Post #2428715

2026-05-12 00:41 UTC

can someone please explain the difference between Wayland and x11 cause all I know is that steam tend to work funny on x11

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@skydotbit@sharkey.skydevs.me 2026-05-12 01:19

@CinnamonCatYurilover@sharkey.skydevs.me X11 and Wayland are communication protocols used for communication between clients and a display server. X11 is older, buggier, and more of a pain in the ass to use but it has a lot more features like being able to adjust window positions and stuff. X11 also has a lot of bloat features that I never looked into. Wayland is newer, somewhat buggy, slightly less of a pain in the ass to use, and it’s a lot more limited (that’s mostly GNOME’s fault lol). I haven’t worked with them much yet but I will soon and I can give a better explanation then :waf:

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@mir@ice.ch3.st 2026-05-12 00:48

@CinnamonCatYurilover@sharkey.skydevs.me X11 is old and buggy, wayland is new and buggy

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@nyx@is.nyxt.dev 2026-05-12 00:46

@CinnamonCatYurilover@sharkey.skydevs.me X11 is a legacy protocol intended for legacy multi-machine usecases where you can run software on many remote machines and have them appear on one device Wayland is made for desktop workstation users

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