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Meet Wayback: A Bridge Between X Desktops and Wayland

Wayback is a new experimental minimal Wayland compositor that supports Xwayland, letting X apps function without a full X server.

Freedom of choice in Linux? The XLibre Xserver case suggests it's not as simple as it sounds, raising questions about openness and control.

Fedora Linux 43 may replace the aging Xorg Xserver with XLibre, a new, maintained fork offering new features while preserving user experience.

GNOME is dropping its X11 session support in the upcoming version 49—here's what this means for the X11 users.

With over 70% of Plasma users now on Wayland, KDE is preparing for an eventual transition away from X11 support.

XLibre Xserver, a fresh fork of Xorg to revive X11, launches version 25.0 just two weeks after its inception, bringing new life to the X11 ecosystem.

The KiCad team outlines serious Wayland limitations, including window control and crashes, urging users to stick with X11 desktops for reliability.

Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" removes Xorg-based sessions, fully embracing Wayland as the new default for GNOME.

Banned and erased from freedesktop.org, Enrico Weigelt unveils Xlibre—a fork of Xorg aimed at revitalizing X11 outside corporate influence.

Fedora 43 moves to a Wayland-only GNOME experience, officially removing support for the X11 session due to a lack of upstream maintenance.