Manjaro distribution release announced Linux 26.1, built on Arch Linux and aimed at beginners. The distribution is notable for its simplified and user-friendly installation process, automatic hardware detection, and installation of the necessary drivers. Manjaro is available as live builds with the KDE (5.2 GB), GNOME (5 GB), and Xfce (4.9 GB) graphical environments, designed for the x86_64 architecture and various ARM-based boards. Budgie, Cinnamon, Deepin, LXQt, and i3 builds are also being developed with community support.
To manage repositories, Manjaro uses its own toolkit BoxIt, designed in the image of Git. The repository is maintained on the principle of continuous inclusion of updates (rolling), but new versions go through an additional stage of stabilization. In addition to its own repository, there is support for using the AUR repository (Arch User Repository). The distribution is equipped with a graphical installer and a graphical interface for system configuration.
Features of the release:
- Core Linux updated to version 7.1 Additionally, packages with LTS releases of kernel 6.12 and 6.18 are available.
- The GNOME-based edition has been updated to GNOME 50.
- The KDE-based edition has been updated to KDE Plasma 6.7, KDE Frameworks 6.28, and KDE Gear 26.04.
- The Xfce-based edition remains at version 4.20.
Source: opennet.ru
