Fedora 41 aims to improve Wayland support through several key strategies:
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Fedora 41 Workstation will ship with Wayland as the default and only display server for GNOME, removing X11 from the installation media. However, X11 packages will remain available in the repositories for users who need them.
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Xwayland will still be included to ensure compatibility with applications that do not support Wayland natively. This allows users to run X11 applications on Wayland sessions.
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Fedora 41 includes improved support for proprietary NVIDIA drivers, which now work well with Wayland. This is particularly beneficial for users with recent NVIDIA cards, as drivers version 515 or newer are compatible with Wayland.
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The introduction of the Miracle Spin, a tiling window manager built on the Mir compositor library, provides another Wayland-based option. It supports various Wayland protocols and offers a high-quality experience across different platforms, including low-end ARM and x86 devices.
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By focusing on Wayland, Fedora aims to improve overall system performance and responsiveness, although some users have reported issues with app responsiveness on Wayland in Fedora 41, which are being addressed.
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Citations:
- https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-41-gnome-wayland/
- https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/announcing-fedora-41
- https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/13/fedora_41_drops_x_gnome/
- https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/apps-not-responsive-on-wayland-since-update-to-fedora-41/142756
- https://linuxiac.com/fedora-linux-41-released/
- https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/latest-gnome-apps-not-working-in-fedora-41-using-wayland/134807
- https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1h4ybda/wayland_is_promoted_as_the_next_big_linux_thing/
- https://linuxiac.com/fedora-in-2025-ai-integration-wayland-advancements-hdr-and-more/
- https://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?333945-Fedora-41-Login-Screen-Delay-with-Wayland-KDE-Plasma
- https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-in-fedora-kde-41/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/1flwuwz/how_to_enable_xwaylandnativescaling_feature_in/
- https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora/latest/release-notes/desktop/
- https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/fedora-kde-41-wayland-thoroughly-broken-for-me-nvidia/139486
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0oiM1KY6ak
- https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/fedora-41-kde.html
- https://linuxconfig.org/fedora-41-released-here-is-whats-new
- https://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?333659-Is-41-stable-yet-on-Nvidia-wayland
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/1gu6mmt/f41_removed_wayland_after_upgrade_from_40/
- https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/wayland-session-no-longer-works-after-upgrading-to-fedora-41/134865
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwKmJyVeN6A
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