Raspberry Pi announced that a new version of the Raspberry Pi OS operating system is available announced. The new Raspberry Pi OS version now runs Wayland by default on all Pi models.
Since the release of Bookworm in 2023, the Raspberry Pi OS has used a Wayland compositor called wayfire, which makes Wayland the default display server for the Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 5. Wayfire wasn’t a good choice for older models because it didn’t work very well.
To solve this problem, Raspberry Pi was working with another compositor called labwc which is lighter and this comes with the new Raspberry Pi OS update. When you upgrade, you’ll see a pop-up that gives you three options: Ask Later, Keep Wayfire, or Switch to Labwc. All Pi users, especially those on older Pis, are recommended to switch to labwc as it will ensure backward compatibility.
Besides labwc, this update also includes improved touchscreen support, better Raspberry Pi Connect integration, and other changes. To upgrade your system, you need to run the following commands:
- sudo apt update
- sudo apt full-upgrade
- sudo apt purge arandr
- sudo apt install raindrop
- sudo apt install squeekboard wfplug-squeek
If you upgrade in-place, Raspberry Pi says it has temporarily removed the popup to switch to labwc due to an issue people have reported. The issue has been addressed and fixed and will be available again soon.
Download the updated Raspberry Pi OS version from the Raspberry Pi Imager tool or From the Raspberry Pi website you can get it.
Source: www.technopat.net
