Explore the unexpected benefits of X11 that are making Linux users hesitant to embrace the new Wayland technology.

Wayland did not break Linux desktops. It exposed long-standing assumptions and pushed the ecosystem toward clearer, more ...

The Xfce desktop environment is expanding with plans afoot for a new Wayland compositor called xfwl4.

JetBrains has announced that native Wayland support will be enabled in its IntelliJ-based IDEs starting with version 2026.1, letting Linux developers work ...

Wayland is a modern display server protocol designed to replace the aging X11 protocol, aiming to provide a faster, more secure, and more efficient Linux desktop experience. It is the language that ...

I struggled with Hyprland for months, until this Arch-based distro fixed it ...

The main driving force behind this is Red Hat developer Jocelyn Falempe, who has been pushing for the switch to Kmscon for ...

Longtime Ubuntu Linux fans may remember Canonical’s announcement back in 2010 that it was planning to adopt the OpenGL-based Wayland display management system instead of the venerable X Window system ...

The Linux Mint project has unveiled Linux Mint 22.3, carrying the codename “Zena”, the latest point release in the popular ...

Your KDE Plasma desktop is about to get a huge upgrade with 6.6 - what's inside ...

I'm curious with Wayland, have you tried anything like access to GUI apps over SSH (both to and from that box) or WINE/Crossover to run Windows executables? Or remote access like VNC? I've read lots ...

The year ahead has a lot in store for Linux users. Many of the trends, hardware products, and software developments below comprise a colorful mix that focuses on the use of Linux in particular. We ...