Question about the future of Xorg

[Vladimir Dergachev]

On Sun, 6 Jul 2025, gene heskett wrote:

>> 
>> No problem then:)
>> 
>> You don't actually need to mess with a quarter of xorg code, as most of 
>> xorg works just fine. The only problem that might arise is lack of support 
>> for newer cards.
>> 
>> This is an issue we had before 25 years ago, and as Carsten and Alan 
>> explained to me is much easier now as Wayland compositors don't have their 
>> own drivers at all, but rather use mesa and other kernel interfaces.
>> 
>> So, if necessary, it should be possible to write an Xorg driver that does 
>> the same.
> When debian switched I thought it was good, but years later I am still stuck 
> with NON GUI apt to stay current with the rest of the system. Why can't I 
> have a gui like synaptic so I can see whats available BEFORE I install it?
>> best

With KDE (kubuntu) there is "Discover" package manager that runs from 
user space. It asks you for root password before you install.

I actually thought that's how synaptic worked as well, but maybe I forget.

Starting X apps as another user will not work unless you share your 
Xauthority file or disable that.

best

Vladimir Dergachev

> Back at you.
>> Vladimir Dergachev
> Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
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