#1117439 cairo-dock: New version 3.6 is compatible with most Wayland desktops

Package:
cairo-dock
Source:
cairo-dock
Description:
Metapackage for cairo-dock
Submitter:
Date:
2025-10-12 20:37:01 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1117439#5
Date:
2025-10-05 17:38:51 UTC
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To:
Dear Maintainer,

as of release 3.6 Cairo-dock is now compatible with most Wayland based desktop environments, and KDE/Plasma 6 too.
Per the changelog: "The biggest change is Wayland support" .

Please consider upgrading so that users can test Cairo-dock with Wayland based sessions.

https://github.com/Cairo-Dock/cairo-dock-core
https://github.com/Cairo-Dock/cairo-dock-core/releases/tag/3.6.0

Thank you.

#1117439#10
Date:
2025-10-12 20:36:09 UTC
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To:
I compiled cairo-dock-core on Debian unstable and ran it on a KDE
Wayland session. I couldn't satisfy all build dependencies for
cairo-dock-plug-ins, specifically missing "gldi>=3.6.0", so I couldn't
test cairo-dock capabilities properly. Instructions are in [1], some
dependencies packages names are not up to date in the guide.

The result I got was still rough, the dock does start and shows up in a
Wayland session, and it is possible to invoque the configuration panel
too, but most settings were disabled or ineffective. I will try to
experiment with different compilation switches if I have time in the
coming days, and test as many plug-ins as possible.

Cheers.

[1] https://github.com/Cairo-Dock/cairo-dock-core/wiki/Compiling-from-source