SMRTR ProgrammingJun 14, 2026Hacker News

Yserver: A modern X11 server written in Rust

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yserver is a modern X11 server built from scratch in Rust, designed to run real desktop environments like MATE, XFCE, and Cinnamon while ditching legacy X11 baggage. It supports a broad range of extensions including GLX, DRI3, and Composite, and has been tested on AMD, Intel, Apple Silicon (Asahi), and Snapdragon hardware. It can be launched via lightdm or directly from a TTY.

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