X.Org Server 26.1 RC1 has been tagged, marking the first major feature release in five years since the 21.1 series. Key changes include migrating to Meson exclusively, disabling byte-swapped clients and font server connections by default, adding DRM platform support for BSD, and introducing Xvfb multiple CRTC support among other security and capability improvements.
Background
The X.Org Server is the foundational X11 display server for Linux and Unix-like systems. After a long stabilization period with only maintenance updates, version 26.1 aims to bring meaningful improvements to the mature X11 stack.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Aug 20, 2026 at 09:32 PM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10