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Hyprland v0.54.2 Released with Stability Fixes for Crashes and Layout Issues

Hyprland, the Wayland compositor, yesterday released version 0.54.2. This patch release focuses on backporting critical fixes from the main development branch to address regressions and enhance stabil...

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Hyprland 0.54.1 Patch Release Addresses Crashes, Build Issues, and Window Management

Hyprland, a Wayland compositor, released version 0.54.1 today. This patch release backports several fixes from the main development branch to the 0.54.0 series. Key issues addressed include a crash in...

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Hyprland 0.54 Released with Full Nix Integration, Cursor Zoom, and Debugging Tools

Hyprland 0.54 was released today, described by its developers as "a huge update". This Wayland compositor update introduces several new features and enhancements. Key additions include full Nix integr...

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Weston 15.0 Delivers Lua Shell, Experimental Vulkan Renderer, Display Stack Improvements

Weston 15.0 was recently released by Collabora, introducing significant updates to the Wayland compositor reference implementation. A new Lua-based shell has been integrated, allowing for fully custom...

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wlroots 0.20 Nears Release with New Protocols and Enhanced Vulkan Renderer

Version 0.20 of Wayland compositor library used to build Wayland compositors.">wlroots, a foundational Wayland support library, is nearing its official release. Two release candidates for wlroots 0.20 were published over the past week, signaling its imminent arri...

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GNOME 50 Mutter Gains HiDPI, Monitor Emulation for Screen-Casting API

Improvements for virtual monitor and remote desktop functionality have been merged into the Mutter compositor for the upcoming GNOME 50 release. These changes, merged today, add HiDPI and monitor mode...

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Xfce Desktop Gains Rust-Based Wayland Compositor Xfwl4 for 4.22 Release

The Xfce desktop environment is set to integrate a new Wayland compositor named Xfwl4, written in Rust. This development, reported today by 9to5Linux, marks a significant step towards modernizing the ...

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Hyprland v0.53.1 Released with Core Desktop and Input Stability Fixes

The Hyprland Wayland compositor project released version 0.53.1 today, January 07, 2026. This patch release incorporates several critical fixes backported from the main development branch, aiming to e...

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Hyprland 0.53 Released: Window Rule Syntax Overhaul, HDR Activation Fixes

Hyprland 0.53 was released today, December 30, 2025, as the last feature update for the Wayland compositor in 2025. This release includes significant breaking changes, such as a complete overhaul of t...

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Hyprland v0.52.2 Released with Rendering, IME, Crash Fixes

Hyprland v0.52.2, a Wayland compositor, was released today as a patch update. This version backports several fixes from the development branch to address various issues. Notable improvements include r...

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