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The original was posted on /r/linux_gaming by /u/BlueGoliath on 2023-09-03 23:38:54+00:00.

Every few weeks there is some thread or blog post claiming Wayland is totally ready and every time I try it it’s a buggy mess.

Right now, at least in Gnome, there seems to be a bug where the tooltip text and the pop-up window you get when you’re trying to merge two folders is glitched only to be completely normal a few seconds later.

Even worse, there are MAJOR frame delivery issues. As I’m typing this, the characters typed are being “erased” because I’m copying files in the background. Normally in Xorg the system would just stutter but apparently, Wayland decides to display old already displayed frames when under any kind of I/O pressure. An application with line charts literally looks like it’s going backward for a few frames.

Oh, and some XWayland apps still sometimes display black window contents. That bug has existed for years at this point. My web browser’s content just turned black for a second.

Anyone claiming this is ready to replace Xorg is full of it.