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{{Tip|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.}}
{{Tip|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 <u>specifically aimed at more experienced users</u>. The Testing Installer provides several new - and advanced - features not otherwise found in the Stable Installer. This includes supporting the:
In addition to the standard '''Stable Installer''', Manjaro 0.8.2 also provides the experimental '''Testing Installer''', which is <u>specifically aimed at more experienced users</u>. The Testing Installer provides several new - and advanced - features not otherwise found in the Stable Installer. This includes supporting the ''Unified Extensible Firmware Interface'' ('''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface EFI]'''), ''B-tree file system'' ('''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Btrfs btrfs]'''), and ''Redundant Array of Independent Disks'' ('''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID RAID]''') storage system.


* Unified Extensible Firmware Interface ('''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface EFI]''')
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* B-tree file system ('''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Btrfs btrfs]''')
* Redundant Array of Independent Disks ('''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID RAID]''') storage system




'''1. [[Installation Guide for Beginners 0.8.2|Installation Guide for Beginners]]''': A simple guide where no technical knowledge or expertise is required. Please note however, that while there is no need to manually partition your hard disk or edit any configuration files, '''using this guide will result in completely erasing your hard disk during the installation process'''. '''<font color="green">(NEW!)</font color>'''
* [[Installation Guide for Beginners 0.8.2|Installation Guide for Beginners]] '''<font color="green">(NEW!)</font color>'''
: ''A simple guide where no technical knowledge or expertise is required''.




'''2. [[Installation Guide for Experienced Users 0.8.2|Installation Guide for Experienced Users]]''': This guide involves manually partitioning your hard disk in addition to manually editing the necessary configuration files. As such, if desired, using this guide will allow Manjaro to be installed alongside an existing operating ststem, provide additional language support, and may result in improved performance. ('''<font color="red">TBA</font color>''')
* [[Installation Guide for Experienced Users 0.8.2|Installation Guide for Experienced Users]] '''<font color="red">(TBA)</font color>'''
: ''Manually partition your hard disk and edit the necessary configuration files''.
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* [[Installation Guide For Experienced Users (Testing Installer) 0.8.2|Installation Guide For Experienced Users (Testing Installer)]] '''<font color="red">(TBA)</font color>'''
: ''Utilise advanced features including EFI, btrfs and RAID''.
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'''3. [[Installation Guide For Experienced Users (Testing Installer) 0.8.2|Installation Guide For Experienced Users (Testing Installer)]]''' ('''<font color="red">TBA</font color>''')