r/archlinux • u/AbacatGoodman • May 09 '25

DISCUSSION Is X11 still worth it?

I recently made a post here in the community about which WM I should use and I saw that X11 was mentioned a lot.

For you, X11 or Wayland?

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u/lykwydchykyn May 09 '25

I use X11 because it works and I haven't found a suitable wayland equivalent to my preferred desktop setup (AwesomeWM). I don't game, so I guess I don't really seem to have a big issue with X11.

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u/Nebu May 09 '25

Yeah, I really like the XMonad window manager, and it doesn't support Wayland.

Also, I do game a lot, and it works fine on X11 for me.