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Manjaro Linux

File:Manjaro 0.8.3 XFCE in VBox.png Manjaro Linux 0.8.3 XFCE
Developer	Roland Singer, Guillaume Benoit, Philip Müller
OS family	Unix-like
Working state	Current
Source model	Open source
Latest release	0.8.3 / December 24, 2012 (2012-12-24)
Repository	gitlab.manjaro.org
Kernel type	Monolithic
Default user interface	XFCE
License	Various
Official website	http://blog.manjaro.org/

Manjaro Linux, or just Manjaro (pronounced like Kilimanjaro), is a GNU/Linux distribution, with XFCE as its default user interface. It is a primarily free software operating system for personal computers aimed at ease of use. It is uses a rolling release model.

Relation to Arch Linux

Manjaro Linux is based on Arch Linux, and has it's own set of repositories. The distribution aims to be new user friendly, while maintaining the powerful Arch base, most notably the pacman package manager and compatibility with the Arch User Repositories. Manjaro itself uses 3 sets of repositories: the unstable repositories contain the most bleeding edge Arch packages, possibly one or two days delayed; the testing repositories contain packages from the unstable repos synced every week, which provides an initial screening; and the stable repositories contain only packages that are deemed stable by the development team.

History

As of early 2013, Manjaro is in the beta stages, as some key elements of the final system, such as a fully integrated GUI package management system, as well as a GUI installer have not been implemented. However, key aspects to the distribution such as mhwd (Manjaro HardWare Detection) have been implemented.

Release history

The current series of release versions are the 0.8.x series. Between 0.8.0 and 0.8.3 (the current release, as of January 2013), the desktop environments offered, as well as the amount of programs bundles into each separate release have varied.

Version 0.8.3 comes with the following officially supported desktop environments: XFCE (primary DE), Cinnamon (Gnome Shell was dropped after 0.8.2), KDE, OpenBox (to be launched sometime in January 2013). Community supported versions include: E17, MATE, LXDE. A NET-Edition is available for those that want to configure their own graphical environment, and Gnome 3 and Razor-qt are also available for install in the repos.

Features

Manjaro Linux comes with out-of-the-box multimedia support, a robust hardware recognition package, and multiple kernel support. It comes with a CLI installer in 0.8.3. The rolling release model means that the user does not need to reinstall the system. Package management is handled by pacman, and a simple GUI program is available pending a more complex graphical interface in future versions. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions exist and it is binary compatible with Arch Linux. It can be configured to be either a stable system (default) or a bleeding edge system in line with Arch.

External links

• Official Manjaro website
• Official Manjaro forums
• Official Manjaro wiki