Dev1 Galaxy Forum / Does Mate 1.28 use X11 or Wayland by default?

Re: Does Mate 1.28 use X11 or Wayland by default?

dummy@example.com (Devarch) — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:29:34 +0000

Wayland: KDE, Gnome = full support, Cinnamon = experimental, xfce, bugdie = work in progress, mate - no

Re: Does Mate 1.28 use X11 or Wayland by default?

dummy@example.com (rolfie) — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:34:56 +0000

Look here: https://mate-desktop.org/blog/2024-02-2 … -released/

Re: Does Mate 1.28 use X11 or Wayland by default?

dummy@example.com (Ron) — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:59:32 +0000

I'm not using Mate 1.28 on Freia. I'm on Mate 1.26 Excalibur. That's the reason I'm asking. I'd like to know before installing Freia with Mate 1.28. (Also I use Slim, not lightdm.)

Re: Does Mate 1.28 use X11 or Wayland by default?

dummy@example.com (rolfie) — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:38:30 +0000

Look on your login screen (assuming you use lightdm). It tells you e.g. "default Xsession" meaning its running on X11.

Re: Does Mate 1.28 use X11 or Wayland by default?

dummy@example.com (Ron) — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:25:12 +0000

Thanks for pointing out my ignorance on this issue. So does Mate 1.28 use Wayland or x11? A quick search seems to point to x11.

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Re: Does Mate 1.28 use X11 or Wayland by default?

dummy@example.com (rolfie) — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:15:13 +0000

Your question does not make any sense the way its phrased.

Its not Debian/Devuan using X11 or Wayland, it depends on the DE you are using. I.e. Gnome in Testing is Wayland only meanwhile. Cinnamon can work on both. .....

Does Mate 1.28 use X11 or Wayland by default?

dummy@example.com (Ron) — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:12:21 +0000

It is my understanding that Debian testing uses Wayland. Is Devuan testing (Freia) also using Wayland, or is it sticking with x11?