Do you prefer X or Wayland

Question

I&rsquo;m asking this because I&rsquo;m still using the Xserver instead of Wayland.For me there&rsquo;s a certain ease of use in the form of its configuration that just really sticks with me.Like just being able to launch another display, or the ability to not use a compositor is a huge plus for me.

roscas · Accepted Answer

Xorg still rules for me for plasma and xfce4.

d3Xt3r · Answer

Wayland. I like that I don't have to faff around with Xorg.conf etc, and that I can run mixed-DPI mixed-refresh-rate multi-monitor setups with zero issues - especially the fact that I can get blur-free fractional scaling.

akagusu · Answer

It is not a about preference, it's about workflow.
X works 100% in all my use cases, Wayland doesn't. Amd according Wayland devs, this is by design; Wayland is not supposed to replace X use cases Wayland devs consider not valid.
So, in my case, X

Do you prefer X or Wayland

I’m asking this because I’m still using the Xserver instead of Wayland.For me there’s a certain ease of use in the form of its configuration that just really sticks with me.Like just being able to launch another display, or the ability to not use a compositor is a huge plus for me.

Xorg still rules for me for plasma and xfce4.

Wayland. I like that I don't have to faff around with Xorg.conf etc, and that I can run mixed-DPI mixed-refresh-rate multi-monitor setups with zero issues - especially the fact that I can get blur-free fractional scaling.

It is not a about preference, it's about workflow.X works 100% in all my use cases, Wayland doesn't. Amd according Wayland devs, this is by design; Wayland is not supposed to replace X use cases Wayland devs consider not valid.So, in my case, X

I’m asking this because I’m still using the Xserver instead of Wayland.
For me there’s a certain ease of use in the form of its configuration that just really sticks with me.
Like just being able to launch another display, or the ability to not use a compositor is a huge plus for me.

It is not a about preference, it's about workflow.
X works 100% in all my use cases, Wayland doesn't. Amd according Wayland devs, this is by design; Wayland is not supposed to replace X use cases Wayland devs consider not valid.
So, in my case, X