• Helix 🧬@feddit.de
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    2 years ago

    Every year is the year of the Linux desktop. I think between around 2010 and 2015 there was a bit of stagnation, but currently my opinion is that the Linux desktop is getting better every iteration. Heck, even Wayland is nearly usable.

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      2 years ago

      I’ve been using Wayland every day for years with no issue (GNOME 3 on AMD graphics).

      And the best part is that my OS isn’t actively hostile towards me (Windows) or at least want to control what I do with my computer (macOS).

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        2 years ago

        I honestly don’t believe that you didn’t have a single issue in years. That would mean you didn’t have any crashes and bugs at all.

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        2 years ago

        Not quite though, there’s still lots of stuff missing, e.g. forwarding via SSH, screenshots of all types of windows, DisplayLink drivers…

        See also: https://arewewaylandyet.com/ (but just because something exists for Wayland, doesn’t mean it works well)

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          2 years ago

          @Helix
          That’s an interesting website with good info. Thanks for the link.
          Would SSH forwarding even be possible with the more restrictive architecture?

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            Well, you’d probably have to find some clever way to do it. As Wayland doesn’t use the server architecture X11 does it’s probably pretty hard to plug a local display in a foreign computer with Wayland. Let’s see what the future brings.