--- title: "Weston 15.0 Wayland Compositor Released With Vulkan Renderer, New Protocols" url: https://daily.dev/posts/weston-15-0-wayland-compositor-released-with-vulkan-renderer-new-protocols-znkiksvt9 source_url: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Weston-15.0-Released type: article source: "Phoronix" published: 2026-02-19T11:32:04.538Z updated: 2026-02-19T11:39:05.856Z tags: ["linux", "vulkan"] reading_time: 1 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Weston 15.0 Wayland Compositor Released With Vulkan Renderer, New Protocols **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Weston 15.0, the reference Wayland compositor, has been released after some delays. Key highlights include a new Vulkan renderer and support for new Wayland protocols. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Weston 15.0 Alpha Released With New Protocols, Experimental Vulkan Renderer](https://daily.dev/posts/weston-15-0-alpha-released-with-new-protocols-experimental-vulkan-renderer-xiqsvjrl7) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The State Of The Vulkan Renderer For Wayland's Weston 15.0 Compositor](https://daily.dev/posts/the-state-of-the-vulkan-renderer-for-wayland-s-weston-15-0-compositor-kjmeqq4x2) · Phoronix · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Weston 16.0 Compositor Released With HDR Improvements, Vulkan Fixes](https://daily.dev/posts/weston-16-0-compositor-released-with-hdr-improvements-vulkan-fixes-l4sfjkkcj) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#vulkan](https://daily.dev/tags/vulkan) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/weston-15-0-wayland-compositor-released-with-vulkan-renderer-new-protocols-znkiksvt9)