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The non-existent X11 security model is irrelevant considering on most systems anything under a uid can debug something else under a uid. Wayland's security is entirely pointless.

I suspect Wayland will just become a container for an X11 session.

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This is not true on Ubuntu 18.04. I had to use sudo or change /proc or something to use gdb on other processes running on my user.

> considering on most systems anything under a uid can debug something else under a uid

Right? Couldn't only security hardened distros like SELinux take advantage of this?

Or I suppose Docker GUI apps?

Docker isn't a security layer

Security isn't the only thing Docker offers, but yes Docker on Linux is a security layer.

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