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sylware 8 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: X.org Security Advisory: multiple security issues ...

_Roughtly_ speaking, X11 is only there for old games and the steam client. It is even worse with the steam client since the main executable in still 32bits.

hulitu 8 months ago [–]

> _Roughtly_ speaking

_Strictly_ speaking X11 is only there because, after all those years, Wayland still does not meet expectations.

sylware 8 months ago | [–]

huh? Nope. x11 is here only for legacy support... and that valve client (which master binary is still a 32bits executable hardcoded on x11 and GL).

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