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X.Org Server 26.1 RC1 Prepares For First Feature Release In Five Years

Written by Michael Larabel in X.Org on 19 August 2026 at 10:18 PM EDT. 22 Comments

Following today's release of XWayland 26.1 RC1, X.Org Server 26.1 RC1 was tagged. This xorg-server 26.1 release is aiming to become the first major feature release in five years, succeeding the xorg-server 21.1 series.

While five years have passed, X.Org Server 26.1 isn't as nearly feature-rich as the XWayland 26.1 code in development. But there is the removal of the Autoconf/Automake build system in favor of just using Meson. Plus support for various new X Server capabilities, disallowing byte-swapped clients by default, various security improvements, Xvfb now supporting multiple CRTCs, and more.<br>Some notable changes since xorg-server 21.1 include:<br>* Removal of autoconf/automake build system, leaving only meson<br>* Add support for DPMSInfoNotify event from DPMS 1.2<br>* Add support for XFixes 6.1 & AllowForceTerminate option in xorg.conf<br>* Disallow byte-swapped clients by default<br>* Disable font server connections by default<br>* Xorg: Add DRM platform for BSD<br>* Xorg: Move default non-root-user log files to $XDG_STATE_HOME/xorg<br>* Xvfb: Add multiple CRTC support<br>* Xvfb: Support up to 13 mouse buttons<br>* more tests included

Those interested in this forthcoming X.Org Server 26.1 release can read today's RC1 announcement for more details.

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