Márcio Fernandes
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modified: docs/desktop-environments/kde.md renamed: docs/desktop-environments/xfc4.md -> docs/desktop-environments/xfce4.md new file: docs/display-managers/gdm.md new file: docs/display-managers/sddm.md new file: docs/display-protocols/wayland.md new file: docs/display-protocols/x11.md new file: docs/window-managers/hyprland.md new file: docs/window-managers/kwin.md
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# Wayland
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Wayland is a modern display protocol and architecture that replaces the aging X11 system on Linux. It defines how applications communicate with the display server to render graphics and handle input.
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**🧩 Core Concepts of Wayland:**
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Protocol, not a server: Wayland is a specification — it defines how clients (apps) and the compositor (display server) talk to each other.
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Compositor = Display Server + Window Manager: In Wayland, the compositor handles both rendering and window management. Examples include:
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- [Mutter (GNOME)](../desktop-environments/gnome.md)
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- [KWin (KDE Plasma)](../window-managers/kwin.md)
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- [Hyprland](../window-managers/hyprland.md), Sway, river, etc.
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Direct rendering: Applications render their own graphics and hand them off to the compositor, reducing complexity and improving performance.
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