[Plasma] X11 Support

[Mike Diehl]

I currently use Barrier (https://github.com/debauchee/barrier) which has 
been forked as Input Leap (https://github.com/input-leap/input-leap)

I understand that Barrier doesn't work under Wayland.  (I couldn't get 
it to work at all)

I also note that Input Leap doesn't support clipboard sharing under Wayland.


I'm probably not alone in using this software, so migrating completely 
away from Xorg is a non-starter for me.


Thanks for all you do,

Mike.

On 11/27/25 09:43, Valder N. wrote:
> Good afternoon, dear developers of the KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment.
>
> Could you please clarify the situation with the news 
> <https://blogs.kde.org/2025/11/26/going-all-in-on-a-wayland-future/> 
> about discontinuing support for the X11 protocol in favor of 
> supporting only the Wayland protocol starting with version 6.8?
>
> I hope you understand that even according to the data provided in the 
> article, X11-session is used by 30% of active users. In reality, this 
> number is significantly higher, and to verify this, you can refer to 
> the statistics on the use and downloads of individual software 
> packages in the repositories of active distributions. However, even 
> 30% (!) should be more than enough to justify the need to continue 
> supporting this protocol.
>
> Perhaps in the future (but apparently not soon!), Wayland will replace 
> X11, but this should be done in an evolutionary manner, rather than by 
> cutting off support for what currently works and provides the best 
> performance.
>
> In particular, in tests on virtual machines, the use of the Wayland 
> protocol leads to increased RAM consumption, as well as memory leaks 
> over time. This is not observed in X11 sessions. The “speed” of the 
> working environment and its “responsiveness” in X11-session is also 
> clearly noticeable.
>
> In this regard, we kindly request that the entire community that 
> regularly uses the KDE Plasma desktop and regularly uses X11-session 
> continue to support X11-session and not follow the path of GNOME.
>
> I sincerely hope for your conscientiousness and responsiveness.
>
>
>
> With deep respect,
> User who has been using KDE Plasma for over 20 years
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