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On Mon, 8 Dec 2025 19:12:14 +0000, Mike Scott wrote:

> On 08/12/2025 18:40, candycanearter07 wrote:
>> Exactly, from what I've seen Wayland has some issues right now, and X11
>> works perfectly well.
> 
> I'm not sure matters are helped by non-working instructions like
> 
> https://linuxvox.com/blog/how-to-install-wayland-on-linux-mint/
> 
> which just stopped me logging on the screen when I made the lightdm
> change.
> 
> 
> I do notice that there seems no way to pick a session type at the login
> screen. I'm almost sure there used to be a small button to press
> somewhere to choose.
> 
> (Mint mate 22.2)

It's a little obscure but it's there. My original install was from the 
MATE iso but I added i3 and Xfce. I just have to remember that at that 
point it's still a right handed mouse rather than the left handed one I 
have configured in the sessions.