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marco
Asked: 2025-01-05 22:18:25 +0800 CST

Installing XFCE on Ubuntu 24.04 (with default Gnome Desktop)

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I installed Ubuntu 24.04 with Gnome / Wayland recently and installed XFCE additionally with lightdm. When checking my graphics I get

Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD driver: amdgpu v: kernel
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 driver: X:
    loaded: amdgpu unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu
    resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
  API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: radeonsi,swrast platforms: x11,surfaceless,device
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 24.0.9-0ubuntu0.3
    renderer: AMD Radeon Graphics (radeonsi raphael_mendocino LLVM 17.0.6 DRM
    3.57 6.8.0-51-generic)

When booting a Xubuntu live iso however I'm getting:

Graphics:
Device-1: AMD driver: amdgpu v: kernel
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu
unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu
resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz

So, the Ubuntu XFCE session still uses Xwayland while the Xubuntu session is a pure x11 session. Is there any way to get rid of Xwayland or is it ok to just leave it? Is there any drawback when using Ubuntu with XFCE compared to Xubuntu?

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    So, the Ubuntu XFCE session still uses Xwayland while the Xubuntu session is a pure x11 session. Is there any way to get rid of Xwayland

    Yes, you can just chose on the login screen an XFCE session that mentions "X11" in its name.

    or is it ok to just leave it?

    That's another question. XFCE Wayland support is considered experimental, so it may or may not work. As Archisman mentioned in the comments, you can use it if it works. Just be on the lookout for possible issues and remember that it's experimental.

    Is there any drawback when using Ubuntu with XFCE compared to Xubuntu?

    No, not at all. They're both packaged from the same repo, the only difference is that Xubuntu has everything pre-installed, whereas in case of Ubuntu you installed XFCE manually.

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