Are We XLibre Yet?

This page lists Linux and Unix-like distributions supporting XLibre and desktop environments supporting X11 so that you can make an informed choice. If you are unsure whether to add something or make a change to this page, just talk about it.

The maintainers of the distribution announced or created packages for XLibre themselves and maintain them or are willing to.

	Distribution	Remarks
✅	Artix Linux	XlibreOnArtix - artix Wiki 💬 Discussion
✅	Devuan	Announced @DevuanOrg "Welcome XLibre!" - XCancel
✅	GhostBSD	Pull request merged
✅	OpenMandriva	OpenMandrivaAssociation/xlibre - Github 💬 Discussion
✅	Stormux	Announced Migration to Xlibre - Stormux
✅	Vipnix Linux	vipnix/livecd - Github
✅	...	...

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

	Distribution	Remarks
✅	All Arch Distros	X11Libre/pkgbuilds-arch-based - Github 💬 Discussion
✅	Arch Linux AUR	PKGBUILDS only, xlibre-xserver - AUR
✅	Debian	xlibre-deb/debian - Github 💬 Discussion
✅	Devuan	xlibre-deb/devuan - Github 💬 Discussion
✅	EndeavourOS	X11Libre/pkgbuilds-arch-based - Github 💬 Discussion
✅	Fedora	kkofler/xlibre-xserver - Copr 💬 Fedora Discussion
✅	FreeBSD	b-aaz/xlibre-ports - Github 💬 The FreeBSD Forums
✅	Garuda Linux	X11Libre/pkgbuilds-arch-based - Github 💬 Discussion
✅	Gentoo	X11Libre/ports-gentoo - Github 💬 Discussion
✅	GNU Guix	💬 Tutorial and Discussion
✅	Linux Mint	💬 Tutorial and Discussion
✅	macOS	Builds (XQuartz) X11Libre/xserver@f40afc8 - Github
✅	NixOS	takagemacoed/xlibre-overlay - Codeberg 💬 Discussion
✅	Slackware	ONykyf/X11Libre-SlackBuild - Github 💬 Discussion
✅	Ubuntu	xlibre-deb/ubuntu - Github 💬 Discussion
✅	Void Linux	RotaryBoot58/vpim - Codeberg 💬 Discussion
✅	...	...

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

	Distribution	Remarks
⛔	Alpine Linux	Rejected for political reasons (Sources: 1 2 3)
⛔	Bazzite	"X11 has been removed, ... not coming back..." (Source)
⛔	Chimera Linux	They have called XLibre maintainers names. (Source)
⛔	Kubuntu	Removed X11 default session for new installs (Source)
⛔	MidnightBSD	"It has absolutely nothing to do with DEI..." (Source)
⛔	NixOS	The maintainers have little to no support for it. (Source)
⛔	Ubuntu Desktop	Support for GNOME on Xorg has been dropped (Sources: 1 2)
⛔	...	...

If your distribution of choice does not support XLibre, you may resort to the third-party support. If there is none, please have a look at our 💬 XLibre on Other Distributions Discussion.

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

	Distribution	Remarks
❓	Debian	Discussions on their forums indicate they will take a wait and see approach (Source)
❓	helloSystem	Consideration of XLibre requested (Source)
❓	Linux Mint	"Let us wait and see how things will evolve." (Source)
❓	MX Linux	"Topic Locked - out of control" (Source)
❓	OpenBSD	They have Xenocara, a X.Org 7.7 variant (Source)
❓	openSUSE	There were discussions on their forums. (Sources: 1 2)
❓	Slackware	Patrick Volkerding: "I try to keep an open mind." (Source)
❓	Void Linux	"Let's wait for some dust to settle ..." (Source)
❓	Ubuntu MATE	"X11/Xorg will still be available for 25.10 & is expected for 26.04 LTS if you're using other desktop/WMs." (Source)
❓	...	...

If it is still unclear whether your distribution of choice will support XLibre, you may resort to the third-party support. If there is none, please have a look at our 💬 XLibre on Other Distributions Discussion.

This section lists desktop environments and their support for X11 and XLibre.

	DE	Remarks
❓	Budgie	should work
✅	Cinnamon	-
❓	Enlightenment	should work
✅	GNOME	-
✅	KDE	KDE lists XLibre as Packages to avoid installing
✅	LXQt	-
✅	MATE	-
✅	Moksha	-
✅	TDE	-
✅	XFCE	-
❓	...	should work

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

	DE	Remarks
✅	Cinnamon	X11 by default, Wayland support WIP (Source)
✅	MATE	X11 by default, Wayland support WIP (Source)
✅	LXQt	X11 by default, Wayland support WIP (Sources: 1 2)
✅	Moksha	X11 by default, supports Wayland clients (Source)
✅	TDE	X11 by default, no public plans for Wayland support
✅	XFCE	X11 by default, Wayland support WIP (Source)
✅	...	...

	DE	Remarks
⛔	Budgie	Budgie 10.10+ will be Wayland only (Source)
⛔	GNOME	GNOME 50+ will be Wayland only (Source)
⛔	KDE	KDE Plasma 7+ will be Wayland only (Source)
⛔	...	...

	DE	Remarks
❓	Enlightenment	X11 by default, but planned to be discontinued at some point, Wayland support WIP. (Sources 1 2 3)
❓	...	...

This section lists display managers and their support for X11 and XLibre.

	DM	DE	Remarks
❓	dtlogin	CDE	should work, rarely packaged by distributions, systemd logind free
❓	Entrance	Enlightenment	should work, systemd logind free
✅	GDM	GNOME	-
✅	LightDM	(agnostic)	-
✅	SDDM	KDE/LXQt	-
✅	SLiM	(agnostic)	systemd logind free, available at SLiM-fork
✅	TDM	TDE	Available through third-party packages
✅	XDM	(agnostic)	-
❓	...	...	should work

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

	DM	DE	Remarks
⛔	GDM	GNOME	GNOME 50+ will be Wayland only (Source)
⛔	...	...	...

	DM	DE	Remarks
❓	SDDM	KDE	to be replaced by Plasma Login Manager (PLM) in KDE Plasma 7, but PLM may support X11 sessions (Sources 1 2)
❓	...	...	...

• https://linuxiac.com/the-curious-case-of-xlibre-xserver/
• XLibre: The Middle Finger to IBM That Could Save Linux
• Dedoimedo: Long live Xorg, I mean Xlibre!
• Comparison of X Window System desktop environments - Wikipedia
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_display_manager
• Display manager - ArchWiki
• https://github.com/orgs/X11Libre/discussions