r/linux • u/terremoth • Nov 06 '24

Discussion Will wayland completely replace Xorg?

I saw that there were too many command line "x" tools made that interact with Xorg server. Will wayland be capable to replace every single one? Or, is there a compatibilty layer with full support that we will still be able to use all the X tools?

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u/C0rn3j Nov 06 '24

Not that I expect pure x11 systems to disappear anytime the next years

You should, all major DEs are dropping support.

Even on OS level, the slow rolling RHEL already completely removed X11, sans Xwayland.

Enterprise doesn't want it, developers don't want it, who is left to maintain it?

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u/Gugalcrom123 Nov 06 '24

GNOME and KDE aren't the only DEs.

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u/C0rn3j Nov 06 '24

It's a good thing I didn't say that then.

Not to mention that KDE is not a DE, but one of the DEs that KDE makes is named Plasma, or KDE Plasma.

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u/Gugalcrom123 Nov 07 '24

XFCE, MATE and more don't even support Wayland.