The release of Manjaro Linux 21.3 has taken place, built on Arch Linux and aimed at beginner users. The distribution is notable for its simplified and user-friendly installation process, support for automatic hardware detection, and installation of necessary drivers. Manjaro is available as live images with graphical environments KDE (3.5 GB), GNOME (3.3 GB), and Xfce (3.2 GB). Additional community-driven builds are available featuring Budgie, Cinnamon, Deepin, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, and i3.
Manjaro uses its own toolset, BoxIt, designed in the image of Git, for managing repositories. The repository operates on a rolling release principle, but new versions undergo an additional stabilization phase. In addition to its own repository, support for the Arch User Repository (AUR) is available. The distribution is equipped with a graphical installer and a graphical interface for system configuration.
Key innovations:
- The installer has been updated to the latest release of the Calamares framework. The installer module for partition editing has expanded support for encrypted LUKS partitions. The initial user creation module includes a list of forbidden account names and hostnames that overlap with names used during installation.
- The GNOME edition has been updated to GNOME 42, featuring global dark mode settings. Applications can now have separate light or dark themes, independent of the overall system style. Many applications have been converted to use GTK 4 and the libadwaita library, which provides ready-made widgets and objects for building applications that adhere to GNOME HIG (Human Interface Guidelines) and are capable of adaptively adjusting to screens of any size. The rendering of applications running in full-screen mode has been optimized.
- The KDE-based edition has been updated to KDE Plasma 5.24. In edit mode, it now allows arbitrary movement of the panel with the mouse, holding it from any area, not just a special button. A new overview effect (Overview) has been implemented for viewing contents. virtual desktopsIn the program search interface (KRunner), a built-in hint for available search operations is offered, displayed when clicking on the question mark icon or entering the command '?'.
- The main edition continues to be supplied with the Xfce 4.16 desktop environment.
- As in the previous release, the distribution continues to use the Linux kernel 5.15 branch.
Source: opennet.ru
