Desktop matrix
Manual checklist for the first Linux release. Run after just check and
just release or just release-cuda.
For Linux 1.0, only Hyprland Wayland is validated and signed off. The sessions table below records expected behavior from code and documentation on other desktops. Those rows are not signed off until manual validation completes on that session.
Sessions
Section titled “Sessions”| Session | Validated for 1.0 | Doctor | Toggle record | Clipboard | Safe paste | Preview overlay | Waybar | Tray | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyprland Wayland | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | Primary dev target; layer-shell overlay | |
| Sway Wayland | no | depends on bar | Requires a StatusNotifier host | ||||||
| GNOME Wayland | no | extension required | Install an AppIndicator extension | ||||||
| KDE Wayland | no | expected | Native StatusNotifier support | ||||||
| X11 | no | desktop dependent | xdotool paste when installed | ||||||
| SSH / headless | no | n/a | n/a | skald watch only; no desktop clients |
Privacy checks
Section titled “Privacy checks”[privacy]defaults: no storage, no transcript loggingskald doctorreports sensitive options when enabled- Cleanup off by default; enabling shows doctor warning
- Daemon socket mode
0600, runtime dir mode0700
Sign-off
Section titled “Sign-off”| Session | Machine | Profile | Validated | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyprland Wayland | Ryzen 5900X + RTX 3070 Ti | power-user-nvidia | 2026-06-18 | Doctor, toggle, clipboard, safe paste, layer-shell overlay, Omarchy Waybar module |
Other sessions remain unchecked for 1.0. Revisit this page before claiming broader desktop support in release notes.
Record additional machines, profiles, model files, and revised latency notes in Benchmark results before tagging a release candidate.