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KDE Plasma sets date to dump X11 as Wayland push accelerates (www.theregister.com)
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The oldest of the open source Linux desktops is planning its final steps away from X11, while an even older Unix desktop is getting freshened up.

The team behind the KDE Plasma desktop announced it is going all-in on a Wayland future. The Plasma version 6.8, "which we expect will be sometime in early 2027," will completely drop X11 support.

You don't need to worry just yet. Plasma 6.5 appeared less than a month ago, and it's currently at version 6.5.3. That means there are the entire 6.6 and 6.7 release sequences to get through, which will probably take most of 2026 and some of 2027.

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[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Alright. This Christmas holiday I'm gonna try to make the switch again. And it's not bad for gaming either?

[–] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you don't have a preference, I recommend trying out Bazzite.

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's an entirely different distro right? I'm finally starting to get things right with Arch so I'm not sure if I'm ready to jump ships quite yet, haha. But thanks for the advice! If Wayland messes with my system too much, I might just jump ships.

[–] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Yep, it is. It's an idiot-proof gaming distro. It's preconfigured for gaming and immutable. I believe it's based on Fadora Atomic.

My daily driver is EndeavourOS and my Girlfriend's PC is Bazzite, and I'm seriously jealous of how many things "just work" on her PC that I have to scrounge through steam forums and Arch Wiki to get working.