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Ubuntu 25.10 Drops Support for Running GNOME on Xorg

Last month I reported that GNOME’s plans to drop X11 support as soon as this year would have a major impact on Ubuntu, as it plans its next LTS release — today, Ubuntu confirmed as much. Ubuntu 25.10 ‘Questing Quokka’ will not include an X11 Ubuntu desktop session. Only a Wayland session will be available. This means it will not be possible to run a GNOME-based desktop on X11 in Ubuntu 25.10. To wit: Ubuntu 25.10 will be Wayland-only for those using the regular1 desktop Ubuntu release. It’s a big change that, I must stress, doesn’t affect everyone: What is […]

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