KDE Plasma 6 on Wayland: the Payoff for Years of Plumbing

Posted by bob on Aug 15, 2025 11:12 PM CST
Linux Journal; By George Whittaker
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For most of the last decade, talk about Wayland on KDE sounded like a promise: stronger security, modern graphics, fewer legacy foot?guns, once the pieces land. With Plasma 6, those pieces finally clicked into place. Plasma 6.1 delivered two changes that go straight to how frames hit your screen, explicit synchronization and smarter buffering, while 6.2 followed with color?management and HDR work that makes creators and gamers care. Together, they turn “Wayland someday” into a desktop you can log into today without caveats.

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