The developers of the Artix Linux distribution have announced a significant transition in their default usage of XLibre, a fork of X.Org Server. Experimental builds with XLibre have been available since June of last year and have proven to be successful. As a result, the main weekly updated builds for Artix Linux have now made the switch to XLibre. Users still have the option to use packages with X.Org Server if they encounter any issues.
Artix Linux, which is built on the Arch Linux package base, is known for its flexibility in system management. Users have the choice of utilizing system managers such as openrc, runit, dinit, and s6.
Similarly, the maintainer of GhostBSD, a desktop-oriented distribution based on FreeBSD, has also announced plans to transition to XLibre. The upcoming release of GhostBSD 26.01 will feature XLibre instead of X.Org Server. The decision to switch was influenced by the stagnant state of the X.Org project, with Red Hat focusing on Wayland implementation and the impending end of X11 support in GTK5.
The transition to XLibre is seen as essential for desktop environments like MATE, Xfce, and GNUstep, which are not yet prepared to migrate to Wayland. GhostBSD maintainer criticized the actions of X.Org maintainers, deeming them destructive and irrational. Switching to XLibre is expected to enhance the quality of support for GhostBSD assemblies based on these desktop environments. Packages with XLibre are already available in the GhostBSD ports tree, tested, and deemed of high quality.