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Date: Fri, 31 May 2024 19:11:19 UTC
The branch main has been updated by bcr: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=0e01f51c1736ee9e1737c2501fc81e379c43f823 commit 0e01f51c1736ee9e1737c2501fc81e379c43f823 Author: Benedict Reuschling <bcr@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2024-05-31 19:09:47 +0000 Commit: Benedict Reuschling <bcr@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2024-05-31 19:09:47 +0000 Add synopsis section and required knowledge to Wayland chapter Submitted by: concussious.bugzilla_runbox.com Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D45421 --- .../content/en/books/handbook/wayland/_index.adoc | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/wayland/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/wayland/_index.adoc index 2b1721c845..ce5b1aa0f3 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/wayland/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/wayland/_index.adoc @@ -49,7 +49,29 @@ include::../../../../../shared/asciidoctor.adoc[] endif::[] [[wayland-synopsis]] -== Wayland Synopsis +== Synopsis + +An installation of FreeBSD using bsdinstall does not automatically install a graphical user interface. +This chapter describes how to select, install, and configure a Wayland compositor, which provides a graphical environment. + +Before reading this chapter, you should: + +* Know how to install crossref:ports[ports,additional third-party software]. + +* How to identify and configure crossref:x11[x-graphic-card-drivers,drivers for your graphics hardware]. + +After reading this chapter, you will know: + +* How to configure FreeBSD to host a Wayland graphical environment. + +* How to install and configure a Wayland compositor. + +* How to run programs designed for the older X Window System. + +* How to configure remote desktop access to a Wayland graphical environment. + +[[wayland-overview]] +== Wayland Overview Wayland is a new display server, but it differs from Xorg in several important ways. First, Wayland is only a protocol that acts as an intermediary between clients using a different mechanism which removes the dependency on an X server. Xorg includes both the X11 protocol, used to run remote displays and the X server will accept connections and display windows.