Episode 25 of our technology podcast @RuntimeArguments (http://RuntimeArguments.fm) and yes, I’m insanely late with this post, though the episode was on time. This episode is called "The X Window System and Wayland".

Jim @jammcq digs into the connection between Linux programs and windows showing up on the screen in front of you. Wolf @YesJustWolf asks all the dumb questions you wouldn’t have uttered even if you were in the room (mostly because Wolf doesn’t care about looking dumb).

As always, we want to know what you think:

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https://www.buzzsprout.com/2469780/episodes/18959961-25-the-x-window-system-and-wayland

#XWindows #X11 #Wayland #Linux #LTSP #DisplayServer #OpenSource #LinuxDesktop #Podcast #TechPodcast​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Is Wayland soon feature complete? By feature complete I mean that 99% of use cases are covered, surpassing X11 in terms of requirements to a windowing system.

The XDG-Session-Management-Protocol [1] has been merged. Color management and HDR support has been improved. Zones protocol for multi window applications has been merged. What about #accessibility ?

[1] https://linuxnews.de/xdg-session-management-protokoll-verabschiedet/
[2] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayland-Experimental-Zones

#Wayland #X11 #XWindows #a11y #accessible @gnome @kde @iaruffell @pixelate @aral

Wow and flutter from Tapes long Past

I know a man who decades ago, wanted to get a GUI {graphical user interface} on an Open Source Operating System where the coders and maintainers didn't see the need.
He primarily wanted that just for himself.**

The man has neither written nor compiled one line of programming code in his life

• He first learned how to do basic coding in an interpreted language then learned the basics in C** he went to a physical library first** He has read a lot of /man/ pages in the process
• He then compiled the sources for X himself and installed it
• Next he learned how to compile a WM of his choosing and installed it
• Then he compiled X userland programs of his choosing
• After that he compiled other software that needed X windows.

It took him more than a year and a half to get so far!

He not only proofed to himself that determination and planning can get you to any achievement, he learned advanced programming and computing skills in the process. He also had a great Guru (you may guess who)

His skills became so good, that he could even write a FAQ for everyone who wants to run an OS but can't configure a X interface because they can't comprehend the (excellent, technical) documentation.

#programming #mathematics #logic #coding #interpreted #language #compiler #gcc #ASM #ln #aout #link #library #technology #C #BASIC #OpenSource #XWindows #Xorg

Okay, I’ve tried half a dozen different searches, and can’t come close to what I’m looking for…

I want to build a virtual desktop environment in a Linux *server*, which is remote at a client site. (Not on a cloud server! Not in a VM!)

This server would connect to a cloud hosted VPN, then I’d connect to the same VPN from a tablet, and access a GUI desktop over VNC, so I can fire up a web browser / terminal and fix devices on their network…

The server’s screen should be a CLI login, so my work remains private.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

#VNC #GNOME #KDE #LazyWeb #Linux #GUI #xwindows #ITsupport

The open source fork of Xorg is being …

The open source fork of Xorg is being used far beyond Linux.

Source: XLibre on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, GhostBSD, NetBSD, & DragonFlyBSD