Version: 18.0.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-19
Votes: 3
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Using xfce, wish is still had numix circle icons by default, but easy enough to install with AUR, super fast on boot, simple to customize. Tried many other distros on this laptop but none worked as well as Manjaro xfce!
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Version: stable
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-01-19
Votes: 1
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Tried Manjaro XFCE a few months ago (Nov 2018). It installed fairly easily but I had issues with out of the box detection of a dual monitor setup necessitating the use of Xrandr and it steadfastly refused to recognise my HDMI connected sound device. Bluetooth didn't work either. I gave up and went back to Mint Cinnamon 18.3/19/19.1 which worked well with my hardware (Lenovo ideapad i5, 8Gb ram, 1TB HD, Nvidia graphics, 1080p displays). To be fair Mint XFCE didn't work well for me either so it may be something in my hardware setup which XFCE doesn't like.
Decided to try again (Jan 2019) but this time I tried a community version - Cinnamon.
Installation was a nightmare. USB installation failed - hung on an error about installing a Light Display or somesuch. UEFI installation failed. After much playing around with BIOS parameters it grudgingly installed off a DVD using a legacy setup.
Persevering was worthwhile - its fast and stable and I've even kept the dark theme, a first for me. I really like it despite some slight screen tearing when scrolling Firefox on some websites e.g. Distrowatch (doesn't seem to occur running DVD from VLC or in Netflix). Software is good enough for my needs out of the box and seems up to date. Sound works including HDMI and being able to bluetooth to my HiFi. In fact all my hardware works just fine.
The desktop is enjoyable to use although I preferred to increase the height of the panel and the size of some icons.
Looks like a keeper.
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Version: 18.0.1
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-01-18
Votes: 0
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I love the OS but it was perhaps a step too far out of my comfort zone to make the leap from the Deb umbrella. Extremely simple to install, very quick to install and a great basic package. It also looks like the most polished distro I've seen.
I just had (surprisingly to me) some stability issues and a couple of very basic but essential features that I needed to allow me to settle. I couldn't get Citrix Workspace to run (needed to run work VDIs) and encountered hours of constant hurdles to trying and failing to get it (and the pre-reqs) installed.
I also had frustrating problems with my Logitech BT mouse. Every time the mouse went to sleep (about every 30 mins), the OS wouldn't respond to it being woken up. Then the BT config window would freeze up when I tried to check what was going on. This would eventually lead to all mouse buttons on my laptop also failing to respond and requiring a reboot. A new one for me on any OS.
So unfortunately I have to bin Manjaro for reasons very specific to myself. I will try 17.1.12 in a VM to see if I have any more luck and hope to revisit this properly later. It's beautiful but needs just a few more hand holding features to make it a Minty enough for beginners.
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Version: 18.0.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-16
Votes: 6
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Works perfectly. All my PC and notebooks switched to Manjaro.
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Version: 18.0.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-01-15
Votes: 11
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Running Manjaro Gnome for a few months now.
I can't use Linux with window$ looks, so Gnome was my choice. Ubuntu before that.
I was a bit disappointed with Ubuntu 18.04 performance, so I tried Manjaro.
Best choice ever!
Running very smooth and with all the software I need available just one click away.
It's a modern desktop improving on every update!
Highly recommended!
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Version: 18.0.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-13
Votes: 11
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I haven't had any issues running Manjaro KDE works great !
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Version: 18.0.1
Rating: 7
Date: 2019-01-11
Votes: 0
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Unfortunately the KDE version is broken. Due to an error in the bashrc-file you can't change the colorscheme of Konsole and the default colors kind of suck (especially the Manjaro Maya themes).
https://forum.manjaro.org/t/konsole-colors-schemes-not-working-in-manjaro-kde/14208
I haven't found a solution which is n00b-friendly yet.
Earlier the system broke after updates and it couldn't suspend any more. I like Arch, I like KDE but the KDE-version of Manjaro has problems. The XFCE version seems better but the XFCE desktop is less good than the KDE desktop in my opinion. Manjaro dserves a passing grade but to get higher than a 7 it needs to be without these kind of issues so a 7 it is. If Manjaro gets a better quality control, then I will consider a 9 because it does get a lot right on other areas. One example is that I appreciate how they customize the Grub-bootloader menu which looks good. Something else which I do not like: the Maya theming. Green is not a good color for a desktop, no matter how many people installed Mint. Most of it can easily be solved but unfortunately the green highlightiing color does not automatically disappear when you select another theme and icons. I would appreciate it if Manjaro would let the user choose during the install to either have a vanilla KDE/XFCE/... or a modified one.
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Version: 18.0.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-11
Votes: 8
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using Manjaro XFCE since 2011 on machines old and new after giving-up on Windows
Has all the apps I need on the Linux side and can run all Windows apps on virtualbox.
LibreOffice is adequate for all office software needs.
minitube lets me watch youtube on a native interface more efficiently than in a web browser.
The native display driver is as good as the manufacturer's display driver.
The scanning software detects an old scanner from the late 90's within linux and can also access the scanner from vrtualbox Windows session.
Took about two weeks to get used to Linux after switching from Windows.
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Version: 18.0.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-09
Votes: 4
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I have Manjaro installed on a mid-2009 white chassis MacBook, as Apple unilaterally stopped providing operating system updates. I tried to install Ubuntu 18.04 and 18.10 for a month on this machine, however, I was never able to get the Nvidia drivers to work properly. Manjaro not only provided a good installation method for installing the graphics drivers, but provided very clear instructions to stop the flickering of the bottom of the screen, which was driving me nuts.
I use this laptop for business, using the various gnome programs to connect to my VPN, IMAP mail and network located contacts and calendaring data. I installed wine and Office 2010 without a hitch.
Manjaro allowed me to keep using an relatively old machine instead of giving it away on E-Bay. Bravo to you.
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Version: stable
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-01-09
Votes: 4
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Manjaro is the fastest Distro easy to use I ever saw! Even in KDE Plasma!
I've been using Manjaro KDE since version 17 after using ubuntu, and I learned lots of things about how linux works thanks to this distro. Now Im running with xfce and Im really enjoying it! This distro is amazing!!
Pros:
-Super fast;
-Easily and Highly Customizable;
-So beautiful in any supported DE;
-Super Stable and Rolling Release;
-Has a lot of userful tools built in;
-Has lots of popular software installed out of the box;
Cons:
-This distro isn't automatically optimized for SSD's by these reasons:
a) The fstrim.timer is not enable by default;
b) The installer suggests you to use an swap partition, which is not recommended for SSD's;
You need to configure both manually. On manjaro website you can see how to do these things.
-If you're newbie, you will need some time to understand how to configure and install some software that's not on the official repository (using command line for flatpak or AUR);
-You need to pay attention to uninstall things, because some packages can uninstall the entire system (with no advice, unlike ubuntu).
Thats it!
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Version: 18.0.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-01-09
Votes: 3
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After some years on windows I wanted to try linux once again on my desktop computer. Have been using linux on servers alot so linux/gnu isnt new to me. Initially tried Ubuntu, but didnt like Gnome, so I decided to try Manjaro KDE/Plasma. Had some initial issues, the usb wouldnt boot wiht nvidia drivers. BUT, after a while I figured it out and got it installed.
Have been using it for a week now and I really like this Pamac package manager over the debian/ubuntu systems.
Took me some time to get the Nvidia drivers to work properly, had some annoying flickering. Use Advanced options under X Server Display Configuration -> [x] Force Full Composition Pipeline, to get the flickering issues resolved.
So far very pleased
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Version: 18.0.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-01-08
Votes: 1
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It's my first use of a non debian distro (prev. used Debian, LinuxMint)
I'm excited about the method the full system is working! Also the boot partition is encrypted, very good. Means evil maid attacks are much more difficult to make. Most of the programs I use are available but the paket source its a little bit limited compared to debian and its decendants.
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Version: 18.0.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-08
Votes: 1
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Thank you guys for Deepin DE version. It is awesome.
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Version: 18.0.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-08
Votes: 4
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I love it, it is great for regular desktop use.
It has many pre-configured desktop environments available,
Is rolling release but with stability (they apparently test packages before releasing so systems can be stable),
Has AUR,
Can be fully configurable from scratch like Arch.
I highly recommend it as the distro to settle down in to stop distro-hopping.
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Version: 18.0.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2019-01-04
Votes: 14
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Latest ISO: With Rufus you need to select the dd method, creating a bootable Manjaro USB stick. Otherwise it won't boot and ends with a grub prompt. One of the best linux distros. Not so easy to use it on multi boot systems.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2019-01-02
Votes: 7
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First version of Linux which I consider "complete" enough to be my desktop replacement. Installation was a breeze (including hardware detection etc.), the package repository is large, there are possibilities for installing software not available from the main package repository (AUR), and it is possible to downgrade packages for compatibility with other systems (which I needed for Unison file sync).
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Version: 18.0.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-12-31
Votes: 0
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fail at boot even on live cd,freeze and must reboot pc from button,not for beginners this OS.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-31
Votes: 8
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Fortunatelly I use a stable operating system that doesn't clash. I use Manjaro for 2 years on VirtualBox. I am so happy to develop projects, doing researches. Before Manjaro I had to try many Linux distros until I find more stable one, but all of them clashes after a while. Many thanks to Manjaro team. They really deserves donations.
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Version: 18.0.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-30
Votes: 9
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This is a 10, obviously. I installed it and it configures to my liking as I tweak here and there and it runs perfectly. Notifications for updates appear in the taskbar. XFCE is quick and fun to configure any which way I like.
The printer/cups set up was my only hiccup, but it was my fault for not having the right drivers installed, readily available in the Manjaro repo. No it works fine.
Duel booting with Windows 10 at the moment, but seeing less and less reason to have Windows 10 on the disk at all.
Top of the line distro.
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Version: 18.0.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-30
Votes: 1
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Is just the best distro! because is very speed , stable and customized , latest kernel and It's a rolling release
possibility to access in AUR reposity
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-29
Votes: 3
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The best operating system I have ever used!
- Fast
- User Frtiendly
- Beginner Friendly
- Works out of box
- Stable
- Secure
- Ability to update the kernel and any package
- Works perfectly on old computers
- Available in different flavors (DEs)
- Frequent properly tested updates
- Amazing community and support
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Version: 18.0.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-27
Votes: 12
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Easy to install, and definitely the fastest and most stable distro; no wonder it is number one. If I could give it a higher rating than 10 I would.
I'm non-tech and have been able to read clear solutions and also ask on the forum, which is very friendly and active. The AUR is easy to use and I'm thrilled that the things I needed are there, even Paintstorm! Ugee 2150 is seen, and advice to install kernel headers and the digimend package from the AUR fixed everything. KDE and Kernel 4.19/Mesa 18.2.6 runs so well, plus being able to use appimages, and their right-click update facility, is great.
Art and gaming (playonlinux/wine-staging) covered, and am very glad to settle. Huge credit and thanks to the Manjaro team, AUR maintainers, and forum.
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Version: 18.0.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-27
Votes: 4
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After using Manjaro Linux for about two years, maybe even more, yesterday I had to give it the boot. Their latest kernel/grub update totally borked my system and wasn't able to boot. I tried with a live USB version, but since it had the same up-to-date files (Manjaro being a rolling release), the USB session also failed to boot.
In order to save up time and get things running, I decided, at least temporarily, to switch back to the old faithful - Linux Mint.
I prefer Arch-based distros, especially Manjaro, but until they fix the problem packages, it renders my system unusable.
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Version: 18.0.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-12-27
Votes: 36
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Total garbage. It won't even install. The installer either crashes right away or freezes on the first screen after launching from the live system.
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Version: 18.0.1
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-12-26
Votes: 118
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Manjora's updates like Russian roulette. Today you can boot and logon to your system, but tomorrow will be uncertain.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-23
Votes: 0
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Vanilla Xfce4. Not overcomplicated, just what I need.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-23
Votes: 0
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After Suse, Ubuntu, Mint i finnally find the BEST linux distro. Manjaro is the best - fast, user frendly, easy to use. I prefer Cinnamon version of this distro.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-22
Votes: 1
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Manjaro KDE, Very Stable. Fast. Great Community Support.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-21
Votes: 5
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When you get it done setting up, it is very boring, which means it just works, A++.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-18
Votes: 0
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Manjaro is one of the best distributions out there. I've heard some people complaining about how it crashes. But I've been using it for 6 months now. Being the Linux noob that I am, I don't think I would be able to figure a way out if it crashed on me. Maybe it's my luck or maybe it is just a rock solid distribution!
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Version: stable
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-12-18
Votes: 5
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Manjaro xfce is very stable running it over several months. Always up to date and zero problems. Switched to Manjaro after windows 10 caused major problems and has bloatware. Very happy with Linux everything works as it should.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-12-15
Votes: 5
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It's certainly a solid distro no doubt.
I like to play around with other distro's and my main go-to is Mint so I install and manage my bootloader via Mint. Manjaro doesn't like to play well with other bootloader's ( it's possible to get it to work but yet find a method that is totally foolproof ) and this is the only reason I don't use Manjaro. I know I could run a Virtual Machine of the system, but where possible I like to take advantage of the physical hardware I have available.
Unlike myself however, if you just want a single distro on your computer that is stable, solid and just helps you get on with your daily requirements with relative ease I certainly would encourage you to give this one a shot.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-12-14
Votes: 19
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Manjaro Cinnamon 18 stable - what a disaster!
Wanted to take a look at it in a live session. After having removed all that blackness, I set the panel to "Never show", 50 milliseconds, just like in Linux Mint. What happened? Black screen, "recovery mode"! Restart Cinnamaon? Yes. Result? Black screen, "recovery mode"! Restart Cinnamaon? Yes. Result? Black screen. And so on and on and on. The only way out was the reset button.
I consider this a major bug. Maybe it only occurs in a live session, I don't know. But I certainly won't install Manjaro Cinnamon. Not even alongside Linux Mint.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-13
Votes: 7
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I'm originally a Windows user, who turned over to the dark side with Ubuntu, but after a few years of Ubuntu as my primary (and only) desktop OS, I started to look for other distros because of the sudden bloat I started to feel with my Ubuntu 16.04. After trying out several distros, I finally decided to go with Arch. I fell in love with Arch, and although I loved playing with the difficult configuration, I also wanted to set up a perfect Arch installation for my office work. That's when I started trying out ArchLabs, ArchBang, Antergos and Manjaro. And I have to say, despite all the hate Manjaro gets for releasing updated late, it is "the" only distro that sets up in no time, and lets you GET TO WORK. I'm a software engineer working for the medical sector, so I need to tackle mission critical apps with my OS. Manjaro allows me to do that, with blinding convenience.
Let's just say I have a new computer with no OS, and my boss calls me up to solve a problem with one of my hospital software systems. If I opt for Manjaro, I could start working on my problem in about 15 minutes.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-10
Votes: 14
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i3 Community Edition. This is my first experience with Manjaro and i3wm. The live disc ran perfectly, and the installation on my old desktop system and my laptop was flawless. The package manager (pamac-manager) is a lot more informative and easier to use compared to synaptic and some of the other distro-designed managers. Plus, there is a kernel manager, which makes kernel selection much safer. On my laptop, wifi works perfectly, all I had to do is provide my connection password. Of the fn key functions, the only one I ever use is the brightness keys, and they work as designed.
All my equipment is old, and this OS runs fast and furious.
I had two issues to fix on my laptop (Toshiba Satellite). The bios don't have an option to turn off the touchpad, so I had to create a script to turn it off at startup, but that isn't Manjaro's fault. The other issue was numlockx also required a startup script.
A well-built, stand-alone i3 system. That alone deserves a 10!
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-10
Votes: 10
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I have a laptop with a pretty rare hardware and this is literally the FIRST linux distro where everything works.
I'm amazed because i thought that such situation in my case is impossible. :D
It's also the first distro where directly after switch i didnt feel a strong urge to completly change it looks (linux distros can be so ugly sometimes, but Manjaro is a great exception in this field)
Also packages set is pretty good. Distro can access all arch stuff and besides has few own positions.
I also like the NVIDIA support. I didn't thought that gaming on linux is really really possible, but this distro prooved it is.
To sum it all up, if any distro should unite the linux desktop world, I'm supporting this one because of it's good approach to reliability and design.
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Version: stable
Rating: 7
Date: 2018-12-09
Votes: 1
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A pleasant surprise for an Arch-derivative; has an extended testing cycle compared to the parent distro, graphical utilities for most every aspect of system configuration, and an excellent GUI package manager that sits right at the midpoint between Synaptic and GNOME software.
Hardware support and font rendering are still behind any of the "Big Iron" distros, in my experience, though; this is especially annoying if your workflow relies on Electron apps like VSCode.
On the plus side, it does handle NVIDIA drivers very well; you can install them OOTB, and unlike my bare-metal Ubuntu install, the Manjaro VM's never required me to purge & reinstall NVIDIA drivers even once across the span of a few months.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-08
Votes: 8
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Very Stable. Fast. Great Community Support. Everything a Linux Distro should be. Running Manjaro KDE.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-04
Votes: 13
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I distro-hopped like crazy my first eleven years with Linux, but all that bouncing around ended six years ago when I first tried Manjaro. Four years ago I switched to the testing repository and have rarely encountered any issues -- and when I do, the community is both responsive and helpful in solving the occasional difficulty.
While I love and use both XFCE and KDE, I especially appreciate the community spins. The window-tiling i3 edition has been my favorite for about a year now. There are a few basic key combinations to learn, and it's a good idea to read through the i3 config file, but for the most part it's an incredibly fast and efficient way to use a computer. Manjaro's edition comes pre-configured and is a thing of beauty.
After a few years of Arch Wiki reading, forum participation and just using the software -- plus the magic of keeping good backups -- I can't imagine a better Linux distribution than Manjaro... with the possible exception of Arch itself.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-03
Votes: 9
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Absolutely love Manjaro. It is my favorite distro simply due to the fact that it is Arch Linux without all the extra hassle. I enjoy the features of Arch but hate the installation process.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 3
Date: 2018-12-03
Votes: 0
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Going from error messages to error messages when trying to install it since a day.
USB key with ISO image crash after entering first config info. Some hours to solve, using experience of others having the same trouble.
Then installation process aborted due to the installer unable to create the partition (first) and partition table (second installation failure).
Very bad first impression that does'nt make me confident on the reliability of the system ...
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-02
Votes: 2
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The first Linux distribution (out of many distributions i tried) that works properly out of the box, without any out of nowhere errors and hours of searching what is wrong and how to fix it. Also it has great and helpful community.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-02
Votes: 2
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I like arch and manjaro, and manjaro should be the best linux distribution ever.
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Version: stable
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-11-30
Votes: 2
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Perfect for daily usage. Very well integrated and fast package installation. I tried installing mcu8051ide but did not succeed. However that is just minor thing. Up to date packages comes on time and trouble-free. Best GNOME flavor I have ever tried.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-30
Votes: 7
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There is a minimal image and lightweight xfce, this is just what you need for quality work. I was pleasantly surprised that the "bumble bee" is installed and configured in 3 clicks and works great, in other distributions a lot of torment with this. There are no problems with drivers either, everything is fixed in a couple of clicks. Perhaps this is the best distribution currently.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-29
Votes: 14
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The most trouble-free and reliable Linux. At the same time, fast, beautiful and customizable. The best there is at the moment for a home computer.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-27
Votes: 2
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Were polished arch based distro, it looks like my arch after I finish installation and customization - shortly saves me time...
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-27
Votes: 4
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The first Linux system where everything was working properly on my (rare) hardware.
Additionaly it looks quite lovely. In my opinion in the visuality field is on the level of plasma or win10 UI(no matter what's your opinion about win 10, you have to admit it looks at least good)
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-26
Votes: 9
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This is my first review. I have distrohopped for several years, but Manjaro has really stepped in front for me. I used Debian derivatives for a long time that suited my needs, but when I tried Manjaro, everything I liked to use came out of the box. The Steam application, the easy Nvidia setup, up-to-date Firefox, great Gnome tools built in, the list goes on. I use Manjaro for day-to-day operations and have not had any issues. Hope they keep up the good work.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-25
Votes: 5
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Fantastic. I love arch linux, but it was always too lazy to set it up, especially on virtual machines. I chose Majaro because it has the latest software and AUR, which has everything you can want and install with one command, the distribution is fast as wind, relative to Mint / Ubuntu. Manjaro will make your life more beautiful, especially if you switch from Windows.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-24
Votes: 4
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Love it but have some troubles with gnome shell configs doesn't have features to make one panel for all information(time,calendar, installed and favorite apps, etc.).
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Version: stable
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-11-23
Votes: 0
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black screen of death after install. i do not recommend trying manjaro.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-11-22
Votes: 9
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I'm a long time Mint user and have tried to install Manjaro a few times over the years becuase i like the look and feel and also wanted to get away from Ubuntu based distros. While i was always impressed with Manjaro run live from USB i always had issues after install with failing to boot and other bugs with DEs.
Finally with Manjaro 18 the installation couldn't have gone better. Really simple installer and booted straight away. Within an hour i have all my software and a dock installed, even got something installed from the AUR.
I am running XFCE which is responsive as always. Very pleased so far, hopefully it will prove to be stable and will become my long term daily driver.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-22
Votes: 1
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Fantastic. Ended my distro hopping days. Everything just works magnificently. Far better than Ubuntu or any other debian based distro or debian itself.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-22
Votes: 1
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Very performant linux distribution, I would mark it with 12 if I could. It runs very fluently on a range of hardware, the earliest being 10 years old computer with a 4-core CPU and 4GB memory and the latest one being a very new laptop with the latest hardware. I am using this distro both at home and professionally. I don't know how good are other DEs, but XFCE excels in my cases. Also, even though it is a rolling distribution with the cutting edge software versions, I haven't had any major issue with updates during the 5 years continuous use. And I use it for things like gaming (Windows games with wine or native games), scientific calculations, software development, virtual machines and containerization, visualization, multimedia, etc. My full recommendation!
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-11-21
Votes: 0
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Well, unfortunately my older laptop (capable of running W10 just OK) is rather slow to boot the Manjaro KDE and not so responsive with the Gnome either. I also tried Budgie and Deepin 17.1.12, but I am unsatisfied with the occasional bugs due to my older hardware (like autologin fail, gufw issues, automatic time issue when dual booting (changing the W10 time), though it runs fast enough). I am not really interested in other DE, personal preferences, sorry about that.
Will try later, not giving up, and truly hope next time this will be a 10 out of 10 ;)
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-21
Votes: 0
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I love Arch ... But lately I'm preferring something already ready for use.
Manjaro answers this question very well ... Everything is very simple, very much!
Congratulations to the Manjaro team and also to the Manjaro Community ... Man, the Community Editions are great! Peace!
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-11-19
Votes: 0
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After being a linux mint user for several years, I wanted to try Manjaro after reading all these great reviews.
At least for me, it didn't work. Here's what I ran into:
- Couldn't secure boot using a live DVD or USB stick
- After turning off secure boot, I was able to boot and the DE included looked pretty cool (at least in the live version)
- Installation went through with no issues and I booted for the first time. However secure boot still needed to be off.
- From here, my wifi no longer worked (even though it was fine on the live version)
- The eye candy in the live version was replaced with a bland version of XFCE (I installed the full version, not the minimalist)
- After troubleshooting for 15 min, I went back to Linux Mint :-(
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-16
Votes: 0
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Rolling releases with community package management is fantastic. In the past, I used openSUSE Tumbleweed. Manjaro is much easier for me to maintain and customize.
The wiki is well maintained and since Manjaro is built on Arch, finding answers to my questions is never a problem.
The biggest con is the same thing that I like about it, there are some packages in the Arch User Repository (AUR) that are broken. The wiki notes that these are "use at your own risk" so it's well documented. It's just something to keep in mind if you need functionality from the AUR.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-11-13
Votes: 0
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Windows, Apple and Ubuntu user, I have tried several desktop environments in ubuntu but Manjaro help me a lot to solve compatibility problems for some applications, the tools that I need are in pacman or aur. I pushed to use Manjaro in my company and now almost all the members in the regional office are using Manjaro XFCE, KDE, Deepin and Gnome.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-12
Votes: 0
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Long time Mint user, I have tried reluctantly Manjaro and wow. Not to say Mint is bad or anything. It is just different.
Love it. Very responsive and behaves the way I think all distros should.
0 lag and depending on your DE flavor the smallest possible idle memory usage. Well,if you don't count Gnome which with 16 Gb of RAM is still lagging but that is a different story :)
Love the package management and the fact that you could virtually install (at your own risk) anything.
The learning curve is not too steep as far as the commands go but there is a huge community and the documentation is abundant.
Downside MAY be that if you're a newbie and aiming to become certified in Linux administration you are better off with the mainstream distros, Ubuntu, Fedora,Debian. But for whoever is looking for a OS/distro replacement for what you are using currently... go for it, it is really good.User-friendly and fast.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-11-11
Votes: 0
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I really Love The Manjaro Linux. It is bringing awesome features which others distro do not. It is stable also. Sometimes I get the ethernet/wifi button turning into dot automatically. It happens after restart. I hope the manjaro community will solve the issue somehow. And VLC also does not work properly. But these are minor.
As there is other media players like mpv player.
My sincere gratitude to the Hardworking Manjaro Community. Thanks a lot for making such an amazing distro.
Manjaro is going to be the best OS in the world someday. It will drive out Windows 10, Mac. And it will be the leading OS.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-09
Votes: 0
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Like every other update, 18.0 contains good improvements too. It is realy stable and looks nice. Manjaro is definitly my favorite linux distribution since years.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 2
Date: 2018-11-08
Votes: 0
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I have been a linux user for many years and I am used to Debian/ ubuntu/ redhat / fedora flavours.
Pacman is so frustrating to use. I needed to install spash screen using plymouth and I could not use it.
Thank got I just installed the Gnome version of Manjaro on my external drive and I have no regrets that I am giving it up after few hours of usage.
apt-get is so convenient and can autocomplete packages.
And here using pacman you have to first search and then install it by manually selecting the top level package.
Sadly 3 hours and I could not get simple thing like a splash screen installed on Manjaro.
That is too much of a time to invest..
Going back to debian !!!
PS: the Unstable version of Debian is like a rolling release and Debian is Rock solid with quick changes.
Bye bye Manjaro.
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Version: stable
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-11-07
Votes: 0
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Out of the box, I really like the Manjaro Deepin DE although it took over 2 hours to install.
Initially it did crash but after several persistant attempts it was okay. Initially it was sturdy but after some researching around I experience screen tearing and it screen flickering badly.
I tried playing some videos and the screen tearing continued and so too was when I installed Kodi.I My old Acer Aspire 4530 AMD64 laptop has a Nvidia GeForce 9100M G graphic card and
I have had bad screen tearing on all the Linux distros that I tried and not just this Linux distro.
After a major rolling update, I could not even use my Kodi program at all.
I am not sure if it is just that my old Acer laptop's Nvidia graphic card is the main problem or not.
I am still researching on how to resolve this issue but has yet not approached the Manjaro Community for help.
I must comment that the Deepin DE works great with Manjaro Linux.
Perhaps I am being too harsh with my rating but many who used it swears by this OS.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-07
Votes: 0
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Manjaro 18 xfce simplesmente perfeito, rápido e fluido parabéns Equipe Manjaro tiveram um ótimo trabalho.
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Version: stable
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-11-07
Votes: 0
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I really like the Manjaro Community Editions, especially the openbox edition. Installed that version on HP Notepad and have been using it as my main driver.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-06
Votes: 0
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The best distro!!! Thank you! Tried Manjaro XFCE - very stable and easy to use~
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 5
Date: 2018-11-06
Votes: 0
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I've had many problems with Manjaro, including screen tearing (yes, I installed the fix, still did not help), language and time. Tried KDE and XFCE, both work weird and have issues. Would not recommend.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-05
Votes: 2
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I love Manjaro.
In my case, a major part of the reason I considered Manjaro was simply because half of my software in Linux Mint was sitting in various “Downloads” folders, with very little beyond the base system being used regularly. I was torn between moving all of that over to a new (outdated) Mint version, or going back to a rolling distro (many moons ago, I was a Sidux user). It’s simply much easier to have ready-to-use software in a repository that’s mostly updated regularly, than a pile of AppImages, Flatpaks, and Snaps that you have to constantly check for updates and hope those 3rd-party providers aren’t introducing problems.
None of this is to disparage Mint or any other distro, or even to say that Manjaro is the best. They’re all a matter of taste and experience, and largely rely on your focus at the time of install (do you want to play with cutting edge, or do you need to get work done, and what does that work require?) Manjaro is largely “stable enough”, while allowing a bit of adventurism with a few handholds, so it happens to retain the top spot on this site geared to people who seek a bit of adventure, while still wanting the reassurance of others regarding distro recommendations.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-11-03
Votes: 0
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If you are a beginner, you must stay away from the Manjaro. If you are successful with the installation, you may encounter many repo and dependency issues. If you solve this problem, you can use Manjaro until the next major update. If reached your office after this update, you are very lucky.
The developers of this distros are free extremists while the Gufw disables itself, each restart ???
It's a real mousetrap ...
By the way, life is short !!!
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-11-03
Votes: 0
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Once in a while I try Manjaro...but somehow we don't seem to get on that well.
(comment: I tried to use Rufus to create bootable USB but that doesn't work, even though Manjaro still mentions Rufus; use Etcher instead! - or apparently, if you use Rufus, use DD mode)
I tried KDE and XFCE with live USB.
first tried KDE version; looks fantastic but just quite a few niggles, for example after dowloading chromiumt I don't seem to be able to then launch chromium; or instead of some icons simply 'blank space' on launcher such as for Keepass.
actually tried KDE on two different machines; on the second one were even more issues; for example trying to configure appearance but one just gets an empty window :(
so... tried Manjaro XFCE instead but, while I normally like XFCE (and find it easy to configure) somehow I found it quite difficult and when it crashed after opening both Firefox and Chromium I gave up. sorry..
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-02
Votes: 2
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When I came aware of Manjaro 2013/2014 it was one of many Distributions. So I tried it in about 5 different iterations over time, found something that turned me away like so many Distros do and I hopped on. Needless to say it left a hook in me cause I always wanted rolling release, but the Arch(way) was to heavy to convert my whole Family to Linux, which always was my main priority. So in the meantine they had to go Ubuntu, Mint or finally Solus which are also very good projects. But when 16.06.1 came around the new time had arrived. On almost all Family PCs this ran smoothly detected everything and so we went and never looked back. Nowadays my Family only needs computer maintenance once in a blue moon and I mostly can rectify issues from afar, how great is that. So guys keep up the excellent work, I hope it pays out for you.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-02
Votes: 3
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Manjaro made me stop distrohopping. It looks awesome (except for the xfce variant), it's fast and up tu date, and I can even play the the newer titles in the Tomb Raider video game series on it. Currently I keep Ubuntu or Mint installed alongside it to troubleshoot more easily if something breaks (in my experience, Manjaro's updates still break the system every now and then), but I hope to someday only have Manjaro on my machine.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-02
Votes: 0
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La primera distro que he usado por mas de dos años seguidos sin necesidad de reinstalar. Las actualizaciones rolling release funcionan sin problemas y ya no tengo que preocuparme por breaking changes en nuevas versiones, como me pasaba con ubuntu, elementary, etc.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-11-02
Votes: 0
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great ! the best system linux for me ! you have the latest kernel , very easy to use and install ... and the system is very stable ! recommand++ better to ubuntu !
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Version: 17.1.12
Rating: 6
Date: 2018-11-02
Votes: 0
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I would give this a 10 except for one major issue (imo).
The PC clock is always reset to UTC even if I change the time zone to the one I live in. I've changed it manually only to have it change back after re-start.
This is the ONLY distro that I have ever had this issue with (and I've used many on this PC. I have 2 internal 750GB drives on this machine so I can fit several Os's on it. All of the others keep the time set properly.
If they would fix this problem, i'd gladly give it another try.....but until then, I'm staying away.
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Version: stable
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-11-01
Votes: 0
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Hello world, j'utilise et apprécie mint, lubuntu, xubuntu, debian
Pour l'iso, en utilisant rufus pour faire la clé en uefi/gpt ça n'a pas marché, je conseille l'utilisation du créateur de clé usb linux qui a fonctionné
Merci pour ce travail magnifique de cette excellente distribution
- matériel utilisé est un NUC 64 bits / 8 Go ram / SSD
- enfin le choix de la langue et du clavier dès la clé usb live et à l'installation
- une installation parfaite avec une gestion de l'optimisation ssd, configuration du grub en uefi secure boot, gestion des partitions, détection écran 4k, réseau, bluetooth, aucune difficulté rencontrée
- un desktop hautement paramétrable avec un design soigné meme pour une version légère comme xfce
- magnifique simplicité du gestionnaire des paquets, dépots...
- fluidité et performances dans les quelques applications utilisées
Je vais garder cette distribution pour me familiariser avec
A tester d'urgence !
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Version: stable
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-11-01
Votes: 0
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I have tried Manjaro a couple of times but uninstalled it for a different Linux OS, too much fussing about.
However, this version is beautiful and stunning. It does everything out of the box and has installed everything else I use without any fuss.
Word docs look great and it looks polished and modern. a big thumbs up from me.
This is a stunning OS in KDE and It works. I am very impressed so far. It is now my main OS for my daily chores. Even Thunderbird looks great in it.
Well done guys great job.
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Version: stable
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-11-01
Votes: 0
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Pro - Runs very fast.
Con - Could be better organised - it took me half an hour to find and install WINE so that I could install Photoshop. Similarly I also want to install Photomatix – but I still haven’t been able to find & install g-debi. which is needed in order to install Photomatix.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 8
Date: 2018-11-01
Votes: 0
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Just installed this distro on a Lenovo laptop i5/8gig/1Gig SATA/1080p nvidia
Its a good looking distro, the XFCE interface is responsive but I find that it doesn't seem to like my Nvidia card.
In a dual monitor config I have to manually enable the second screen otherwise both screens displav the same thing. My daily driver has been Mint 18 which does this automatically and also allows me to use the audio equipment attached to the second monitor via HDMI. Manjaro doesn't recognise the additional audio equipment which is a Sony docking station.
Help on the Nvidia issue seems a bit thin. I'll persevere for a while longer but the Nvidia issue is a deal breaker for me unless I find a way to resolve it.
Clicking on the Nvidia config in the menu fails to start the program.
Pity as I like the distro otherwise.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-10-31
Votes: 1
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English:
This version is faster than the previous one, the user interface is much more beautiful too.
No need to spend long hours typing command line in "Terminal" everything is automatic ...
I chose the option "Drivers not free" at the installation and I have my graphics card updated with the latest official driver, for the rest activate "Aur" in the depots, look for your printer and everything installs alone!
All the system and applications are up to date as soon as you restart after installing "Manjaro"!
No really, apart from installing the non-free characters to have the good presentation of his documents written in "Libreoffice" for me outside the "Gaming" it is almost perfect!
Francais:
Cette version est plus rapide que la précédente, l' interface utilisteur est beaucoup plus belle aussi.
Pas besoin de passer de longue heures à taper des ligne de commandes dans "Terminal" tout est automatique...
J'ai choisis l'option "Drivers non-libres" à l' installation et j'ai ma carte graphique à jour avec le dernier driver officiel, pour le reste activer "Aur" dans les dépôts, chercher votre imprimante et tout s'installe tout seul!
Tous le système et les applications sont à jour dès que vous redémarrez après l'installation de "Manjaro"!
Non vraiment, à part installer les caractères non-libres pour avoir la bonne présentation de ses documents écrits dans "Libreoffice" pour moi en dehors du "Gaming" c' est quasiment parfait!
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-10-31
Votes: 0
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Manjaro can not even boot on my PC, where every other distro I have tried boots just fine.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-10-31
Votes: 0
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New to Linux and Mint Cinnamon was my first experience. The theme looked dated and at the time I didn't know that you change it. So I switched to Kubuntu, which while it was neat, it heated my computer up much faster than Mint had, so I looked for an alternative. I looked at videos (not a great choice but it worked for me) and I came across Manjaro, specifically XFCE. So far a great experience! I tried MX Linux but after it refused to let me create a bootable USB among other things I switched back.
Issues: -Glitchy start up and shut down screens
By this I mean I don't think they should be happening, as I haven't seen this in other distributions. On start up it pulls up a screen where it seems to have a checklist of everything booting up, and after I enter my password once the log in screen appears, the screen glitches a bit until a few seconds after the desktop is visible. The same kind of thing that happens at boot also happens on shut down, or at least something similar. While this might not be a huge issue (at least not right now), it is something to keep in mind.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-30
Votes: 0
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Is user friendly for those willing to learn as they tweak the basics to an intermediate level.
1) Arch Wiki & YouTubers help a lot!
2) Manjaro Kernel GUI
3) Octopi on default helps a lot.
4) Yaourt GUI on the Community Repository!
5) Little details like the Oxygen Window Decoration and Audio Cover Art Previews were set by default when other "user friendly" distros didn't.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-30
Votes: 0
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very good distro,that I use every day,nothing bad and
I onestly love.Gnome is my favourite enviroment, due to
the very poor performance in kde.So manjaro+gnome
rock solid,ram usage is higher but the laptop is silence
and light.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-30
Votes: 4
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ITs the best distro of the entire world!
The aur repo from arch gives it the best repo of the world!
Their tools are really friendly and to honestly this thing is sooooooo advanced that you will never miss your old windows again!
The only cons i see is that its not as fast as arch on performance, maybe they should officially set lxqt or even mate as official and supported DE, not on community ! heheh!
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 2
Date: 2018-10-30
Votes: 0
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Can't make any adjustments for Display settings in VBox.
AMD GPU hardware.
older versions worked fine in VBox.
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Version: 18.0
Rating: 1
Date: 2018-10-30
Votes: 4
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This distro sucks and is really ugly.
HD Installation works but only without propietary nvidia-drivers.
And no I don't want to touch anything by hand because if I have to do so I better stay with the original Arch Linux.
I will never touch again this distro...
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Version: stable
Rating: 4
Date: 2018-10-29
Votes: 0
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Manjaro is nice, but it is very slow on my laptop compare to Debian and Ubuntu.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-29
Votes: 0
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Only linux which actually worked out of box on Alienware R4.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-29
Votes: 0
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First impression after two weeks of use.
I have been an avid user of Ubuntu for the past 6 years and I only tried manjaro based on some positive stories from various Linux related tech blogs.
Installed Gnome version. No issues installing. Used Pacman in cli for updates, kept the default mirror list, download speed was excellent so I did modify the mirror list, however, it's nice to know if I find I need to change the mirror list it is easy to do.
This is the first rolling release distro I have tried and it is too early to say if it is good or bad, will update my review in the future to give my thoughts.
I do like the user forum, incredibly friendly and helpful.
For now, no caveats to report, too early to tell. Will update my review in 3 months.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-29
Votes: 2
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I use Manjaro with KDE as my main OS.
The balance between recent packages and a stable system is perfect for me: updates so far have caused me no problems and are frequent enough to be small and get bug-fixes and new features out fast.
The repositories have most mainstream packages and it has access to the AUR which is nice.
The wiki and forum are well-maintained and have a lot of fixes and explanations.
Hardware support has been good--I’ve booted the live USB on a variety of computers (including a Macbook and a >10yo PC running Windows XP) and it’s worked flawlessly.
Comes with quite a lot of preinstalled software but all of it will be useful to a fair number of users and pacman is easy to use to remove this. Probably the GUI options also are good.
KDE Plasma works beautifully on Manjaro. Xfce and LXQt (a community-maintained Manjaro) on live USB were also great. I really like the default theme: that green colour is so good.
I have issues with screen tearing with nvidia drivers--the fix in the wiki, enabling forcing full composition pipeline, sorted it. No problems with open source nouveau.
Bear in mind it’s easy to break if, like me, you have a lot more curiosity than competence. So do make full system back-ups if you’re in the habit of doing things like deleting your bootloader or your graphic drivers or changing ownership of root files, heheh. But of course it’s best to back-up diligently regardless.
My favourite distro as of now.
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Version: stable
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-10-27
Votes: 0
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Nothing but good things to say... rock solid, up-to-date, user-friendly,... simply works.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-25
Votes: 1
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Even moreso than Mint, Manjaro has moved me away from Windows to a very noticable extent. The system was extremely easy to install with the drivers you need, boots nice and fast, is stable (save a couple hiccups: sometimes the package manager crashes or doesn't load from the system tray on XFCE, that's the only issue that I've found so far in almost a month of using it), gaming is pretty good with Steam these days, the preloaded apps are mostly what you need and what you don't need they're easy to uninstall, annnddddd it's just fun to use. It's also nice logging in to a nice collection of updates all ready for you to install when need be.
If you ever need help the forums are great and the community is extremely down to earth.
Very highly recommended.
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Version: stable
Rating: 2
Date: 2018-10-25
Votes: 0
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After having it installed on a desktop computer with GNOME, I had to change it to another distribution. Manjaro repeatedly froze completely, did not respond under any circumstances. There was no other option but to shut down the computer in a forced way. In Firefox when going up and down with the scroll, the screen was cut diagonally. The pacman package manager is very fast, however when there is no program in the software center, you have to resort to AUR. This method is slow, it must be compiled from the source code. It is a disadvantage, also a greater load for the computer.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-24
Votes: 0
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Try ubuntu, lubuntu, mint and opensuse, and manjaro is the most fast, confortable and stable distro in my experience. simple but powerful. love manjaro
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Version: 17.1.12
Rating: 3
Date: 2018-10-23
Votes: 0
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Took Manjaro for a virtualbox test drive a few days ago and was quite intrigued, decided to install it on my primary desktop.
After wasting several dvd's trying to burn a bootable iso (possibly a W10 weirdness thing) I switched to my MacBook and successfully burned an iso from there.
The install was swift and straightforward, I was gifted with a newer (not the newest) version of Nvidia that seemed to work ok. Manjaro failed to load drivers for my two internal PCI-e usb 3.0 hubs and had difficulties with usb 2.0 as well - was unable to detect my turned on and connected usb printer. I know the CUPS web interface has been broken for at least a year now with Debian, Ubuntu, and Mint too so this might not be a Manjaro problem exactly but should have been caught prior to release. The install also failed to properly identify my REALTEK 8169 GBE, but that's ok I still got a gigabit connection.
As per normal with many iso installs there will be lots of updates. Once I was up and running, I noted two of the 300+ updates available were CUPS, HPlip, and a kernel upgrade. I declined the kernel upgrade but went ahead and launched the onslaught of fresh code.
During the next two hours while updates were being downloaded, I prowled various repos and forums only to find many of the programs I use daily were not supported. I'm not adverse to getting my fingernails dirty, but Linux is not my hobby anymore it's my daily driver. I don't have weeks or months to configure everything.
Sadly, about 2/3'ds of the way through those updates the system crashed and I had to restart. Then upon reboot, GRUB couldn't find my kernel. Not cool. That's kinda basic functionality, ya think? SO for now I have to say Auf Wiedersehen. Printing, networking, displays, and bitcoin are (for me) basic stuff. I may have to try the Lizard again. Or Mint. Or Debian. Anything but Gnome 3.
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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-10-23
Votes: 0
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The first Linux distro that, passing one year of use and updates, doesn't break my computer. The stable version is, indeed, unlike others, STABLE!
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Version: stable
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-10-17
Votes: 1
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Manjaro is awesome and very easy to use, more than Ubuntu I dare say.
I've been using the newest, stable KDE release and have run into very few issues. The only small and random problems I've had I was able to solve with a quick search of the Manjaro Wiki/Forums.
The pre-installed software choices are great and the package manager has almost anything you can think of, especially after adding the Arch Linux repositories. Manjaro doesn't hog your system resources, and there's even a Xfce version for machines with lower specs.
The only major trouble I ran into was setting up the USB installer from Windows 10. UNetbootin couldn't correctly create the USB installer, returning errors and problems when trying to boot from it. Using Rufus to create the installer worked like a charm.
I would recommend this OS to almost anyone, even those that are only familiar with Windows.
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