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[$] Plasma X11 session removal surprises some Fedora users
LWN.net · By jzb ·
The KDE Project announced, in 2025, that Plasma 6.7 would be the last version of the desktop environment that would support X11 sessions. Those who keep up with KDE's announcements no doubt expected it when Plasma 6.8 dropped X11 support as promised. What seems to have come as a…
The Brief
- KDE announced in 2025 that Plasma 6.7 would be the last Plasma version to support X11 sessions.
- Plasma 6.8 dropped X11 session support, as the earlier announcement had said it would.
- Some Fedora users were surprised by the removal, according to LWN.net.
Why it matters
Fedora users who still rely on an X11 session for Plasma will no longer have that option on Plasma 6.8 and later, so they need to move to a Wayland session or stay on an earlier Plasma release.
Who’s affected
- Fedora users running the KDE Plasma desktop
- Users who depend on X11 sessions with Plasma
- #kde
- #plasma
- #x11
- #wayland
- #fedora
- #desktop
