On Mon, 20 Feb 2023 at 17:37:48 +0100, Roderich Schupp wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 5:27 PM Simon McVittie <[1][email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Feb 20 15:18:32 nuc8 gnome-shell[7963]: Running GNOME Shell (using
> mutter
> > 44.beta) as a X11 window and compositing manager
> > ??? why X11, should be Wayland
>
> mutter is a Wayland compositor, but it's also an X11 window and
> compositing
> manager at the same time. Even when running in native-Wayland mode, it
> manages X11 windows (if any) in its Xwayland instance, to provide
> compatibility with older applications.
>
> Sure, but the string "Running GNOME Shell (using mutter XXX) as a X11 window
> and compositing manager"
> doesn't appear in my journal at all before installing 44.beta, only the "...
> as
> a Wayland compositor" variant.
Perhaps there's a separate regression in 44.beta, then - its udev rules
might be forcing mutter-based compositors into X11 mode on systems where
it isn't necessary, or wasn't previously necessary? Please report that
as a separate bug (presumably of lower severity) if you think the wrong
thing is happening.
smcv
