Manjaro 24, Now Available with Linux 6.9, Plasma 6, GNOME 46

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Manjaro 24 is the latest major release of the most popular Arch Linux derivative, a "semi rolling-release" distribution—continually updated but more conservative—geared towards the general user who may have seen better days but remains a prominent face of desktop Linux.

Furthermore, Manjaro 24, codenamed 'Wynsdey', is only a major version in terms of the installation image, as any user with the system already installed and up-to-date needs to do nothing more. And for those wanting to try their luck with Manjaro? This is indeed a good opportunity.

The features of Manjaro 24.0, as detailed in the official announcement, are quickly covered, as the release relies on a few key components: the brand-new Linux 6.9, GNOME 46, and KDE Plasma 6, including KDE Gear 24.02, and looking further back, Xfce 4.18, which has many accumulated updates.

To elaborate, Manjaro users can choose between the latest Linux kernel 6.9 or opt for the LTS versions, Linux 6.1 and 6.6, if they prefer stability. The choice depends on the required level of hardware support. Another technical novelty introduced in this release is the update of the Pamac package manager, now ported to libalpm 6.1.

Pamac "now supports the native download handlers from libalpm," which "will improve the downloading of build scripts from the Arch User Repository and Manjaro’s binary repositories," the developers explain in the announcement. The download links for the three editions (KDE, GNOME, Xfce), including variants of each (full edition, minimal, minimal with a specific kernel version), are also listed there.

In other news, earlier this year, the launch of Slimbook Manjaro was announced—a powerful laptop for avid Linux gamers—which will likely soon begin shipping with the new version of the system preinstalled.

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