Experimental X11 Compatibility Layer

by nobody9999on 6/28/25, 11:17 PMwith 3 comments
by thdhhghgbhyon 6/29/25, 11:18 AM

Very naive question, but what is the difference between this and XWayland?

by ajbon 6/29/25, 9:06 AM

"It is intended to eventually replace the classic X.org server in Alpine, thus reducing maintenance burden of X applications in Alpine, but a lot of work needs to be done first."

OT but what's the use case for running gui applications in alpine? I've mostly seen it used as a container OS on servers. Are people using it for kiosks?

by nobody9999on 6/28/25, 11:17 PM

From the README:

"Wayback is an experimental X compatibility layer which allows for running full X desktop environments using Wayland components. It is essentially a stub compositor which provides just enough Wayland capabilities to host a rootful Xwayland server."