Bug 482620 - Update to Plasma 6.0.0 should not change default session from X to Wayland
Summary: Update to Plasma 6.0.0 should not change default session from X to Wayland
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Startup process (show other bugs)
Version: 6.0.0
Platform: Neon Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Keywords: qt6
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Reported: 2024-03-07 00:03 UTC by Anon
Modified: 2024-03-07 17:51 UTC (History)
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Description Anon 2024-03-07 00:03:24 UTC 
SUMMARY
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After an update to Plasma 6.0.0, my login session in SDDM became wayland instead of the x session I always use. This highlighted a bunch of bugs in Wayland I purposefully did not want to deal with because Wayland doesn't work.
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Use Neon 5.x with X login sessions (not Wayland)
2. Update Neon from 5.x (latest) to 6.0.0 
3. Reboot and log in from SDDM without changing anything 

OBSERVED RESULT

You're in a Wayland session

EXPECTED RESULT

You're in an X session.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: KDE neon 6.0
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.0.0
Qt Version: 6.6.2
Kernel Version: 6.5.0-21-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i7-10510U CPU @ 1.80GHz
Memory: 46.7 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® UHD Graphics
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 20RYS0M100
System Version: ThinkPad T490

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A DE should not override existing user preferences. That's a Windows thing. :p
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2024-03-07 17:51:08 UTC 
This was an intentional decision. You're welcome to continue using X11 though.

Technically we weren't overriding anyone's preferences, just changing the default setting--not a thing any user actually made a decision about. If your preference happened to line up with the old default setting, just change it back.