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Plasma X11 session removal surprises some Fedora users

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Briefings

Fedora 44 shipped with Plasma 6.6, which supported X11 sessions. A subsequent update to Plasma 6.8 removed X11 support without prior warning, causing surprise among users. The Fedora Engineering Steering Committee voted against reverting this change for both Fedora 44 and 45, making the removal permanent.

Key points

• Fedora 44 shipped with Plasma 6.6, which supported X11 sessions.
• A subsequent update to Plasma 6.8 removed X11 support without prior warning.

Context

The KDE Project announced in 2025 that Plasma 6.7 would be the last version supporting X11. Users expected Plasma 6.8 to drop support as promised, but the Fedora 44 update removed it unexpectedly.

Limitations

Evidence is limited to the announcement timeline and the specific Fedora 44/45 update decision. No user impact data or specific dates of the update are provided.

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