7.8.0 - 2026-01-17

Fixed

• --hostdisplay --xauth: fix cookie if extension SECURITY is missing. (557)
• WSL2g: don't default to --runx if DISPLAY is set. (557)
• WSL2g: use socat to create a unix socket from virtual socket. (557)
• WSL2: Improved IP check. (557)
• --xc: fix command order for xtool() and nvidia driver installation.
• /etc/profile.d/10-x11docker-env.sh: Do not set DISPLAY, set XAUTHORITY=~/.Xauthority in ssh sessions. (554)
• fix ps calls for alpine/busybox. Use psproc on MSYS2 and Cygwin. (556) (558)
• --wm: minor fixes.
• --xc --backend=host: fix backend check rootfull or rootless.

Changed

• --weston-xwayland: Support rootless Xwayland.
• --weston-xwayland: Support option --wayland.
• --weston =[ARG]: New optional arguments, --weston=x: runs --weston-xwayland --wayland --weston=X: runs --weston-xwayland --wayland --desktop (501)
• --hostwayland: Can be set additionally to X server options to run X and Wayland applications side by side.
• --hostdisplay: Use XlibNoSHM.so without --xc, too.
• --xc using a tty: Needs --xc=force with NVIDIA.
• --clipboard: Support Wayland. Drop primary support. Deprecate argument oneway: New arguments c2h, h2c. Deprecate arguments superv|altv: New argument cmv. Wayland keybinding with x11docker/xserver.

Added

• --xw: New option to run X and Wayland apps side by side.
• --pipewire: New option for PipeWire sound in container. (545) (527) (507) (418) (380)
• --xeyes: New option to run xeyes, can help with --clipboard=cmv in Wayland+X11 containers (option --xw).
• Partial support of Docker Desktop edition.

Deprecated

• --backend=nerdctl: Deprecated, likely rarely used.
• --runtime=kata-runtime: Deprecated, likely rarely used. (543)
• --build: Deprecated, would have needed ADD support.
• --gpu: Deprecated argument virgl.