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# Nitrux Gets Rid of Plasma & NX Desktop for Hyprland
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/nitrux-plasma-nx-desktop-discontinued/
- Published: 2025-06-16T10:56:32.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-18T07:35:53.000Z
- Description: Few Linux distributions can pull this off.
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: Development Updates, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

Not many Linux distributions take such major leaps, especially when things are already working. [Nitrux](https://nxos.org/?ref=itsfoss.com) is known for making such major changes, constantly experimenting and exploring new approaches for improving the desktop experience.

Instead of following convention, Nitrux is making good on its tagline: *#DisruptiveByDesign*. Their [latest move](https://nxos.org/news/news-farewell-nx-desktop-and-plasma/?ref=itsfoss.com) is a perfect example. 👇

**What's Happening:** As of June 10, 2025, Nitrux has officially discontinued support and maintenance for both its custom NX Desktop and the underlying KDE Plasma base. The entire NX Desktop [project page](https://github.com/nx-desktop?ref=itsfoss.com) has already been archived.

Replacing them is [Hyprland](https://itsfoss.com/hyprland/), along with a suite of utilities like [Waybar](https://itsfoss.com/configure-waybar/) and [Wlogout](https://github.com/ArtsyMacaw/wlogout?ref=itsfoss.com). The developers also switched the Linux kernel from [Liquorix](https://liquorix.net/?ref=itsfoss.com) to [Cachy](https://wiki.cachyos.org/features/kernel/?ref=itsfoss.com), citing the lack of [PSI](https://docs.kernel.org/accounting/psi.html?ref=itsfoss.com) support in Liquorix as a problem since it's needed for [Waydroid](https://waydro.id/?ref=itsfoss.com).

Similarly, **development of Maui Shell is on hold** because the team’s resources are stretched thin, and there has been limited interest or contributions from the community.

[Uri Herrera](https://itsfoss.com/nitrux-linux/), the founder of Nitrux, put it like this:

> This would have been a reversal of our previous decision not to use Plasma 6 and to continue working on Maui Shell. However, an ever-changing landscape, coupled with development efforts that are stretched thin and a lack of interest in code contributions from community contributors, means that we will put [Maui](https://mauikit.org/?ref=itsfoss.com) Shell on hold.

**What to Expect:** For users, it means that they will be using Hyprland, **the hottest, most dynamic tiling window compositor out there**. Its highly customizable nature means that you can rice your desktop to the max without sacrificing performance or simplicity.

That's not all. **Nitrux is prioritizing its own app distribution methods,** [NX AppHub](https://github.com/Nitrux/nx-apphub?ref=itsfoss.com) and AppBox, over traditional AppImage packages and will phase out support for older FUSE 2 runtimes, meaning AppImages won’t run unless they use the newer FUSE 3 runtime.

The display manager also sees a change from [SDDM](https://github.com/sddm/sddm?ref=itsfoss.com) to [greetd](https://git.sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/greetd?ref=itsfoss.com) \+ [QtGreet](https://github.com/marcusbritanicus/QtGreet?ref=itsfoss.com), dropping support for X11 sessions in favor of [a Wayland-only approach](https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-25-10-wayland-only/).

Looking ahead, the team plans to switch the ISO image format from [SquashFS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SquashFS?ref=itsfoss.com) to [DwarFS](https://github.com/mhx/dwarfs?ref=itsfoss.com) for better performance with AppBox. They also **aim to expand hardware support by adding ARM64** alongside the existing x86\_64 architecture support.

The whole transition will take some time, likely a few weeks. 

**Suggested Read** 📖

[Getting Started With HyprlandLet’s get on the “hyp” wagon with Hyprland![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/icon/android-chrome-192x192-131.png)It's FOSSAbhishek Prakash![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/thumbnail/install-hyprland-in-linux-1.png)](https://itsfoss.com/hyprland/)