diff --git a/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/Manifest b/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/Manifest
deleted file mode 100644
index 976dd8618b..0000000000
--- a/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/Manifest
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-DIST noctalia-qs-0.0.11.tar.gz 508885 BLAKE2B 4bdb393e64da58d34762325cd017e8734ba7f19e6b5fac2ede75722e0133614d6f1b0455de912ac6d2d5dba655d55617fb848e9c7aa1207d7f4bd395b7c310ff SHA512 a6b0e9358172becd2cd8ade03fb1143e6633e402a665e384a508adde0bde2e5861de4b105e48dfbad17dd84ecb770200ca4229060c3ebb284a0b100f249e200b
-DIST noctalia-qs-0.0.12.tar.gz 518164 BLAKE2B fd09910559a5408d92083bc217c42d46743b932625d0554dc1f0e843a04f807525ed977a4ec570085f0c67757138212ef757181843b2ee2ece76a29b38b344f5 SHA512 560ac8b32cc8a13261beddd302d2293c0e6fc6cbc435b9d1b92e5a61e8f64ae334d1d994e81974a886202bf6c93360e64f4e5c38486bdf2a4095eab104d73ec8
diff --git a/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/metadata.xml b/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/metadata.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1210704f26..0000000000
--- a/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/metadata.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-
-
-
-
- ghostyn678+git@gmail.com
- dsaf
-
-
- noctalia-qs is a custom fork of Quickshell
- - a flexible QtQuick-based desktop shell toolkit for Wayland.
- It serves as the shell framework powering Noctalia Shell.
-
-
-
- noctalia-dev/noctalia-qs
-
-
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/noctalia-qs-0.0.11.ebuild b/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/noctalia-qs-0.0.11.ebuild
deleted file mode 100644
index 19a1eb7a99..0000000000
--- a/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/noctalia-qs-0.0.11.ebuild
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,131 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2026 Gentoo Authors
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-
-EAPI=8
-
-inherit branding cmake
-
-GIT_REVISION=1c0710cd7c9f1483bb6dbf5e69023da97136646d
-
-DESCRIPTION="Toolkit for building desktop widgets using QtQuick"
-HOMEPAGE="https://quickshell.org/"
-
-if [[ "${PV}" == *9999 ]]; then
- inherit git-r3
- EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/noctalia-dev/noctalia-qs.git"
-else
- SRC_URI="https://github.com/noctalia-dev/noctalia-qs/archive/refs/tags/v${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
- KEYWORDS="~amd64"
-fi
-
-LICENSE="LGPL-3"
-SLOT="0"
-
-# Upstream recommends leaving all build options enabled by default
-IUSE="
- +jemalloc +sockets
- +wayland +layer-shell +session-lock +toplevel-management
- +hyprland +screencopy
- +X +i3
- +tray +pipewire +mpris +pam +policykit +greetd +upower +notifications
- +bluetooth +networkmanager +crash-handler
- +dwl +niri
-"
-REQUIRED_USE="
- hyprland? ( wayland )
- layer-shell? ( wayland )
- niri? ( wayland )
- screencopy? ( wayland )
- session-lock? ( wayland )
- toplevel-management? ( wayland )
-"
-
-RDEPEND="
- !gui-apps/quickshell
- dev-qt/qtbase:6=[dbus,vulkan]
- dev-qt/qtdeclarative:6=
- dev-qt/qtsvg:6=
- bluetooth? ( net-wireless/bluez )
- jemalloc? ( dev-libs/jemalloc )
- networkmanager? ( net-misc/networkmanager )
- pam? ( sys-libs/pam )
- pipewire? ( media-video/pipewire )
- policykit? (
- dev-libs/glib
- sys-auth/polkit
- )
- screencopy? (
- media-libs/mesa
- x11-libs/libdrm
- )
- wayland? (
- dev-libs/wayland
- dev-qt/qtwayland:6=
- )
- X? ( x11-libs/libxcb )
-"
-DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
-BDEPEND="
- dev-cpp/cli11
- dev-qt/qtshadertools:6
- dev-util/spirv-tools
- virtual/pkgconfig
- screencopy? ( dev-util/vulkan-headers )
- wayland? (
- dev-libs/wayland-protocols
- dev-util/wayland-scanner
- )
- crash-handler? ( dev-cpp/cpptrace[unwind] )
-"
-
-DOCS=( README.md changelog/ )
-
-src_configure() {
- # hyprland controls all Hyprland sub-features as a group.
- # i3 controls I3/Sway IPC.
- # niri controls Niri IPC.
- # screencopy controls all screencopy backends (icc, wlr, hyprland-toplevel).
- local _hyprland=$(usex hyprland)
- local _i3=$(usex i3)
- local _niri=$(usex niri)
- local _screencopy=$(usex screencopy)
-
- local mycmakeargs=(
- -DDISTRIBUTOR="${BRANDING_OS_NAME} GURU"
- -DINSTALL_QML_PREFIX="$(get_libdir)/qt6/qml"
- -DGIT_REVISION=${GIT_REVISION}
- -DCRASH_HANDLER=$(usex crash-handler)
- -DBLUETOOTH=$(usex bluetooth)
- -DDWL=$(usex dwl)
- -DHYPRLAND=${_hyprland}
- -DHYPRLAND_FOCUS_GRAB=${_hyprland}
- -DHYPRLAND_GLOBAL_SHORTCUTS=${_hyprland}
- -DHYPRLAND_IPC=${_hyprland}
- -DHYPRLAND_SURFACE_EXTENSIONS=${_hyprland}
- -DI3=${_i3}
- -DI3_IPC=${_i3}
- -DNETWORK=$(usex networkmanager)
- -DNIRI=${_niri}
- -DNIRI_IPC=${_niri}
- -DSCREENCOPY=${_screencopy}
- -DSCREENCOPY_HYPRLAND_TOPLEVEL=${_screencopy}
- -DSCREENCOPY_ICC=${_screencopy}
- -DSCREENCOPY_WLR=${_screencopy}
- -DSERVICE_GREETD=$(usex greetd)
- -DSERVICE_MPRIS=$(usex mpris)
- -DSERVICE_NOTIFICATIONS=$(usex notifications)
- -DSERVICE_PAM=$(usex pam)
- -DSERVICE_PIPEWIRE=$(usex pipewire)
- -DSERVICE_POLKIT=$(usex policykit)
- -DSERVICE_STATUS_NOTIFIER=$(usex tray)
- -DSERVICE_UPOWER=$(usex upower)
- -DSOCKETS=$(usex sockets)
- -DUSE_JEMALLOC=$(usex jemalloc)
- -DWAYLAND=$(usex wayland)
- -DWAYLAND_SESSION_LOCK=$(usex session-lock)
- -DWAYLAND_TOPLEVEL_MANAGEMENT=$(usex toplevel-management)
- -DWAYLAND_WLR_LAYERSHELL=$(usex layer-shell)
- -DX11=$(usex X)
- )
- cmake_src_configure
-}
diff --git a/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/noctalia-qs-0.0.12.ebuild b/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/noctalia-qs-0.0.12.ebuild
deleted file mode 100644
index 5763f3c93c..0000000000
--- a/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/noctalia-qs-0.0.12.ebuild
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,131 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2026 Gentoo Authors
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-
-EAPI=8
-
-inherit branding cmake
-
-GIT_REVISION=fb0cc1557d8321fb2e3f34e94beddefe56211e04
-
-DESCRIPTION="Toolkit for building desktop widgets using QtQuick"
-HOMEPAGE="https://quickshell.org/"
-
-if [[ "${PV}" == *9999 ]]; then
- inherit git-r3
- EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/noctalia-dev/noctalia-qs.git"
-else
- SRC_URI="https://github.com/noctalia-dev/noctalia-qs/archive/refs/tags/v${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
- KEYWORDS="~amd64"
-fi
-
-LICENSE="LGPL-3"
-SLOT="0"
-
-# Upstream recommends leaving all build options enabled by default
-IUSE="
- +jemalloc +sockets
- +wayland +layer-shell +session-lock +toplevel-management
- +hyprland +screencopy
- +X +i3
- +tray +pipewire +mpris +pam +policykit +greetd +upower +notifications
- +bluetooth +networkmanager +crash-handler
- +dwl +niri
-"
-REQUIRED_USE="
- hyprland? ( wayland )
- layer-shell? ( wayland )
- niri? ( wayland )
- screencopy? ( wayland )
- session-lock? ( wayland )
- toplevel-management? ( wayland )
-"
-
-RDEPEND="
- !gui-apps/quickshell
- dev-qt/qtbase:6=[dbus,vulkan]
- dev-qt/qtdeclarative:6=
- dev-qt/qtsvg:6=
- bluetooth? ( net-wireless/bluez )
- jemalloc? ( dev-libs/jemalloc )
- networkmanager? ( net-misc/networkmanager )
- pam? ( sys-libs/pam )
- pipewire? ( media-video/pipewire )
- policykit? (
- dev-libs/glib
- sys-auth/polkit
- )
- screencopy? (
- media-libs/mesa
- x11-libs/libdrm
- )
- wayland? (
- dev-libs/wayland
- dev-qt/qtwayland:6=
- )
- X? ( x11-libs/libxcb )
-"
-DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
-BDEPEND="
- dev-cpp/cli11
- dev-qt/qtshadertools:6
- dev-util/spirv-tools
- virtual/pkgconfig
- screencopy? ( dev-util/vulkan-headers )
- wayland? (
- dev-libs/wayland-protocols
- dev-util/wayland-scanner
- )
- crash-handler? ( dev-cpp/cpptrace[unwind] )
-"
-
-DOCS=( README.md changelog/ )
-
-src_configure() {
- # hyprland controls all Hyprland sub-features as a group.
- # i3 controls I3/Sway IPC.
- # niri controls Niri IPC.
- # screencopy controls all screencopy backends (icc, wlr, hyprland-toplevel).
- local _hyprland=$(usex hyprland)
- local _i3=$(usex i3)
- local _niri=$(usex niri)
- local _screencopy=$(usex screencopy)
-
- local mycmakeargs=(
- -DDISTRIBUTOR="${BRANDING_OS_NAME} GURU"
- -DINSTALL_QML_PREFIX="$(get_libdir)/qt6/qml"
- -DGIT_REVISION=${GIT_REVISION}
- -DCRASH_HANDLER=$(usex crash-handler)
- -DBLUETOOTH=$(usex bluetooth)
- -DDWL=$(usex dwl)
- -DHYPRLAND=${_hyprland}
- -DHYPRLAND_FOCUS_GRAB=${_hyprland}
- -DHYPRLAND_GLOBAL_SHORTCUTS=${_hyprland}
- -DHYPRLAND_IPC=${_hyprland}
- -DHYPRLAND_SURFACE_EXTENSIONS=${_hyprland}
- -DI3=${_i3}
- -DI3_IPC=${_i3}
- -DNETWORK=$(usex networkmanager)
- -DNIRI=${_niri}
- -DNIRI_IPC=${_niri}
- -DSCREENCOPY=${_screencopy}
- -DSCREENCOPY_HYPRLAND_TOPLEVEL=${_screencopy}
- -DSCREENCOPY_ICC=${_screencopy}
- -DSCREENCOPY_WLR=${_screencopy}
- -DSERVICE_GREETD=$(usex greetd)
- -DSERVICE_MPRIS=$(usex mpris)
- -DSERVICE_NOTIFICATIONS=$(usex notifications)
- -DSERVICE_PAM=$(usex pam)
- -DSERVICE_PIPEWIRE=$(usex pipewire)
- -DSERVICE_POLKIT=$(usex policykit)
- -DSERVICE_STATUS_NOTIFIER=$(usex tray)
- -DSERVICE_UPOWER=$(usex upower)
- -DSOCKETS=$(usex sockets)
- -DUSE_JEMALLOC=$(usex jemalloc)
- -DWAYLAND=$(usex wayland)
- -DWAYLAND_SESSION_LOCK=$(usex session-lock)
- -DWAYLAND_TOPLEVEL_MANAGEMENT=$(usex toplevel-management)
- -DWAYLAND_WLR_LAYERSHELL=$(usex layer-shell)
- -DX11=$(usex X)
- )
- cmake_src_configure
-}
diff --git a/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/noctalia-qs-9999.ebuild b/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/noctalia-qs-9999.ebuild
deleted file mode 100644
index 462f60eb65..0000000000
--- a/gui-apps/noctalia-qs/noctalia-qs-9999.ebuild
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,129 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2026 Gentoo Authors
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-
-EAPI=8
-
-inherit branding cmake
-
-DESCRIPTION="Toolkit for building desktop widgets using QtQuick"
-HOMEPAGE="https://quickshell.org/"
-
-if [[ "${PV}" == *9999 ]]; then
- inherit git-r3
- EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/noctalia-dev/noctalia-qs.git"
-else
- SRC_URI="https://github.com/noctalia-dev/noctalia-qs/archive/refs/tags/v${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
- KEYWORDS="~amd64"
-fi
-
-LICENSE="LGPL-3"
-SLOT="0"
-
-# Upstream recommends leaving all build options enabled by default
-IUSE="
- +jemalloc +sockets
- +wayland +layer-shell +session-lock +toplevel-management
- +hyprland +screencopy
- +X +i3
- +tray +pipewire +mpris +pam +policykit +greetd +upower +notifications
- +bluetooth +networkmanager +crash-handler
- +dwl +niri
-"
-REQUIRED_USE="
- hyprland? ( wayland )
- layer-shell? ( wayland )
- niri? ( wayland )
- screencopy? ( wayland )
- session-lock? ( wayland )
- toplevel-management? ( wayland )
-"
-
-RDEPEND="
- !gui-apps/quickshell
- dev-qt/qtbase:6=[dbus,vulkan]
- dev-qt/qtdeclarative:6=
- dev-qt/qtsvg:6=
- bluetooth? ( net-wireless/bluez )
- jemalloc? ( dev-libs/jemalloc )
- networkmanager? ( net-misc/networkmanager )
- pam? ( sys-libs/pam )
- pipewire? ( media-video/pipewire )
- policykit? (
- dev-libs/glib
- sys-auth/polkit
- )
- screencopy? (
- media-libs/mesa
- x11-libs/libdrm
- )
- wayland? (
- dev-libs/wayland
- dev-qt/qtwayland:6=
- )
- X? ( x11-libs/libxcb )
-"
-DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
-BDEPEND="
- dev-cpp/cli11
- dev-qt/qtshadertools:6
- dev-util/spirv-tools
- virtual/pkgconfig
- screencopy? ( dev-util/vulkan-headers )
- wayland? (
- dev-libs/wayland-protocols
- dev-util/wayland-scanner
- )
- crash-handler? ( dev-cpp/cpptrace[unwind] )
-"
-
-DOCS=( README.md changelog/ )
-
-src_configure() {
- # hyprland controls all Hyprland sub-features as a group.
- # i3 controls I3/Sway IPC.
- # niri controls Niri IPC.
- # screencopy controls all screencopy backends (icc, wlr, hyprland-toplevel).
- local _hyprland=$(usex hyprland)
- local _i3=$(usex i3)
- local _niri=$(usex niri)
- local _screencopy=$(usex screencopy)
-
- local mycmakeargs=(
- -DDISTRIBUTOR="${BRANDING_OS_NAME} GURU"
- -DINSTALL_QML_PREFIX="$(get_libdir)/qt6/qml"
- -DGIT_REVISION=${EGIT_COMMIT}
- -DCRASH_HANDLER=$(usex crash-handler)
- -DBLUETOOTH=$(usex bluetooth)
- -DDWL=$(usex dwl)
- -DHYPRLAND=${_hyprland}
- -DHYPRLAND_FOCUS_GRAB=${_hyprland}
- -DHYPRLAND_GLOBAL_SHORTCUTS=${_hyprland}
- -DHYPRLAND_IPC=${_hyprland}
- -DHYPRLAND_SURFACE_EXTENSIONS=${_hyprland}
- -DI3=${_i3}
- -DI3_IPC=${_i3}
- -DNETWORK=$(usex networkmanager)
- -DNIRI=${_niri}
- -DNIRI_IPC=${_niri}
- -DSCREENCOPY=${_screencopy}
- -DSCREENCOPY_HYPRLAND_TOPLEVEL=${_screencopy}
- -DSCREENCOPY_ICC=${_screencopy}
- -DSCREENCOPY_WLR=${_screencopy}
- -DSERVICE_GREETD=$(usex greetd)
- -DSERVICE_MPRIS=$(usex mpris)
- -DSERVICE_NOTIFICATIONS=$(usex notifications)
- -DSERVICE_PAM=$(usex pam)
- -DSERVICE_PIPEWIRE=$(usex pipewire)
- -DSERVICE_POLKIT=$(usex policykit)
- -DSERVICE_STATUS_NOTIFIER=$(usex tray)
- -DSERVICE_UPOWER=$(usex upower)
- -DSOCKETS=$(usex sockets)
- -DUSE_JEMALLOC=$(usex jemalloc)
- -DWAYLAND=$(usex wayland)
- -DWAYLAND_SESSION_LOCK=$(usex session-lock)
- -DWAYLAND_TOPLEVEL_MANAGEMENT=$(usex toplevel-management)
- -DWAYLAND_WLR_LAYERSHELL=$(usex layer-shell)
- -DX11=$(usex X)
- )
- cmake_src_configure
-}
diff --git a/profiles/package.mask b/profiles/package.mask
index fb5c81a491..a8e726c74e 100644
--- a/profiles/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/package.mask
@@ -46,12 +46,6 @@ dev-util/insomnia-bin
net-im/endcord
net-im/endcord-bin
-# dsaf (2026-09-03)
-# Deprecated and archived by upstream.
-# No reverse dependencies.
-# Removal after 2026-10-03
-gui-apps/noctalia-qs
-
# David Roman (2026-05-21)
# Depends on masked Qt5
# Removal after 2026-10-29