X.Org Server 26.1 RC1 Prepares For First Feature Release In Five Years

Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/X.Org-Server-26.1-RC1

Following today’s release ofXWayland 26.1 RC1, X.Org Server 26.1 RC1 was tagged. This xorg-server 26.1 release is aiming to become the first major feature release in five years, succeeding the xorg-server 21.1 series.

While five years have passed, X.Org Server 26.1 isn’t as nearly feature-rich as the XWayland 26.1 code in development. But there is the removal of the Autoconf/Automake build system in favor of just using Meson. Plus support for various new X Server capabilities, disallowing byte-swapped clients by default, various security improvements, Xvfb now supporting multiple CRTCs, and more.

Some notable changes since xorg-server 21.1 include: * Removal of autoconf/automake build system, leaving only meson * Add support for DPMSInfoNotify event from DPMS 1.2 * Add support for XFixes 6.1 & AllowForceTerminate option in xorg.conf * Disallow byte-swapped clients by default * Disable font server connections by default * Xorg: Add DRM platform for BSD * Xorg: Move default non-root-user log files to $XDG_STATE_HOME/xorg * Xvfb: Add multiple CRTC support * Xvfb: Support up to 13 mouse buttons * more tests included

Those interested in this forthcoming X.Org Server 26.1 release can read today’sRC1 announcementfor more details.