Wayland is the default display server on most modern Linux distributions, but it can bite when you try to run GPU‑heavy games on a laptop. The problem isn’t that Wayland is broken; it’s that the default configuration prioritises smoothness over power‑saving. If you’re a sysadmin or a homelab hobbyist who also likes to play, you’ll find that a few targeted tweaks can give you both decent gaming performance and a respectable battery life.
[Read More]The Quick Fix to Stop a Flatpak App From Updating on My Wayland Desktop
Pin a Flatpak App to a Fixed Version on Wayland
Flatpak apps are great for sandboxing, but the automatic update loop can be a nuisance when a new release breaks a workflow or introduces a regression. On a Wayland‑based desktop (GNOME, KDE, etc.) the update mechanism is the same as on X11, so the steps below work everywhere.
1. Inspect the current version
flatpak info com.spotify.Client
The output shows the installed commit hash and the remote’s latest commit. If you’re running a version that you want to keep, note the commit hash:
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