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Getting Started

Overview

Manjaro Overview Various articles to answer all your questions! Using Manjaro New to Manjaro? Start here for an overview!

On-Line and Support

Manjaro On-line Our blog, forum, Twitter, Reddit, and Facebook accounts. Manjaro IRC Additional direct support for Manjaro users.

Get Manjaro

Download Manjaro Where to find the latest and greatest Manjaro releases. Check a Downloaded ISO Image For Errors Check your Manjaro download for errors in Linux and Windows.

Installation

Burn an ISO File Burn Manjaro to CD/DVD or USB stick in Linux and Windows. Install Manjaro Installation and partitioning guides for beginners and experienced users.

Customisation and Configuration

Boot / Startup

BIOS and UEFI How to enable virtualisation, run Manjaro on Windows 8 systems, and more! Display Managers / Login Screens Install, configure, or even bypass MDM, GDM, SDDM, LXDM, and SLiM. Fstab - Use SystemD automount SystemD and /etc/fstab options for device mounting. Larger GRUB, Boot, and Shutdown Fonts How to increase the size of boot, shutdown, and GRUB menu fonts.

DEs / WMs

Conky - Basic Tips Conky can display a lot of useful information on your desktop. Desktop Environments and Window Managers Install popular desktops and apply a range of desktop-specific configuration. Set all Qt apps to use GTK+ font & theme settings Ensure QT apps match GTK+ DE/WM theming. Set all Java apps to use GTK+ font & theme settings Ensure Jave apps match GTK+ DE/WM theming.

Applications / Software Management

Repositories and Servers Change repositories, find the fastest mirrors, etc. Pacman Instructions for using the Package Manager and more. Graphical Software Managers There's a range of user-friendly software managers available! Arch User Repository Learn about and use the AUR. Flatpak Extend your software library using Flatpaks Snaps Install and manage Snaps on Manjaro Software Applications A collection of tips and configurations for many applications

Hardware / MSM

Manjaro Settings Manager MSM can set your Language, User Account, Kernel, Time and Date, Graphics Card Drivers, and more. Manjaro Hardware Detection Kernels and Drivers. (mhwd) Configure Graphics Cards View, install, remove, or reinstall GPU drivers and much more. Power Management Got the power? No? Then optimise it! Printing Enable printing and add printers. Wacom Tablet And Pen Configuring tablets and pens.

Network / Internet

Internet Browsers Security, Customisation, and Configuration. Firewalls Firewalls on Manjaro Sync dynamic IP with openDNS service via ddclient Solution for update dynamic IP for openDNS service. Keyboard and Mouse Sharing Use a mouse and keyboard across multiple machines & operating systems. Networking Managing networking Using Samba in your File Manager How to setup Samba share in your network. Sharing files with Python Using Python's built-in network capabilities to share files. Using autofs (automount) with NFS One of the many ways to mount shares.

System / Misc

Add a Storage Partition & Modify your System to Suit How to shrink and add a partition & make Manjaro know where & what it is. Aliases in .bashrc Shortcuts for your terminal. Developer Tools Set of tools used by Manjaro developers and advanced users. Managing Swap All about swap space Management of the Systemd Journal & of .log files Manage Systemd's Journal & syslog-ng's /var/log/*log files. Linux Security Information on root and superuser passwords. How to mount Windows (NTFS) filesystem due to hibernation Solutions & workarounds for various Windows versions. Keyboard Shortcuts Set custom keyboard bindings. Viewing and editing configuration files How to view and edit files in each Manjaro edition.

Troubleshooting

Boot / Startup

Restore the GRUB Bootloader Can't boot Manjaro? You may be able to repair rather than reinstall! Preserve Manjaro Bootloader Prevent Manjaro's GRUB from being overridden. Kernel Fails to Load / "Unable to Find Device" Error Solution for a problem that affects certain computers using JMicron chips.

Software Management

Installation: "Unable to lock database" Error A relatively common problem explained and easily solved. Installation: "Configuration file...not recognized" Error Explanation and solution for a mirrorlist problem. Installation: "Invalid or corrupted package" Error Explanation and solution for this software authentication issue. Installation: "GPGME_error:_No_data" Error Explanation and solution for this rare issue. Conflicting files - FILENAME exists in filesystem Solutions to updating issue 'X exists in filesystem'

Hardware

Screen Brightness is too Dark or Dim The solution for an issue that particularly affects some makes of laptops. Did X.server recognise your monitor correctly? A quick test in the Terminal. Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) Troubleshooting common issues related to ALSA. exFAT filesystem Enables Linux, Windows & OS/X systems to read/write data on removable media. Western Digital Green - Drive Fix - Linux Fix for WD Green intellipark "feature" that parks the heads every 8 seconds.

Desktop

Various screen tearing fixes Hopefully one of these tips will fix your screen tearing problem. DMenu - warning: no locale support A fix for the "no locale support" error in dmenu.

Wiki Editing

Basic Submission Rules How to create an account, and the dos and do-nots for Wiki contributors. How to create a new Wiki Page Guide on how to create a new wiki page.

• User's Guide

Full user guide on every aspect of Wiki authorship and maintenance.

• Wiki Tweaks

How to create new box templates