KDE hits 30, decides it's time to move out of the X11 era
Wayland-only Plasma 6.8 heads for Kubuntu 'Tenacious T-Rex' early next year
KDE celebrates its 30th birthday by transitioning away from X11 to Wayland in KDE Plasma 6.8. The updated release is exclusively Wayland-based, although X11 applications can still operate through XWayland. This shift affects X11-based tools like screen-recording software, as they won't function under Wayland. Users can't resize windows or utilize features such as window shadowing under the new display server.
Additionally, restoring saved sessions may behave differently. While there are numerous enhancements and refinements in this release, the shift away from X11 could prove challenging for some users who rely on X11-based tools.
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