First X.Org Server 1.18 Release Candidate Build Brings Almost 300 Improvements | Linux Today

First X.Org Server 1.18 Release Candidate Build Brings Almost 300 Improvements

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Marius Nestor
Sep 2, 2015

There are improvements for everything, from XWayland, XFree86, xf86Crtc, XQuartz, and Xephyr, to things like Randr, GLX, DMX, Xi, systemd-logind, Mode Setting, DRI3, and Glamour. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you read the attached release notes if you are curious to know what exactly has been added, removed, or fixed in this release.

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Marius Nestor

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