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Wayland and the X Window System
Wayland now runs most Linux desktops, while the X Window System lives on through compatibility layers and lighter desktops. A few command-line tools let you see each one at work: which compositor owns your screen, how input reaches a window, and how X programs survive in a Wayland world.
In this topic
- What Wayland is, and is not
- Finding the compositor
- Worked example: who owns the screen?
- libinput: from device to window
- X programs inside Wayland
- The X server and displays
- Display managers and starting a session
- Network transparency and remote use
- Worked example: a remote X program
- Exploring X with its own tools
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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