… You can run apps as in-world windows, with the creator demoing it with videos, Osu, and a Linux terminal. It's Linux-only, and your windows are visible only to you, but it's still a cool project. Wayland has been the center of a few big Linux stories this year. …
… There are quite a lot of changes in this update, but the highlight is a fix for Nvidia GPU instability when using Wayland. Given how Linux operating systems and desktop environments have been ditching X11 lately , getting GPUs to work properly on Wayland is probably a major concern for Nvidia. …
… The fix will land with Wine 11.9; Wayland compositors KWin, Mutter, and wlroots already support the new API. Gaming on Linux has come a long, long way over the past few years, but it's still not perfect. It's dang close, and Linux is catching up to Windows, but it's not perfect. …
… Related A chapter of Linux's history comes to a close as Kubuntu drops X11 support for Wayland X11 had a good run. …
… Related Wayland might be the future of Linux, but I’m not leaving X11 yet Explore the unexpected benefits of X11 that are making Linux users hesitant to embrace the new Wayland technology. …
… Protocol finalised, but distributions must implement it before Wayland restores sessions by default. If you've used a Wayland-based Linux operating system, you'll know that windows that you close don't reappear where they were when a session ends, such as after a crash or a logout. …
… Sure, NTSYNC alone would have made it worth paying attention to, but combined with the WoW64 completion, the Wayland improvements, and the sheer volume of fixes, it's the most important Wine release since Proton made Linux gaming viable. …