Wayland vs X11: 2026 Comparison

Webtop 4.0: Wayland is here, engage the reality engine | LinuxServer.io

Let me just start with the TLDR as I have a tendency to write too much, all of our Selkies based images can now be launched into a Wayland mode using the env var -e PIXELFLUX_WAYLAND=true or checking a box in Sealskin. This Wayland mode is an entire ground up stack leveraging a virtual framebuffer in userspace that can live on a GPU or CPU. The net result on any hardware with a GPU is a remote monitor in your web browser. I am not talking about a compromise or half baked "this is kinda cool cause it is in my web browser and it can run in Docker" I am talking about turning your web browser into a true virtual display for the remote session. There are two major wins out of this mode:

Using Fcitx 5 on Wayland - Fcitx

Wayland is the next generation of display server protocol. While the initial release of the protocol is in 2008, the support of input method is not really ideal.

letoram/arcan

Arcan - [Display Server, Multimedia Framework, Game Engine] -> "Desktop Engine"

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Stardust XR

Stardust XR is a display server for VR and AR headsets on Linux-based systems - Stardust XR

Leveraging Rust and the GPU to render user interfaces at 120 FPS

From the Zed Blog: A deep-dive into the graphical underpinnings of GPUI, the hardware-accelerated framework that powers Zed's user interface.

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Stardust XR

XR Display Server

Datastar: Modern web dev, simplified

You love building web apps with Python, and HTMX got you excited about the hypermedia approach -- let the server drive the HTML, skip the JavaScript build step, keep things simple. But then you hit that last 10%: You need Alpine.js for interactivity, your state gets out of sync, and suddenly you're juggling two unrelated libraries that weren't designed to work together. What if there was a single 11-kilobyte framework that gave you everything HTMX and Alpine do, and more, with real-time updates, multiplayer collaboration out of the box, and performance so fast you're actually bottlenecked by the monitor's refresh rate? That's Datastar. On this episode, I sit down with its creator Delaney Gillilan, core maintainer Ben Croker, and Datastar convert Chris May to explore how this backend-driven, server-sent-events-first framework is changing the way full-stack developers think about the modern web.

CyberSpaceLand

CyberSpaceLand is a VJ performance with some software, several gadgets, some network packets and a person who moves around a lot operating it all. VJ Übergeek enters queries into the CyberSpaceLand search engine, on topics ranging from cheerful memes to existential angst. The search results become live-animated on-screen visuals: funky, fluffy, and maybe even cool. Hyperactive Übergeek controls the visuals in realtime with a variety of gadgets ranging from dance pads to drumsticks. Amy Alexander (VJ Übergeek) has performed CyberSpaceLand in a variety of venues from nightclubs to festivals to museums to the streets. Performances vary with the setting, ranging from more theatrical and character-based to laid-back and ambient. The content and visuals have evolved over the years, and no two performances are ever the same. You really want to know more?

Xfwl4's First Preview Release – Brian Tarricone

I’m pleased to announce the first preview release of xfwl4, Xfce’s Wayland compositor.