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KDE Plasma 6.8 is the desktop release that ends the upstream Plasma X11 session, making it a significant milestone for Linux users and distribution packagers. According to the tagged discussion, the schedule targets an October 14, 2026 release, with a second beta on September 24 and the release tarball on October 8, leaving a short window to catch problems that appear only on real hardware. The thread notes that KDE has moved into polishing and bug-fixing work rather than routine end-of-cycle cleanup, and it contrasts XDA-Developers' "maintenance mode" framing with KDE's own more precise This Week in Plasma language.
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    KDE Plasma 6.8 Drops X11 Session on October 14

    KDE Plasma 6.8 is on track for its scheduled October 14, 2026 release, but the shift into bug-fixing is more than a routine end-of-cycle cleanup: it is the last test window before KDE ships a desktop release that drops the upstream Plasma X11 session. KDE’s current schedule places the second...