: If that's a step too far, then there are new versions of CDE – and tmux

The oldest of the open source Linux desktops is planning its final steps away from X11, while an even older Unix desktop is getting freshened up.

The team behind the KDE Plasma desktop announced it is going all-in on a Wayland future. The Plasma version 6.8, “which we expect will be sometime in early 2027,” will completely drop X11 support.

You don’t need to worry just yet. Plasma 6.5 appeared less than a month ago, and it’s currently at version 6.5.3. That means there are the entire 6.6 and 6.7 release sequences to get through, which will probably take most of 2026 and some of 2027.

  • bitwolf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    Agreed, the efforts to increase code reuse and remove cruft has helped a lot with stability.

    I still have some odd behavior but it’s much more trustworthy than early 6.4 and 6.3