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possible successors of X11 [closed]
I've recently come across Wayland which tries to replace X11.
"Wayland is a protocol for a compositor to talk to its clients as well as a C library implementation of that protocol. The compositor ...
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Are there any Linux distros currently using Wayland?
I know that Ubuntu is planning to use it in 11.10, and Fedora has announced 'eventual' migration, but I'm curious if there is something using it already that I could load in a VM to help with ...
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What is keeping Wayland from overthrowing X in Linux?
Everyone agrees that Wayland is better than X11 for your usual desktop. Why is X then used by every major distro then? Is it bugs, little compability from apps (is that even an issue?) or something ...
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Why need drivers for both x server and the linux kernel?
Can someone explain why two sets of drivers are needed, one in the Linux kernel and one in X?
I understand that the device drivers are in the kernel, but what is the role of those in the xserver?
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Wayland and full-screen apps
Will Wayland, unlike X, be able to "know" about a full screen app, and not fire up the screensaver? I remember reading up on this, and X (or present KWin/Compiz) cannot know or be told when to hold ...
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What is Wayland?
I was looking for a lightweight X server, but failed to find one. Then I found out about Wayland. I says that it aims to coexist with X, but can run standalone.
When I try to compile it, it needs ...
