14 DAY TRIAL // On November 15, 2016, X Window System developer Keith Packard was pleased to announce the release and immediate availability for download of the X.Org Server 1.19.0 display server for GNU/Linux distributions.
At the end of July 2016, the X.Org Server 1.18.4 maintenance update marked the end of life for the 1.18 series, which was unveiled approximately one year ago, on the 11th of November 2015. The 1.19 series of the X.Org Server display server entered development after that, and a first snapshot was ready for public testing on mid-September 2016.
After two Release Candidate versions that brought lots of interesting improvements for the default display server used in almost all Linux-based operating systems, X.Org Server 1.19.0 is now officially available for download with its new features and enhancements for better graphics on GNU/Linux platforms.
"After verifying that bug 1382444 has been fixed, it's time to release 1.19 at last. Thanks to everyone who helped develop, test and document this release," said Keith Packard in the mailing list announcement, from where you can download the source archive of X.Org Server 1.19.0 if you want to compile it yourself or you're an OS vendor.
For all the technical details about the changes implemented in the major X.Org Server 1.19.0 release, we recommend reading the changelog files for the xorg-server 1.18.99.2, xorg-server 1.18.99.901, and xorg-server 1.18.99.902 development milestones. In the meantime, watch the software repositories of your favorite distro for the final release.