Experimental X11 Compatibility Layer

13 nobody9999 2 6/28/2025, 11:17:27 PM github.com ↗

Comments (2)

ajb · 18m ago
"It is intended to eventually replace the classic X.org server in Alpine, thus reducing maintenance burden of X applications in Alpine, but a lot of work needs to be done first."

OT but what's the use case for running gui applications in alpine? I've mostly seen it used as a container OS on servers. Are people using it for kiosks?

nobody9999 · 10h ago
From the README:

"Wayback is an experimental X compatibility layer which allows for running full X desktop environments using Wayland components. It is essentially a stub compositor which provides just enough Wayland capabilities to host a rootful Xwayland server."