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Add FAQ entry for JabRef not starting on Wayland (#619)
Co-authored-by: ThiloteE <73715071+ThiloteE@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Victor Almeida <victor_almeida@exati.com.br> Co-authored-by: Oliver Kopp <kopp.dev@gmail.com>
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## JabRef does not start under Linux! What can I do?
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### Wayland-based systems
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JabRef relies on [XWayland](https://wayland.freedesktop.org/docs/html/ch05.html) to run in Wayland environments.
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If your system is missing this dependency, the application will fail to launch (often showing an `Unable to open DISPLAY` error).
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To fix this, install `xwayland` using your distribution's package manager.
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### JabRef 5.x
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JabRef comes with a bundled JRE. There is no need to install Java separately. Thus, there should be no issues at start up.

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