XMir-Based Xubuntu Images Now Available

[phoronix]

Phoronix: XMir-Based Xubuntu Images Now Available

Xubuntu, the Xfce-based flavor of Xubuntu, is presently evaluating the use of Canonical's Mir display server via the XMir X11 transition layer. For helping in the process and testing, the Ubuntu derivative has made public some Xubuntu XMir images...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTQyOTQ

[riklaunim]

But will it handle Bumblebee without the need to fallback to plain X.org?

[GreatEmerald]

What. That's just stupid. There is no benefit for using XMir for Xubuntu, and all the downsides. For a lightweight desktop distribution it makes no sense at all.

[blackout23]

Why do people think that adding another layer is a good idea?

[verde]

Why do people think that adding another layer is a good idea?

in this case TEARING is fucking everywhere. xMir may help solve those problems (i am not sure if it is possible technicaly. i just guess)

[stqn]

in this case TEARING is fucking everywhere.

Not if I disable compositing or use compton. So no it?s not everywhere.

[verde]

Not if I disable compositing or use compton. So no it?s not everywhere.

still its everywhere out of the box

[makson]

I hope, that Mir will be easy to uninstall...

[curaga]

still its everywhere out of the box

You're doing it wrong if you have tearing.

[Awesomeness]

Why do people think that adding another layer is a good idea?

Unlike the maintainers of some other derivatives (*cough* Kubuntu! *cough*) they realize that anything but Mir has absolutely zero future on an Ubuntu base.