Think twice before abandoning X11. Wayland breaks everything
4 hours ago
- #X11
- #Linux
- #Wayland
- Wayland is binary incompatible with X11 and lacks a clear transition path.
- Wayland breaks many basic functionalities like xkill without providing replacements.
- Wayland's development seems focused on specific environments like GNOME and KDE, alienating others.
- Screen recording and sharing are problematic on Wayland, with many tools not working properly.
- Global hotkeys, window management, and clipboard access are either broken or require workarounds.
- Wayland's design prevents applications from running as root or performing certain system-level tasks.
- Color management, DRM leasing, and other features are either incomplete or inconsistently supported.
- Wayland's fragmentation means different compositors support different features, leading to inconsistent behavior.
- Many applications and tools, including games and professional software, perform poorly or don't work on Wayland.
- Some distributions and desktop environments are enforcing Wayland, removing X11 support.