Are We XLibre Yet? - X11Libre/xserver GitHub Wiki

This page lists Linux and Unix-like distributions supporting XLibre and desktop environments supporting X11 so that you can make an informed choice.

Distributions

First-party support

The maintainers of the distribution created packages for XLibre themselves and maintain them.

Distribution XLibre Support Remarks
Artix Linux :white_check_mark: Pkgbuilds :white_check_mark: Binaries :white_check_mark: ISOs XlibreOnArtix - artix Wiki:speech_balloon: XLibre on Artix Linux Discussion
Devuan :white_check_mark: Supportive @DevuanOrg: "Welcome XLibre!" - XCancel
Illumarine :white_check_mark: Supportive XLibre and the future of Illumarine/illumos - Illumarine Blog
OpenMandriva :white_check_mark: Supportive OpenMandrivaAssociation/xlibre - Github
Stormux :white_check_mark: Supportive Migration to Xlibre - Stormux
Vipnix Linux :white_check_mark: ISOs vipnix/livecd - GithubLiveCD Vipnix - VIPNIX
... :white_check_mark: Supportive ...

Third-party support

There is a third-party repository hosting and maintaining XLibre packages.

Distribution XLibre Support Remarks
Arch Based & Arch (XLibre) :white_check_mark: Pkgbuilds :white_check_mark: Binaries X11Libre/pkgbuilds-arch-based - Github:speech_balloon: XLibre on Arch Linux Discussion
Arch Linux (AUR) :white_check_mark: Pkgbuilds xlibre-server - Arch User Repository (AUR)
FreeBSD :white_check_mark: Ports :white_check_mark: Packages b-aaz/xlibre-ports - Github:speech_balloon: Porting X11Libre to FreeBSD - The FreeBSD Forums
Gentoo :white_check_mark: Overlay X11Libre/ports-gentoo - Github:speech_balloon: XLibre on Gentoo Linux Discussion
macOS :white_check_mark: Builds (XQuartz) add macos (xquartz) build job ยท X11Libre/xserver@f40afc8 - Github
Slackware :white_check_mark: SlackBuild + Sources ONykyf/X11Libre-SlackBuild - Github:speech_balloon: XLibre on Slackware Linux Discussion
... :white_check_mark: Available ...

No support

The maintainers of the distribution expressed concerns about packaging XLibre, do not want to add it or removed X11.

Distribution XLibre Support Remarks
Alpine Linux :exclamation: Not supportive Rejected for political reasons (Sources: 1 2 3)
Bazzite :exclamation: Not supportive "X11 has been removed, it will not be coming back..." (Source)
Chimera Linux :exclamation: Not supportive They have called XLibre maintainers names. (Source)
Fedora :exclamation: Not supportive Rejected proposal to replace X.Org with XLibre (Source)
Kubuntu :exclamation: Not supportive Removed X11 default session for new installs (Source)
MidnightBSD :exclamation: Not supportive "not gonna do it" (Source)
NixOS :exclamation: Not supportive The maintainers have little to no support for it. (Source)
Ubuntu :exclamation: Not supportive Support for GNOME on Xorg has been dropped (Sources: 1 2)
... :exclamation: Not supportive ...

Your distribution of choice does not support XLibre? Then please have a look at our :speech_balloon: XLibre on Other Distributions Discussion.

Unclear

There has been some discussion whether to create packages for XLibre but there is no decision yet.

Distribution XLibre Support Remarks
Debian :question: Unclear Discussions on Debian forums indicate they will take a wait and see approach, with any potential adoption not likely occurring before Debian 14 (Source)
helloSystem :question: Unclear Consideration of XLibre requested (Source)
Linux Mint :question: Unclear "Let us wait and see how things will evolve." (Source)
MX Linux :question: Unclear "Topic Locked - out of control" (Source)
OpenBSD :question: Unclear They have their own version of X.Org 7.7 called Xenocara (Source)
openSUSE :question: Unclear There were some discussions on their forums. (Sources: 1 2)
Slackware :question: Unclear Patrick Volkerding: "I try to keep an open mind." (Source)
Void Linux :question: Unclear "Let's wait for some dust to settle ..." (Source)
Ubuntu MATE :question: Unclear "X11/Xorg will still be available for 25.10 & is expected for 26.04 LTS if you're using other desktop/WMs." (Source)
... :question: Unclear ...

It is still unclear whether your distribution of choice will support XLibre? Then please have a look at our :speech_balloon: XLibre on Other Distributions Discussion.

Desktop environments

This section lists desktop environments and their support for X11.

Current support for X11

DE Works on Xlibre Remarks
Budgie :question: but should
Cinnamon :white_check_mark: works
Enlightenment :question: but should
GNOME :question: but should
KDE :white_check_mark: works KDE lists XLibre as Packages to avoid installing
LXQt :question: but should
MATE :white_check_mark: works
Moksha :question: but should
TDE :question: but should
XFCE :question: but should
... :question: but should ...

A side note: Please feel free to change the status accordingly if you use one of the above mentioned desktop environments with XLibre.

Future support for X11

DE Remarks
:white_check_mark: Cinnamon is X11 by default with work in progress Wayland support (Source)
:white_check_mark: Enlightenment is X11 by default with work in progress Wayland support (Sources 1 2)
:white_check_mark: MATE is X11 by default with work in progress Wayland support (Source)
:white_check_mark: LXQt is X11 by default with work in progress Wayland support (Sources: 1 2)
:white_check_mark: Moksha Moksha is based on Enlightenment DR17 for X11 and supports Wayland clients (Source)
:white_check_mark: TDE is X11 only without publicly available plans for Wayland support
:white_check_mark: XFCE is X11 by default with work in progress Wayland support (Source)
:white_check_mark: ... ...

No future support for X11

DE Remarks
:exclamation: Budgie "Budgie 10.10+ will be Wayland only." (Source)
:exclamation: GNOME GNOME 50 will remove X11 support entirely (Source)
:exclamation: KDE KDE Plasma 7 will be Wayland only (Source)
:exclamation: ... ...

Unclear support for X11

DE Remarks
:question:...

Display Managers

This section lists display managers and their support for X11.

Current support for X11

DM DE Works on Xlibre Remarks
dtlogin CDE :question: but should Rarely packaged by distributions, systemd logind free
Entrance Enlightenment :question: but should systemd logind free
GDM GNOME :question: but should
LightDM (agnostic) :question: but should
SDDM KDE/LXQt :question: but should
SLiM (agnostic) :white_check_mark: works systemd logind free
TDM TDE :question: but should Rarely packaged by distributions, systemd logind free
XDM (agnostic) :question: but should
... ... :question: but should ...

A side note: Please feel free to change the status accordingly if you use one of the above mentioned display managers with XLibre.

No future support for X11

DM DE Remarks
:exclamation: GDM GNOME GNOME 50 will remove X11 support entirely Source

Unclear future support for X11

DM DE Remarks
:question: SDDM KDE SDDM will be replaced by the Plasma Login Manager in KDE Plasma 7 (Source). But the Plasma Login Manager may still be able to start an X11 session. (Source)

References