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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject: KaOS dropping KDE, going ti Niri
Date: 17 Feb 2026 01:50:31 GMT
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https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-distro-dropped-kde-plasma-support-
tries-to-escape-systemd/

They really. really don't like systemd.  Niri runs on Wayland so they 
split the difference on things people love to hate. 

Not a big deal for Mint to drop the original Kde approach but the distro 
name comes from K(de)aOS.