Does Fedora Use Wayland?
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And they can be summed up in a single word: Wayland. Yes, after being pushed back from release after release, Fedora 25 finally defaults to using the Wayland graphics stack (assuming you have a supported graphics card). This is perhaps the biggest change to come in the Linux world since the move to systemd.

Does Fedora use Wayland by default?

Wayland has been used by default for Fedora Workstation (which uses GNOME) since Fedora 25.

What is Wayland on Fedora?

Wayland is a display server protocol which was (at the time of writing) introduced as the default in GNOME. … Wayland is enabled by default in the GNOME Desktop. You can choose to run GNOME in X11 by choosing the Gnome on xorg option in the session chooser on the login screen.

Elena Rostova

Elena Rostova

Lead Health, Wellness & Medical Journalist

Elena Rostova holds a Master's degree in Public Health Journalism. She covers groundbreaking medical research, holistic wellness trends, mental health awareness, and nutritional science.

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