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People are discussing KDE Plasma 6.8’s continued plan to end X11 support and how Plasma adoption has largely moved to Wayland. Several posts frame this as preparation for the last Plasma release that still supports X11.

Also known as kde plasma 6·kde plasma 6.6·kde plasma 6.7·plasma desktop·kde desktop

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Key Takeaway KDE Plasma 6.8 is still expected to drop X11 support, with most Plasma 6.6 users already on Wayland.
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KDE Plasma 6.8 is still expected to drop X11 support, with most Plasma 6.6 users already on Wayland.

People are discussing KDE Plasma 6.8’s continued plan to end X11 support and how Plasma adoption has largely moved to Wayland. Several posts frame this as preparation for the last Plasma release that still supports X11.

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X11 status Still planning to end X11 support
Wayland adoption 95% of Plasma 6.6 users on Wayland
Narrative framing “Last X11-supported release” preparation

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  • Watch for community tests and migration guidance for remaining X11 users ahead of the final X11-supported release. blog.davidedmundson.co.uk

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  • KDE Plasma 6.8 is still planning to end X11 support, with 95% of Plasma 6.6 users on Wayland Phoronix
  • KDE Plasma 6.8 Still Planning To End X11 Support, 95% Of Plasma 6.6 Users Are On Wayland Phoronix
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What about X11-only apps and remote desktop?

The biggest downside to X11 disappearing is that a lot of remote desktop apps and headless sessions use it. VNC servers, X11 forwarding over SSH, and XRDP all rely on it, and there's no perfect equivalent for them in Wayland. But even that space is slowly shifting over to Wayland, with tools like GNOME Remote Desktop gaining traction and RDP support growing. It's not as straightforward as X11 was, but it's getting there. Most users on KDE Plasma probably aren't going to be doing serious headless remote session work through it anyway, and those who are should be able to find viable alternatives

KDE is finally killing X11, and I'm not as sad as I thought I'd be
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