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For setting a static IP on wired ethernet interfaces for servers, ignoring wireless/wifi interfaces and DHCP leases. Uses netctl instead of NetworkManager.

How-to check an .ISO MD5 checksum

Manjaro is currently using the superior SHA for checking the integrity of a downloaded .ISO, other .ISO's we may download use MD5.

Software Applications

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Audio Players

A summary of some of the most popular.

ClamAV, Installing

Install and configure ClamAV in Manjaro without problems.

Flash player in Konqueror

Make flash work in Konqueror.

HandBrakeCLI Usage

A quick & dirty how-to for ripping many formats of movies.

Krusader, Installing

Install and configure Krusader in Manjaro without problems.

Quake Live, Installing

Install Quake Live Client in Manjaro without problems.

Spotify, Installing

Install Spotify Client in Manjaro without problems.

VirtualBox, Installing and Using

Use Virtualbox in Manjaro, and Manjaro in Virtualbox.

Worker - An Introduction

Worker is an extremely customisable file manager, which takes a little time to get to know...

Bmpanel2, Installing and configuring

Install Bmpanel2 and configure it under Manjaro without problems.

Encfs, Installing and Using

Install Encfs encryption and encrypt your Dropbox under Manjaro without problems.

System

Partition Access Without Entering a Password

Implemented in Manjaro 0.8.4, this fix will benefit users of earlier releases.

Storage Partition Creation, Modify System to Suit, & Add a /swapfile:

How to modify and set partitions.

System Time Setting

For correct system time/date, turn on NTP (Network Time Protocol) &/or set your Timezone (locale).

Touchpad Horizontal and Vertical Scrolling

Activate click on tap, and vertical and horizontal scrolling on your touchpad.

Management of the Systemd Journal & of .log files

An introduction to the management of both Systemd's Journal & syslog-ng's /var/log/*log files.

Get rid of the gnome-pty-helper process

Remove the executable bit from all instances of gnome-pty-helper on your system.

Users & Groups

A quick reference on an important topic.

Using OpenRC, an alternative to systemd

A quick reference on an important topic.

BASH / Terminal

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Aliases in .bashrc

Shortcuts for your terminal.

Troubleshooting

Boot / Startup

File:System.png

Restore the GRUB Bootloader

Can't boot Manjaro? You may be able to repair rather than reinstall!

Kernel Fails to Load / "Unable to Find Device" Error

The solution for a problem that affects certain computers that use JMicron chips.

Desktop

File:Display.png

Remove screen tearing with dcompmgr - nVidia

This how-to works for watching videos & Youtube, with the closed source driver at least.

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.

Configure mplayer the right way

mplayer config file overkill.

exFAT filesystem

Enables Linux, Windows & OS/X systems to read/write data on external media e.g. USB Drive. Ownership/Permissions remain stable.

Software Management

File:Upgrade.png

Installation: "Unable to lock database" Error

A relatively common problem explained and easily solved.

Installation: "Configuration file...not recognized" Error

An explanation and solution for a problem encountered by some newcomers.

Installation: "Invalid or corrupted package" Error

An explanation and solution for this software authentication issue.

Installation: "GPGME_error:_No_data" Error

An explanation and solution for this rare issue.

Update: Issues with pamac during updates

Solutions to deal with pamac issues on updating your system.

Conflicting Files When Updating (Manjaro 0.8.0)

A solution to solve updating issues for installations of Manjaro 0.8.0.

No Sound in Steam

A solution to a common Steam bug/problem.

Wiki Editing

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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.

A Handy Quick Reference for Wiki page Creation - Editing

(Most) Everything you need to know to create, edit & format a wiki page.

User's Guide

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

Create Notification Boxes

A simple overview where the existing boxes aren't sufficient.

Difference between revisions of "Main Page"

Revision as of 16:28, 8 July 2014

Contents

What's New - The Five Latest Changes

Getting Started

Overview

On-Line and Support

Get Manjaro

Installation

Customisation and Configuration

Boot / Startup

Display

Hardware

Software Management

Network / Internet

Software Applications

System

BASH / Terminal

Troubleshooting

Boot / Startup

Desktop

Hardware

Software Management

Wiki Editing

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-#REDIRECT [[User talk:PhiIm]]
+{{Center|[[File:skin2.png]]}}
+<center><font size="4">'''Welcome to the Manjaro Wiki!'''</font size></center>
+<center>If you land on this page by trying to access http://manjaro.org please follow this [[Fix_manjaro_org_url|guide]].</center>
+{{Center|{{Contents|{{Languages}}}}}}
+<!--========================================================================================-->
+= What's New - The Five Latest Changes =
+<div style="width: 50%; padding: 20px; border: medium solid #4EA64E; border-radius: 30px 0 30px 0; background: honeydew;">
+[[File:New-Logo.png|left|96px]]
+{|
+| width="85%"|
+|-
+| [[MATE Desktop Environment]]
+| <span style="float:right; color:green">25-May-14</span>
+|-
+| [[Setup Static IP]]
+| <span style="float:right; color:green">19-May-14</span>
+|-
+| [[ExFAT file system|exFAT filesystem]]
+| <span style="float:right; color:green">4-May-14</span>
+|-
+| [[mhwd-kern.sh]]
+| <span style="float:right; color:green">22-Feb-14</span>
+|-
+| [[Squid]]
+| <span style="float:right; color:green">22-Mar-14</span>
+|-
+|}
+</div>
+= Getting Started =
+<!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
+<!--Overview-->
+<div style="float: left; width: 50%">
+===Overview===
+{|
+[[File:Manjaro.png|left|96px]]
+|
+* '''[[Manjaro|Manjaro Overview]]'''
+: ''Various articles to answer all your questions!''
+* [[Using Manjaro for Beginners|Using Manjaro]]
+: ''New to Manjaro? Start here for an overview! ''
+|}
+</div>
+<!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
+<!--On Line-->
+<div style="float: right; width: 50%">
+===On-Line and Support===
+{|
+[[File:on-line2.jpg|left|96px]]
+|
+* '''[[Manjaro On-line]]'''
+: ''Our blog, forum, Twitter, Reddit, and Facebook accounts.''
+* [[Manjaro IRC]]
+: ''Additional direct support for Manjaro users.''
+|}
+</div><div style="clear: both"></div> <!-- A sincere thanks Archwiki! :-) -->
+<!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
+<!--Get Manjaro-->
+<div style="float: left; width: 50%">
+===Get Manjaro===
+{|
+[[File:Download_square.png|left|96px]]
+|
+* [[Download Manjaro]]
+: ''Where to find the latest and greatest 32 and 64 bit releases.''
+* [[Check a Downloaded ISO Image For Errors]]
+: ''Check your Manjaro download for errors in Linux and Windows.''
+|}
+</div>
+<!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
+<!--Installation-->
+<div style="float: right; width: 50%">
+===Installation===
+{|
+[[File:Software.png|left|96px]]
+|
+* [[Burn an ISO File]]
+: ''Burn Manjaro to CD/DVD or USB stick in Linux and Windows.''
+* '''[[Installation Guides|Install Manjaro]]'''
+: ''Installation and partitioning guides for beginners and experienced users. ''
+|}
+</div>
+<div style="clear: both"></div>
+<!--========================================================================================-->
+= Customisation and Configuration =
+<!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
+<!--Boot / Startup-->
+<div style="float: left; width: 50%">
+===Boot / Startup===
+{|
+[[File:System.png|left|96px]]
+|
+* '''[[BIOS and UEFI]]'''
+: ''How to enable virtualisation, run Manjaro on Windows 8 systems, and more!''
+|}
+</div>
+<!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
+<!--Desktop Environments-->
+<div style="float: right; width: 50%">
+===Display===
+{|
+[[File:Display.png|left|96px]]
+|
+* '''[[Display Managers / Login Screens]]'''
+: ''Install, configure, or even bypass MDM, GDM, KDM, SDDM, LXDM, and SLiM''
+* '''[[Desktop Environments|Desktop Environments and Window Managers]]'''
+: ''Install and configure a range of popular desktops!''
+|}
+</div>
+<div style="clear: both"></div>
+<!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
+<!--Hardware-->
+<div style="float: left; width: 50%">
+===Hardware===
+{|
+[[File:Hardware.png|left|96px]]
+|
+* '''[[Manjaro_Hardware_Detection |Manjaro Hardware Detection (MHWD)]]'''
+: '''You need to know this''' - ''Kernels and Graphics Cards''.
+* '''[[Printers]]'''
+: ''Enable printing and add printers''.
+* '''[[Power Settings]]'''
+: ''Got the power? No? Then optimise it!''
+* [[Fstab - Use SystemD automount]]
+: ''x-systemd.automount & the x-systemd.device-timeout= options, bring VERY simple to use magic to our device mounting via /etc/fstab''.
+|}
+</div>
+<!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
+<!--Software Management-->
+<div style="float: right; width: 50%">
+===Software Management===
+{|
+[[File:Upgrade.png|left|96px]]
+|
+* '''[[Repositories and Servers]]'''
+: ''Access the AUR, change repositories, find the fastest mirrors, etc''.
+* '''[[Pacman]]'''
+: ''Instructions for using the '''Pac'''kage '''Man'''ager & other terminal based package managers''.
+* '''[[Graphical Software Managers]]'''
+: ''There's a range of user-friendly software managers available''!
+|}
+</div>
+<div style="clear: both"></div>
+<!--Network / Internet-->
+<div style="float: left; width: 50%">
+===Network / Internet===
+{|
+[[File:Internet.png|left|96px]]
+|
+* '''[[Internet Browsers]]'''
+: ''Security, Customisation, and Configuration.''
+* '''[[Firewalls and Security|Security & Anonymity]]'''
+: ''Articles not related to specific browsers.''
+* [[Setting_up_Windows_NTP |NTP - Setting up Windows NTP]]
+: ''Solve the Windows using Local Time Problem .''
+* [[Set DNS and-or Nameservers]]
+: ''Some users get their DNS or nameservers overwritten in resolv.conf on boot, using resolvconf.conf will prevent this.''
+* [[Sync dynamic IP with openDNS service via ddclient]]
+: ''Solution for update dynamic IP for openDNS service.''
+* [[Synergy - Mouse & k/board Sharing|Synergy - Mouse & Keyboard Sharing]]'''
+: ''Use a mouse and keyboard across multiple machines & operating systems.''
+* [[Setup Internet DHCP]]'''
+: ''This is a simple way for NON-wireless network users to get their internet working. If you don't like NetworkManager or the like, this is for you.''
+* [[Setup Static IP]]'''
+: ''For setting a static IP on wired ethernet interfaces for servers, ignoring wireless/wifi interfaces and DHCP leases. Uses netctl instead of NetworkManager.''
+* [[How-to check an .ISO MD5 checksum]]'''
+: ''Manjaro is currently using the superior SHA for checking the integrity of a downloaded .ISO, other .ISO's we may download use MD5.''
+|}
+</div>
+<!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
+<!--Software Applications-->
+<div style="float: right; width: 50%">
+===Software Applications===
+{|
+[[File:Gnome-do.png|left|96px]]
+|
+* '''[[Audio Players]]'''
+: ''A summary of some of the most popular.''
+* '''[[ClamAV|ClamAV, Installing]]'''
+: ''Install and configure ClamAV in Manjaro without problems. ''
+* '''[[Enable_flash_player_in_Konqueror |Flash player in Konqueror]]'''
+: ''Make flash work in Konqueror. ''
+* '''[[Using_HandBrakeCLI| HandBrakeCLI Usage]]'''
+: ''A quick & dirty how-to for ripping many formats of movies. ''
+* '''[[Krusader|Krusader, Installing]]'''
+: ''Install and configure Krusader in Manjaro without problems. ''
+* '''[[Quake Live|Quake Live, Installing]]'''
+: ''Install Quake Live Client in Manjaro without problems. ''
+* '''[[Spotify|Spotify, Installing]]'''
+: ''Install Spotify Client in Manjaro without problems. ''
+* '''[[Virtualbox|VirtualBox, Installing and Using]]'''
+: ''Use Virtualbox in Manjaro, and Manjaro in Virtualbox. ''
+* '''[[Worker - An Introduction]]'''
+: ''Worker is an extremely customisable file manager, which takes a little time to get to know... ''
+* '''[[Bmpanel2|Bmpanel2, Installing and configuring]]'''
+: ''Install Bmpanel2 and configure it under Manjaro without problems. ''
+* '''[[Encfs|Encfs, Installing and Using]]'''
+: ''Install Encfs encryption and encrypt your Dropbox under Manjaro without problems. ''
+|}
+</div>
+<div style="clear: both"></div>
+<!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
+<!--System-->
+<div style="float: left; width: 50%">
+===System===
+{|
+[[File:Control.png|left|96px]]
+|
+* [[Access_Partitions_Without_Entering_a_Password |Partition Access Without Entering a Password]]
+: ''Implemented in Manjaro 0.8.4, this fix will benefit users of earlier releases.''
+* [[Add_a_new_storage_partition,_modify_system_to_suit_%26_add_a_/swapfile: |Storage Partition Creation, Modify System to Suit, & Add a /swapfile:]]'''
+: ''How to modify and set partitions.''
+* [[System Time Setting]]
+: ''For correct system time/date, turn on NTP (Network Time Protocol) &/or set your Timezone (locale). ''
+* [[Enable_Touchpad_Horizontal_and_Vertical_Scrolling |Touchpad Horizontal and Vertical Scrolling]]
+: ''Activate click on tap, and vertical and horizontal scrolling on your touchpad. ''
+* [[Limit the size of .log files & the journal|Management of the Systemd Journal & of .log files]]
+: ''An introduction to the management of both Systemd's Journal & syslog-ng's /var/log/*log files.''
+* [[Get rid of the gnome-pty-helper process]]
+: ''Remove the executable bit from all instances of gnome-pty-helper on your system.''
+* [[Users & Groups]]
+: ''A quick reference on an important topic.''
+* [[Using OpenRC, an alternative to systemd]]
+: ''A quick reference on an important topic.''
+|}
+</div>
+<!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
+<!--Security-->
+<div style="float: right; width: 50%">
+===BASH / Terminal ===
+{|
+[[File:terminal-iconv2.png|left|96px]]
+|
+* [[Aliases in .bashrc]]
+: ''Shortcuts for your terminal.''
+|}
+</div>
+<div style="clear: both"></div>
+= Troubleshooting =
+<!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
+<!--Boot / Startup-->
+<div style="float: left; width: 50%">
+=== Boot / Startup ===
+{|
+[[File:System.png|left]]
+|
+* [[Restore the GRUB Bootloader|Restore the GRUB Bootloader]]
+:  ''Can't boot Manjaro? You may be able to repair rather than reinstall! ''
+* [[Kernel Fails to Load (pata_acpi error)|Kernel Fails to Load / "Unable to Find Device" Error]]
+: ''The solution for a problem that affects certain computers that use JMicron chips. ''
+|}
+</div>
+<!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
+<!--Desktop-->
+<div style="float: right; width: 50%">
+=== Desktop ===
+{|
+[[File:Display.png|left]]
+|
+* [[Remove screen tearing with dcompmgr - nVidia]]
+:  ''This how-to works for watching videos & Youtube, with the closed source driver at least. ''
+|}
+</div>
+<div style="clear: both"></div>
+<!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
+<!--Hardware-->
+<div style="float: left; width: 50%">
+=== Hardware ===
+{|
+[[File:Hardware.png|left]]
+|
+* [[Reactivating the Backlight|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''.
+* [[Configure mplayer the right way]]
+: ''mplayer config file overkill''.
+* [[ExFAT file system | exFAT filesystem]]
+: ''Enables Linux, Windows & OS/X systems to read/write data on external media e.g. USB Drive. Ownership/Permissions remain stable''.
+|}
+</div>
+<!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
+<!--Software Management-->
+<div style="float: right; width: 50%">
+=== Software Management ===
+{|
+[[File:Upgrade.png|left]]
+|
+* [[pacman troubleshooting#"Unable to lock database" Error|Installation: "Unable to lock database" Error]]
+: ''A relatively common problem explained and easily solved. ''
+* [[pacman_troubleshooting#"Configuration_file...not recognized" Error|Installation: "Configuration file...not recognized" Error]]
+:  ''An explanation and solution for a problem encountered by some newcomers. ''
+* [[pacman troubleshooting#"Failed to commit transaction (invalid or corrupted package)" Error|Installation: "Invalid or corrupted package" Error]]
+: ''An explanation and solution for this software authentication issue. ''
+* [[pacman troubleshooting#"GPGME_error:_No_data" Error|Installation: "GPGME_error:_No_data" Error]]
+: ''An explanation and solution for this rare issue. ''
+* [[Pamac troubleshooting|Update: Issues with pamac during updates]]
+: ''Solutions to deal with pamac issues on updating your system.''
+* [[Conflicting Files When Updating (Manjaro 0.8.0)]]
+: ''A solution to solve updating issues for installations of Manjaro 0.8.0. ''
+* [[No Sound in Steam]]
+: ''A solution to a common Steam bug/problem. ''
+|}
+</div>
+<div style="clear: both"></div>
+<!--========================================================================================-->
+= Wiki Editing =
+<div style="float: left; width: 50%">
+{|
+[[File:spanner.png|left|96px]]
+|
+* [[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.''
+* [[Handy's Quick Reference for Wiki page Creation - Editing|A Handy Quick Reference for Wiki page Creation - Editing]]
+: ''(Most) Everything you need to know to create, edit & format a wiki page.''
+|}
+</div>
+<div style="float: right; width: 50%">
+* [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide]
+: ''Full user guide on every aspect of Wiki authorship and maintenance.''
+* [[Wiki tweak page|Create Notification Boxes]]
+: ''A simple overview where the existing boxes aren't sufficient.''
+</div>
+<div style="clear: both"></div>