Ubuntu Linux 25.10 Quietly Kills Off GNOME On Xorg As Wayland Takes Over (nerds.xyz)
(Wednesday June 11, 2025 @03:00AM (msmash)
from the moving-forward dept.)
[1]BrianFagioli writes:
> Ubuntu 25.10, known as Questing Quokka, is taking a big turn under the hood. Canonical has [2]dropped support for the GNOME desktop running on Xorg . Starting with this release, the default Ubuntu session now uses Wayland only. Yes, folks, there's no longer an option to log into GNOME on Xorg.
[1] https://slashdot.org/~BrianFagioli
[2] https://nerds.xyz/ubuntu-linux-25-10-quietly-kills-off-gnome-on-xorg-as-wayland-takes-over/
> Ubuntu 25.10, known as Questing Quokka, is taking a big turn under the hood. Canonical has [2]dropped support for the GNOME desktop running on Xorg . Starting with this release, the default Ubuntu session now uses Wayland only. Yes, folks, there's no longer an option to log into GNOME on Xorg.
[1] https://slashdot.org/~BrianFagioli
[2] https://nerds.xyz/ubuntu-linux-25-10-quietly-kills-off-gnome-on-xorg-as-wayland-takes-over/