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KDE Plasma 6.8 will no longer support the X11 session, marking the end of X11 support in the KDE project.

TechnologyConflictSoftware DevelopmentJun 2, 2026score 0.622 posts · 0 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses KDE Plasma's transition away from X11 support, marking the end of X11 session support in the upcoming 6.8 release. This change is significant for users and developers relying on X11, as it will no longer be supported in the new version.

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KDE Plasma 6.8 will no longer support the X11 session, marking the end of X11 support in the KDE project.
Parent: Open Source SoftwareEntity: KDE PlasmaImpact: negativeDate: Jun 2, 2026Target: KDE Plasma 6.8's removal of X11 support

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Preparing for KDE Plasma’s last X11-supported release With KDE Plasma 6.7 almost ready for release, developers have moved on to working on 6.8, and with that release comes probably one of the biggest deprecations in KDE's history: as of today, the X11 session is gone from KDE. Of course, this change won't make it to people's computers until 6.8 actually releases, but as far the code go https://www.osnews.com/story/145190/preparing-for-kde-plasmas-last-x11-supported-release/ #KDE
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Preparing for KDE Plasma’s last X11-supported release https://www.osnews.com/story/145190/preparing-for-kde-plasmas-last-x11-supported-release/
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