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Overview

Manjaro Overview

Various articles to answer all your questions!

Using Manjaro

New to Manjaro? Start here for an overview!

Coming From Windows

Go here if you're a Windows user trying Linux or Manjaro!

Online and Support

Manjaro Online

Our forum, Twitter, Reddit, and Facebook accounts.

Manjaro Telegram

Come talk with us on Telegram. If you want support, there is a forum...

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.

Customization and Configuration

Boot / Startup

BIOS and UEFI

How to enable virtualisation, run Manjaro on Windows 10 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 Java apps match GTK+ DE/WM theming.

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

Snap

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)

Graphical Software Managers

There's a range of user-friendly software managers available.

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.

Manjaro-ARM

Tips specific to ARM systems

Network / Internet

Internet Browsers

Security, Customization, and Configuration.

Firewalls and Security

Firewalls and Security 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

Manjaro Polkit Rules

The policykity rules implemented by Manjaro

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.

File Systems

Information on different file systems, how they work, and how to use them.

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.

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.

Software Management

Common Issues and Pacman Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting common issues related to pacman

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

More

User's Guide

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

Basic Submission Rules

How to create an account, and the dos and do-nots for Wiki contributors.

Contributing

The starting point for those willing to contribute to the wiki.

Contents

For a page containing a list of all Wiki guides and tutorials sorted alphabetically