Wayland

[ToddAndMargo]

On 10/23/24 05:17, Paul Menzel wrote:
> Dear ToddAndMargo,
> 
> 
> Am 23.10.24 um 13:24 schrieb ToddAndMargo:
> 
>> Fedora 40
>> xfce 4.18
>>
>> I use AnyDesk to provide remote support
>> to my customer.  It is similar to Go To Assist.
>>
>> Problem: AnyDesk will not run or even install if
>> it finds Wayland installed on your machine.
>> And the AnyDesk folks do not seems to be in any mood
>> to fix the issue.
> 
> Xfce 4.18 should not depend on Wayland at all. You could check with 
> strace or similar tools, what the program checks, and create a special 
> environment (for example namespaces) with that removed.
> 
>> What are Xfce's plans for Wayland?  Not any time soon I hope.
> 
> Please take a look at the Wiki page *Xfce Wayland Development Roadmap* 
> [1], the first hit in my search engine search for *xfce wayland*.
> 
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> [1]: https://wiki.xfce.org/releng/wayland_roadmap

Thank you.

AnyDesk will not work if it find ANY piece of Wayland.

Maybe by 4.20, AnyDesk will start supporting Wayland,
but they do not seem to really care.