Xorg-Server 26.0.99.901 Release Candidate arrives after major modernization
The X display server releases its first RC for version 26.1, featuring build system overhaul and security hardening.
What to know
- Xorg 26.1 RC modernizes the display server with meson replacing autoconf/automake, security enhancements disabling legacy features, and expanded platform support.
- The release demonstrates Xorg remains actively developed despite perception as deprecated, with substantial changes since version 21.1.
- Community response highlights tension: appreciation for the project's longevity and continued capability, alongside acknowledgment that many developers have moved to Wayland for daily use.
Xorg remains valuable and deserves celebration despite being overshadowed by Wayland.
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“Hooray! A new release of Xorg is always a good reason to celebrate. Long live the all-singing all-dancing feature-rich network-transparent display system…”
ToyKeeper · Hacker News
Wayland has become the practical default for daily use, replacing Xorg for most users.
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“Since 2024 or so however I don't remember opening a xorg session.”
sbinnee · Hacker News
Alternative display systems like Arcan may eventually supersede both Xorg and Wayland.
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“Arcan is looking like a very promising successor to the X protocol and Xorg server. It's not there yet, but it gets closer year after year.”
ux266478 · Hacker News
Alan Coopersmith Xorg-Server maintainerX.Org Project Maintainer of the X display server
The record 2 articles and posts · last 30 days
What people are saying 11 voices from 2 sites · verbatim
- Aug 20
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I used to run xorg and wayland together and switch between them because you know you setup xorg no matter what even if you daily drive wayland. Since 2024 or so however I don’t remember opening a xorg session.
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Out of the loop and this is definitely off topic, but what happened to the Xfree86 project? Is Xorg the same? The venerable xfree86config program is gone from the distrib so I assume it is not the same.
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Note that Enrico Weigelt is the "XLibre" guy and some of his fixes made it into this release, you can search for his name in the message.
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Well, Quartz is okay too, even though it lacks network transparency.Arcan is looking like a very promising successor to the X protocol and Xorg server. It's not there yet, but it gets closer year after year.
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Hooray! A new release of Xorg is always a good reason to celebrate. Long live the all-singing all-dancing feature-rich network-transparent display system which is still the best (and often only) solution for a lot of common user needs, even 39 years after its creation.
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This is a much more substantial changelog than I was expecting for something that is often presented as a deprecated project.
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Duplicate functionality compared to XLibre was reimplemented here from scratch, or sourced from XLibre?
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The mention of XQuartz (for macOS) reminded me to check that, and 2.8.6 was released mid-July:* https://www.xquartz.org/releases/bare/XQuartz-2.8.6.htmlPreviously 2.8.5 was out in 2023:* https://www.xquartz.org/releases/bare/XQuartz-2.8.5.htmlThere's a XQuartz 2.8.7 beta as well (xorg-server 26.1 rebase):*
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xorg-server version 26.0.99.901 has been released - the first release candidate of the upcoming xorg-server 26.1.0 release (or xorg-server 26.1.0 rc1 for short). https:// lists.x.org/archives/xorg-anno unce/2026-August/003741.html This contains all of the remaining non-Xwayland servers, including Xorg, Xephyr, Xnest, Xvfb, Xwin (for Microsoft…
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Xorg-Server 26.0.99.901 L: https:// lists.x.org/archives/xorg-anno unce/2026-August/003741.html C: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9373932 posted on 2026.08.20 at 08:50:16 (c=0, p=6)
- Aug 19
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Some people said it would never happen. Other people said it *should* never happen. I said, after all, why not? Why shouldn't I? Presenting Xorg-server 26.1 Release Candidate 1: https:// lists.x.org/archives/xorg-anno unce/2026-August/003741.html