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Wayland heading for default as Mint devs add to Cinnamon 6 • The Register (www.theregister.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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TLDR: XFCE and Cinnamon devs are ~~begging~~ beginning to work on Wayland support.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why not just install the Cinnamon desktop when it becomes wayland ready?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

XFCE wants to be Wayland ready with XFCE 4.20, which should be released near the end of 2024. Cinnamon wants to have Wayland as default by 2026. So, in theory at least, XFCE should be Wayland-ready before Cinnamon.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have a happy 4.20!

4.20

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Look up who had his birthday at 4/20 (American style, so 20th April) and we'll see if you're still praising the number. It's associated with more than just drugs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What is it associated with? For me, it's just the time when the stoners smoke the weed, because at that time no one bothers or mind if you are high. And weed is a drug, as coffee and your PC addictions could be. Alcohol is a worse drug, so.

more than just drugs

On plural? How many more drugs it is about? XD I thought it was just weed...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a step-grandfather who is for some reason proud to be born on the same day as fucking hitler. It's hitler's birthday.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well I didn't know about that and it's very disgusting...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is disgusting, and is one of the reasons I can't stand the guy

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I can understand it now...