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[#]: subject: "How to Check if You are Using Wayland or Xorg?"
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[#]: via: "https://itsfoss.com/check-wayland-or-xorg/"
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[#]: author: "Abhishek Prakash https://itsfoss.com/"
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[#]: collector: "lkxed"
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How to Check if You are Using Wayland or Xorg?
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======
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There is a technical transition taking place in the desktop Linux world.
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Most mainstream distros have started to move to the Wayland [display server][1] by default.
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But not all legacy components are compatible with the newer Wayland. They work only with the good old X or Xorg display server.
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So, when you are having trouble with your Linux system, it would be wise to check if the problem is coming because of the display server.
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Let me show you how to check which display server you are using.
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### Check whether Wayland or Xorg is in use
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The simplest and perhaps the most reliable way is to use the following command in a terminal:
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```
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echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE
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If you are using Wayland, you should get ‘wayland’ in the output:
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```
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[email protected]:~$ echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE
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wayland
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```
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![waylnd][2]
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If you use xorg (X display server), you should get x11 in the output.
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```
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[email protected]:~$ echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE
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x11
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```
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![x 11][3]
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To summarize:
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* Check the value of $XDG_SESSION_TYPE variable in terminal
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* For Wayland, you get wayland and for Xorg you get in the output.
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#### A ridiculous but fun way to know if you are using Wayland on GNOME
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I found it on [Fedora Subreddit][4]. If you are using GNOME, press Alt+F2, type r in the dialogue box and press enter. Normally it restarts the GNOME shell. But it won’t work in Wayland. It will display ‘restart is not available on Wayland’.
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![wayland in gnome][5]
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### To Wayland or not?
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GNOME has put so much emphasis on Wayland to provide a modern desktop experience. Ubuntu, Fedora and many other distros have switched to Wayland by default but many applications are lagging behind in Wayland support.
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Many screen recorders and screenshot software don’t work with Wayland. Switching back to Xorg is the only option at times. Thankfully, it is quite easy to [switch between Xorg and Wayland][6]. Just log out and click the user profile and then click the gear symbol at the bottom to choose the session you want.
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Personally, I suggest sticking with what your distribution provides. Only switch to the other when it is required.
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via: https://itsfoss.com/check-wayland-or-xorg/
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作者：[Abhishek Prakash][a]
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选题：[lkxed][b]
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[a]: https://itsfoss.com/
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[b]: https://github.com/lkxed
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[1]: https://itsfoss.com/display-server/
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[2]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/waylnd.png
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[3]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/x-11.png
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[4]: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/6omauc/the_quickest_and_fun_way_to_check_if_you_are/
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[5]: https://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/wayland-in-gnome.png
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[6]: https://itsfoss.com/switch-xorg-wayland/
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