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Toolkits a frameworks

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GTK

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Display via the Wayland composer is done by setting the environment variable: 

GDK_BACKEND=wayland[1]

In Linux, the application toolkit autodetects for display via the X Server or Wayland composer, so there is no need to explicitly set it.

Qt

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Display via the Wayland composer is done by setting the environment variable: 

QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland[2]

JAVA Swing

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Although it is possible to switch the display via GTK 3, the application will not work via Wayland.

Supported software

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The programs are listed with official English names. Optional in parentheses the name of the program (command) being called.

"Y/N" is that it is functional under the official implementation of Wayland via the Weston composer and without XWayland turned on.

Astronomy

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ Stellarium 0.20.4 2021-06-19

CPU frequency

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ cpupower-gui[Ⅰ 1] 0.7.2 2021-06-03
  1. ↑ There may be a problem confirming root privileges.

Debugging

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Y/N Software Version Date
❌ GNU DDD 3.3.12 2021-06-03

Disks and partitions

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ Disks (gnome-disk-utility) 3.38.2 2021-06-02
✔️ GParted 1.2.0 2021-06-03

Editors and developer tools

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Y/N Software Version Date
❌ Apache NetBeans 10.0 2021-06-03
✔️ Geany 1.37.1 2021-06-02
✔️ Gitk 2.32.0 rc2 2021-06-02
✔️ GNU Emacs 29.1 2023-08-01
✔️ Kate 20.12.2 2021-06-02
✔️ KWrite 20.12.2 2021-06-02
❌ Pluma 1.24.1 2021-06-03
❌ VIM - Vi IMproved (gvim) 8.2.2434 2021-06-03

Terminal emulators

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ LXTerminal 0.4.0 2021-06-03
✔️ MATE Terminal 1.24.1 2021-06-03
✔️ xfce-terminal 0.8.10 2021-06-02
❌ xterm 366 2021-06-03

Emulation

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ Wine – 2D hra 5.0.3 2021-06-03
❌ Wine – 7-Zip 5.0.3 2021-06-05

Fonts, characters and emoticons

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ GNOME Character Map (gucharmap) 13.0.5 2021-06-03
✔️ Fonts (gnome-font-viewer) 3.34.0 2021-06-03
✔️ GNOME Characters (gnome-characters) 3.34.0 2021-06-03

Photos/Images

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ Geeqie 1.6 2021-06-03
❌ GIMP 2.10.22 2021-06-02
✔️ GIMP 2.99.6 (dev) 2021-06-05
❌ GPicView 0.2.5 2021-06-03
✔️ Inkscape 1.0.2 2021-06-03
✔️ Oko MATE (eom) 1.24.1 2021-06-03
✔️ PhotoCollage 1.4.3 2021-06-03
✔️ RawTherapee 5.8 2021-06-03
✔️ Image Viewer (eog) 3.38.2 2021-06-03

FTP clients

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ gFTP 2.7.0b 2021-06-03

Graphs / Diagrams

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Y/N Software Version Date
❌ dia 0.97+git 2021-06-03

Games

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ 0 A.D. 0.0.24 2021-06-02
✔️ Blobby Volley 2 1.0 2021-06-03
❌ Bomberclone 0.11.9 2021-06-03
❌ Extreme Tux Racer 0.8 2021-06-03
❌ Foobillardplus 3.43 2021-06-03
❌ Lincity (lincity-ng) 2.9.beta 2021-06-03
❌ Lincity (xlincity) 1.13.1 2021-06-03
✔️ Neverball 1.6.0 2021-06-03
✔️ OpenTTD 1.10.3 2021-06-03
❌ Pingus 0.7.6 2021-06-03
✔️ Simutran 121.0 2021-06-03
✔️ SuperTux2 0.6.2 2021-06-02
❌ TORCS 1.3.7 2021-06-03
❌ Trigger Rally 0.6.6.1 2021-06-03
❌ Warmux 11.04 2021-06-03

IM programs

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Y/N Software Version Date
❌ Pidgin 2.14.1 2021-06-03

Calculators

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ gnome-calculator 3.38.2 2021-06-03
✔️ mate-calc 1.24.1 2021-06-03

Office Software

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ abiword 3.0.4 2021-06-05
✔️ LibreOffice 7.4.3.2 2022-19-22

Camera

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ Cheese 3.38.0 2021-06-03

Compromising tools

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ Engrampa 1.24.1 2021-06-03
✔️ xarchiver 0.5.4.17 2021-06-03

Mails

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ Evolution 3.38.3-1 2021-06-03
✔️ Thunderbird[Ⅱ 1] 78.10.2 2021-06-03
  1. ↑ via QT

Modeling

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Y/N Software Version Date
❌ Blender 2.83.5 2021-06-02
❌ Sweet Home 3D 6.4.2 2021-06-03

System monitoring

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ LXTask 0.1.10 2021-06-03
✔️ System Monitor (gnome-system-monitor) 3.38.0 2021-06-03
✔️ Task Manager (xfce4-taskmanager) 1.4.0 2021-06-03

Optical disc burning

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ Xfburn 0.6.2 2021-06-03

SQL

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ DB Browser for SQLite 3.12.1 2021-06-03

Video editing and editing

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Y/N Software Version Date
❌ Avidemux 2.7.8 2021-06-03

Video players

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ Kino 1.3.4 2021-06-03
✔️ [Ⅲ 1] mpv 0.33.1 2021-06-03
✔️ totem 3.38.0 2021-06-03
✔️ VLC media player 3.0.14 2021-06-02
  1. ↑ For video output wlshm or sdl.

PDF viewers

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ GNOME Document Viewer (evince) 3.38.2 2021-06-03
❌ Atril Document Viewer[Ⅳ 1] 1.24.0 2021-06-03
❌ xpopple (xpdf) 3.4 2021-06-03
  1. ↑ It also displays images.

Scan

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ Document Scanner (simple-scan) 3.38.1 2021-06-03

File Manager

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ PCManFM 1.3.2 2021-06-03
✔️ SpaceFM 1.0.6 2021-06-03
✔️ thunar 4.16.8 2021-06-03

Software Manager

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ GDebi (GTK verzia) 0.9.5.7+nmu5 2021-06-03
✔️ gnome-software 3.38.1 2021-06-03
✔️ Synaptic 0.90.2 2021-06-03

Print

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ system-config-printer 1.5.14 2021-06-03

Video calls and telephony

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Y/N Software Version Date
❌ Skype 8.72.0.94 2021-06-03

Virtualization

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ Virtual Machine Manager 3.2.0 2021-06-03

Virtual keyboards

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Y/N Software Version Date
❌ xvkbd 2021-06-03

Web browsers

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ Epiphany/Web 3.38.2 2021-06-03
❌ Chromium 90.0.4430.212 2021-06-02
✔️[Ⅴ 1] Google Chrome 91.0.4472.77 2021-06-02
✔️ Midori 7.0 2021-06-03
✔️[Ⅴ 2] Mozilla Firefox 88.0.1 2021-06-02
❌ NetSurf 3.10 2021-06-03
  1. ↑ Must be run with flags --enable-features=UseOzonePlatform --ozone-platform=wayland. Souce: [1].
  2. ↑ Must be set MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1. Souce: [2].

Boot-loader

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ Grub Customizer 5.1.0 2021-06-03

Screen share

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ remote-viewer 7.0 2021-06-03
❌ TigerVNC Viewer (vncviewer) 1.11.0 2021-06-03
❌ TigerVNC Viewer (xtightvncviewer) 1.3.10 2021-06-05

Sound

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Y/N Software Version Date
✔️ Audacity 2.4.2 2021-06-02
✔️ pavucontrol 4.0 2021-06-02

Untested software

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  • wayvnc – "A VNC server for wlroots based Wayland compositors"

References

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  1. ↑ "Using GTK+ with Wayland: GTK+ 3 Reference Manual". developer.gnome.org. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  2. ↑ "QtWayland". wiki.qt.io. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
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