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Contents page

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

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! Larger GRUB, Boot, and Shutdown Fonts A how-to for making the GRUB menu as well as boot-up & shutdown process fonts bigger. Useful for high-resolution displays.

Manjaro Settings Manager

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Manjaro Settings Manager Here you can set your Language, User Account, Kernel, Time and Date, and your Graphics Card Drivers.

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.

Hardware

Wacom Tablet And Pen Configuring tablets and pens. Manjaro Hardware Detection You need to know this - Kernels and Graphics Cards. Configure Graphics Cards View, install, remove, or reinstall GPU drivers and much more. Printing Enable printing and add printers. Power Management Got the power? No? Then optimise it! Fstab - Use SystemD automount SystemD and /etc/fstab options for device mounting.

Software Applications

Audio Players A list of available audio players Avidemux - Cutting out sections of video How to cut out sections of video to keep or join with other media. Bmpanel2, Installing and configuring Install Bmpanel2 and configure it under Manjaro without problems. ClamAV, Installing Install and configure ClamAV in Manjaro without problems. Configure mplayer the right way mplayer config file overkill. Encfs, Installing and Using Install Encfs encryption and encrypt your Dropbox under Manjaro. HandBrakeCLI Usage A quick & dirty how-to for ripping many formats of movies. Mounting disk images (ISO files) How to mount and unmount disk images the Manjaro way. Spotify, Installing Install Spotify Client in Manjaro without problems. VirtualBox, Installing and Using Use Virtualbox in Manjaro, and Manjaro in Virtualbox. Virt-manager, Installing and Create Virtual Machine Virtualization with QEMU/KVM. VMware Use Manjaro in VMware and Installing VMWare on Manjaro Worker - An Introduction Worker is an extremely customisable file manager, with a learning curve.

Network / Internet

Internet Browsers Security, Customisation, and Configuration. Security & Anonymity & Firewalls Articles not related to specific browsers. Turn OFF IPv6 For security & other reasons you may want to disable IPv6. NTP - Setting up Windows NTP Solve the Windows using Local Time Problem . Set DNS or Nameservers Prevent DNS or nameservers from being overwritten in resolv.conf. Sync dynamic IP with openDNS service via ddclient Solution for update dynamic IP for openDNS service. Synergy - Mouse & Keyboard Sharing Use a mouse and keyboard across multiple machines & operating systems. Setup Internet DHCP Easily get internet working on a wired network without NetworkManager. Setup Static IP Static IP on wired ethernet interfaces for servers, ignoring wireless interfaces and DHCP leases. Uses netctl instead of NetworkManager. Using Samba in your File Manager How to setup Samba share in your network. Sharing files in a Network - the easy way How to share files fast. Using autofs (automount) with NFS One of the many ways to mount shares.

System

Add a Storage Partition & Modify your System to Suit How to shrink and add a partition & make Manjaro know where & what it is. Add a /swapfile This one is SO easy, have a look, see if it suits you? System Time Setting Correct time/date with NTP (Network Time Protocol) & set your Timezone (locale). 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. Users & Groups A quick reference on an important topic. How to mount Windows (NTFS) filesystem due to hibernation Solutions & workarounds for various Windows versions. Viewing and editing configuration files How to view and edit files in each Manjaro edition.

DEs, DMs, & WMs

Conky - Basic Tips Conky can display a lot of useful information on your desktop. Display Managers / Login Screens Install, configure, or even bypass MDM, GDM, SDDM, LXDM, and SLiM. 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.

BASH / Terminal

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Aliases in .bashrc Shortcuts for your terminal.

Developer Tools

Manjaro-tools Set of tools used by Manjaro developers and advanced users. Build Manjaro ISOs with buildiso Build your own Manjaro ISOs - detailed instructions and examples. Buildiso with AUR packages: Using buildpkg How to include AUR packages into your own Manjaro ISO build.

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. exFAT filesystem Enables Linux, Windows & OS/X systems to read/write data on external media e.g. USB Drive. Ownership/Permissions remain stable. 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. Setting the Default Sound Device No audio? HDMI instead of PCH? Vice-versa? Try this first. How to use ALSA sound with applications that depend on Pulseaudio Easily use ALSA sound without needing Pulseaudio installed on your system. Now Works with Skype, Firefox and others. 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

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