Ubuntu 25.10 to drop support for GNOME on Xorg

Jean Baptiste Lallement, a member of Canonical's desktop team, hasannouncedthat Ubuntu will drop support for GNOME on X11 in the 25.10("Questing Quokka") release set for October. GNOME plans to removeX11 support in GNOME49, which is scheduled for September, soUbuntu is looking to be proactive:

Ubuntu 25.10 is the last interim release before our next LTS (Ubuntu26.04). By moving now, we give developers and users a full cycle toadapt before the next LTS, align with GNOME 49 and reducefragmentation while simplifying our support matrix heading into theLTS.

Fedora decided inearly May to drop X11 support for GNOME in Fedora43, whichis also due in October.