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#Xfce wagt den nächsten Schritt Richtung #Wayland Zukunft.

#Entwickler Brian #Tarricone hält sie für reif genug für breitere Tests. Viele Funktionen fehlen jedoch noch.

Ziel von #xfwl4 ist ein vertrautes #Xfce Erlebnis unter #Wayland. Der Wechsel von X11 soll möglichst sanft erfolgen. Nutzer sollen ihren gewohnten Arbeitsfluss behalten. Die Vorschau dient daher vor allem Testern und frühen Unterstützern, die Probleme melden und Entwicklungen begleiten möchten.

https://fosstopia.de/xfce-wayland-vorschau/

#Xfce wagt den nächsten Schritt Richtung #Wayland Zukunft.

#Entwickler Brian #Tarricone hält sie für reif genug für breitere Tests. Viele Funktionen fehlen jedoch noch.

Ziel von #xfwl4 ist ein vertrautes #Xfce Erlebnis unter #Wayland. Der Wechsel von X11 soll möglichst sanft erfolgen. Nutzer sollen ihren gewohnten Arbeitsfluss behalten. Die Vorschau dient daher vor allem Testern und frühen Unterstützern, die Probleme melden und Entwicklungen begleiten möchten.

https://fosstopia.de/xfce-wayland-vorschau/

@jloc0

Very cool that your getting #xfwl4 out so quickly for more users to test. Nice to see.

For future reference, what exactly was the command you used for the exec line?
I've seen a few reports of users having trouble figuring out what cmd to use to get things started.

We'll probably have to add a few things to our FAQ until we can start creating some more official documentation.

Thanks again!

@jloc0

Very cool that your getting #xfwl4 out so quickly for more users to test. Nice to see.

For future reference, what exactly was the command you used for the exec line?
I've seen a few reports of users having trouble figuring out what cmd to use to get things started.

We'll probably have to add a few things to our FAQ until we can start creating some more official documentation.

Thanks again!

Xfce: Wayland-Compositor erreicht erste Alpha-Version
https://linuxnews.de/xfce-wayland-compositor-erreicht-erste-alpha-version/ #xfce #wayland #x11 #compositor #xfwl4 #linux #linuxnews

Xfce: Wayland-Compositor erreicht erste Alpha-Version
https://linuxnews.de/xfce-wayland-compositor-erreicht-erste-alpha-version/ #xfce #wayland #x11 #compositor #xfwl4 #linux #linuxnews

First Xfwl4 Preview Release available!

xfwl4 is our brand new Wayland compositor for Xfce.

Read the blog post from the core developer driving this project, Brian Tarricone, for details:

https://www.spurint.org/journal/2026/06/xfwl4s-first-preview-release
#Xfce #xfwl4 #Wayland #Linux

First Xfwl4 Preview Release available!

xfwl4 is our brand new Wayland compositor for Xfce.

Read the blog post from the core developer driving this project, Brian Tarricone, for details:

https://www.spurint.org/journal/2026/06/xfwl4s-first-preview-release
#Xfce #xfwl4 #Wayland #Linux

First Xfwl4 Preview Release available

xfwl4 is our brand new Wayland compositor for Xfce.

Read the blog post from our core developer Brian Tarricone for details:

https://www.spurint.org/journal/2026/06/xfwl4s-first-preview-release
#Xfce #xfwl4 #Wayland #Linux

First Xfwl4 Preview Release available

xfwl4 is our brand new Wayland compositor for Xfce.

Read the blog post from our core developer Brian Tarricone for details:

https://www.spurint.org/journal/2026/06/xfwl4s-first-preview-release
#Xfce #xfwl4 #Wayland #Linux

Hmmm. 🤔

May be seeing a preview release in June for the #Xfce #Wayland work with #Xfwl4

Stay tuned....

Hmmm. 🤔

May be seeing a preview release in June for the #Xfce #Wayland work with #Xfwl4

Stay tuned....

@jloc0

Thanks for stating that.
At this time, we(#Xfce) are NOT currently accepting bug reports against #xfwl4.

They will be closed without mercy.

@jloc0

Thanks for stating that.
At this time, we(#Xfce) are NOT currently accepting bug reports against #xfwl4.

They will be closed without mercy.

@jloc0

Well, a few months ago, we made an executive decision to actually pay one of our core devs to focus on building #Wayland support into #Xfce. Brian has done a great deal of work to make this happen over the past 3ish months.

Don't quote me on this; but, we _might_ enter public beta for #xfwl4 later this year.
I don't expect it to be ready for our 4.22 release. But, good progress is being made.

@jloc0

Well, a few months ago, we made an executive decision to actually pay one of our core devs to focus on building #Wayland support into #Xfce. Brian has done a great deal of work to make this happen over the past 3ish months.

Don't quote me on this; but, we _might_ enter public beta for #xfwl4 later this year.
I don't expect it to be ready for our 4.22 release. But, good progress is being made.

@jloc0

Oh wow! That is really interesting to hear.
#xfwl4 is not even in public beta yet.

Thanks for living on the cutting edge.

#Xfce #Wayland

@jloc0

Oh wow! That is really interesting to hear.
#xfwl4 is not even in public beta yet.

Thanks for living on the cutting edge.

#Xfce #Wayland

@tragivictoria

Yes, that attempt has been discarded in favor of building a compositor based on smithay.

You can read about the details of decision here:
https://alexxcons.github.io/blogpost_15.html

#Xfce #xfwl4

@tragivictoria

Yes, that attempt has been discarded in favor of building a compositor based on smithay.

You can read about the details of decision here:
https://alexxcons.github.io/blogpost_15.html

#Xfce #xfwl4

RE: https://floss.social/@xfce/115970296452344995

A short update for March 2026.

We are continuing to actively fundraise for financial support to develop a Wayland compositor for Xfce(xfwl4).

In the month of February, we have received 52 donations (Xfce: $419.61 & Xfce(EU): €634.10).
To date, we have paid out $15,050 for work completed on xfwl4.

Thanks again for your generous support and ongoing donations. We are grateful for your commitment to help improve Xfce.

#Xfce #Wayland #xfwl4 #Linux

RE: https://floss.social/@xfce/115970296452344995

A short update for March 2026.

We are continuing to actively fundraise for financial support to develop a Wayland compositor for Xfce(xfwl4).

In the month of February, we have received 52 donations (Xfce: $419.61 & Xfce(EU): €634.10).
To date, we have paid out $15,050 for work completed on xfwl4.

Thanks again for your generous support and ongoing donations. We are grateful for your commitment to help improve Xfce.

#Xfce #Wayland #xfwl4 #Linux

@jimedrand

Replacing labwc with xfwl4 would be the goal, yes.

Whether that happens with the upcoming 4.22 release, or not, is still TBD.

We'll have a much clearer plan & roadmap after the 1st development release of Xfwl4 (expected to be sometime mid-2026).

#Xfce #xfwl4 #Wayland

@jimedrand

Replacing labwc with xfwl4 would be the goal, yes.

Whether that happens with the upcoming 4.22 release, or not, is still TBD.

We'll have a much clearer plan & roadmap after the 1st development release of Xfwl4 (expected to be sometime mid-2026).

#Xfce #xfwl4 #Wayland

A FAQ page is now available regarding the work Xfce/Brian is doing to build Xfwl4, an Xfce Wayland Compositor:

https://wiki.xfce.org/xfwl4_faq

#Xfce #Wayland #Xfwl4

A FAQ page is now available regarding the work Xfce/Brian is doing to build Xfwl4, an Xfce Wayland Compositor:

https://wiki.xfce.org/xfwl4_faq

#Xfce #Wayland #Xfwl4

#Xfwl4: #Xfce soll eigenen #Wayland-Compositor bekommen | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Xfwl4-Xfce-soll-eigenen-Wayland-Compositor-bekommen-11158080.html #Linux :tux:

#Xfwl4: #Xfce soll eigenen #Wayland-Compositor bekommen | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Xfwl4-Xfce-soll-eigenen-Wayland-Compositor-bekommen-11158080.html #Linux :tux:

Traditionally, #Xfce is newsworthy perhaps once every other year.

It's part of the reason I've been using it for 20+ years and volunteering with the project for...um *cough* 13+(!) years. Quiet, stable, predicatble. Boring, even. I prefer that in my Desktop Environment.

It's not even the end of January and we've already had one big announcement with #Xfwl4 and there are probably two more on the way this year:

1. The initial development release of Xfwl4 sometime mid-year.
2. The probable release of Xfce4 4.22 in December(Our release roadmap still needs to be updated, real soon now).

I hope that I handle this much Xfce excitement this year. 🤣 🚀

Traditionally, #Xfce is newsworthy perhaps once every other year.

It's part of the reason I've been using it for 20+ years and volunteering with the project for...um *cough* 13+(!) years. Quiet, stable, predicatble. Boring, even. I prefer that in my Desktop Environment.

It's not even the end of January and we've already had one big announcement with #Xfwl4 and there are probably two more on the way this year:

1. The initial development release of Xfwl4 sometime mid-year.
2. The probable release of Xfce4 4.22 in December(Our release roadmap still needs to be updated, real soon now).

I hope that I handle this much Xfce excitement this year. 🤣 🚀

Xfwl4: Il futuro di Xfce su Wayland
#XFCE #wayland #xfwl4 #linux #unolinux

Il team di sviluppo di Xfce ha annunciato una novità ambiziosa che potrebbe segnare una svolta importante per l’ambiente desktop: xfwl4, un nuovo compositor Wayland scritto da zero in Rust.

https://www.marcosbox.com/2026/01/29/xfwl4-il-futuro-di-xfce-su-wayland/

@linux

Xfwl4: Il futuro di Xfce su Wayland
#XFCE #wayland #xfwl4 #linux #unolinux

Il team di sviluppo di Xfce ha annunciato una novità ambiziosa che potrebbe segnare una svolta importante per l’ambiente desktop: xfwl4, un nuovo compositor Wayland scritto da zero in Rust.

https://www.marcosbox.com/2026/01/29/xfwl4-il-futuro-di-xfce-su-wayland/

@linux

Xfwl4 - Un compositeur Wayland en Rust pour Xfce
https://alexxcons.github.io/blogpost_15.html

Nous, l'équipe Xfce, sommes ravis de partager de bonnes nouvelles!

Après mûre réflexion, nous avons décidé d’un moyen significatif d’utiliser les dons généreux de notre communauté: le financement du développeur de base de longue date de Xfce, Brian Tarricone, pour créer xfwl4, un tout nouveau compositeur Wayland pour Xfce.

Cette initiative utilisera une partie importante des fonds donnés du projet, mais nous pensons qu’il s’agit d’un investissement important dans l’avenir de Xfce.

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Et c'est une excellente nouvelle !

#XFCE #Xfwl4

Guess my little mid-winter mini sabbatical from #Xfce is officially over.
Time to catch up on the latest progress. 😆

Nice to see this announcement come through today.

Especially nice to see a burst in financial donations coming in to help support the initiative with building out #Xfwl4

It's really heartening to see the support from the community. Thank you!

Guess my little mid-winter mini sabbatical from #Xfce is officially over.
Time to catch up on the latest progress. 😆

Nice to see this announcement come through today.

Especially nice to see a burst in financial donations coming in to help support the initiative with building out #Xfwl4

It's really heartening to see the support from the community. Thank you!

For any questions related to xfwl4, please visit our Matrix channel #xfce-dev.

https://matrix.to/#/#xfce-dev:matrix.org

#Xfce #Xfwl4