Manjaro 26.1 Bian-May is now available as the newest feature release to this desktop Linux distribution built atop an Arch Linux base.

In being the first new tagged release since Manjaro 26.0 from January. Manjaro 26.1 comes with many new packages. Manjaro 26.1 offers the GNOME 50 and KDE Plasma 6.7 desktops as the most user-facing updates. There is also Xfce 4.20 available too for those preferring the lighter-weight desktop.

Manjaro Linux 26.1 is being powered by the Linux 7.1 stable kernel while both Linux 6.18 LTS and Linux 6.12 LTS are available for those interested.

More details on Manjaro 26.1 for those interested via the Manjaro.org Forums.