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Re:Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC,... by ryukoposting on Thursday January 01, 2026 @09:29PM (#46460732)
Yup. I fully understand that X11 is a shitshow under the hood, but it works and Wayland frequently does not work. Screen recording, window positions, various multi-monitor and calibration issues, ...

On my laptop I use to write blog posts, that never ever gets plugged into a second screen? Sure, Wayland's great. On a computer that I expect normal people to be able to use without dumb problems? Hell no!

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Re:Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC,... by cedws on Friday January 02, 2026 @12:02AM (#46461587)
Comparing X11 and Wayland isn’t even correct because for a functional desktop you need Xwayland anyway. X11 never went away, we piled more code on top and now we have an eternal transitionary period and two ways of doing things.
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