You have installed the Wayland version of Plasma OMLx ROME and you don’t want to re-install to get X11. Or Vice Versa. Here’s how.
UPDATED: info from @ben79
Wayland to X11
sudo dnf in task-plasma6-x11 --refresh
X11 to Wayland
sudo dnf in task-plasma6-wayland --refresh
Reboot and select the proper session at the bottom left of login screen.
You forgot the install on the other commands.
All-in-one command works too.
I considered that.
Going back to Mandrake/Mandriva days we have had task packages that are meta packages. The only function of these packages is to install a group of packages needed to perform a specific task. The task-plasma6-x11 package only has the function to pull in all those other package needed for X11 to work on a Plasma6 system.
All that is needed for a Plasma6 Wayland installation to use X11 is sudo dnf in task-plasma6-x11 --refresh. The other packages are by design installed with the meta package task-plasma6-x11 this is what this package is for.
As a tester I do this on any hardware Plasma6 Wayland system. task-plasma6-x11 is in my post install list for Plasma6 Wayland systems and task-plasma6-wayland is likewise in my post install list for Plasma6 X11 systems. This is so I can test how things are working in one vs. the other.
In other words I do this a lot.
Edit: There may be special use situations needing something else. People in special use situations should know if they need some other software and how to deal with that.
Second-edit: Once user has both Wayland and X11 to switch between the 2, logout and in lower left corner of SDDM login screen you can select “Plasma (X11)” or “Plasma (Wayland)”. Also if user is using autologin you can select which to use in SystemSettings>Colors & Themes>Login Screen (SDDM)>Behavior.
There is no harm in doing what was posted. I just happen to have tested these packages a lot because I actually use them a lot in iso testing.
FWIW I put this in ROME errata yesterday.
The reason I made the point is that sudo dnf in task-plasma6-wayland is easier for noobs and non-tech users.
Edit: I had to remove the instructions for Plasma5. Apparently this not longer works in Plasma5.
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