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Xlibre Forks to the Rescue – but Kubuntu Gives X11 the Boot

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: Summer Solstice release lands as another distro ditches the old display protocol

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The Fedora and Kubuntu distributions give way to evolution, leaving behind the X11 window system after using this graphic standard for more than 30 years.

·Madrid, Spain
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Kubuntu, too, dares to take the next step in changing technology from Xorg to Wayland. Meanwhile, a dubious Fork is trying to breathe new life into Xorg.

·Germany
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The X11 window system, a pillar of the Linux graphical environment for more than three decades, is being replaced by Wayland in distributions such as Fedora and Kubuntu. X11, known for its flexibility and compatibility, has become obsolete in the face of modern security and performance requirements. Wayland, presented in 2008, offers a more efficient and secure design, integrating the graphic composer directly into the server and improving the u…

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Linuxiac broke the news in on Sunday, June 22, 2025.
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