] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Wait, what? I'm on PopOS, with Nvidia GPU, and my "g-sync" VRR works fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) PopOS uses GNOME which hopefully uses Wayland permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I can confirm that PopOS 22.04 is definitely running on X. wayland is officially coming when Cosmic releases. That said, I see that Wayland is "available" if I want to manually switch to it - but it is definitely disabled as a default (and current) setting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TornadoRex@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) That’s pretty awesome. I imagine this would be a huge advantage with the growth of Linux gaming too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Bogasse@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) I suppose the Steam Deck experience would be a bit worse if it wasn't running on Wayland 👍 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] visor841@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago The games on Steam Deck are already running in Wayland using gamescope IIRC permalink fedilink source parent [+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago Yeah, it could be and it will be permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bogasse@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) I suppose the Steam Deck experience would be a bit worse if it wasn't running on Wayland 👍 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] visor841@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago The games on Steam Deck are already running in Wayland using gamescope IIRC permalink fedilink source parent [+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] visor841@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago The games on Steam Deck are already running in Wayland using gamescope IIRC permalink fedilink source parent
[+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago Yeah, it could be and it will be permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Wait, what? I'm on PopOS, with Nvidia GPU, and my "g-sync" VRR works fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) PopOS uses GNOME which hopefully uses Wayland permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I can confirm that PopOS 22.04 is definitely running on X. wayland is officially coming when Cosmic releases. That said, I see that Wayland is "available" if I want to manually switch to it - but it is definitely disabled as a default (and current) setting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) PopOS uses GNOME which hopefully uses Wayland permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I can confirm that PopOS 22.04 is definitely running on X. wayland is officially coming when Cosmic releases. That said, I see that Wayland is "available" if I want to manually switch to it - but it is definitely disabled as a default (and current) setting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I can confirm that PopOS 22.04 is definitely running on X. wayland is officially coming when Cosmic releases. That said, I see that Wayland is "available" if I want to manually switch to it - but it is definitely disabled as a default (and current) setting. permalink fedilink source parent