siduction 2026.1.0 drops GNOME, MATE, Cinnamon due to maintainer shortage
The Debian Unstable-based siduction project released version 2026.1.0 with only KDE Plasma, Xfce, Xorg, and NOX editions, as GNOME, MATE, and Cinnamon lack maintainers.
Summary
siduction 2026.1.0 is a new snapshot of the rolling-release distribution built from Debian Unstable packages as of October 18, 2026. The release ships KDE Plasma 6.7.4, Xfce 4.20, Xorg, and a minimal NOX variant. GNOME, MATE, and Cinnamon editions are discontinued for now due to lack of maintainers, though these desktops remain installable from repositories. LXQt was deemed not release-ready and will follow later.
What ships in siduction 2026.1.0
- Kernel: customized Linux 7.2.11
- init system: systemd 262-1
- Available editions: KDE Plasma 6.7.4, Xfce 4.20, Xorg, NOX (no desktop)
- Dropped editions: GNOME, MATE, Cinnamon (no maintainers)
- Postponed: LXQt (not release-ready)
- Installers: Calamares-based GUI installer and substantially revised CLI installer
- Snapshot date: Debian Unstable as of October 18, 2026
Why it matters
The maintainer shortage for GNOME, MATE, and Cinnamon highlights a common sustainability challenge in smaller community distributions. Users of those desktop editions will need to migrate or install from repositories, while the project's call for new maintainers may attract contributors.
Original reference: distrowatch.com →