pro_grammer@programming.dev to Linux@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoXWayland 24.1 Released With Explicit Sync, Better Rootful Experiencewww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1162
arrow-up1162external-linkXWayland 24.1 Released With Explicit Sync, Better Rootful Experiencewww.phoronix.compro_grammer@programming.dev to Linux@lemmy.ml · 5 months agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squaretuna@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up22·5 months agoXWayland normally runs x11 apps seamlessly (more or less) in Wayland XWayland rootful spawns a window which is like a virtual monitor running a full x11 session inside it. You spawn apps inside of the window using the DISPLAY variable
minus-squareCwilliams@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-25 months agoIts confusing that we also use ‘rootful’ to refer to a process running as the root user
minus-squareRegalia@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-25 months agoYou need to wander through links a bit to find it but https://ofourdan.blogspot.com/2023/10/xwayland-rootful-part1.html talks about the rootful and the recent changes.
what does “rootfull” mean?
XWayland normally runs x11 apps seamlessly (more or less) in Wayland
XWayland rootful spawns a window which is like a virtual monitor running a full x11 session inside it. You spawn apps inside of the window using the DISPLAY variable
Its confusing that we also use ‘rootful’ to refer to a process running as the root user
You need to wander through links a bit to find it but https://ofourdan.blogspot.com/2023/10/xwayland-rootful-part1.html talks about the rootful and the recent changes.