GNOME 49 Alpha Released With X11 Support Disabled By Default, Many New Features (www.phoronix.com)
from KarnaSubarna@lemmy.ml to linux@lemmy.ml on 07 Jul 17:58
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wisha@lemmy.ml on 07 Jul 18:42 next collapse

Does any GNOME user here use X11? On my computer I have been exclusively using Wayland for 3 years. It’s great.

Slightly concerned about remote desktopping though. What do I replace xrdp with?

WILSOOON@programming.dev on 07 Jul 19:09 next collapse

I do, its a bit more stable with nvidia still, i sometimes get black screens randomly wit wayland

Mwa@thelemmy.club on 07 Jul 19:10 next collapse

The only thing I want from x11 is a proper wayland autoclicker with working global bindings,Yes I can use xclicker but no global bindings.

eldavi@lemmy.ml on 07 Jul 19:31 next collapse

I want x11 over ssh

moomoomoo309@programming.dev on 07 Jul 20:42 next collapse

Waypipe?

eldavi@lemmy.ml on 07 Jul 21:31 collapse

bingo and thank you

ugo@feddit.it on 07 Jul 20:44 next collapse

Waypipe?

eldavi@lemmy.ml on 07 Jul 21:31 collapse

exactly what i needed; thank you.

tla@lemmy.world on 07 Jul 21:31 collapse

waypipe -c lz4=9 ssh <remotr-IP> env QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland-egl <remote-program-path [args]>

LeFantome@programming.dev on 08 Jul 15:22 collapse

I am confused. Autoclicker does not work?

github.com/konkitoman/autoclicker

Or do you mean keyboard input?

github.com/ReimuNotMoe/ydotool

Mwa@thelemmy.club on 08 Jul 15:43 collapse

Its just because most of then are cli based.

makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml on 07 Jul 19:17 next collapse

I have RSI, and I use talon voice to control my computer.

Because Wayland doesn’t, and probably won’t support accessibility software like talon voice, in time, as x11 is shut down, I’ll have to move to Mac or Windows. I’m devastated.

Talon voice is what allows me to continue working.

I’m literally going to have to move back to the dark side in time, due to the end of X11, and Wayland’s lack of support for accessibility.

IAmTheKernelError@piefed.social on 07 Jul 19:49 next collapse

Sorry to hear this; why are so many voice-control tools for Linux so dependent on X11? Is there any glimmer of hope that an alternate Wayland-compatible tool is going to come along in the next few years?

atzanteol@sh.itjust.works on 07 Jul 20:31 collapse

The Wayland security model is far more restrictive. Accessibility tools need to screen capture, create input events on your behalf, etc. Such things aren’t possible under Wayland (yet?).

Lojcs@piefed.social on 07 Jul 23:20 collapse

Pretty sure both have been available through portals for at least a year

BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world on 07 Jul 20:02 next collapse

This is the one gigantic, glaring problem with Wayland. “The most secure software is the software you can’t use” is not a philosophy I support. Accessibility should always be a first class citizen for mission critical components like window managers.

LeFantome@programming.dev on 08 Jul 15:02 collapse

Accessibility is better than reported on Wayland. It is being taken seriously.

hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.org on 08 Jul 00:26 next collapse

i’ve heard MATE works well for accessibility, have you tried it?

LeFantome@programming.dev on 08 Jul 04:23 next collapse
eugenia@lemmy.ml on 08 Jul 08:27 next collapse

Use Talon with Cinnamon and Linux Mint, which still uses X11.

makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml on 08 Jul 17:38 collapse

I’ll do what I can. However, x11 will definitely die in the upcoming years. Development is apparently only maintenance now and basic improvements. The writing is on the wall, as Wayland just doesn’t support what the accessibility tools require.

flying_sheep@lemmy.ml on 08 Jul 21:46 collapse

When Ubuntu LTS stops shipping X11 in 2032, that’ll hopefully have changed

makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml on 09 Jul 07:29 collapse

That would be nice. I hope so

lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works on 08 Jul 21:09 collapse

It says “X11 disabled by default”, does that imply you can enable it again?

In any case I wish you the best

radio_free_asgarthr@hexbear.net on 07 Jul 19:28 next collapse

I still use X because at least last time I tried (admittedly over a year ago) some of my apps didn’t work right on Wayland (KLayout, if I remember correctly).

spongeborgcubepants@lemmy.world on 07 Jul 20:28 next collapse

I do due to an annoying bug that only pops up when using Wayland, forces me to relogin and thus lose my current session.

Haven’t tested for a while though, maybe it’s fixed already.

Mereo@lemmy.ca on 08 Jul 00:15 collapse

Keep coming back to Wayland. I’ve been using Linux as my main desktop OS since 2022, and at first, I encountered many issues with Wayland (KDE). However, I kept coming back and testing Wayland as the bugs were fixed. Now, Wayland is great! It feels like a true modern operating system — much better than Windows.

TrickDacy@lemmy.world on 07 Jul 21:05 next collapse

Yeah, it’s default on pop os. Cannot remember if I tried Wayland, just going with the flow and it works for now

LeFantome@programming.dev on 08 Jul 15:28 collapse

One of the ironies with System76 is that they are taking so long to release their Wayland-only desktop that they are becoming one of the last bastions of Xorg.

DaPorkchop_@lemmy.ml on 07 Jul 21:10 next collapse

KDE user here, I still use X11 to play old Minecraft versions. LWJGL2 uses xrandr to read (and sometimes modify? wtf) display configurations on Linux, and the last few times I’ve tried it on Wayland it kept screwing the whole desktop up.

davet@discuss.tchncs.de on 08 Jul 01:15 next collapse

I think gnome has an rdp server built in. Just need to enable it in settings.

brickfrog@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 08 Jul 02:32 next collapse

Slightly concerned about remote desktopping though. What do I replace xrdp with?

Xrdp works on Wayland, you can keep using it if you like. There’s also Gnome’s built-in Gnome Remote Desktop as well as KDE’s Krdp, both are also Wayland compatible (though I get the feeling Krdp is still in its early stages).

eneff@discuss.tchncs.de on 08 Jul 08:47 next collapse

I have been running gnome-shell with the –no-x11 flag for quite some time now and haven’t been missing anything.

piexil@lemmy.world on 08 Jul 23:54 collapse

Yeah because they dropped the vnc sever for the Wayland session and our workflow at work still uses vnc

master_of_unlocking@lemmy.world on 09 Jul 00:56 collapse

If you can install it I’ve found that Remmina works well

piexil@lemmy.world on 09 Jul 06:15 collapse

That’s a client, not server

majster@lemmy.zip on 07 Jul 19:36 next collapse

I used Ubuntu 24.10. on new Ubuntu certified Intel Thinkpad and exeperienced system hangs every few weeks. The only solution was to reboot. Frustrating to say the least. On that system also webcam didn’t work so maybe it was kernel fault somehow but still very disappointing given the “certified” status.

Ohh@lemmy.ml on 07 Jul 21:27 collapse

I want one thing (besides a11y which is really number one): the save dialogue should be sane. E.g. let me create a new subfolder with Ctrl shift n…

cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de on 08 Jul 00:13 collapse

You can do that from the save as dialogue box.

Ohh@lemmy.ml on 08 Jul 15:50 collapse

No you can not do that, with a Keyboard shortcut (ctrl shift n ). You need to clickitty clickitty with a mouse.

cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de on 08 Jul 18:04 collapse

I do that regularly. I am on Gnome 48

Ohh@lemmy.ml on 08 Jul 19:23 collapse

1: Open files. You can now use ctrl shift n to make a new folder.

2: Open an application. Click save as… “files” opens. Now you can not use ctrl shift n. I just tested it again. I am also on gnome 48. This is an old an known limitation.