FyneDesk: A full desktop environment for Linux written in Go

Re:FyneDesk: A full desktop environment for Linux written in Go by shrubble on Friday October 03, 2025 @08:31AM (#45462206)

I was under the impression that there’s a seamless compatibility layer for running X11 under Wayland?

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Re:FyneDesk: A full desktop environment for Linux written in Go by eadmund on Friday October 03, 2025 @11:39AM (#45464193)

Nope, while it is possible to run normal X11 apps under Wayland, there is no support for running X11 window managers.

Which is a damn shame, because window managers are where some of the greatest innovation is happening.

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Re:FyneDesk: A full desktop environment for Linux written in Go by em-bee on Saturday October 04, 2025 @03:27PM (#45475956)

X11 window managers are replaced by wayland compositors. they are more complex, but multiple alternatives already exist.

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Re:FyneDesk: A full desktop environment for Linux written in Go by eadmund on Monday October 06, 2025 @04:25AM (#45488984)

Sure, but those are not backwards-compatible. If Wayland let me run my existing window manager then I would be glad to try it out.

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Re:FyneDesk: A full desktop environment for Linux written in Go by em-bee on Monday October 06, 2025 @02:12PM (#45494334)

i am responding to "window managers are where some of the greatest innovation is happening"

innovation is happening with compositors too.

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Re:FyneDesk: A full desktop environment for Linux written in Go by dijit on Friday October 03, 2025 @08:32AM (#45462226)

Xwayland exists, but you need a compositor to be running to encapsulate the Xwayland container.

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