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Manjaro 25.0 “Zetar” Released with Xfce 4.20, GNOME 48, and KDE Plasma 6.3
Powered by the long-term supported Linux 6.12 LTS kernel series, Manjaro 25.0 ships with the latest Xfce 4.20, GNOME 48, and KDE Plasma 6.3 desktop environments, Btrfs as the default file system (with automatic snapshots) for new installations instead of EXT4, which is still supported alongside XFS and F2FS filesystems in the Calamares graphical installer.
Of course, most of the core components and default applications have been updated to their latest versions at the moment of writing. Most notably, the KDE Plasma edition features the KDE Gear 24.12.3 and KDE Frameworks 6.12 software suites.
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The Serial Slopper:
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Manjaro Linux 25 now available for download
Great news, folks -- the developers of Manjaro have officially launched version 25 of the popular Linux distribution. Codenamed “Zetar,” this release delivers updated desktop environments, new features aimed at improving performance and usability, and expanded hardware support through the latest Linux kernel.
The GNOME edition now ships with version 48 of the desktop environment, a release first introduced in March 2025. One of the key features is notification stacking, which organizes alerts from the same app into expandable groups. GNOME 48 also includes dynamic triple buffering, a technology aimed at delivering smoother animations and reducing skipped frames.
Linuxiac:
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Manjaro 25 “Zetar” Lands with GNOME 48, Plasma 6.3, and More
Four months after its previous 24.2 “Yonada” version, the Manjaro team has unveiled the new 25 “Zetar” release, which includes fresh updates across the GNOME, Plasma, and Xfce desktop environments and improved kernel support.
Starting with the GNOME edition, users can expect the advantages of GNOME 48, which introduces notification stacking to consolidate messages from individual applications. The performance also sees a notable boost with dynamic triple buffering. As part of this upgrade, Mutter (GNOME’s display manager) more smoothly manages sudden surges in screen activity, cutting down on jerky animation and skipped frames.
DW:
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Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 25.0.0
Philip Müller has announced the release of Manjaro Linux 25.0.0, a major update of the project's rolling-release set of desktop-oriented distribution. The new release upgrades all the supported desktops; Manjaro now ships with GNOME 48, Plasma 6.3 and Xfce 4.20: [...]
LWN:
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Manjaro GNU/Linux 25.0 released
Version 25.0 ("Zetar") of the Arch-based Manjaro Linux distribution is now available. This release includes GNU/Linux kernel 6.12, GNOME 48, KDE 6.3, Xfce 4.18, and more.
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Manjaro 25.0 'Zetar' Joins Fedora and Ubuntu Release Party
Manjaro is undoubtedly one of the most user-friendly, Arch-based Linux distributions around. With its rolling release model, Manjaro caters to a wide range of users, delivering a reliable yet bleeding-edge experience.
Its developers have recently introduced a fresh ISO release that gives new users an up-to-date system right away, eliminating the need to manually download and install updates after installation.