https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Firefox_Wayland_By_Default_On_Gnome == Summary == Firefox is going to run natively on Gnome Wayland session and won't use XWayland/X11 Gtk+ backend. This change affects Gnome only and won't be enabled for other Wayland compositors (KDE Plasma, Sway). == Owner == * Name: [[User:stransky| Martin Stransky]] * Email: <stransky(a)redhat.com&gt; * Product: Spins / Workstation * Responsible WG: Desktop == Detailed Description == Firefox with native Wayland backend has been available for last two Fedora releases as an optional package. It grown over the time and we can deploy it now as a default to bring all Wayland benefits to Fedora users. == Benefit to Fedora == Running Firefox natively on Wayland is generally faster and smoother on Wayland enabled sessions like Gnome Wayland and better supports HiDPI displays (respects desktop scale) . == Scope == * Proposal owners: Firefox already uses Wayland as a default backend on Fedora 30 / Gnoma Wayland session. * Other developers: N/A (not a System Wide Change) * Release engineering: [https://pagure.io/releng/issues #Releng issue number] (a check of an impact with Release Engineering is needed) ** List of deliverables: N/A (not a System Wide Change) * Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change) * Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change) == Upgrade/compatibility impact == N/A (not a System Wide Change) == How To Test == Run Firefox on Gnome Wayland session and check any issues you may see. == User Experience == * Faster Firefox run on Gnome Wayland session * Smoother font rendering compared to non-Wayland Firefox version * Honor display scale, better user experience on HiDPI and semi-HiDPI desktops. == Dependencies == N/A (not a System Wide Change) == Contingency Plan == * Contingency mechanism: Switch back default X11 backend. * Contingency deadline: Beta Freeze * Blocks release? No * Blocks product? product No == Documentation == * Mozilla Firefox Wayland Bug tracker: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=635134 * Mozilla release calendar: https://wiki.mozilla.org/RapidRelease/Calendar -- Ben Cotton Fedora Program Manager TZ=America/Indiana/Indianapolis