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WAYLAND, XORG, COMPATIBILITY

Most mainstream distros, including Debian 10, now include the display server, which replaces (i.e. X11) server that has been used on Linux systems for many years. is claimed to be a simpler solution, but some very well-established programs, such as the package manager, will not work with . Gnome, and KDE desktop managers will use , but the Mate desktop manager does not use , so etc. will work. gives a summary of some limitations of compared with .

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