[SOLVED] Mate 1.26: How does one switch to using Wayland anyway?

pgoetz · 2022-06-25 22:12:05

I've read that Mate 1.26 now supports Wayland, but I can't find any information on how one would switch to using Wayland -- any pointers out there?

Last edited by pgoetz (2022-07-02 18:47:09)

Trilby · 2022-06-25 23:45:04

pgoetz wrote:

I've read that Mate 1.26 now supports Wayland

Where? And what would this even mean? Mate is a collection of software. Indeed, some of that software will run just fine on wayland - but not all of it. Perhaps most relevant is the WM Marco which is an X11 window manager - so that will not run on wayland, obviously.

pgoetz · 2022-06-26 19:19:06

Here, but you're right; doesn't look like Marco will work with Wayland yet:

https://mate-desktop.org/blog/2021-08-0 … -released/

We added Wayland support for Atril, System Monitor, Pluma, Terminal and other components of the Desktop. Furthermore Calculator and Terminal can now be built with Meson.

Trilby · 2022-06-26 19:27:24

So is this solved?

pgoetz · 2022-07-02 18:48:39

It will be solved when I can run Mate or a Mate-like DE under Wayland; but yes, for the purposes of this discussion, it's solved. Thanks for the insights.

Trilby · 2022-07-02 20:43:24

It depends how much of a DIYer you are. There's no telling how long it will be until the MATE team packages up a bundle that will run wayland (if they ever do, though the above-linked release notes suggests it's on their radar). But you could throw together your own quite readily. Pick a compositor you liked (mutter might be a starting point), then find alternatives for any x11-only applications in the MATE collection.

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[SOLVED] Mate 1.26: How does one switch to using Wayland anyway?

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