(Test Update) 2026-03-16 – Kernels, Firefox, Mesa, Thunderbird, KDE Frameworks, Pipewire, Systemd – Test Updates

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Hello community, here we have another set of package updates. This could probably be the last 26.0.4 update for Anh-Linh release series. Let us know if you see any issues with those package updates.

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New in Manjaro GNOME!

When an accent color is selected in Settings, the folder colors will now automatically change to match when using the Papirus Dark or Papirus Light icon theme.

Install to try it gnome-shell-extension-papirus-folders-colorizer from Add/Remove Software, sign out / sign in and activate Papirus Folder Colorizer from extensions.

Or, if you prefer the command line:

Install:

sudo pacman -Syu gnome-shell-extension-papirus-folders-colorizer

Activate the extension:

 gnome-extensions enable papirus-folders-colorizer@NiffirgkcaJ.github.com

Sign out:

gnome-session-quit --logout

Also, when applying accent colors from Layout Switcher settings, it will also set the matching folder color. Require accent-color-change r172.c761c84-2 or newer.

KDE Plasma users with SDDM can now migrate to Plasma Login Manager

After the insurance plasma-login-manager 6.5.90-1 (or newer) is installed, run the following:

sudo pacman -Syu plasma-login-manager
systemctl disable sddm
systemctl enable plasmalogin
sudo pacman -R sddm-kcm sddm

NVIDIA 590 driver drops Pascal support

With the update to driver version 590, the NVIDIA driver no longer supports Pascal (GTX 10xx) GPUs or older.

Impact: Updating the NVIDIA packages on systems with Pascal, Maxwell, or older cards will not load the driver, which may result in a broken graphics environment.

Intervention required for Pascal/older users: Users with GTX 10xx series and older cards should switch to a legacy driver to retain support:

  • Install the official linuxXXX-nvidia-575xx, linuxXXX-nvidia-570xxor related DKMS packages.
  • Manjaro 26.0 Anh-Linh released
  • Manjaro Summit public Alpha now available
  • As of Linux 5.4.302, the 5.4 series is now EOL (End Of Life). Please install 5.10 LTS (Long Term Support) or 5.15 LTS.
  • As of Linux 6.16.12, the 6.16 series is now EOL (End Of Life). Please install 6.18 LTS (Long Term Support) and/or 6.12 LTS.
  • As of Linux 6.17.13, the 6.17 series is now EOL (End Of Life). Please install 6.18 LTS (Long Term Support) and/or 6.12 LTS.

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Notable package updates

Additional information

Python 3.14 information

:information source: You will need to rebuild any AUR Python packages that install or link files to site packages libpython3.13.so.

Print a list of packages that have files in them /usr/lib/python3.13/ :

pacman -Qoq /usr/lib/python3.13/

Rebuild them all at once:*

pamac build $(pacman -Qoq /usr/lib/python3.13)

Use rebuild-detector to see if anything else needs rebuilding:

 checkrebuild

* It is recommended to first clean your build cache with pamac clean --build-files

Information about AUR packages

:warning: AUR (Arch User Repository) packages are not supported by Arch or Manjaro. Posts about them Announcements topics are off topic and will be flagged, moved or removed without warning.

For help with AUR packages, please create a new topic Support > AUR and a helpful volunteer may be able to assist you.

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Our current supported kernels

  • linux510 5.10.252
  • linux515 5.15.202
  • linux61 6.1.165
  • linux66 6.6.128
  • linux612 6.12.77
  • linux618 6.18.18
  • linux619 6.19.8
  • linux70 7.0.0rc4
  • linux61-rt 6.1.166_rt61
  • linux66-rt 6.6.129_rt70
  • linux612-rt 6.12.74_rt16
  • linux617-rt 6.17.5_rt7

Package Changes (3/16/26 18:52 CET)

  • test kernel x86_64: 9 new and 9 removed package(s)
  • test extra x86_64: 946 new and 933 removed package(s)
  • test multilib x86_64: 39 new and 40 removed package(s)

Overlay changes

  • test kernel x86_64: 19 new and 21 removed package(s)
  • test extra x86_64: 105 new and 106 removed package(s)
  • test multilib x86_64: 1 new and 1 removed package(s)

More details about the package changes can be found here

  • No problem, everything went smoothly
  • Yes there was a problem. I was able to solve it myself.(Please post your solution)
  • Yes, I am currently experiencing a problem due to the update. (Please post about it)

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