I am not sure how to confirm it. I tried launching: LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 kwin --replace > kwin_stdout_LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE.txt 2> kwin_stderr_LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE.txt and it disabled desktop effects; then I tried to switch to OpenGL 3.1 + Raster and Kwin crashed displaying 'report bug assignment' window and then was restarted automatically without effects. I could not enable effect anyhow. kwin_stdout_LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE.txt was empty.