> Wayland may well replace X in the future, but at the time of writing X is still the de-facto standard for a window system<p>Is it? The article was written end of last year. I believe the most widespread DEs on the most widespread distros now use Wayland by default, don't they?<p>There's now stuff that just works better on Wayland today. I've kept X11 for a very long time, probably until 2023, because of little annoying details, but now it just works. I think the only remaming thing that annoys me is some apps like Kate not coming to the to the foreground when invoked.<p>Things are slowly going to stop working on X11. Perhaps not today, but we are talking about setting up a new Linux install.<p>Especially something like Arch that has all the recent versions.
I still use X11 because it just works. I understand that Wayland is the "latest and greatest", but I genuinely do not understand why I need to upgrade yet. Could someone provide an actual tangible example as to why Wayland is "better" than X11? I've only ever heard hand-wavy explanations.
Not a criticism of the article / documents but an observation that aligns with others comments. For new users it is probably not going to be an issue to select a different window manager / desktop experience.<p>Boot Arch ISO<p>Run archinstall<p>select desktop / window manager you wish to install<p>No requirement to manually setup X or Wayland, as the scripts / install will take care of it for you. I also understand that this is not 100% in the ethos of using Arch (where you should really understand all the packages going into your system and how all the configuration is done).<p>I would also include that the following is also a good resource for learning Arch. <a href="https://arcolinux.com/" rel="nofollow">https://arcolinux.com/</a> (although is is a derivative of Arch this site has alot of documentation that users can learn from)
I applaud the effort but honestly think if I was a new Linux user, this guide would be relatively useless.
It lists what to do but gives no hints where to look for these settings.
I think new users to linux should skip x11 entirely as it is out of fashion and only adds friction.<p>sway instead of i3 if you insist on tiling wm (i do, but it is a fringe option and another pain point for newbies)
Written for laptop users. I'd raise an eyebrow at going with i3 rather than... I don't know... Gnome or KDE or MATE or Cinnamon or Xfce or, well, anything a little more user-friendly.
Arch Linux is the best distro for KDE enjoyers. I recommend going all in on KDE, especially with its companion app "KDE Connect" on your smartphone