First X.Org Server 1.18 Release Candidate Build Brings Almost 300 Improvements

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xorgThe X.Org Foundation, through Keith Packard, announced the immediate availability for download of the first Release Candidate (RC) build towards the X.Org Server 1.18 open-source implementation of the X Window System.

According to the overwhelming changelog, which we’ve attached at the end of the article for reference, X.Org Server 1.18 Release Candidate 1 is an enormous milestone that adds approximately 300 changes, which include addition of new features, under-the-hood improvements, and bugfixes. There are improvements for everything, from XWayland, XFree86, xf86Crtc, XQuartz, and Xephyr,…