Fedora 44 KWin-X11 Update 6.6.4 FE - Important X11 Compatibility Notice
fedora
April 16, 2026
Frameworks 6.25.0 + KDE Plasma 6.6.4
Summary
Alternative version of the KDE Window Manager (KWin) using the legacy X11 window
system instead of the default Wayland. This version of KWin is required by
plasma-workspace-x11, which provides the "Plasma (X11)" session type.
This version is maintained by individual Fedora packagers and NOT supported by
the Fedora KDE SIG. (See kwin-wayland for the default version, using Wayland,
maintained by the KDE SIG.)
Update Information:
Frameworks 6.25.0 + KDE Plasma 6.6.4
Topics Covered
Change Log
* Fri Apr 10 2026 Kevin Kofler
References
[ 1 ] Bug #2455469 - Configuring WifI network via Network pane appears to not work
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455469
[ 2 ] Bug #2457573 - FE: KDE Frameworks 6.25.0 + Plasma 6.6.4
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2457573
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-fe3d8d4767' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
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Name: kwin-x11
Product: Fedora 44
Version: 6.6.4
Release: 1.fc44
Summary: KDE Window manager with X11 support
Topics Covered
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