# siduction 2026.1.0 drops GNOME, MATE, Cinnamon due to maintainer shortage

> **Key takeaway:** 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.

**Published:** 2026-10-21T11:56:54+00:00 
**Source:** DistroWatch Weekly & News 
**Category:** distro-news 
**Canonical URL:** https://fosswire.org/news/siduction-202610-drops-gnome-mate-cinnamon-due-to-maintainer.html 

## 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.