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KDE Releases Plasma 6.8 Desktop, Marking Project's 30th Anniversary

The KDE project has released Plasma 6.8, its latest desktop environment update, timed to coincide with the project's 30-year milestone. The release includes VRAM usage optimizations, dwell clicker support on Wayland, Wayland commit-timing protocol support for KWin, multi-GPU and multi-monitor improvements, server-side drop shadow support, a new kscreenctl tool, and better remote desktop handling. KDE also released a free documentary on YouTube chronicling the project's history as an open-source alternative to proprietary desktops.

tech.slashdot.org · 2026-10-16

KDE releases Plasma 6.8, drops native X11 session support on 30th anniversary

KDE marked its 30th anniversary on October 14 by launching Plasma 6.8, labeled the '30th Anniversary Edition,' alongside a commemorative movie. The release ends native support for starting new X11 sessions in Plasma, though legacy X11 apps will still run via the XWayland compatibility layer and X11 support continues under other desktop environments. Users remaining on Plasma 6.7 can keep existing X11 sessions.

arstechnica.com · 2026-10-15