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XLibre Xserver v25.0 (Beta) Marks Official Debut

XLibre Xserver, a fresh fork of Xorg to revive X11, launches version 25.0 just two weeks after its inception, bringing new life to the X11 ecosystem.

The KiCad team outlines serious Wayland limitations, including window control and crashes, urging users to stick with X11 desktops for reliability.

Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" removes Xorg-based sessions, fully embracing Wayland as the new default for GNOME.

Banned and erased from freedesktop.org, Enrico Weigelt unveils Xlibre—a fork of Xorg aimed at revitalizing X11 outside corporate influence.

Fedora 43 moves to a Wayland-only GNOME experience, officially removing support for the X11 session due to a lack of upstream maintenance.

Fedora 43 may drop GNOME X11 under a new proposal that aligns with upstream efforts to focus entirely on Wayland from now on.

KDE has separated KWin X11 and KWin Wayland. Wayland takes priority, but X11 remains maintained until Plasma 7.

Get the scoop on Xfce 4.20: Updates on X11 & Wayland support that promise to enhance the desktop experience. Here's more on that!

FESCo members voted 6+1 to include KDE Plasma 6 with Wayland as the only desktop mode available in Fedora 40. Here's more on that!

Significant changes for the GNOME! Merge requests opened to end X.Org (X11) session support, moving to a Wayland-only environment.