corrupts_absolutely@sh.itjust.works to Unixporn@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago[sway] trying wayland once againfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up150arrow-down1image[sway] trying wayland once againfiles.catbox.moecorrupts_absolutely@sh.itjust.works to Unixporn@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareancap shark@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoPlease lecture me, I’m somewhat new to linux (I use it for some years now, but only Ubuntu, so you know). What’s the point of wayland? I mean, I get that it’s an alternative to Xorg, and it merges the server and client, but what does this mean to the end user?
minus-squaredino@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agothere is no reason to use something else as an enduser. Maybe as a backup or testing setup you could install something else, but apart from that…
minus-squarecorrupts_absolutely@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoi dont get screen tearing in games, videos or browsers on wayland and also seem to be getting less issues with compositing, which was a problem on x11 with i915 drivers for me
![[sway] trying wayland once again](https://files.catbox.moe/mwt5pg.png){kind=link}
Please lecture me, I’m somewhat new to linux (I use it for some years now, but only Ubuntu, so you know). What’s the point of wayland?
I mean, I get that it’s an alternative to Xorg, and it merges the server and client, but what does this mean to the end user?
there is no reason to use something else as an enduser. Maybe as a backup or testing setup you could install something else, but apart from that…
i dont get screen tearing in games, videos or browsers on wayland and also seem to be getting less issues with compositing, which was a problem on x11 with i915 drivers for me