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KDE hits 30, decides it's time to move out of the X11 era
KDE is marking its 30th birthday by showing X11 sessions the door. The newly released KDE Plasma 6.8 is Wayland-only, though X11 applications can still run through XWayland.
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KDE is celebrating its 30th anniversary by making KDE Plasma 6.8 a Wayland‑only release, ending native X11 sessions. X11 applications will still function through XWayland, but tools that rely on X11, such as screen‑recording utilities, will no longer operate. The compositor KWin now handles both window management and display‑server responsibilities, and the classic “shade” feature that rolls windows into the title bar has been removed with no plans to restore it. The transition follows the beta rollout completed last month.
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