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# 12to11 for Fedora and Enterprise Linux
This repository contains the RPM packaging for [12to11](https://github.com/fish4terrisa-MSDSM/12to11), a Wayland-to-X11 protocol translator. Packages are built in the [andersrh/12to11 COPR project](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/andersrh/12to11/).
## What is 12to11?
12to11 is a small Wayland compositor that runs as a regular X11 client. It creates a Wayland socket and displays Wayland applications as normal X11 windows. This makes it possible to run Wayland-only applications, such as [Waydroid](https://waydro.id/), from an X11 session without running Weston as a nested compositor.
The package is built with EGL/OpenGL ES 2.0 rendering enabled. 12to11 also implements the Wayland data-device and X11 selection handling needed for clipboard integration between Wayland applications and the X11 desktop.
This package tracks the actively developed [fish4terrisa-MSDSM fork](https://github.com/fish4terrisa-MSDSM/12to11) and is licensed under GPL-3.0-only.
## Example: Waydroid running through 12to11
The following screenshot shows Waydroid running as a Wayland application through 12to11 on an X11 desktop:
![Waydroid running through 12to11](screenshots/waydroid%20on%2012to11.png)
## Supported targets
The COPR project currently provides builds for:
- Fedora 43, Fedora 44, Fedora 45, and Fedora Rawhide
- EPEL 9 and EPEL 10
- AlmaLinux 10 with EPEL (x86_64-v2)
The COPR builds are unofficial and are provided as-is.
## Installation from COPR
The `dnf copr` command is provided by `dnf-plugins-core`. Install it first if it is not already available.
### Fedora
```bash
sudo dnf install -y dnf-plugins-core
sudo dnf copr enable andersrh/12to11
sudo dnf install -y 12to11
```
### AlmaLinux, RHEL-compatible distributions, and EPEL
The EL builds use `libXpresent` from the [xlibre/xlibre-xserver COPR](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/g/xlibre/xlibre-xserver/), because `libXpresent` is not available in the standard EL repositories.
On AlmaLinux, install and enable EPEL if necessary, then enable both COPR repositories:
```bash
sudo dnf install -y epel-release dnf-plugins-core
sudo dnf copr enable @xlibre/xlibre-xserver
sudo dnf copr enable andersrh/12to11
sudo dnf install -y 12to11
```
On RHEL-compatible distributions where `epel-release` is not available directly, enable EPEL using the distribution's documented procedure before installing 12to11.
## Running 12to11 with Waydroid
Start 12to11 in an X11 session. The `-printsocket` option prints the Wayland socket name while the compositor continues running:
```bash
RENDERER=egl 12to11 -printsocket
```
For example, it may print:
```text
wayland-1
```
Keep that process running. In another terminal, use the socket name printed by 12to11:
```bash
export WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-1
waydroid show-full-ui
```
If 12to11 prints a different socket name, use that name instead. Do not assume that the socket is always `wayland-1`.
If the Waydroid session is not already running, start it before showing the UI:
```bash
waydroid session start
```
The exact Waydroid setup still depends on the Android image, kernel support, graphics driver, and whether Google Apps are installed.
## Building the RPM locally
The spec file uses the upstream GitHub snapshot and the project's legacy `imake`/`xmkmf` build system. The package is built with EGL support enabled by the upstream `12to11.conf`.
### 1. Install packaging tools
Fedora:
```bash
sudo dnf install -y rpm-build rpmdevtools dnf-plugins-core
```
AlmaLinux, RHEL-compatible distributions, and EPEL:
```bash
sudo dnf install -y epel-release rpm-build rpmdevtools dnf-plugins-core
sudo dnf copr enable @xlibre/xlibre-xserver
```
### 2. Install the build dependencies
Run this from the repository checkout:
```bash
sudo dnf builddep -y 12to11.spec
```
On EL systems, the xlibre COPR must be enabled first so that `libXpresent-devel` can be resolved.
### 3. Build the package
```bash
rpmdev-setuptree
cp 12to11.spec ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/
spectool -g --directory ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/12to11.spec
rpmbuild -ba ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/12to11.spec
```
The resulting files are written to:
```text
~/rpmbuild/RPMS/$(uname -m)/
~/rpmbuild/SRPMS/
```
Install the locally built package with:
```bash
sudo dnf install ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/$(uname -m)/12to11-0-*.rpm
```
### Building in COPR
COPR reads `12to11.spec`, downloads the source archive specified by `Source0`, installs the `BuildRequires`, and builds the package in a clean chroot for each enabled target. The EL builds also have the xlibre/xlibre-xserver COPR configured as an external repository so that `libXpresent-devel` is available during the build.
To update the source snapshot, change the `commit` and `snapdate` macros in `12to11.spec`, update the changelog, and submit the changed spec file to the COPR project.
## Known limitations
12to11 is not a complete Wayland compositor. According to the upstream project:
- Touchscreen support is not implemented.
- Device switching in DMA-BUF feedback is not implemented.
- It requires X.Org Server 1.20 or later.
- It works best with a compositing window manager that supports the EWMH frame-synchronization protocol.
- Upstream testing has primarily been done with GNOME Shell; other window managers may have compatibility issues.
For Waydroid controlled with a mouse on an X11 desktop, the missing touchscreen support is usually not a problem.
## Links
- [12to11 upstream project](https://github.com/fish4terrisa-MSDSM/12to11)
- [12to11 COPR repository](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/andersrh/12to11/)
- [COPR xlibre/xlibre-xserver repository](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/g/xlibre/xlibre-xserver/)

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