A Deep Dive into the Wayland Protocol for Linux | Linux Today

A Deep Dive into the Wayland Protocol for Linux

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Eric Londo
Feb 26, 2021

Let’s take a look at the history of windowing systems on Linux, why Wayland is an important milestone, and what the future may look like for the new(er) Linux windowing system.

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Eric Londo

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