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Questions about X.Org Server (commonly known as Xorg Server, XServer or Xorg), the software that runs the X window system used by most desktop window managers (GNOME, KDE, etc)

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I'm new to Ubuntu GNOME 24.04, but screen sharing isn't working. I tried switching to X11 (like uncommenting #WaylandEnable=false in /etc/gdm3/custom.conf and verifying echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE), ...
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How I got there: I don't have a precise idea, I think it is a problem with updates. First I had problem with Alsa mixer. My sound didnt work when I wanted to watch a video. Each time I needed to ...
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Have searched and found conflicting info.. Can Gnome on 26.04 run as an X11 session? Or do I have to install/run XFCE or similar? Mainly need this to run NoMachine on a headless server. Thanks.
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I just bought the Trainz 2022 Platinum Edition (or "TRS22PE") and for some reason it freezes on launch. No combination of any Proton version and/or launch options helps. Changing these does ...
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After upgrading from 25.10 to 26.04, whenever I try to login to x11 with 26.04 I just get a black screen with a wire mouse pointer which hangs for a couple of minutes then it returns to the login ...
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I am seeing a resurgence of this issue...from 15 years ago: How can I diagnose/debug "maximum number of clients reached" X errors? The symptoms are despite not being heavily loaded or up for ...
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System Details: OS: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Hardware: Dell Inspiron N4010 Problem Description: I am experiencing a very slow and glitchy boot process on my new Ubuntu installation. The boot sequence does ...
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After upgrading to Ubuntu 26.04, my Xfce session always starts in Wayland even when selecting the normal Xfce session. Commands output: echo $XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP xfce echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE wayland ...
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I've been encountering plenty of problems in Kubuntu 26.04 that won't let me use my PC normally: Translucently and wobble window effects get reapplied after each reboot without my consent. Chrome on ...
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System: Ubuntu 22.04, kernel 6.8.0-111 NVIDIA GTX 1050 (driver 535.288.01) + AMD GPU (display) GDM, Xorg, prime on-demand Problem: Session freezes randomly. Log shows: (WW) NVIDIA: Failed to bind ...
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I'm new here. I have a problem. On Wayland I can't share my screen in Discord, so I wanted to switch to X11. I didn't have #WaylandEnable=false string in the config file, so I typed it myself. After ...
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I am a newbie linux user and I know fairly almost nothing but i've been managing to fix things as I go. Since yesterday a problem has been going on for me, when I tried playing a browser game on ...
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I tried switching from the desktop to the CLI and starting an app with startx. It didn't work. So, I changed the boot mode to ONLY boot into terminal, I changed the target to multi.user. Then I tried ...
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Im currently at 1600x900 both at sddm and desktop, The problem is that uppon logging in to x11 the cursor becomes small again to 1920x1080 and then it goes back to normal aka 1600x900 after some ...
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I'm having trouble lately with my newly installed Kubuntu on my HP 15s with Intel Iris XE. Currently I'm using fractional scaling of 125% and I seem to experience problems on Xorg particularly with ...

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