Manjaro

Installation Guides

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Overview

Tip
For the best results, please ensure that Manjaro is connected to the internet prior to starting the installation process.

Installation guides for every release of Manjaro have been provided bellow for both beginners and experienced users. These guides may also be used to install Manjaro as a main operating system, or within a virtual machine environment using Oracle's Virtualbox. Rebooting your computer (or starting your virtual machine) after connecting your installation media should be sufficient to start the process. If you find that your computer continues to boot into your existing operating system despite this, then check that:

  • The ISO Download and/or installation media has not been corrupted, and that
  • Your disc drive or USB flash-drive - depending on which you are using to install - is listed higher up in the boot order than your hard drive (i.e. that they will be booted from first).


Checking and amending your boot order if necessary will require either going into your computer's BIOS settings (if installing Manjaro as your main operating system), or Virtualbox's System Settings (if installing in a virtual machine).


Quick Guides

An example of how to install Manjaro to SSD for experienced users.
If your machine's motherboard runs UEFI/EFI you should read this guide.
How to fix a bootup issue that arises after selecting languages such as German or Bulgarian.
Basics of primary and logical partitions, and considerations if using existing partitions.
How to create two or three partition schemes to install Manjaro.
How to manually edit the necessary configuration files.


Manjaro 0.8.8 Installation Guides

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With the exception the Net-Edition, Manjaro 0.8.8 introduces an even more user-friendly graphical installer!


Our new graphical installer is easier than ever!
Create your own partitions in the new graphical installer.


Manjaro 0.8.5 Installation Guide

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With the exception of Openbox and the Net-Edition, Manjaro 0.8.5 introduces a new user-friendly graphical installer. Equivalent to the original "stable" installation method, it does not currently support advanced features such as the 'Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI. However, the original command-line installer can still be used instead to access these advanced features.
How to use the new graphical installer. No technical knowledge required.


Manjaro 0.8.4 Installation Guides

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Unless necessary, use the Stable Installer for the best results. The Testing Installer is aimed at more experienced users, and provides additional features such as support for the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI).

Manjaro 0.8.4 again introduces a number of changes and improvements. In addition to introducing a brand new theme and look, enhanced software package optimisation has resulted in even more applications and features being packed into each flavour. This includes full multi-media support once again. Additionally, the Openbox and MATE flavours also provide access to the Arch User Repository (AUR) out of the box.

A simple guide where no technical knowledge or expertise is required.
Build your own Manjaro system from the ground up!


Manjaro 0.8.3 Installation Guides

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It is recommended for most users - beginners and experienced alike - to use the Stable Installer for the best results. The Testing Installer is aimed at more experienced users, and provides additional features such as support for the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI), B-tree file system (btrfs), and Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) storage system.

Manjaro 0.8.3 encompasses a number of significant changes from the previous release. All software packages have been optimised, the use of resources have been streamlined, and performance has consequently been boosted. As such, this release provides a faster, leaner, and more efficient system that requires even less memory to run. However, in order to reduce the sizes of the installation files, Libre-Office, and use of the Arch User Repository (AUR) must be installed and enabled manually.


A simple guide where no technical knowledge or expertise is required.


Manually partition your hard disk and edit the necessary configuration files.


Build your own Manjaro system from the ground up!


Manjaro 0.8.2 Installation Guides

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It is recommended that unless there is a specific reason to do otherwise, most users - beginners and experienced alike - should use the standard Stable Installer for the best results.

In addition to the standard Stable Installer, Manjaro 0.8.2 also provides the experimental Testing Installer, which is specifically aimed at more experienced users. The Testing Installer provides several new - and advanced - features not otherwise found in the Stable Installer. This includes supporting the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI), B-tree file system (btrfs), and Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) storage system.


A simple guide where no technical knowledge or expertise is required.


Manually partition your hard disk and edit the necessary configuration files.


Build your own Manjaro system from the ground up!


Manjaro 0.8.0 and 0.8.1 Installation Guides

Both guides provided are virtually identical. The only real difference between them is that the Guide for Beginners utilises the assisted preparation method to automatically prepare and partition your computer's hard disk for you. The Guide for Experienced Users requires that the hard disk be prepared and partitioned manually. The Guide for Beginners also provides additional detail and explanations on how to edit various configuration files, while the Guide for Experienced Users assumes existing knowledge and expertise.


Automatically partition your computer's hard disk.


Requires manual preparation and partitioning of your computer's hard disk.


See Also

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