X11 is in the news again, so I thought it would make sense to be clear about the Plasma team’s plans for X11 support going forward. Current status: Plasma’s X11 session continues to be …
After reading this recently, I’m really skeptical about the future of Linux, since everyone seems to be jumping on the train. Are all the people using Wayland arranging their windows every time a program launches, or running a tiling WM?
On my HTPC I have similar problems, Ubuntu is looking to retire X11 support but I rely on an app that allows me to use my smartphone as an input device. Any replacement I see working with Wayland (i.e. literally getting new hardware that would be kept near the TV) would be a downgrade.
I don’t really use applications with multiple windows and Wayland seems to remember the window size and place it in the center which works fine for me.
but I rely on an app that allows me to use my smartphone as an input device.
What sort of input device? KDE Connect can use your phone as mouse/keyboard (and much more).
I think most people don’t use applications that have multiple windows. The trend in GUI design has been towards single window interfaces for quite a while now, so people just don’t run into these issues most of the time.
Are all the people using Wayland arranging their windows every time a program launches, or running a tiling WM?
Yes.
Plasma 6.4 should bring initial support for restoring windows but I haven’t heard much about it in the latest announcements so I guess it’s not ready to use yet.
https://www.kicad.org/blog/2025/06/KiCad-and-Wayland-Support/
After reading this recently, I’m really skeptical about the future of Linux, since everyone seems to be jumping on the train. Are all the people using Wayland arranging their windows every time a program launches, or running a tiling WM?
On my HTPC I have similar problems, Ubuntu is looking to retire X11 support but I rely on an app that allows me to use my smartphone as an input device. Any replacement I see working with Wayland (i.e. literally getting new hardware that would be kept near the TV) would be a downgrade.
I don’t really use applications with multiple windows and Wayland seems to remember the window size and place it in the center which works fine for me.
What sort of input device? KDE Connect can use your phone as mouse/keyboard (and much more).
I think most people don’t use applications that have multiple windows. The trend in GUI design has been towards single window interfaces for quite a while now, so people just don’t run into these issues most of the time.
Yes.
Plasma 6.4 should bring initial support for restoring windows but I haven’t heard much about it in the latest announcements so I guess it’s not ready to use yet.