--- title: Manjaro Linux 26.1 Released With GNOME 50 & KDE Plasma... description: Manjaro 26.1 'Bian-May' is the first tagged release since Manjaro 26.0 in January, bringing GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.7, and Xfce 4.20 desktop options. The... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/manjaro-linux-26-1-released-with-gnome-50-kde-plasma-6-7-desktops-kzipqyfwm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Manjaro Linux 26.1 Released With GNOME 50 & KDE Plasma 6.7 Desktops | daily.dev og:description: Manjaro 26.1 'Bian-May' is the first tagged release since Manjaro 26.0 in January, bringing GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.7, and Xfce 4.20 desktop options. The... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/manjaro-linux-26-1-released-with-gnome-50-kde-plasma-6-7-desktops-kzipqyfwm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/kZIPqyfWM.png og:image:alt: Manjaro Linux 26.1 Released With GNOME 50 & KDE Plasma 6.7 Desktops og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Manjaro Linux 26.1 Released With GNOME 50 & KDE Plasma 6.7 Desktops **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Manjaro 26.1 'Bian-May' is the first tagged release since Manjaro 26.0 in January, bringing GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.7, and Xfce 4.20 desktop options. The distribution runs on the Linux 7.1 stable kernel, with Linux 6.18 LTS and 6.12 LTS also available as alternative kernel choices. More details are available on the Manjaro.org forums. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What desktop environments does Manjaro 26.1 ship with? Manjaro 26.1, codenamed Bian-May, ships with GNOME 50 and KDE Plasma 6.7 as the primary desktop options, plus Xfce 4.20 for users wanting a lighter-weight environment. It is the first new tagged release since Manjaro 26.0 in January and includes many updated packages across the distribution. _Track Linux distro releases like this one on daily.dev before planning a desktop upgrade._ ### Which kernel does Manjaro 26.1 use by default? Manjaro 26.1 is powered by the Linux 7.1 stable kernel by default, while Linux 6.18 LTS and Linux 6.12 LTS remain available as alternative kernel options for users who prefer a long-term support branch instead of the latest stable kernel. _Follow kernel version changes across distros on daily.dev when choosing what to run._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Manjaro 26.1 Preview Released With GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6 & Xfce 4.20 Options](https://daily.dev/posts/manjaro-26-1-preview-released-with-gnome-50-kde-plasma-6-6-xfce-4-20-options-vaiwf7fb6) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Manjaro Linux 26.0 Rolling Out - Xfce Edition Recommended If Wanting To Use X11](https://daily.dev/posts/manjaro-linux-26-0-rolling-out---xfce-edition-recommended-if-wanting-to-use-x11-q5ddpleig) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/manjaro-linux-26-1-released-with-gnome-50-kde-plasma-6-7-desktops-kzipqyfwm) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Manjaro Linux 26.1 Released With GNOME 50 & KDE Plasma 6.7 Desktops","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/manjaro-linux-26-1-released-with-gnome-50-kde-plasma-6-7-desktops-kzipqyfwm","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/manjaro-linux-26-1-released-with-gnome-50-kde-plasma-6-7-desktops-kzipqyfwm"},"datePublished":"2026-08-12T18:35:30.821Z","dateModified":"2026-08-12T18:35:56.985Z","description":"Manjaro 26.1 'Bian-May' is the first tagged release since Manjaro 26.0 in January, bringing GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.7, and Xfce 4.20 desktop options. 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