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FRI, 16 OCT · 86 ITEMS
"KDE project plans to transition from X11 after 30 years" — The Register · AI & Technology
KDE's desktop, which has run on the display server for three decades, has made its 30th-anniversary release (Plasma 6.8) -only: the default X11 session is retired, though X11 applications can still run through . The news marks the end of KDE's long-planned migration from X11 to Wayland, not an abrupt switch.
The claim is solid: multiple independent outlets (The Register, 9to5Linux, heise) report the same release fact, and the underlying primary source is KDE's own Plasma 6.8 release announcement. The headline slightly frames a completed release as a plan, but the transition was indeed announced well in advance and Plasma 6.8 ships without an X11 session.
Genuinely new: tied to Plasma 6.8's release on Oct 14, 2026, and reported the following day; no recirculation year applies.