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Firefox 121 Now Available With Wayland Enabled By Default (www.phoronix.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I asked chatGPT what Wayland is since the article contains no explanation

In this context, "Wayland" refers to a protocol and a display server protocol used in Linux operating systems. It's an alternative to the more established X Window System (X11). The article highlights that Firefox version 121.0 has integrated support for Wayland by default, indicating that the browser can now utilize Wayland's capabilities directly on modern Linux desktops without relying on XWayland compatibility layer, thereby enhancing performance and compatibility with the native display server protocol.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

how many people know what wayland is? pls use this comment as a poll ;)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I am new to Linux. What's the differences between Xorg and Wayland?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Xorg = Massive screen tearing

Wayland = No screen tearing

Xorg = Nvidia friendly

Wayland = Fuck you nvidia!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Ahead of tomorrow's official announcement, the Mozilla Firefox 121.0 release binaries have hit the mirrors and it's keeping to the most exciting Christmas gift for Linux desktop users: Wayland support enabled by default!

Firefox 121 is ready to go with allowing Wayland support to be used by default on modern Linux desktops rather than defaulting to XWayland.

Some Linux distributions and package builds have been using the native Wayland path for a while but now it's great to see the upstream builds make this default change as we get ready to embark on the 2024 Linux desktop.

X.Org/X11 support remains in place for those not using a Wayland-based desktop enviornment.

Firefox 121 also adds Voice Control command support on macOS, adds an option to always force-underline links within websites, Firefox now includes a floating button to help in creation within PDFs, various CSS feature additions, and other developer enhancements.

Firefox 121 also now supports tail call elimination in WebAssembly for enhancing support for functional languages.

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