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   Message 29,913 of 30,566   
   Paul to greybeard   
   Re: Mint updates   
   16 Dec 25 22:10:26   
   
   From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 12/16/2025 5:01 PM, greybeard wrote:   
      
   > Thanks. Been using LM since 2005? (post Win XP & Win8.? (laptop) )   
   > so I've been through several iterations of inplace upgrades and   
   > new installs from iso. New hardware every few years and moving   
   > user files/data onto the new hardware, including from the win boxes.   
   > ( Email from win to linux was the hard part for a newbie )   
   > I should be OK with this.   
   >   
   > Q. Are systemd and wayland implemented on LM22 ?   
   >   
   > I've heard rumors that wayland is underwhelming.   
   > I could delay upgrading while LM 21 is still maintained for   
   > a while and hope that wayland gets some attention.   
   > Any thoughts on this??   
   >   
   >     greybeard   
      
   It's XWayland, so "xeyes" still works.   
      
   Wayland    xeyes = No       # You can test this, from a login menu, if you set   
   it up.   
   Xwayland   xeyes = Yes   
   Xorg       xeyes = Yes  (Devuan distro being an example of a legacy subsystem   
   OS)   
      
   bullwinkle@GRANADA:~$ inxi -F   
   System:   
     Host: GRANADA Kernel: 6.14.0-37-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64   
     Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.4.8 Distro: Linux Mint 22.2 Zara   
   Machine:   
     Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: P9X79 v: Rev 1.xx   
       serial:  UEFI: American Megatrends v: 4608   
       date: 12/24/2013   
   CPU:   
     Info: 6-core model: Intel Core i7-4930K bits: 64 type: MT MCP cache:   
       L2: 1.5 MiB   
     Speed (MHz): avg: 1416 min/max: 1200/3400 cores: 1: 1600 2: 1200 3: 1200   
       4: 1200 5: 1200 6: 1200 7: 1200 8: 1200 9: 1200 10: 3400 11: 1200 12: 1200   
   Graphics:   
     Device-1: NVIDIA GP104 [GeForce GTX 1080] driver: nvidia v: 535.274.02   
     Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 driver: X:   
       loaded: nvidia unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa   
       gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch resolution: 1280x1024~60Hz   
     API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: nvidia platforms: gbm   
     API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 vendor: nvidia v: 535.274.02 renderer: NVIDIA   
       GeForce GTX 1080/PCIe/SSE2   
   Audio:   
     Device-1: Intel C600/X79 series High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel   
     Device-2: NVIDIA GP104 High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel   
     Device-3: Philips s SAA7164 driver: saa7164   
     API: ALSA v: k6.14.0-37-generic status: kernel-api   
     Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: active   
   Network:   
     Device-1: Intel 82579V Gigabit Network driver: e1000e   
     IF: eno1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac:   
   Drives:   
     Local Storage: total: 953.87 GiB used: 10.79 GiB (1.1%)   
     ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Lexar model: SSD NS100 1TB size: 953.87 GiB   
   Partition:   
     ID-1: / size: 63.62 GiB used: 10.78 GiB (16.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3   
     ID-2: /boot/efi size: 475 MiB used: 10.5 MiB (2.2%) fs: vfat   
       dev: /dev/sda1   
   Swap:   
     Alert: No swap data was found.   
   Sensors:   
     System Temperatures: cpu: 25.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 32 C   
     Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 37%   
   Info:   
     Memory: total: 64 GiB note: est. available: 62.73 GiB used: 1.61 GiB (2.6%)   
     Processes: 297 Uptime: 0m Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.34   
   bullwinkle@GRANADA:~$   
      
      Paul   
      
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