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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Will Default To The X.Org Stack, Not Wayland (phoronix.com)

Posted by msmash on from the tough-calls dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Five years after their original goal to ship Ubuntu with Wayland, Ubuntu 17.10 transitioned to using the Wayland display system by default as part of their transition to GNOME Shell as the default desktop. But with the upcoming Ubuntu 18.04 LTS release, Canonical has decided to transition back to the X.Org Server. Their reasoning for moving to an X.Org Server by default is better support for screen sharing, remote desktop, and better recovery from crashes. But for those interested the Wayland session will still be available as a log-in option.

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  1. Re:But but .... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    No because every sane person ever decided that you should not run any UI as root.