Version: stable
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-12-04
Votes: 37
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This distro is very close to being perfect, and I believe the devs are working toward perfection. Personally I use the Xfce variant for a stable, yet feature-full DE.
Highly recommended for gamers/power users/tinkerers with a good internet connection
Pros:
* Latest versions of software
* Hardware support OOB (including nvidia, printers, and gamepad support)
* OOB config and installed packages suitable for just about anything
* Access to a vast assortment of software via the official repos and the AUR
* Friendly/helpful community at the forums (use the forum search before posting new questions for best results)
* Nearly all information you could possibly need available between the Manjaro forum/wiki and Arch wiki
* Very easy to use GUI tools for installation, package management, and system configuration
Update Notes/Concerns:
* There are usually 1-2GB of updates every couple weeks (exact amount varies depending on the packages you have installed) (if you have limited internet, this may be an issue)
* You are advised to read the corresponding update announcements, as there are occasionally additional steps required for a smooth update
* You can make sure you're using up-to-date, local mirrors with 'sudo pacman-mirrors --geoip'
* Pamac is beautiful, intuitive, and easy to use, but it will occasionally have kinks. I'm hopeful for its future, but for now the safest update method is switching to a different TTY (by pressing Ctrl Alt F3 or similar) and running 'sudo pacman -Syyuu'
* A reboot is needed after kernel and driver updates
* The use of timeshift or similar is highly recommended, although I haven't had to use it myself
(if system is unbootable, external boot media is required to revert to last snapshot)
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Version: stable
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-12-04
Votes: 0
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Mate distro is great, but when another distro is installed, it loses contact with the grub and have to make sure it is the last distro installed when having a multi-boot.
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Version: stable
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-12-04
Votes: 0
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A wonderful Linux Distro! I think it is one of the best!
The only problem that I notice is the loss of Manjaro from Grub when another optional Linux Distro is installed.
That is a big problem, when, otherwise, it is one of the best.
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Version: stable
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-12-03
Votes: 3
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Too much to do on first start and some hand holding throughout the month before ditching it entirely. Not for me.
Updates crash/freeze and some general interface glitches. Tried on 2 other machines, same thing. Was hoping to have a positive experience like some have stated below.
Love the idea of rolling release but this needs some work.
If you're looking for a realistic stable rolling release, I recommend Solus.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-12-02
Votes: 2
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Everything worked fine on a emmc based netbook (acer es1-131 n3150), including power management, This is still not the case for many distros. It uses less than 12Gb of emmc with major software installed (libre office, gimp, chrome) .
Wide variety of software available + AUR + any source based software (build tools are installed). Arch documentation pages are applicable and useful for experimental and specific purposes.
XFCE themes could be improved to get the maximum ...
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Version: stable
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-12-02
Votes: 0
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Everything works for me just fine, but I wonder if there is an option to switch to stable releases of software.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-30
Votes: 6
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Awsome Distro, very Stable. I had no problems on any step from instalaltio, config and usage. #1 so far
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-29
Votes: 5
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Manjaro is absolutely my favorite laptop distro. I am the type that needs to be UP TO DATE. While Manjaro is not as bleeding edge as Arch or Gentoo, it is not far behind. Plus, it offers enough stability and user friendliness for a "normal user" to enjoy as a daily driver. The closest rival IMHO is Solus but Manjaro seems to have a larger community and it gives you access to the AUR which is a HUGE advantage.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 5
Date: 2019-11-28
Votes: 11
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The distro is nice, if you're a Windows user you will love it because from my personal experience the Arch repositories seem to have the best Wine compatibility out there, and you can access those in Manjaro. You just type "wine" in Pamac (Manjaro's package manager) and download the 5 files there (wine, wine-mono, wine-gecko, lib32-vkd3d, vkd3d) and you're set, it doesn't get any more easy than that.
However, I only gave it 5 points because what's ironically holding this distro back is the "bleeding-edge" "rolling-release" aspect of it, not only it limits users with data caps or incapable of having internet 24/7, but one day your OS simply stops booting because it downloaded and installed a Kernel that breaks it, and having a snapshot (a software that allows you to revert changes to a point where your OS just worked) of your OS is irrelevant because if you can't access the software since the OS doesn't boot, then how are you supposed to restore it?
That's where the "ease of use" illusion of Manjaro breaks. I wouldn't recommend Manjaro on your main machine, it's good as a side project to learn more about Linux in general, to use it in a virtual machine or in a computer with no internet (you can still download packages such as Wine in another Manjaro computer, transfer them through USB and install them manually on the machine with no internet) so you don't risk getting an update that will render your computer useless.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 2
Date: 2019-11-26
Votes: 6
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I had Manjaro on a partition but I removed it.
Over time there were too much problems with updating/upgrading.
Mostly solvable, but not always easy and it felt not right like that for a rolling distro.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-11-22
Votes: 8
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The distro seemed to work great with either MATE or XFCE. Software availability is off the charts.
The system felt snappy and responsive, no lag whatsoever.
The reason I knocked two points off is because one day it stopped booting after an update.
I am giving 18.1.3 another go, staying solely with XFCE, since it is one of the official DEs (MATE is not) and at the same time not installing another DE associated software.
Good to have it as an option in a multi boot system.
Foe some reason the RAM consumption is higher than in MX, Debian and Mint. Nevertheless, we are talking 200MB here, so unless your computer has less than 1 or 2GB RAM, it shouldn't matter.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-20
Votes: 5
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My problems with Manjaro have always been with third-party software, the latest being Insync (to synchronize Google Drive). Not getting the support I needed made me switch to Fedora, where I spent a few weeks, but after a recent upgrade things turn out bad. Next I spent a few days with Kubuntu, but things didn't improve either.
Now I'm back with Manjaro, which still remains my favorite distro by far. Insync has been fixed, which is a blessing. Hopefully I'll be able to spend the next several years here.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-17
Votes: 5
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I hadn't used Manjaro since it's early days, when there was a tiny team of devs maintaining it. Back then, a major breakage was expected about every 6 months, due to the differences between it & Arch proper.
Well, I'd gone back to an Ubuntu Budgie, from Antergos after yet another massive breakage, because the devs just aren't interested anymore, but got bored.
Everytime,you do a major update on Arch proper, or derivative using the repos, there's always a moment when hold your breath and wonder if you're gonna be spending a couple of hours fixing things. No such problems with Manjaro.
I really didn't wanna go through an Arch proper install(done that geek right of passage years ago)so seeing as Manjaro had worked it's way up to #2 on Distrowatch, I'll give another go.
What can I say? An absolutely fantastic compromise between, having a rolliing release keeping things up to date and stability.
One year now, fantastic
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-12
Votes: 5
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I’ve tried Mint, Lite, Peppermint, MX-Linux, Sparky, Antergos, and Netrunner just to name a few distros. Manjaro is what I keep coming back to. It’s not the perfect distro (there isn’t one) but it edges out all the others that I’ve tried on laptops. It’s fast. It’s complete. It’s flexible. It’s up to date. And it has a large helpful community.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 6
Date: 2019-11-10
Votes: 2
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First off let me say that I am a distro hopper because I enjoy examining new distros. That said, while I really like Manjaro and have installed it many times, it always seems to get tangled up when installing system updates eventually and I delete the whole mess. I suspect that the reason for my update problems is that I do not use the installed Manjaro system on a daily basis and so do not update in a timely manner. I think that it would be a beautiful release for someone to install and use on a daily basis. In other words I like the concept of a rolling release but do not think its appropriate for a distro hopper.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-10
Votes: 5
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i don't know if there is a distro better than this,I'm not a fan of a specific linux.
All of these are good enough.Problems with manjaro never met at the moment and
really happy for the resources it takes,now with firefox open only 800 mb in ram.
Sometimes i would like to test other distro,but ,only as live because ,for me now manjaro
gives all i need.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-10
Votes: 6
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After years hopping within the *buntu ecosystem, this was my first distro outside the realm of Canonical and its derivatives. I have to admit that for a beginner any *buntu is the perfect spring board into Linux world. But Manjaro, Manjaro is the next step, definitely!
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-09
Votes: 2
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Easy to use and lots of software can install via AUR, I love arch and manjaro.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-07
Votes: 5
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Very fast and clean in cinnamon . Takes a little more time than ubuntu to setup
Pros-fast, reliable and stable . Single point entry no need for flatpaks and appimages .
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-07
Votes: 5
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I was a long term Ubuntu user and until they starting using Gnome a default DE, for me Gnome is not usable at all, so I switched to manjaro xfce, and Omg the speed, stability and the ability to be always updated is incredible, also the hardware recognition and the battery life in my laptop has been great (from 2h to 9-10 hours battery life, with TLP + Powertop). I am not a distro hopper, I hate that, but I just did the switch because stability and speed are my top most priority.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-04
Votes: 2
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Fast, stable and with a large community supporting the project. Gnome works very well with Manjaro, even on older computers. The hardware recognition is exceptional. I've finally found a Linux distribution to stay at.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-03
Votes: 6
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This is what Linux should be, NVIDIA driver ready out of the box.
Super great Linux distribution thanks to all of the crue for a nice job.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 2
Date: 2019-11-03
Votes: 3
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I came across problem with systemd (242 used in Manjaro) crashing on shutdown showing reached target power off, occurs of staying on this screen and not turning off. This has occurred with kernel 5.3 and 4.19 in current and previous versions. In KDE Plasma and XFCE.
Be careful when updating your manjaro, backup your data and system, because something will break after rebooting / restart
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-11-02
Votes: 0
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As is said, Linux is open so you can experiment and potentially break your system. Well I did. I could not fix it so I re-installed. Hey, I am still impressed with Manjaro and continue to use it. I was a windows user and had to pussy foot around because I knew nothing at all about computers and if I did anything wrong it cost me big dollars to get the thing fixed. When I loaded Ubuntu 3 years ago I was like a fish out of water still. The last 8 months though, I have been learning the bear basics of Linux and how to install and dual boot and even triple boot with Linux / windows mix. I pick a new distros and try them all the time. I am not scared of them anymore, they are just a machine and if I break it I start again and learnt something in the process. Manjaro has been good to me and is still on my laptop so that says something. I dont want to just stick with one distro as I could be missing something from others, so I distro hop, learning all the time. Thank goodness for for live distros.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-11-02
Votes: 0
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Beautiful Interface, even for newbies, but you can't tell if Manjaro is doing what you expect from it to do.
Settings get crashed, there are some default keybindings to kill the X Server, xrdp is totally broken, so basically there's no chance for a newbie to troubleshoot anything on the system because they wouldn't know what causes it.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-01
Votes: 8
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Best distro I have tried. Why? Clean, well supported distro with 'up-to-date' software in package manager/AUR. Just works. Was tired of other distro's where all the software installed or that you could download was 3+ years old all in the name of stability! If your new to Linux here is my advice... Start with Mint, PopOs OR Elementary spend a month or two getting use to Linux and then switch to Manjaro! Just make sure whatever distro's you use the first piece of software you install (if it isn't already) is Timeshift and do daily backups. This will save you through the learning curve and protect you against any rolling release issues (which i have yet to have). If your trying to learn something new, make a system backup (less than a minute) then go to town. If you screw up and bork your system, just roll it right back. I love it.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-11-01
Votes: 7
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I have been using Manjaro as my daily driver for few months now and I have to say that Manjaro is great. First I was skeptic on using Arch based distro because I had my conserns of things breaking but that is not the issue here. I am very happy to say that Manjaro is my "home" and will be for a long time, so, thank you Manjaro team.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-30
Votes: 1
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Manjaro GNOME on my main machine
stable
clean
no hardware issues
Manjaro xfce on lower hardware configurations in the household
also clean and stable
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-30
Votes: 5
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Rock solid rolling distro. It is a nice fast modern OS with official or community support for just about every desktop environment or Window manager you could want. I switched to Manjaro about 8 months ago and have never looked back. Extremely stable for day to day work while supporting the latest version of most software out there. Having used ubuntu for a few years prior this, Manjaro is so much more stable and has so much more software in the repository (and via the use of the AUR). The community is the most helpful community I've seen on any distribution by far.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-29
Votes: 3
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This is a nice, modern, fast, stable OS. I've installed on both new and old computers, changing from gnome or plasma to lxqt or xfce, with specs variation in memory, processor, arch 32 or 64, and I can't see why not using it in production for any equipment. Even cases which a specific driver isn't shipped by default, it's easy to install (for an average or advanced user, not so easy for a rookie, but no impossible either, just follow the wiki). BTW, the wiki is a state-of-the-art, both Manjaro as Arch has the best wikis, updated, objective and clear in instructions (Do this to get that). Never use ubuntu anymore, use Manjaro, it's a top distro (extra: don't has the package hell from debian, aye?)
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Version: stable
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-10-28
Votes: 0
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Nice, clean and modern OS. Installed on HP Pavilion 15-CW1012la and detects all hardware chipsets of AMD Ryzen 3300 with Radeon Vega Graphics. Only wireless chipset is not supported by the OS at the moment.
Manjaro Hello app freeze the system when call to installs too much applications. Hope to fix this bug.
9 of 10, I switched off LinuxMint 19 to to serious contender Linux OS.
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Version: stable
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-10-28
Votes: 3
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I'm really liking Manjaro KDE. I've tried many other distros but this one seems the best so far. Only issue I have is some random keyboard and mouse freezes, but everything else runs nicely, even on an old Athlon 64 X2. Definetly recommended.
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Version: stable
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-10-27
Votes: 0
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Personally I feel the Manjaro team does an INCREDIBLE JOB of striking the right balance of stability while keeping everything "fresh and up to date." While it's always cool to get the latest features you read about keeping the stable branch stable is done extremely well and I'd say the team shouldn't change a thing.
Releasing stable when its ready rather than fulfilling some arbitrary number of days that was decided upon is a MUCH better strategy and leads to a MUCH more stable release. If releases are forced every XX number of days then it defeats the entire purpose of having a unstable, testing, stable development environment.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-27
Votes: 9
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Rolling release! I use the XFCE version, which is quite fast.
I stopped using the excellent MX Linux because there was no upgrade supported from MX 18 to MX 19.
Manjaro does not support such a nice boot splash as MX Linux does and might use somewhat more system resources.
A bootable USB stick can be created from the ISO, using the newest Rufus utility and then installation is very simple.
Manjaro has excellent hardware detection and extra driver support via the AUR.
Windows 10 and Manjaro are the only systems sofar supporting my USB RTL8811 WiFi and DCP_J140W printer. Everything you need is running out of the box.
There is a very good pamac graphical software manager (and pacman command line software manager), but if you wish then you can also add Discover as used with KDE Plasma.
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Version: stable
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-10-27
Votes: 0
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manjaro is nice, but not on my "tops" list.
Lacks stability and software source (no Synaptic).
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-26
Votes: 4
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Manjaro + KDE plasma desktop:
Easy installation
Excellent hardware detection and automatic HW configuration.
Manjaro team provides configuration modules for KDE System Settings app including Kernel and Language settings
Support forum is very good.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-26
Votes: 1
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I changed from Windows 7 to Manjaro KDE: faster, more beautiful, more convenient, easier, customizable!
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-10-25
Votes: 3
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ENGLISH:
I changed from MX linux to Manjaro:
- the system consumes slightly more resources and the boot is longer, but the use of the system remains pleasant to use for usual Internet, office, videos nothing to say it is flawless ... the installation of peripherals (multifunction printers especially) is greatly facilitated if you activate AUR in the depots, no need to type innumerable lines of commands in "terminal" everything is almost automatic ...
-For gaming and internet, no "screen tearing", nor missing textures with "proton" in the few games that I tried.
The latest graphics drivers and kernels are compatible "out of the box" unlike MX linux which also remains an excellent distribution ...
FRANCAIS:
J' ai changé de MX linux à Manjaro :
-le système consomme légèrement plus de ressources et le démarrage est plus long, mais à l' utilisation le système reste agréable à utiliser pour les usages habituels internet, bureautique, vidéos rien à dire c' est impeccable...l' installation de périphériques (imprimantes multifonctions surtout) est largement facilitée si vous activez AUR dans les dépôts, pas besoin de taper d' innombrables lignes de commandes dans "terminal" tout est presque automatique...
-Pour le gaming et internet, pas de "screen tearing", ni de textures manquantes avec "proton" dans les quelques jeux que j' ai essayé.
Les derniers drivers graphiques et kernels sont compatibles "out of the box" contrairement à MX linux qui reste aussi une excellente distribution...
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Version: stable
Rating: 2
Date: 2019-10-25
Votes: 0
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The first problem you'll find is Manjaro doesn't save options on a USB.
A very convoluted process to create persistence.
Second it is a resource heavy and the interface is not that intuitive.
Third the support is mainly from long time users on the forum who don't necessarily offer advice but just repeat points. The developers are never on the board.
I would say try a few other distros like Mint or MX Linux or Elementary and compare - but there is no comparison.
Go ahead and get Manjaro but you'll be left out to dry when something goes wrong.
There' a reason it's fallen off this week's list quite dramatically.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-22
Votes: 12
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I changed from linuxmint -> manjaro.
The best choice the user experience.
The xfce4 edition is very stable, and easy to use.
Easy of use, no 3rd party repositories, only manjaro and AUR (archlinux user repo).
Try it, test it.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-21
Votes: 8
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I don't know why there is so hustle about mxlinux which of course is a good distribution But Manjaro is Amazing.
I mean what is the use of Linux if you can't use Cutting-Edge-Technology. So give it a try you will love it.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-20
Votes: 5
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ManjaroXFCE + Dolphin file browser : for me the best distribution.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-18
Votes: 2
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Simple / Fast / Stable / Mostly Graphical / Great Packages / Less Ram requirement
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-10-17
Votes: 2
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- Looks pretty at my first sight.(KDE Manjaro)
- Easy to use package manager, based on pacman / Archlinux
- Mirrors everywhere
- Used several tools for my development in it, no issue found.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-16
Votes: 3
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I am using KDE version (over two months in) at the moment and it has been fast and reliable so far so I am very pleased.
Pamac and AUR is so nice to have and so far there has been everything I have needed. What a great distro indeed.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-16
Votes: 2
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You just about can’t find a better option than Manjaro if you want an OS that stays up-to-date, yet remains refreshingly stable.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-12
Votes: 2
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Manjaro Kde is a good operating system, I am pleased because it accepts the latest version of Kdenlive and the gpu acceleration works on it both on nvidia and amd boards.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-11
Votes: 3
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Awesome XFCE version, fast, lightweight and reliable.
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Version: stable
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-10-07
Votes: 0
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Wanted to like it but don't.
Too buggy for me.
Installed just fine, crashed on updates.
Also experienced some weird GUI glitches.
Tried on another machine, same results.
Not user friendly and wouldn't recommend for new Linux users at least at this time.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-10-07
Votes: 1
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The access of rolling release of arch more user friendly
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-07
Votes: 2
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One the best distros ever for consumers who always want the latest software.
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Version: stable
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-10-05
Votes: 3
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If it wasn't for the GARBAGE support Manjaro has for Nvidia-based GPUs, this would probably be the best Linux distro available for consumers, as it has a reliable update system, great performance, the KDE version looks nice and it has support for the AUR.
However, the Bumblebee driver is absolute and utter trash. I spent two days installing Manjaro on my laptop due to the awful synergy between my GTX 1060 and the Manjaro setup. Once Manjaro was finally set up, Bumblebee couldn't communicate properly with TDP, the power-management tool that is by default integrated into Manjaro... leaving the fan to spin at max speed all the time and reducing the battery life to a mere 3 hours and a half from 5-6 on Windows and 7 on Ubuntu with proper TDP support.
These inconveniences mean Ubuntu remains, in my opinion, the flagship distro.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-10-04
Votes: 5
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One of the best arch based and user-friendly distros. Stable, customisable, works on old low-end devices, for me the best linux way.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-10-02
Votes: 2
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I started using linux with ubuntu 18.04. My computer has a very bad cooling system. When i changed to ubuntu i thought my computer wouldn't get very hot, but it turned out that it did, from the very startup. I sticked with Ubuntu for a year, was waiting for Ubuntu 19.10 to come out so i could use the new Gnome 3.34. I foud out about Manjaro and decided to give it a try, i quickly realized how smooth it was, how fast and most importantly, my computer didn't get hot. Now i'm in love with the rolling release system and fascinated with all the latest software availabe.
I defintely recommend Manjaro.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 5
Date: 2019-09-26
Votes: 2
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The distro is good. The problem is with grub2 in Manjaro. It is not capable to detect disks/partitions, and fails miserably to install the boot loader. So, mostly everybody discards it beforehand.
I manage to boot into Manjaro only after starting from a MXLinux USB and fixing the Manjaro boot loader from there.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-09-23
Votes: 1
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Gave life back to a 5 year old Chromebook (Dell CB1C13 'WOLF')
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-09-20
Votes: 2
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I installed Manjaro as only my second attempt at Linux. Had problems with Mint.
So what do I think, excellent. Of course there has been and still is a learning curve. Its installed on an Aspire ES15 and i havent had so much as a flicker!
My partner was so impressed that she now has the same installation, working beautifully on her tiny Aspire R11, which is now a very fast and easy to use bit of kit.
She did experience a couple of "frozen" screens when transfering photos from her Android to start with but she put this down to unfamiliarity and seems to have solved whatever it was.
Also she has not been able to get the touch pad to function but the tactile screen has always worked. Anyhow I got her a small wireless mouse, so she is well chuffed.
EXCELLENT. Many Thanks
bing
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-18
Votes: 5
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I have been using Manjaro going on 3 years, yet still consider myself novice with Linux. I am using the community edition with the Cinnamon desktop and find it visually appealing and easy to use.
Manjaro has never froze, lagged or had a bad upgrade. Its been flawless on my Acer Aspire Timeline laptop. I also appreciate being able to use the AUR repository and have been able to install several pieces of software from AUR that do not appear to be in other distro repositories.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 6
Date: 2019-09-18
Votes: 0
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I can't say anything bad about Manjaro apart it apparently being really poorly optimised. Could be my specific hardware, I wouldn't know. It is simply not able the get the best possible performance out of my laptop.
I tried all its flavours and decided to go with the LXDE one. It was quite promising because when idle the system was using only about 280 mb.
Then I tried to create a video using the Adobe Spark web application. It was horrible. It took me hours to complete a 4 minute long video. My laptop was constantly hanging and eventually freezing to the point I had to use hard reboot. I probably hard rebooted around 10 times before I finally managed to finish the job. Frustration, frustration, frustration, I just thought that was all my hardware could do. Wrong.
I then installed MX linux and gave it a try. The laptop never froze, the page crashed once in Google Chrome but simple reload fix it. It felt like I was using a different laptop. Linux Mint xfce did even a better job which didn't surprise me because based on my experience it is the most optimised distro out there and I really need to stop distro hoping and stick with it.
Based on my experience Manjaro is just not what one should use if he wants to get the most out of his hardware. I guess this shouldn't be an issue with good enough hardware but on lower performance hardware Manjaro seems to just drag even in its lightest desktop environments. Pity.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-18
Votes: 9
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I have been using Manjaro KDE for two years, and I couldn't be happier. I usually distrohop a lot, but this distro made me stay. It's popular, with one of the biggest support and community of the Linux world. It's easy to install, simple, lightweight (maybe it's not the most lightweight distro but it's not bloated, it runs smooth in a very basic laptop that I own). The software repositories are always stable, very minimal bugs, and they receive the newer updates pretty quickly.
It's also based on Arch, which is great. You can also receive support from the Archwiki and from arch users, and you can use the AUR.
My top 1, by far.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-17
Votes: 3
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I am an Electronic Engineer and use CAD, CAM and Programming tools. I'm used to the Windows world and Manjaro in its XFCE4 version with the Package system makes project development simple and powerful.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-16
Votes: 10
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Manjaro KDE 18.1.0
I've tried many of the most well known distros through the years and have landed on Manjaro. It has been a very well put together experience. In no way am I an expert with Linux, I consider myself a noob, the installation process with Manjaro is user friendly and day-to-day use is solid. I haven't had any trouble with hardware compatibility, software installation, nor updates which I have experienced in many of the distros I've tried.
Thank you for a great experience, Manjaro.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-15
Votes: 6
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Best combination of ease of use and most up to date software in a linux distro.
Happy as a former gentoo user who switched to ubuntu to make life easier but then wanted something in-between with a more quicker rolling release cycle. I also like to switch desktop environments about on occasion and it's great that so many environments are well supported.
Great for normal desktop use. Has been very stable even running unstable version for last few months.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-15
Votes: 3
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One of the best Linux distros out there. I'd prefer this distro over other distros because:
1) AUR
2) Stable
3) Speed and performance
4) Vast hardware support
5) The Manjaro XFCE looks appealing
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-15
Votes: 6
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I'm an average user. Tried all the most popular distro's which are all very good. Have tried Manjaro in the past, but the package management always scared me away for some reason. Tried the live version of Manjaro KDE, and instantly fell in love with it, installed it, and haven't looked back since. This is a keeper for me now, no more distro hopping.
PROS -No problems with install. Detected wifi & printer. Package manager is brilliant! Lots of help on Manjaro's forum. Stable & fast.
CONS - Haven't found any.
Well done Manjaro team.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-13
Votes: 6
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All the power of Arch with a fine, polished cover. Fairly frequent updates for both security and features. Manjaro team is fast with security updates.
Forums full of people and developers who are knowledgeable and good to new users.
My worries that learning a new package manager would be difficult, but all the CLI and GUI mangers I've used are nowhere as difficult as I had feared.
Lovely KDE default widgets, decorators, plasma themes and wallpapers.
It has booted happily from USB stick on all my systems, including a couple of potatoes.
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-09-13
Votes: 5
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Finally, an easy distribution but powerfull and comfortable.
Congratulation to development team
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Version: 18.1.0
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-09-13
Votes: 3
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Noob(ish) user here. Manjaro was the easiest distrro to get RTL8821CE WLAN card to work,
GTK AUR and few trials and errors but now it works on HP 255 G7. Well, it took many trials and erros on linux headers and kernels, I was succesfull after installing several and some git drivers and some more trials and errors because after installing wifi driver the system refused to shut down properly but now after a day of trials and errors my system starts and shuts down properly and very fast if compared to other distros I have been earlier. I would have liked to use MXL´linux or Fedora or Debian but hands down Manjaro was the easiest one to get this fricken wlan card to work. I am littlebit horrified to jump on using Arch based distro but this is what it is. I am somewhat disappointed how most mainstream distros lack support on RTL8821CE wireless. Anyhow I like the looks of Manjaro very much, very eyepleasing color sceme. I am affraid and in the other hand hopeful that I will be able to maintain Manjaro linux in the future. So, for many this is maybe funny to read but believe me that for nood like me this all was no easy task, still I say that I have learned something and I am happy for that but Manjaro is no easy task on computers that have RTL8821CE on them. Anyhow, big thanks to Manjaro team because I really love the looks and the speed on this distro. So, thank you.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-12
Votes: 5
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Reliable, Fast, easy to install, easy to administrate, great support, huge documentation available, Vibrant Community, long life !!
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PT Systems/software Eng.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-12
Votes: 3
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The easiest version of Arch to install and use. The forums are friendly and helpful to novices. Updates are quick and stable.
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Version: stable
Rating: 1
Date: 2019-09-10
Votes: 0
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Live system won't start and hangs during "Started TLP system startup/shutdown".
The internet is full of good advice how to avoid this - but I happily ignore all this. It's 2019 not 1997 - I'm just expecting this thing to boot without passing some fancy parameters to grub and BTW I ran the test on a very simple desktop which never makes any trouble when I try some linux distribution.
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Version: 18.0.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-06
Votes: 6
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Excellent distribution on the Arch side for newcomers.
- Manjaro is very stable, even it being an RR and bleeding edge distro because packages are tested for 3 to 4 weeks before being sent to everyone - on Arch, packages are tested for about 3 days, so Arch is consequently less stable than Manjaro. On Manjaro, you do not need to be stuck in the past to have an imaginary "stability" like on Ubuntu, you can use it and have the latest kernels, drivers and packages without needing to be worried.
- No need of ppas
- No need of downloading deb or rpm packages throught the internet (Windows-like way)
- No need to use flatpak, appimage or snap to have the latest packages/applications. Flatpak, appimage and snap do not integrate to the system, make boot time taking longer, do not open instantly, take a huge disk space, do not respect your themes.
- The distro has a lot of different desktop enviroment to choose.
- The community is very friendly and open-minded. Manjaro community is not elitist like Arch community, you're welcome if you don't know everything.
- Pamac is graphical package manager that let you do everything without the need of terminal, and also can install AUR packages by enabling it on Pamac. No need of AUR helper.
- Excellent theming and icon set.
- It has minimal versions available, and you can creat your own version using Manjaro-Archtect (often called M-A)
IMO, this is one of the best distributions available. It has appeared on Steam survey and it has been the 1st on ranking of distrowatch for a long time. A good alternative for those who are on Ubuntu and Mint and are looking for something else.
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Version: 18.0.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-09-06
Votes: 32
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Manjaro is without a doubt my favourite ever linux distro.
I'm a former Windows-only user, who plays a lot of games on his PC. I'd been trying linux for years with no real success until earlier this year when I (yet again) gave Linux a go. Installed Mint, enjoyed it, but dealing with broken PPAs is a massive pain in the ass.
Heard about Arch, and really liked the sound of it, although was somewhat put off by the elitism and the fact that it's so bleeding edge it's likely to break as not with major updates.
So I found Manjaro, and man am I glad I did. More stable than Mint, better hardware compatibility (Xbox 360 controllers worked right off the bat, whereas I had to faff about with drivers in Mint), more stable than Arch yet still a rolling release. Also the AUR is fantastic, and makes installing any software you can think of a breeze.
Also I'm now playing the majority of my Steam & Blizzard games smoothly and without issue thanks to Wine & Proton, so much so I recently deleted my Win10 partition and now use solely Manjaro.
Excellent distro, and a great community on their forums too!
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Version: stable
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-09-03
Votes: 0
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Came from MX with 2 machines because I had there problems with USB-3-storage & suspend/resume.
No such problems here.
Pamac needs some more work, I think. Using mostly pacman like in pure Arch I have running on my Raspi3.
No Problems with Nvidia here, but very old Hardware.
No Problems with Grub - having 3x Linux (Manjaro, MX, Debian) + Win.
My one and only big, fat Con is systemd, especially the binary logfiles. If you run in trouble you are lost...
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Version: stable
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-09-01
Votes: 1
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Manjaro is almost perfect, but problems may arise when using the proprietary video drivers AMD or Nvidia. That is, i believe, common with most Linux distributions.
For older system you can easily choose an older kernel version, to be more compatible with older computers. Manjaro is very stable and did not cause any problem, only that there were a lot of updates to be applied after the installation.
Manjaro may be a little bit slower then MX-Linux, but it is still very fast.
I also like the rolling release concept of Manjaro.
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Version: 18.0.4
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-08-30
Votes: 13
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I started using Linux about 3 years back. I am a Distro hopper at present with 5 machines running dual boots with 9 diferent distros. I am using Manjaro on a laptop core i5 SSD. It is super quick. It is my favourite. No dramas with it.
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Version: 18.0.4
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-29
Votes: 6
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So far this is the best distro I have tried. I have tried the top dog MxLinux....did not really click with me. I agree that some of the packages in the AUR sometimes compile slowly and that the cursor will begin going really slow when updating from their...as well as some of the compilable things from the Kernel. I do not think that is a manjaro thing I suspect it is possibly a gcc thing. I switched to clang and many packages compiled faster. Others slower.
In any cases aside from that annoyance Manjaro has been working for me like a champ for going on 5 years now and I have not had to reinstall it to stay up to date.
Overall a grand distro.
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Version: 18.0.4
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-29
Votes: 3
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I am using Manjaro Xfce as my daily distro and so far I'm really enjoying it.
Pros: fast, lightweight, user friendly, helpful community, awesome package manager.
Cons: poor nvidia optimus support, but from what I heard, it will be solved soon, then it will be a solid 10/10 distro.
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Version: 18.0.4
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-08-28
Votes: 3
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I really enjoy my time with Manjaro and Xfce. I use Linux Mint as my daily distro, however om my ancient laptop (also in daily use) I installed Manjaro 32bit (community maintained). It works like a dream and much faster than the previous Ubuntu Mate 32bit I ran on it.
I run Manajro in a VirtualBox environment because I am preparing a talk on it. So I am putting it through its paces and have no complaints up to now (several weeks in). It is stable, fast and good looking (although the latter is subjective of course).
The overall feel is very good and the community and forums are friendly and helpful.
All in all a good distro and as soon as my main desktop needs an upgrade, I will install Manjaro +Xfce on it.
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Version: 18.0.4
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-08-28
Votes: 2
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I've tested different distro, but Manjaro is my solution.Installed on desktop and laptop tested xfce and Gnome...
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Version: stable
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-08-27
Votes: 4
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Used the Stable with Gnome for around two weeks no without big Problems but now Things are getting worse.
Display freezes for a while, Cursor does not move till reboot.
Very strange .
All happened after the latest updates.
Before everything ok. Smooth like silk.
Will go to MX 19 to try that one...
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Version: 18.0.4
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-08-24
Votes: 7
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Using it for 2 years now. Manjaro is definitely a bi-polar distro. Some things it does good, others not so. Was working perfectly until last night, when it completely froze and became unusable while watching a movie on the projector.
Pros:
- Stable for a rolling release
- Easy to use Kernel Manager and good driver support
- Many supported desktop environments
- Pamac is getting better over time
- AUR is there for any package that isn't found in the repos
Cons:
- It will break, period. Whether from an update or just Manjaro glitching itself, that's an unfortunate fact.
- Pamac can't always handle the updates (it hangs when applying them).
- Needs its own GRUB to boot. Doesn't boot up using any other distro's GRUB. Weird.
- Many packages from AUR take ages to compile, others won't update from time to time
- Sometimes the forums ain't so easy and forgiving to the new users.
- Promotes closed source defaults like FreeOffice, when better AND open source alternatives are available.
Good and fun to use, but don't expect too much from it when you need to get your work done. 7/10.
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Version: 18.0.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-23
Votes: 9
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After trying/hopping several distros (Mint, Mandriva, Ubuntu, Elementary, Fedora, OpenSuse, Solus, Parrot Home, Debian, etc.) for short periods of time, Manjaro (XFCE) really impressed me! It has become my daily driver for work and entertainment.
I am now exploring Gnome and KDE editions of this distro - want to check which DE suits my Acer Aspire Ultrabook (2013 model).
Pros:
1. It is the best 'rolling release' Linux distribution.
2. Very stable, fast and smooth.
3. Pamac package manager is really worth the choice.
4. No hardware or software issues.
Cons:
None.
Manjaro Linux is simply great and the best distro around! My big thanks to the entire team behind this OS!
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Version: stable
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-20
Votes: 9
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I’m a distro hopper who installed Manjaro xfce purely out of curiosity. My usual pattern is to play with a new distro for a few days and then move on--but I can’t bring myself to delete Manjaro! I’m just having too much fun with it.
It isn’t the easiest distro to learn. I don’t recommend it for a brand new Linux noob who only knows Windoze or Mac. It’s certainly a sharp-looking desktop—very polished, modern, and colorful. Manjaro is also very snappy & responsive—even on vintage hardware. I have not experienced any stability issues.
I’m not impressed with the included GUI package managers. However, with about 5 minutes of research I figured out how to use pacman from terminal. With another 10 minutes of research, I learned how to use yay to fetch stuff from the AUR. I’m no commando of the command line, but with Manjaro I tend to do my updates and package management activities from the terminal. It’s just less hassle.
Manjaro xfce is fast, beautiful, and interesting. It let me get my feet wet in Arch without installing Arch. Between pacman and the AUR, there’s a bazillion applications available for it. I can certainly understand why Manjaro enjoys the #2 spot on Distrowatch—it really is that good.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-19
Votes: 5
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I am an archlinux fan.
Pros:
More stable than archlinux.
Cons:
-didnt meet with any cons yet.
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Version: stable
Rating: 8
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 4
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I've been using Manjaro XFCE since more than 4 years. I've been trying to find better distro than this for myself, but couldn't find it. So, currently still using it.
Pros
It is solid rolling, bleeding-edge distro.
AUR supported.
Manjaro repo uses Arch packages with some modifications and testing. So, more stable package.
Good community support on it's forum.
Cons:
It ships Microsoft Office Online Suit, Skype, HP/Samsung printer drivers.
And, soon FreeOffice
No repository in India.
Still has multilib repo.
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Version: stable
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-18
Votes: 3
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I'm using Manjaro KDE Plasma two months ago and it's fantastic. I tryed Debian and Ubuntu before and Manjaro suited better for me. Works just fine and it's easy to learn and configure. Until today I haven't had a problem.
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Version: 18.0.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-15
Votes: 5
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Fast and easy to install. Easy to maintain and operate.
XFCE implementation is spot on! This is my favorite distro right next to Arch!
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Version: 18.0.4
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-13
Votes: 5
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I have tested all of the main (according to DistroWatch) Linux distributions. While several of the distros are good-to-work-with, I for one would rate Manjaro as the most succesfull: they have succeded to solve technical issues better than anyone else: the distro uses machine resources very well, has incorporated drivers (such as NVIDIA) which are still a problem for several other approaches and maintain a well suited software repository. Manjaro does very well for new Linux users who will _not_ need to open up and write commands in a terminal (a very important factor for newcomers, indeed). I would like to see Manjaro backed up by a strong multinational corporation. Also, it would be desirable to improve the quality of sound with an equalizer which will resample the signals and improve the output. Thank you all for leading the way. All the best from Nuuk, Greenland. Aldo Solari, PhD.
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Version: 18.0.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-13
Votes: 8
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Fast, powerful, good looking, easy to install and operate, great software choices and stable.
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Version: stable
Rating: 6
Date: 2019-08-11
Votes: 0
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I've tried Linux Manjaro for a week with Xfce desktop.
Pros: Lightweight, nice desktop, fast, easy to install.
Cons: unfortunately, most of the tools I use (I'm a software developer) needs to be built, and the building process, in some cases, takes a long time (hours) and it uses all the processing power (mine is Dual Core I5 with 6 G of RAM).
And because of the above, I decided to install Xubuntu.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-05
Votes: 15
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Already tried Ubuntu, OpenSUSE and Centos until the day I found Manjaro.
It has the most impressing and well-done harmonization with KDE I've ever seen.
Easy to use, easy to set-up. Things just works, out-of-the-box. I'm in love with this distro.
I bet manjaro will beat the hell out of ubuntu's lead in 'user-friendliest distribuition' aspect.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-08-02
Votes: 17
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XFCE
Love it
Didn't have any problems.
I've used debian based distros like ...buntu, mint, and more but it seems that manjaro is going to stay longer.
I've been using it for over year.
pacman -Syyu and system is working fine after every update. For additional insurance I'm using timeshift.
Stable
Fast
good looking
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Version: 18.0.4
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-08-01
Votes: 11
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Coming from Ubuntu and Arch...
Astonishingly FAST to install even with complex requirements such as totally encrypted root, swap and home partitions.
Though small on high resolution screens, the Manjaro additional packages work really well.
It is easy to install release candidate kernels and switch back to the stable one, be it an LTS one (long term support) or not.
On the hardware side, switching the video drivers from Nouveau to Nvidia and back is just a click on a radio button and a reboot. Easy peasy!!
Though I would have never recommended a pure Archlinux distro to a complete newbie, I would now recommend Manjaro even to my big brother because I know he would appreciate it too.
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Version: stable
Rating: 2
Date: 2019-07-31
Votes: 0
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Pros:
Arch but with a bit older packages and most things are configured out of the box.
Cons:
Bad documentation, there is a wiki but it's often poorly written, incomplete and sometimes even outdated. Most of the time you can just read the arch wiki instead, but there are sometimes differences in how Manjaro does certain things.
Not for beginners. Things WILL break and require manual intervention, not that often but it does happen eventually! Not a big deal, but you can't just install it and regularly install updates without spending some of your time reading the announcements and occasionally troubleshooting something.
The recommended/default GUI package managers are pretty bad. Octopi is very slow and pamac has its issues, for example when removing a package it won't remove its dependencies not required by other packages. I think there's an option to change this but it's not enabled by default. Sometimes when a big update comes you're also told to directly use the terminal instead, so in the end you will probably just want to always use pacman directly instead of these GUI package managers.
I would avoid this distro for now because there are better alternatives.
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Version: 18.0.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-31
Votes: 3
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Manjaro is my daily OS.
Windows is gone long and I don't miss anything..
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-31
Votes: 2
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Bugfree, fast, beautifull, easy to use, best hardware support, based on arch, perfect.
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Version: 18.0.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-30
Votes: 2
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Manjaro Xfce is one of the best Linux distros ever. For a rolling release, it is super-stable. I’m not a huge fan of the color palette, but otherwise I am a big fan. I like Manjaro KDE too but if I were to switch to I would probably prefer Netrunner Rolling.
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Version: 18.0.4
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-07-29
Votes: 1
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Very nice distribution. Easy installation. Many applications and AUR. Wine is easy to install and works (running Picasa 3).
Only problem was with the more than 500 updates after the installation. It is a good idea to first select your local country as the package source, before downloading all the updates from the server. There was a hangup during the download of the update files for Steam.
After a reboot the rest of the updates were downloaded and all applied.
Then the File Manager could not access anything, even not the Home directory, before the system was rebooted. There was no warning that the system should be rebooted first after the updates.
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Version: 18.0.4
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-07-27
Votes: 5
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I used Debian, Ubuntu and Linux Mint before, Manjaro is so different than these. First of all, Manjaro is a rolling release and all updates coming fastly and frequently, also Manjaro has based on Arch Linux and you can access AUR (Arch user repository) packages. Therefore, you don't have to wait for updates to be stable version. You can access latest version of packages into AUR. I strongly recommend it to try, if you are not familiar with AUR and rolling release systems. Moreover, installation is not complicated as Arch as.
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