[Discuss] Future of X11 (was Trying to connect to internet in Debian)

[Derek Atkins]

My #1 required feature is the ability to run over a network.
I do this ALL THE TIME with my servers.

If my windowing system can't do that, then I'm going to push hard against it.

And no, using RDP and its ilk is NOT an equivalent function.  I want to be
able to SSH to my server using my Kerberos or Certificate-based SSO and
run applications remotely -- Emacs, GnuCash, or any other application I
need to run.  I don't want to have to "login", sending my username and
password over whatever protocol is being used, guessing at the security
level (if any).

X11 over SSH is a perfect solution.

-derek

On Sun, January 18, 2026 10:06 am, Kent Borg wrote:
> On 1/18/26 6:45 AM, Rich Pieri wrote:
>> It's not Debian. It's KDE and GNOME (and I hear XFCE as well) intending
>> to remove X11 support, very likely prompted by what IBM (dba Red Hat)
>> did last year.
>
> I'm not wedded to X11, but I do frequently use the ability to run a
> window over a network. I don't much care about GPU acceleration.
>
> My understanding is Wayland is the alternative that is taking over the
> world, and it seems to exist to make GPUs happier and explicitly is
> opposed to running over a network.
>
> Correct?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> -kb
>
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