GoKawiilKDE 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.