Xorg server
Ranked 9 of 9 display servers by recommenders
Recommended as the best and often only option for many common Linux desktop needs. Critics say its security is poor and that it is no longer actively developed.
Recommended as the best and often only option for many common Linux desktop needs. Critics say its security is poor and that it is no longer actively developed.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 6
- approval share
- 45%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 0.8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Best solution for common user needs
“still the best (and often only) solution for a lot of common user needs”
Comment from 20 Aug 2026 in “Xorg-Server 26.0.99.901” Should not be neglected or abandoned
“I wonder how much money would be needed to make the xorg server adapt to the modern era”
Comment from 25 Dec 2025 in “Phoenix: A modern X server written from scratch in Zig” “xorg should not be neglected for ideological reasons”
Comment from 20 Aug 2026 in “Xorg-Server 26.0.99.901”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Described as unmaintained and deprecated
“Xorg, the server, no longer maintained.”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Problems with D-Bus on the Linux desktop” “It basically is a deprecated project.”
Comment from 20 Aug 2026 in “Xorg-Server 26.0.99.901” Broken code and server design problems
“most of the case people dont have issues because of the x11 (the protocol), but because of how the xorg server works”
Comment from 25 Dec 2025 in “Phoenix: A modern X server written from scratch in Zig” “they did not like broken code: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/issues/1760”
Comment from 28 Jan 2026 in “Xfwl4 – The Roadmap for a Xfce Wayland Compositor”
Other display servers people recommend
The four most recommended other display servers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayland | 272 | 405 | 40% | 12 | 3 yrs32 owners | — |
| X11 (X.Org) | 140 | 102 | 58% | 12 | 20 yrs9 owners | — |
| Xorg | 40 | 36 | 53% | 11 | 22 yrs3 owners | — |
| XLibre | 31 | 37 | 46% | 8 | — | — |
| Xorg serverThis page | 5 | 6 | 45% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's better than the security of pretty much anything physical in your home.”
“still the best (and often only) solution for a lot of common user needs”
“It basically is a deprecated project.”
“Xorg's security (and X11 in general) is objectively terrible”
“xorg should not be neglected for ideological reasons”
“they haven't added any features in years”
“they did not like broken code: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/issues/1760”
“most of the case people dont have issues because of the x11 (the protocol), but because of how the xorg server works”
“I wonder how much money would be needed to make the xorg server adapt to the modern era”
“Xorg, the server, no longer maintained.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.