Why Not Yserver? It’s Xserver, But Rust-y.
Hackaday • • technology
Key Points:
- A new display server called yserver, written in Rust and released under the MIT license by developer joske, offers an alternative to Wayland and Xorg for Linux users.
- Yserver is not a full reimplementation of Xorg and currently lacks multi-monitor support, making it more suitable for simpler or single-screen setups.
- The server uses Vulkan, limiting it to relatively modern hardware, and has been tested on Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and Apple chips, with primary support for Linux and secondary support for FreeBSD.
- Yserver can run standalone on DRM/KMS and supports full desktop environments like MATE, Cinnamon, and XFCE, as well as window managers such as Compiz, and can also operate via Xwayland or Xorg.
- The project scored 66.2% on the X.Org X Test Suite (xts5), reflecting a solid but partial compatibility with Xorg, consistent with its goal to be a clean break rather than a full clone.
