KDE Plasma Officially Retires X11 Session, Shifts Focus Fully to Wayland
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Summary
KDE Plasma is officially retiring its X11 session support, marking the end of a 15-year transition to Wayland. The Plasma X11 session has been removed as of today, with a mass cleanup of X11-specific code beginning soon. This change will take effect in Plasma 6.8, releasing in approximately five months. The announcement comes from KDE developer David Edmundson, reflecting on the long journey from the initial "It's done when it's done!" statement made 15 years ago.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledWhen we first announced the transition to Plasma Wayland, one of Martin's slides from stated, 'It's done when it's done!'
Nothing in software is never truly 'done', but as announced previously we are finally at a point where we're ready to retire the X11 and put all our focus on the future.
As of today, the Plasma X11 session you can log into has been officially removed, and we will start a mass cleanup of X11-specific code soon.
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