GNOME Mutter Removes X11 Backend, Commits Fully to Wayland for GNOME 50
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Summary
GNOME Mutter, the window manager for the GNOME desktop environment, has officially removed its X11 backend code, making GNOME strictly focused on Wayland-based environments. This follows the X11 path being disabled by default in GNOME 49, with the code now being completely removed for the GNOME 50 development cycle.
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The merge to GNOME Mutter has finally happened that 'completely drops' the X11 back-end to make GNOME strictly focused on Wayland-based environments.
After the X11 path was disabled by default in the GNOME 49 release, the code is being outright removed for the GNOME 50 cycle.
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