"After much optimisation for our hardware, we have reached the point where labwc desktops run just as fast as X on older Raspberry Pi models," Long wrote. "Today, we make the switch with our latest desktop image: Raspberry Pi Desktop now runs Wayland by default across all models."

Upgrading your "Bookworm" Raspberry Pi OS installation, you'll see an update notification advising you of the change to Labwc, but you can keep using Wayfire should you wish to. If you encounter an issue, you can switch back to the X Window system via raspi-config.

With the latest release of Raspberry Pi OS (formerly Raspbian) the end of the X Window System has become reality, completing a years-long transition period. Although this change between display

The Raspberry Pi project has released a new version of Raspberry Pi OS. It now provides Wayland for all Pis. The Raspberry Pi project has updated the adapted Raspberry Pi OS. The most important new feature is the support of Wayland on all Raspberry Pi models. There are also some other minor improvements, such as support for touch displays.

By moving to labwc, the Raspberry Pi team says it’s been able to ensure that Wayland is just as fast on older Raspberry Pi models as X, so it’s now the default for all Raspberry Pi devices, whether you’re installing the operating system from scratch or upgrading from an older version.

Raspberry Pi just released a new version of Raspberry Pi OS, the default desktop Linux operating system for Pi boards. It now uses the Wayland compositor Labwc for rendering the d