distribution release , built on Arch Linux and aimed at beginners. Distribution the presence of a simplified and user-friendly installation process, support for automatic detection of equipment and installation of the drivers necessary for its operation. Manjaro in the form of live builds with graphical environments KDE (2.9 GB), GNOME (2.6 GB) and Xfce (2.6 GB). With community input builds with Budgie, Cinnamon, Deepin, LXDE, LXQt, MATE and i3.
To manage repositories, Manjaro uses its own toolkit BoxIt, designed in the image of Git. The repository is maintained on the principle of continuous inclusion of updates (rolling), but new versions go through an additional stage of stabilization. In addition to its own repository, there is support for using (Arch User Repository). The distribution is equipped with a graphical installer and a graphical interface for system configuration.
In the new version, a lot of attention has been paid to improving the usability of the Xfce 4.14 edition, which is regarded as the flagship edition and comes with a new "Matcha" theme. Of the new features, the addition of the Display-Profiles mechanism is noted, which allows you to save one or more profiles with screen settings. Profiles can be automatically activated when certain displays are connected.
The KDE-based edition features a new release of the Plasma 5.18 desktop and a completely redesigned look and feel. Includes a full set of Breath2-themes, including light and dark versions, an animated splash screen, Konsole profiles, and skins for
Yakuake. Instead of the traditional Kickoff-Launcher application menu, the Plasma-Simplemenu package is proposed. KDE applications updated to
.
GNOME based edition updated to . Improved user interfaces for login, screen lock, and desktop skin switching (switch between Manjaro, Vanilla GNOME, Mate/GNOME2, Windows, macOS, and Unity/Ubuntu themes). A new application has been added to manage add-ons for GNOME Shell. A “do not disturb” mode has been implemented, which temporarily disables notifications. By default, zsh is offered as the command shell.
Pamac package manager has been updated to release 9.4. Support for self-contained packages in snap and flatpak formats is enabled by default, which can be installed using either the Pamac-based GUI or the command line. The Linux kernel has been updated to version 5.6. The Architect console assembly provides the ability to install on partitions with ZFS.
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