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releng:wayland_roadmap [2026/01/28 13:15] – Update according to xfwl4 announcement andreldmreleng:wayland_roadmap [2026/08/19 08:43] (current) – [Panel Plugins] gael
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 For Xfce 4.22, the stabilization work continues. Reaching X11 feature parity is not yet our target. For Xfce 4.22, the stabilization work continues. Reaching X11 feature parity is not yet our target.
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 +We are now working on our own [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfwl4|Wayland compositor]]. It is under heavy development, somewhat usable but not stable yet. Please see [[/xfwl4_faq|its FAQ]] for further information.
  
 Check the table in the [[#component specific status]] section for details and labelled issues by group: Check the table in the [[#component specific status]] section for details and labelled issues by group:
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 | xfconf | yes | | | xfconf | yes | |
 | [[#xfdesktop]] | yes | See below | | [[#xfdesktop]] | yes | See below |
-| xfwm4 | not planned | xfwl4 will be its Wayland counterpart |+| xfwm4 | not planned | xfwl4 is its Wayland counterpart |
 | [[#xfce4-power-manager]] | yes | See below | | [[#xfce4-power-manager]] | yes | See below |
 | tumbler | yes | | | tumbler | yes | |
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 ^ Component ^ Wayland Support ^ Remarks ^ ^ Component ^ Wayland Support ^ Remarks ^
 | xfce4-battery-plugin | yes | | | xfce4-battery-plugin | yes | |
-| xfce4-calculator-plugin | yes | insensitive text entry |+| xfce4-calculator-plugin | yes | |
 | xfce4-clipman-plugin | yes | [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-clipman-plugin/-/merge_requests/26|Ported]] via wlr-data-control \\ TODO: [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-clipman-plugin/-/issues/87|use status notifier instead of status icon]] | | xfce4-clipman-plugin | yes | [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-clipman-plugin/-/merge_requests/26|Ported]] via wlr-data-control \\ TODO: [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-clipman-plugin/-/issues/87|use status notifier instead of status icon]] |
 | xfce4-cpufreq-plugin | yes | | | xfce4-cpufreq-plugin | yes | |
 | xfce4-cpugraph-plugin | yes | | | xfce4-cpugraph-plugin | yes | |
 | xfce4-diskperf-plugin | yes | | | xfce4-diskperf-plugin | yes | |
-| xfce4-docklike-plugin | yes | Requires libxfce4windowing 4.19.3 | +| xfce4-docklike-plugin | yes | Requires libxfce4windowing 4.19.4 |
-| xfce4-embed-plugin | no | unmaintained, gtk2 |+
 | xfce4-eyes-plugin | yes | the pointer is not followed outside the panel | | xfce4-eyes-plugin | yes | the pointer is not followed outside the panel |
 | xfce4-fsguard-plugin | yes | | | xfce4-fsguard-plugin | yes | |
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 | xfce4-netload-plugin | yes | | | xfce4-netload-plugin | yes | |
 | xfce4-notes-plugin | yes | | | xfce4-notes-plugin | yes | |
-| xfce4-places-plugin | yes | icon issue, critical errors when removing the plugin | +| xfce4-places-plugin | yes | | 
-| xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin | yes | with warnings (needs to be rechecked) |+| xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin | yes | |
 | xfce4-sample-plugin | yes | | | xfce4-sample-plugin | yes | |
 | xfce4-sensors-plugin | yes | | | xfce4-sensors-plugin | yes | |
-| xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin | yes | insensitive text entry |+| xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin | yes | |
 | xfce4-stopwatch-plugin | yes | | | xfce4-stopwatch-plugin | yes | |
 | xfce4-systemload-plugin | yes | | | xfce4-systemload-plugin | yes | |
-| xfce4-time-out-plugin | yes | coredumps on pause and critical errors when removing/re-adding the plugin |+| xfce4-time-out-plugin | yes | |
 | xfce4-timer-plugin | yes | | | xfce4-timer-plugin | yes | |
-| xfce4-verve-plugin | yes | insensitive text entry |+| xfce4-verve-plugin | yes | |
 | xfce4-wavelan-plugin | yes | | | xfce4-wavelan-plugin | yes | |
 | xfce4-weather-plugin | yes | | | xfce4-weather-plugin | yes | |
-| xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin | yes | icons issue, menu window floating | +| xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin | yes | | 
-| xfce4-windowck-plugin | no | [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-windowck-plugin/-/issues/37|to be fixed]], exits early and removes itself on Wayland for now | +| xfce4-windowck-plugin | yes | [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-windowck-plugin/-/issues/37|Requires libxfce4windowing 4.20.6]] | 
-| xfce4-xkb-plugin | no | Non-portable to Wayland in the near future, exits early and removes itself for now |+| xfce4-xkb-plugin | no | Non-portable to Wayland in the near future, shows a placeholder on Wayland for now |
  
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 Regarding the version to test: master, or latest dev release would be best. If you don't test master, best add info on which version you tested. Regarding the version to test: master, or latest dev release would be best. If you don't test master, best add info on which version you tested.
  
-If you run a NVidia GPU, you will need to use the "Nouveau" driver for testing, Since the proprietary NVidia driver does not provide Wayland support. (Though some things might work in some cases)+If you run a NVidia GPU, you might need to use the "Nouveau" driver for testing. If using the proprietary NVidia driver, try version ≥ 495 which supports [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa_(computer_graphics)#Generic_Buffer_Management|GBM]], however, it's not guaranteed everything will work smoothly. 
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 +Originally we relied on wlroots compositors such as labwc and wayfire, which should work fine with Xfce components, but nowadays xfwl4 is our target compositor.
  
-A wlroots compositor is almost a prerequisite for most core components (as well as panel plugins and some apps), at least to ensure that all features ported to Wayland are available. The default compositor is labwc, but wayfire is another wlroots compositor on which tests have generally been carried out.+<note important>Outdated information below, review is pending. Xfwl4 provides a session desktop file which allows launching from a display manager.</note>
  
 To start an Xfce session on Wayland, you can run ''startxfce4 %%--%%wayland'' from a tty, which will launch xfce4-session from labwc. If you want to use wayfire instead, you'll need to run ''startxfce4 %%--%%wayland wayfire'' and add this configuration first, as wayfire doesn't have a ''%%--%%startup'' option like labwc (see ''startxfce4 %%--%%help'' for details): To start an Xfce session on Wayland, you can run ''startxfce4 %%--%%wayland'' from a tty, which will launch xfce4-session from labwc. If you want to use wayfire instead, you'll need to run ''startxfce4 %%--%%wayland wayfire'' and add this configuration first, as wayfire doesn't have a ''%%--%%startup'' option like labwc (see ''startxfce4 %%--%%help'' for details):