Beware, Ubuntu 21.10 likes Wayland!

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This issue has been migrated from old Barrier Github repository debauchee/barrier#1315

Issue created on: 2021-10-12 by @frohro
Issue last updated on: 2021-10-23

What happened?

I upgraded to Ubuntu 21.10 from 21.04. I had a hard time, because first the login defaulted from Xorg to Wayland. I then changed it back to Xorg on the login screen, but barrier still wasn't behaving as expected (connected but could not enter the client screen). I was about at my wit's end when I decided to make sure I was using Xorg, not Wayland so I could make a bug report. I used the following command to check.
$ echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE
and it say Wayland! I logged out, and the login type was Ubuntu-Xorg, not Ubuntu. So I logged in with a different GUI, and there barrier worked properly. Then I went and logged out of that GUI, and back in as Ubuntu-Xorg, and now the session typ. is x11 in Gnome shell, and barrier works. So watch out, Ubuntu 21.10 loves Wayland, and we barrier users do not!

Version

v2.3.3

Git commit hash (if applicable)

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If applicable, where did you install Barrier from?

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What OSes are you seeing the problem on? (Check all that apply)

Linux

What OS versions are you using?

Ubuntu 21.10 on clients and server.

Relevant log output

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Any other information

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Commented on: 2021-10-18 by @jeukel

This is a know issue and support for Wayland is expected over here:
debauchee/barrier#1315

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Commented on: 2021-10-23 by @Ashark

@jeukel your link it this issue itself, you mean #1251.
Now I think this can be closed, as warning was added for wayland, see #247.

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Commented on: 2021-10-23 by @shymega

This doesn't really add anything to the project, there's already an issue for Wayland... please, before opening issues, do a search on the tracker. Closing.

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Closed on: 2021-10-23 by @shymega