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where's Ubuntu on wayland DE on linux mint? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 week ago by Varyk@sh.itjust.works to c/linux4noobs@programming.dev

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I installed 22.2 on my laptop, installed waydroid, it failed to launch, so i logged out, selected ubuntu on wayland, and waydroid works in that DE.

I installed 22.2 on my friend's laptop(way older), and 3 cinammon DEs were included but not the ubuntu DEs, so i can't open waydroid on the second laptop.

I don't remember installing cinnamon any differently in the first or second laptop, did i somehow install ubuntu DEs on cinammon on the first laptop?

I tried cinammon on wayland, but it launches into n unresponsive black screen.

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[–] muhyb@programming.dev 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You probably installed GNOME on first laptop but didn't notice (or it came ad a dependency with something else). However, you only need Wayland to run Waydroid, so any DE or WM that made for Wayland should work. On the other hand, Cinnamon is still on X11. You cannot run Waydroid on X11, hence the black screen.

Cinnamon can run on Wayland but it's still experimental. You can install any Wayland DE of your choice, not just "Ubuntu DE", which is kind of heavier than others, but it's fine if you want that.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Okay, thank you, ill try to do that.

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No problem! Good luck!

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Worked great thanks. I didn't realize how easy it was to install DEs

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's nice to hear!

Yeah, it's quite easy and straightforward. It starts like that and then you find yourself tweaking the kernel later. :)

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm interested in lightweight distros also for a different, older computer.

I tried puppy and like it but am doing something wrong with full installation.

Is there a more failsafe method than bookworm to install a puppy linux?

For dumdum noobs?

I found bookworm full installation a little confusing.

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

While it depends on how old the older computer, I recently installed LMDE 7 on a PC from 2011 and it runs fine. If that PC has an SSD, it should be fine for your needs.

LMDE is Linux Mint Debian Edition, it's basically Debian with Mint coat of paint. Also, Bookworm is old now, you should install Trixie if you want Debian, which is the latest stable version.

It actually has a graphical installation now, so you can install Debian and choose a lightweight DE inside installation. For example LXQT is quite lightweight. XFCE is also fine, though is heavier than this. By the way, I use KDE on a laptop from 2011 and it runs great. You just need an SSD.

If the PC is too old, there is a distro called antiX Linux. I don't know how it is nowadays but it's one of the fastest and easiest distros you can find IMO.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Awesome thank you! I will try trixie first, this thing has an HDD and i liked how responsive it was with the bookworm live environment.

First I'm hearing about antix! i just checked out their site and I'll definitely try a live usb of antix as well.

Thanks, that really helps.

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago

You're welcome!

Trixie won't be much different though it's better to use something as lightweight as possible because of the HDD. However you can still use something with Wayland unless its CPU or GPU is too old. antiX is Debian based but it uses X11, at least it was like that last time I used. It's really great if the PC is too old.

I think you can even install KDE with Debian Trixie. If Wayland would be problematic (probably won't) you can still use X11 with it. At least until its next big release which they will drop X11 support entirely.