Manjaro

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Contents page

 
  • This page contains a list of all Wiki guides and tutorials sorted alphabetically.
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Getting Started

Overview

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

On-Line and Support

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


Get Manjaro

 
Where to find the latest and greatest 32 and 64 bit releases.
Check your Manjaro download for errors in Linux and Windows.

Installation

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




Customisation and Configuration

Boot / Startup

 
How to enable virtualisation, run Manjaro on Windows 8 systems, and more!
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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Here you can set your Language, User Account, Kernel, Time and Date, and your Graphics Card Drivers.


Software Management

 
Change repositories, find the fastest mirrors, etc.
Instructions for using the Package Manager and more.
There's a range of user-friendly software managers available!
Learn about and use the AUR.

Hardware

 
You need to know this - Kernels and Graphics Cards.
The Manjaro HardWare Detection (mhwd) tool is a unique feature of Manjaro.
View, install, remove, or reinstall GPU drivers and much more.
Enable printing and add printers.
Got the power? No? Then optimise it!
x-systemd.automount & the x-systemd.device-timeout= options, bring VERY simple to use magic to our device mounting via /etc/fstab.


Software Applications

 
A summary of some of the most popular.
Install and configure ClamAV in Manjaro without problems.
A quick & dirty how-to for ripping many formats of movies.
How to mount and unmount disk images the Manjaro way.
Install Quake Live Client in Manjaro without problems.
Install Spotify Client in Manjaro without problems.
Use Virtualbox in Manjaro, and Manjaro in Virtualbox.
Use Manjaro in VMware.
Virtualization with QEMU/KVM.
Worker is an extremely customisable file manager, with a learning curve.
Install Bmpanel2 and configure it under Manjaro without problems.
Install Encfs encryption and encrypt your Dropbox under Manjaro.
Conky can display a lot of useful information on your desktop.
How to cut out sections of video to keep or join with other media.

Network / Internet

 
Security, Customisation, and Configuration.
Articles not related to specific browsers.
For security & other reasons you may want to disable IPv6.
Solve the Windows using Local Time Problem .
Prevent DNS or nameservers from being overwritten in resolv.conf.
Solution for update dynamic IP for openDNS service.
Use a mouse and keyboard across multiple machines & operating systems.
Easily get internet working on a wired network without NetworkManager.
Static IP on wired ethernet interfaces for servers, ignoring wireless interfaces and DHCP leases. Uses netctl instead of NetworkManager.
How to setup Samba share in your network.
How to share files fast.
One of the many ways to mount shares.


System

 
How to shrink and add a partition & make Manjaro know where & what it is.
This one is SO easy, have a look, see if it suits you?
For correct system time/date, turn on NTP (Network Time Protocol) &/or set your Timezone (locale).
Activate click on tap, and vertical and horizontal scrolling on your touchpad.
An introduction to the management of both Systemd's Journal & syslog-ng's /var/log/*log files.
A quick reference on an important topic.
A quick reference on an important topic.
Shows easy how-to for OpenRC & links for SystemD.
Solutions & workarounds for various Windows versions.
Bash script providing cli menu to add & remove kernels

DEs, DMs, & WMs

 
Install, configure, or even bypass MDM, GDM, KDM, SDDM, LXDM, and SLiM.
Install popular desktops and apply a range of desktop-specific configuration.
Ensure QT apps match GTK+ DE/WM theming.
Ensure Jave apps match GTK+ DE/WM theming.


BASH / Terminal

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Shortcuts for your terminal.

Developer Tools

 
Set of tools used by Manjaro developers and advanced users.
How to build your own Manjaro ISOs with detailed instructions and examples.
How to include AUR packages into your own Manjaro ISO build.


Troubleshooting

Boot / Startup

 
Can't boot Manjaro? You may be able to repair rather than reinstall!
Prevent Manjaro's GRUB from being overridden
The solution for a problem that affects certain computers that use JMicron chips.

Desktop

 
'Hopefully one of these tips will fix your screen tearing problem
'This fix is for people using a GTK+ DE/WM & who also run any number of Qt apps on that system
'This fix is for people using a GTK+ DE/WM & who also run any number of Java apps on that system
Can't get sound? HDMI when you want PCH? Or Vica-versa? This is a very quick & simple fix. Try it first.
For the likes of Skype & now Firefox since v52, plus others - you can easily use ALSA sound without having to have Pulseaudio installed on your system.
A fix for the "no locale support" error in dmenu


Hardware

 
The solution for an issue that particularly affects some makes of laptops.
A quick test in the Terminal.
mplayer config file overkill.
Enables Linux, Windows & OS/X systems to read/write data on external media e.g. USB Drive. Ownership/Permissions remain stable.
Some WD Green drives have a "feature" called intellipark, that parks the heads every 8 seconds...

Software Management

 
A relatively common problem explained and easily solved.
An explanation and solution for a problem encountered by some newcomers.
An explanation and solution for this software authentication issue.
An explanation and solution for this rare issue.
Solutions to updating issues such as 'X exists in filesystem'


Wiki Editing

 
How to create an account, and the dos and do-nots for Wiki contributors.
Guide on how to create a new wiki page.
(Most) Everything you need to know to create, edit & format a wiki page.
Full user guide on every aspect of Wiki authorship and maintenance.
A simple overview where the existing boxes aren't sufficient.
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