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## 1. Manjaro 26.0 Primary Desktop Environments Defau...
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If you want to stick with X.Org, you'll be limited to the desktop environments you can choose.
Manjaro 26.0 (aka "Anh-Linh") has been released with plenty of upgrades and a major change.
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# Manjaro 26.0 Primary Desktop Environments Default to Wayland
[If you want to stick with X.Org, you'll be limited to the desktop environments you can choose.](http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Manjaro-26.0-Primary-Desktop-Environments-Default-to-Wayland "Manjaro 26.0 Primary Desktop Environments Default to Wayland")
Jan 09, 2026
Jack Wallen
If you want to stick with X.Org, you'll be limited to the desktop environments you can choose.
Manjaro 26.0 (aka "Anh-Linh") has been released with plenty of upgrades and a major change.
The upgrades are the usual suspects: kernel, pre-installed software, desktop environments, and toolchains. You'll get kernel 6.18, Xfce 4.20, Gnome 49, KDE Plasma 6.5, KDE Gear 25.12, KDE Frameworks 6.21, the NVIDIA 590 Linux driver, Mesa 25.3 graphics drivers, LibreOffice 25.8.4, Firefox 146, GStreamer 1.26.10 multimedia framework, WirePlumber 0.5.13 policy manager for PipeWire, ALSA 1.2.15.1, and more. In addition, this is also the first Manjaro release to include System76's COSMIC desktop environment.
The big change, however, has to do with Wayland and [X.Org](http://x.org/). Starting with Manjaro 26.0, both KDE Plasma and Gnome now default to Wayland. If using Wayland isn't your top priority, the only option you have for [X.Org](http://x.org/) is Xfce. This is important because if you currently use Manjaro with a desktop environment that no longer supports [X.Org](http://x.org/), things could break in the upgrade if you try to stick with that combination.
For those who plan on running an upgrade from an older release, make sure to [read this post by the Manjaro devs](https://forum.manjaro.org/t/stable-update-2026-01-04-manjaro-26-0-mesa-firefox-libreoffice-cosmic/184517/2) that explains some of the known issues before doing so.
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ObsidianOS is a new, UEFI-only distro built around A/B partitioning. Updates apply to the inactive slot, so if something goes wrong you can roll back with a reboot. It aims to deliver stability for everyday users, and offers multiple flavours, including a text-based installer and desktops like KDE and COSMIC.
### Why It Could Go Big in 2026
Reliability is now a selling point, and A/B updates make “bad updates” far less scary. ObsidianOS is still opinionated and not fully beginner-friendly, but the idea is compelling. If installation and day-to-day polish improve, it could become a serious option for people who want a tougher, more resilient desktop without going full enterprise.
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8. [8. pearOS](https://itsfoss.com/news/new-distro-go-big-26/#8-pearos)
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