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KDE Plasma waves goodbye to X11 for Plasma 6.8
KDE is officially removing X11 support from its Plasma desktop environment, with the change set to arrive in Plasma 6.8 around October 14th. This move will make Wayland the sole session login option for users, allowing the KDE team to focus development efforts on improving the Wayland experience. While most applications will continue to function via XWayland, this transition will primarily affect a small minority of users still relying on X11.
NVIDIA 580.142 released for Linux - the new recommended driver
NVIDIA has released driver version 580.142 for Linux as the latest recommended stable driver. This update includes fixes for issues related to adaptive sync displays with USB-C-to-HDMI adapters, Vulkan swapchains on X11, and mode setting with multiple 4K monitors.
NVIDIA Beta driver 595.45.04 released for Linux - looks to be an exciting one
NVIDIA has released Beta driver version 595.45.04 for Linux, introducing support for new Vulkan extensions like VK_EXT_descriptor_heap, which may improve performance for Windows games running via Proton. The update also includes various bug fixes and improvements for stability and compatibility with technologies like Wayland and X11.