KDE Plasma 6.8 to End X11 Support, Complete Transition to Wayland
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Summary
KDE Plasma 6.8 will completely drop X11 support, marking the end of a long transition from the aging X11 window system to the modern Wayland display protocol. This move follows similar transitions by other Linux desktop environments like GNOME and distributions like Fedora. The change is driven by X11's technical debt and security limitations, with Wayland offering better security, performance, and modern features. The transition is still two years away, giving users and developers time to prepare for the shift.
Key quotes
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X11 has been the foundation of Linux graphical interfaces for over three decades now, but it carries significant technical debt and security limitations that Wayland aims to address.
A growing number of Linux desktop environments (DEs) are moving towards Wayland, the modern display protocol designed to replace the aging X11 window system.
Projects like Fedora, GNOME, and KDE have been leading the charge on this by being among the first ones to adopt Wayland.
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