Post #1087372
2026-04-08 21:04 UTC
Finally tested wayback with dwm on Slackware -current! ๐
wayback is a stub Wayland compositor that hosts a rootful Xwayland server, letting you run your full X11 setup unchanged on top of Wayland. Built from source, wrote a small launch script and dwm came up fine with st.
Still experimental and needs some tweaking but the core concept works โ keep your dwm, st and all your suckless tools, just drop Xorg underneath.
If you're a minimalist X11 user not ready to jump to a Wayland WM, keep an eye on this project!
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayback/wayback
#dwm #wayland #linux #suckless #slackware #xorg
Replies (2)
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@dwarmstrong@fosstodon.org 2026-04-09 01:20
@r1w1s1 How cool is that?!
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@wzqtparor@fedibird.com 2026-04-09 02:05
Wayback is just a unfinished X11. It supports less hardwares, lacks basic settings like dpms, and it crashes randomly. If you can't leave X11, just use Xorg. @r1w1s1