[Discuss] Future of X11 (was Trying to connect to internet in Debian)

[Rich Pieri]

On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:11:22 -0500
Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com> wrote:

> Void Linux has X11 and MATE, it doesn't dance to Debian's tune, and I
> haven't heard any rumors of Void eliminating X11 or MATE from their
> distro.

It's not Debian. It's KDE and GNOME (and I hear XFCE as well) intending
to remove X11 support, very likely prompted by what IBM (dba Red Hat)
did last year.

I don't foresee Debian dropping X11 entirely any time soon. But if I'm
wrong then there are options. Void Linux as Steve mentioned. I expect
Mint and Arch to continue to offer MATE in their official repositories.

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