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by amelius 192 days ago
I often read the advice that if something does not work on Linux, then switch from Wayland to X11.

Also, 20% is quite a big userbase. What you are saying is like saying that Firefox is "gone" because "percentage".

Trust me, X11 is not gone.

(written from a browser that runs in a VNC session that uses the X11 protocol under the hood)
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bitwize 192 days ago
X is deprecated. Its maintainers do not want to maintain it. They want you to use Wayland instead.

The major DEs have removed their X code paths, or will in the next year. The toolkits will follow suit. X is a dead end for new and non-legacy software.

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oblio 192 days ago
It's a dead end that allows me to have HiDPI (aka a 4k display) on Ubuntu 24.04 and use the VMWare GUI and OnlyOffice.

Wayland was launched 18 years ago and it still can't handle mainstream apps in common scenarios.

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oblio 191 days ago
Downvote all you want, I'm telling you what I see. I had to fall back to X...
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esseph 192 days ago
"I often read the advice that if something does not work on Chrome in the US Govt, try IE6." - This was still true as of last year.

"Trust me, IE6 is not gone" - me

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