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Coverage centers on upcoming KDE Plasma updates, focusing on performance/UI polish in the 6.7 release and configuration improvements for multi-monitor setups in 6.8. One outlet also frames Plasma 6.7 as marking an end to the X11 era.

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Key Takeaway KDE Plasma’s 6.7 and 6.8 releases are being positioned as both a usability/performance upgrade and a step toward ending the X11 era.
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KDE Plasma’s 6.7 and 6.8 releases are being positioned as both a usability/performance upgrade and a step toward ending the X11 era.

Coverage centers on upcoming KDE Plasma updates, focusing on performance/UI polish in the 6.7 release and configuration improvements for multi-monitor setups in 6.8. One outlet also frames Plasma 6.7 as marking an end to the X11 era.

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  • ● Multi-monitor setup — KDE Plasma 6.8 Making It Easier To Configure Multi-Monitor Setups Phoronix

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Phoronix · 8h ago
KDE Plasma 6.8 Making It Easier To Configure Multi-Monitor Setups
TechPowerUp · 4d ago
KDE Plasma 6.7 Launch: More Performance, Features, and UI Polish
The Register · 2d ago
KDE Plasma 6.7 brings the X11 era to a close

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release versions Plasma 6.7 and 6.8
Plasma 6.7 focus More performance, features, and UI polish
Plasma 6.8 focus Easier configuration for multi-monitor setups
platform shift mentioned KDE Plasma 6.7 brings the X11 era to a close

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  • Follow KDE Plasma 6.8 multi-monitor configuration changes closely after release to validate the workflow improvements. Phoronix
  • Track any X11-related impact discussions tied to the Plasma 6.7 shift away from the X11 era before upgrading. The Register

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  • KDE Plasma 6.8 Making It Easier To Configure Multi-Monitor Setups Phoronix
  • KDE Plasma 6.7 brings the X11 era to a close The Register
  • KDE Plasma 6.7 Launch: More Performance, Features, and UI Polish TechPowerUp
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phoronix.com

KDE Plasma 6.8 Making It Easier To Configure Multi-Monitor Setups

With KDE's Plasma 6.7 desktop having released this week, more development attention is turning to feature work toward Plasma 6.8 but there are also some fixes already accumulating for the Plasma 6.7.1

8h ago
techpowerup.com

KDE Plasma 6.7 Launch: More Performance, Features, and UI Polish

Just on time, following the recent beta launch, which saw the addition of the new KDE Plasma Bigscreen view, KDE Plasma 6.7 has officially launched for public download and is now available from the KD

4d ago
heise.de

KDE Plasma 6.7 bringt Detailverbesserungen

Versionspflege: KDE hievt den Plasma-Desktop auf Stand 6.7. Jeder Bildschirm kann nun einen virtuellen Desktop bekommen.

2d ago Dirk Knop
phoronix.com

KDE Plasma 6 Desktop Finally Comes To Slackware

It's been a while since there has been any Slackware news to pass along, but this week they've finally landed the KDE Plasma 6 desktop in this legendary Linux distribution.

4d ago

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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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