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Where installing the full version of Manjaro (i.e. complete with a pre-installed desktop environment, codecs, and software applications), the mhwd command will be automatically run by the CLI installer to automatically detect your graphics card and install the most appropriate driver for it. '''Whether free or proprietary drivers are installed will depend on your initial choice of using free or nonfree graphics drivers to boot up'''.  
Where installing the full version of Manjaro (i.e. complete with a pre-installed desktop environment, codecs, and software applications), the mhwd command will be automatically run by the GUI and CLI installer to automatically detect your graphics card and install the most appropriate driver for it. '''Whether free or proprietary drivers are installed will depend on your initial choice of using free or nonfree graphics drivers to boot up'''.
Otherwise, it will be necessary to run the mhwd command manually as part of the post-installation process for the minimalistic '''NET-Edition''' of Manjaro.
 
'''For Beginners, it is recommended to use "Hardware Detection" in [[Manjaro Settings Manager]] to change or install new graphics drivers.'''
For intermediate and advanced users, it is also possible to use the mhwd command to install, re-install, and remove installed graphics drivers at any time, as illustrated below.


Otherwise, it will be necessary to run the mhwd command manually as part of the post-installation process for the minimalistic '''NET-Edition''' of Manjaro. Of course, it is also possible to use the mhwd command to install, re-install, and remove installed graphics drivers at any time, as illustrated below.


{{warning|For the NET-Edition, ensure that the graphics drivers are installed '''prior''' to installing and configuring your desired desktop and greeter. Without video drivers to show them, you won't get very far upon rebooting!}}
{{warning|For the NET-Edition, ensure that the graphics drivers are installed '''prior''' to installing and configuring your desired desktop and greeter. Without video drivers to show them, you won't get very far upon rebooting!}}