wayland

Triad is a dynamic window manager for the River Wayland compositor that separates display from policy, using tags, rules, IPC, and embedded Janet scripting to enable scriptable window placement and multiple layouts.

The author investigates excessive memory usage by the `kitty` terminal on Linux, performing a benchmark to compare resource consumption across various terminals including `xterm`, `alacritty`, `gnome-terminal`, and `konsole`. The analysis demonstrates that lightweight terminals like `xterm` and `st` offer significantly lower memory footprints compared to modern GPU-accelerated alternatives.

wayland.fyi is a minimalist special interest group advocating for simpler Wayland implementations, criticizing the complexity of mainstream libraries like wlroots and promoting lightweight alternatives such as neuswc.

This article introduces the open-source project niri, a new Wayland-based desktop compositor that avoids traditional window crowding issues through a scrollable tiling layout, and supports features such as dynamic workspaces, independent multi-monitor management, and custom shader animations.

Article advocates Firejail as a mature Linux sandboxing tool to restrict program network, filesystem and hardware access without needing new display tech like Wayland.

KDE Plasma 6.7 introduces per-screen virtual desktops, Wayland session restore, and numerous UI improvements following the annual KDE mega-sprint in Graz, including calendar app configuration, Alt+Tab positioning options, and app action favorites.

The author re-evaluates the usability of Wayland on Linux in 2026, noting improvements but persistent issues with NVIDIA drivers and 8K monitor support, making it still not ready for their setup.