Wayland is no longer a future-facing experiment. For a growing number of Linux distributions, it is simply the default desktop experience today. Some distros made the switch quietly, while others ...
Fedora used to be the leading, bleeding edge Linux distribution. Then its release cadence slowed down. Today, with its second release of 2016, Fedora 25, Fedora is back to exploring the newest Linux ...
The Arch Linux installer continues evolving alongside the broader Linux desktop ecosystem. With the release of Archinstall 4.2, a notable change has arrived: Wayland is now the default focus for ...
Linux desktops solved different problems, but every polished workflow came with new compromises.
Ariadne Conill has presented the experimental Xorg compatibility layer Wayback. This enables Linux distributions to completely abandon the Xorg server without taking the ground out from under the feet ...
VirtualBox 7.2.8 brings important bug fixes for Linux hosts, Wayland guests, and Secure Boot. 7.1.x also reaches its support end.
Ars looks at the evolution of the Linux graphics stack, from the origins of the X project in the 1980s to the recent Wayland effort.