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diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/wayland/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/wayland/_index.adoc index 48d9e4a4e1..aa402971ff 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/wayland/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/wayland/_index.adoc @@ -73,9 +73,10 @@ After reading this chapter, you will know: [[wayland-overview]] == Wayland Overview -Wayland is a new display server, but it differs from Xorg in several important ways. -First, Wayland is only a protocol that acts as an intermediary between clients using a different mechanism which removes the dependency on an X server. -Xorg includes both the X11 protocol, used to run remote displays and the X server will accept connections and display windows. +Wayland is a communication protocol that can replace a display server such as Xorg. +It differs from Xorg in several important ways. +First, Wayland is only a protocol that acts as an intermediary between clients using a mechanism which removes the dependency on an X server. +Xorg includes both the X11 protocol, used to run remote displays, and the X server, used to accept connections and display windows. Under Wayland, the compositor or window manager provides the display server instead of a traditional X server. Since Wayland is not an X server, traditional X screen connections will need to utilize other methods such as VNC or RDP for remote desktop management. |