Re: "Linux geminauts, what display server protocol do you use?"

In: s/Linux

x11 is nice. On an old laptopI can run just six processes: login, bash, startx, xinit, Xorg, openbox. That's enough for a very lightweight desktop environment. From there I can launch Steam with max resources available. Best to get better hardware though. Running over ssh is great for something like a pi.

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Feb 09 · 3 months ago

Poll Results

1. X11

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2. Wayland

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3. Other (please specify)

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4. None (terminal only)

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61 votes were cast.

7 Later Comments ↓

🐙 norayr · Feb 09 at 15:01:

i wote above, but i want to stress again, not only via x ssh forwarding.

i can draw a window on other computer's screen by using DISPLAY=other_computer_ip:0.

🐙 norayr · Feb 09 at 15:02:

so someone may use gimp that runs on my computer but draws on theirs.

🐐 pinix · Feb 22 at 18:34:

i am currently using X11 on void linux with the i3 window manager

🐧 the_mantelman · Feb 24 at 01:14:

Both Wayland and X11, depending on my mood

🐙 norayr · Feb 27 at 00:26:

by the way, probono, the author of appimage and maker of a freebsd based os with macos like interface, published

— this table

🚀 stack · Feb 27 at 02:17:

@norayr, reading that was so weird. It was like I'd written that.

But better researched.

🐑 zipsegv · Mar 23 at 03:19:

I use X11 still, mainly because I just encounter less jank on it.

I concur with other commenters that the fact X11 was designed for networked use is better. It's cool to be able to run an app externally and just have it integrate directly with the host environment.

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🐡 Breebee: [...]

Linux geminauts, what display server protocol do you use? — i was curious earlier today so i figured i'd ask

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