MANJARO LINUX 0.8.

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USER GUIDE

THE MANJARO DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Copyright 2014 the Manjaro Development Team.

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The Manjaro Development Team

Core Team
Philip Mller Project Leader, Project Management and Coordination,
Mirrors Manager, Packager, Developer, Web Developer

Roland Singer Founder, Designer, Developer, Web Developer, Pack-

ager

Guillaume Benoit Server Manager, Developer, Packager, Moderation

Alexandre A. Arnt Developer, Moderation

Mateusz Mikolajczyk Developer

Demiray Muhterem Manjaro KDE Edition Maintainer, Turkish IRC

and web support, Manjaro artwork

Wlad Meixner Web Developer, Web Consultant

Ramon Buld Developer

Joshua Strot Developer, Graphics Developer

Maintainers
Dan S. Openbox Editions Maintainer

Rob McCathie Package Maintainer, Netbook Edition Maintainer

Cumali Cinnamon and Gnome Community Editions Maintainer

Lane Wiscombe (anex) MATE Community Edition Maintainer

Forum, Community and Support

Ringo de Kroon Community, IRC Support

Documentation
Jonathon Fernyhough Editor of the User Guide 0.8.9-0.8.10

Handy Global Moderator, Wiki Contributor, Community Support

Sabras Wiki

Alumni
Carl Duff Community, Documentation and Wiki Management, Script-
ing and Conguration
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Acknowledgements

The awesome community on forum.manjaro.org and #manjaro

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A note about Manjaro and Arch

Manjaro is based on another distribution called Arch Linux. As

such, it is also able to draw software packages from the community-
maintained Arch User Repository (AUR). However, please note that
Manjaro is not Arch, and any enquiries about the Manjaro operating
system should be directed towards the Manjaro forums and Internet
Relay Chat (IRC) channels alone. For example, although Ubuntu is
derived from Debian - and therefore shares some similarities with
its parent - there are still substantial differences between these op-
erating systems and how they work. Such is the case with Manjaro,
which is far from just being an easy to install or pre-congured
Arch operating system. Here are some of the key differences between
the Manjaro and Arch operating systems:

Manjaro is developed independently from Arch, and by a com-

pletely different team.

Manjaro is designed to be accessible to newcomers, while Arch is

aimed at experienced users.

Manjaro draws software from its own independent repositories.

These repositories also contain software packages not provided by
Arch.

Manjaro provides its own distribution-specic tools such as the

Manjaro Hardware Detection (MHWD) utility, and the Manjaro
Settings Manager (MSM).

Manjaro has numerous subtle differences in how it works when

compared to Arch.

To reiterate, although Manjaro is indeed an Arch-derivative, it is not

Arch!
Contents

Introduction 11

I Getting Manjaro 13

Downloading Manjaro 15

Checking a downloaded disc image for errors 19

Writing a disc image 23

II Installing Manjaro 29

Booting the Live environment 31

Using the graphical automatic installer 33

Using the graphical installer - experienced users 41

Installing on a UEFI system 47

Advanced installation methods 57

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III Welcome to Manjaro 61

The Manjaro desktop 63

Getting help 69

Maintaining your system 75

Index 95
Introduction

About Manjaro

Manjaro is a user-friendly GNU/Linux distribution based on the in-

dependently developed Arch Linux. Within the Linux community,
Arch itself is renowned for being an exceptionally fast, powerful,
and lightweight distribution that provides access to the very latest
cutting-edge software. However, Arch is also traditionally aimed at
more experienced or technically-minded users. As such, it is gener-
ally considered to be beyond the reach of many, especially those who
lack the technical expertise (or persistence) required to use it.
Developed in Austria, France, and Germany, Manjaro aims to
provide all of the benets of Arch Linux combined with a focus on
user-friendliness and accessibility. Available in both 32- and 64-bit
versions, Manjaro is suitable for newcomers as well as experienced
Linux users. For newcomers, a user-friendly installer is provided, and
the system itself is designed to work fully straight out of the box
with features including:
Pre-installed desktop environments

Pre-installed graphical applications to easily install software and

update your system

Pre-installed codecs to play multimedia les, and

Pre-installed access to the latest games

Features

Manjaro shares many of the same features as Arch, including:

Speed, power, and efciency

Access to the very latest cutting- and bleeding-edge software

A rolling release development model that provides the most

up-to-date system possible without the need to regularly install a
new operating system release
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Access to the Arch User Repositories, and

The versatility to be shaped and moulded in every respect to suit

personal taste and preference.

However, Manjaro boasts a few extra features of its own, including:

A simplied, user-friendly installation process

Automatic detection of your computers hardware (e.g. graphics

cards)

Automatic installation of the necessary software (e.g. graphics

drivers) for your system

Dedicated software repositories that deliver fully tested and stable

software packages, and

Support for the easy installation and use of multiple kernels

1: Welcome to Manjaro!
 Part I

Getting Manjaro
Downloading Manjaro

Manjaro editions

There are four editions of Manjaro available for download. Three To download Manjaro go to this
web address: http://manjaro.org/
editions of Manjaro come complete with a pre-installed desktop
get-manjaro/
environment and a selection of popular software applications. Any
of these would be a great choice for anyone who wants to try out
Manjaro on a Live-CD without having to install it rst. If you have When you purchase retail software it
the time its worth taking each for a test run to see which you like generally comes on a disc, whether
a CD or a DVD. A Live-CD has
best! a version of the operating system
that will run without needing to be
Xfce The Xfce desktop environment is designed to be lightweight installed. This is a feature of most
while retaining a familiar desktop interface. If youre not sure GNU/Linux and BSD-based operating
systems.
which edition to choose, this one is a good bet. Xfce edition disc
image les start with manjaro-xfce.

Openbox Openbox is a small, light desktop environment, and this

version is designed to use as few resources as possible while still
providing a full desktop experience. If you like a minimal envir-
onment, or need to squeeze every last drop of performance from
your system, this version is well worth a look. Openbox edition
disc image les start with manjaro-openbox.

KDE This version includes the K Desktop Environment. It offers a

highly integrated environment with plenty of functionality and
options. It is also highly customisable and offers a slightly differ-
ent feel than the other editions. KDE edition disc image les start
with manjaro-kde.

Net This edition of Manjaro provides only a base installation, stripped

of all but the most basic pre-installed software. Starting from the
command line, this is suitable for more experienced users who
may want to build their own Manjaro system from the ground up.
A disc image for a NET edition will always begin with manjaro-
net.
Each edition of Manjaro is available as 32- and 64-bit versions. Disc
images available for 32-bit systems will end in i686.iso and images
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for 64-bit systems will end in x86_64.iso. A 64-bit operating system

wont run on a 32-bit system, and although a 32-bit operating system
will run on a 64-bit system it wont be able to make full use of its
resources. Try to make sure that you download the appropriate disc
image for your system!

Xfce edition Openbox edition

KDE edition Net edition

Manjaro community editions

In addition to the four main Manjaro editions, there are a number

of editions that have certain software or desktop environments pre-
installed. This user manual assumes you are using the Xfce version,
and all screenshots will be from this. However, the installation pro-
cess and other software works in exactly the same way!
The edition names should give a clear indication of the desktop
environment they install. Unless you have a strong preference, we
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suggest you stick with the Xfce version. You can of course change
later, or install other desktop environments too!
There are currently four main community editions: Cinnamon,
GNOME, MATE, and Netbook.

Downloading a disc image

Every release of Manjaro is available for download, whether the

current stable release, upcoming test builds, or previous versions
for historical interest. When you visit the download page you will
nd a link to each of the four main editions in both 32- and 64-bit
versions, as well as a checksum le for each. A checksum can be
used to check the integrity of the disc image le you download to
make sure it hasnt been corrupted during the download.

Stable releases of Manjaro are intended to be used by the general

public, so this will be the appropriate choice for the majority of
users. The current Manjaro release can always be downloaded
from the Get Manjaro page.1 1
http://manjaro.org/get-manjaro/
Each of the stable releases, starting from 0.8.0, can also be
downloaded from the Stable Release section of the Sourceforge
website.2 2
http://sourceforge.net/projects/
manjarolinux/files/release/
Test builds of Manjaro are intended to be used by developers and
testers to identify any bugs or issues during the development pro-
cess. These are not suitable for use as a main operating system
by the general public. However, should you wish to try out a test
build (preferably in a virtual machine), each current release can be
downloaded from the from the Test Build section of the Source-
forge website.3 3
http://sourceforge.net/projects/
manjarodev/files/testbuild/
Checking a downloaded disc image for errors

Before burning your downloaded disc image (or using it as a virtual

disc in VirtualBox4 ) we strongly recommend that you rst check that 4
https://www.virtualbox.org/
it hasnt been corrupted. The potential result of not checking rst,
especially if you want to install Manjaro as your main operating sys-
tem, should be obvious. In the best case, the installation will fail. In
the worst case a corrupted image will result in a corrupted installa-
tion.
To verify the integrity of the disc image you have to download
the appropriate checksum le. This will be available at the same
place where you downloaded the disc image le. For example, the
le manjaro-0.8.10-sha1sum.txt contains checksum hashes for all the
available disc image les and will have content similar to this:

fd99f9328103007b3a04d4a1a826e81769288ae4 manjaro-kde-0.8.8-i686.iso
2b997a76ef23d1ef0a3a819a2ed8bef1f2e9a1b5 manjaro-kde-0.8.8-x86_64.iso
18b7df6f12c2b9d2b35b7716e89d71b91b873805 manjaro-net-0.8.8-i686.iso
80fc756226625d7b23ef909135fca32714d795d2 manjaro-net-0.8.8-x86_64.iso
b2fc1a5107e70f4cea2981ed941df5fc249a11ea manjaro-openbox-0.8.8-i686.iso
b91b8a8d3133342f4cfdb1ba09c28ec20c8492e1 manjaro-openbox-0.8.8-x86_64.iso
590750cc76d11efb47a153f1fcfcd4b6689f055e manjaro-xfce-0.8.8-i686.iso
1b8fcf0d24972f3881c2a331fd202cb0842866aa manjaro-xfce-0.8.8-x86_64.iso

MD5 and SHA-1

You may have seen there are two checksum les. One ends -sha1sum.txt,
the other ends -md5sum.txt. MD5 and SHA are two types of hashing
algorithms; the sha part of the checksum le name stands for Se-
cure Hash Algorithm. These algorithms are used to generate a hash
code unique to the disc image le. The checksum le itself is just a
text document that contains hash codes that should match the code
generated by the MD5 or SHA-1 algorithm. Copies of the le can be
checked to make sure they are exactly the same - if the le is changed
in any way, either intentionally or by corruption, the code generated
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will be different.
Whilst MD5 is commonly used, SHA-1 is newer and more secure
and is beginning to replace MD5. For the purpose of checking the in-
tegrity of the downloaded le MD5 is good enough but SHA-1 is a
better solution. The checking process is the same for both algorithms.
We recommend you use SHA-1. For more about hashing algorithms
Wikipedia has lots of information.5 5
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Secure_Hash_Algorithm
If the code generated from the disc image matches that contained
in the checksum le, then the disc image le is ne. If the two codes
dont match then it means that the disc image le has changed in
some way, most likely due to being corrupted. You can think of it like
someone using a password to identify who they are: if they provide
the wrong password, then something is probably wrong.
From this point on well assume you are using the le manjaro-
0.8.10-sha1sum.txt. Test builds have a slightly different
arrangement. Instead of a single le
with all checksums, each disc image le
Checking in Linux has its own associated checksum le. If
youre running the test build Im sure
you can work it out!
Automatic verication
The program sha1sum can automatically compare the checksum of
the disc image you downloaded against the value in the text le. The
process is very straightforward, but the end result might look a little
worrying!
For this example, I rst open a terminal and change to the direct-
ory where I downloaded the disc image le and checksum le. I use
the command ls to check which les are present:

jonathon@box:~$ cd download
jonathon@box:~/download$ ls
manjaro-0.8.10-sha1sum.txt manjaro-xfce-0.8.10-x86_64.iso

As you can see I have downloaded the 64-bit Xfce edition. Next, I run
the sha1sum program to check against the values in the checksum
le:

jonathon@box:~/download$ sha1sum -c manjaro-0.8.10-sha1sum.txt

The next set of lines show the result of the checks. While the rst
few lines look worrying this is to be expected - the program cant
check disc image les that arent there! The second to last line is
the important one. It shows that sha1sum has successfully veried the
disc image I downloaded against the checksum value in the le.

sha1sum: manjaro-kde-0.8.10-i686.iso: No such file or directory

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manjaro-kde-0.8.10-i686.iso: FAILED open or read

sha1sum: manjaro-kde-0.8.10-x86_64.iso: No such file or directory
manjaro-kde-0.8.10-x86_64.iso: FAILED open or read
sha1sum: manjaro-net-0.8.10-i686.iso: No such file or directory
manjaro-net-0.8.10-i686.iso: FAILED open or read
sha1sum: manjaro-net-0.8.10-x86_64.iso: No such file or directory
manjaro-net-0.8.10-x86_64.iso: FAILED open or read
sha1sum: manjaro-openbox-0.8.10-i686.iso: No such file or directory
manjaro-openbox-0.8.10-i686.iso: FAILED open or read
sha1sum: manjaro-openbox-0.8.10-x86_64.iso: No such file or directory
manjaro-openbox-0.8.10-x86_64.iso: FAILED open or read
sha1sum: manjaro-xfce-0.8.10-i686.iso: No such file or directory
manjaro-xfce-0.8.10-i686.iso: FAILED open or read
sha1sum: manjaro-xfce-0.8.10-x86_64.iso: OK
sha1sum: WARNING: 7 listed files could not be read

Manual verication
To manually check the integrity of your downloaded le, rst open
the downloaded manjaro-0.8.10-sha1sum.txt checksum le using a
text editor such as Gedit. Once the checksum le has been opened,
and the codes are visible, open up your terminal and change to the
directory where your downloaded disc image is stored.

1: Verifying the checksum dis-

played in gedit against the
output of sha1sum

For example, if your disc image le is located in a directory named

download, you would rst change to that directory:

jonathon@box:~$ cd download
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Then you can generate an SHA-1 hash code for the disc image using:

jonathon@box:~/download$ sha1sum manjaro-xfce-0.8.10-x86_64.iso

This command generates a hash code for the 64-bit Manjaro Xfce
0.8.10 disc image which can then be manually compared to the code
contained in the checksum le.

Checking in Microsoft Windows

Unlike Linux, Microsoft Windows does not have any suitable built-
in tools so you will need to download and install a checksum utility
application. A web search will turn up several examples of free soft-
ware, or you can look on the Download.com website.6 Another free 6
http://download.cnet.com/
checksum utility which has positive reviews is Raymonds MD5 &
SHA Checksum Utility.7 This is the program we will use in the fol- 7
http://raylin.
wordpress.com/downloads/
lowing example.
md5-sha-1-checksum-utility/

2: Verifying the checksum in

Microsoft Windows using Ray-
monds MD5 & SHA Checksum
Utility.

Once you have downloaded the checksum utility, the checking

process is very straightforward. Simply Browse to the downloaded
disc image, select it, and click Open. The program will then calcu-
late the checksums for the disc image le. To verify the checksum is To speed up the process its probably
a good idea to deselect the hashes you
correct, open the manjaro-0.8.10-sha1sum.txt in a text editor such as
are not verifying.
Notepad, copy the checksum for the disc image le you have down-
loaded, and paste it into the verication box. Then click Verify. If
there are no problems with the disc image le the program will in-
form you that the hash matched.
Writing a disc image

A disc image is not a copy-and-paste duplication of les: its a bit-

for-bit copy of the raw data that makes up the les and folders of
that disc. This is why just copying a disc image le to a disc (or USB
ashdrive) to begin installing wont work: youll need to use a disc
burning or image writing application to translate that raw data into
the les and folders. There is an exception to this rule. If you
Once converted, the les can be used to run Manjaro in Live-CD intend on installing Manjaro in a virtual
machine environment using Oracles
mode without having to install it to your system, and/or install Man- VirtualBox, then there will be no need
jaro on your system. Its important to note Manjaro will not have full to burn the image as VirtualBox will
be able to read from the disc image le
functionality when run in Live-CD mode. For example, you will not directly as a virtual disc.
be able to save any changes to the system, install updates or add new
applications.
Due to the amount of software included on the full edition disc
images you may need to use a DVD instead of a CD. Check the fol-
lowing table as a guide if youre not sure:

Edition Filename Size Media

KDE manjaro-kde-0.8.10-i686.iso 1.3GB DVD Table 1: Manjaro Edition disc
manjaro-kde-0.8.10-x86_64.iso 1.4GB image le sizes
Openbox manjaro-openbox-0.8.10-i686.iso 653MB CD
manjaro-openbox-0.8.10-x86_64.iso 695MB
Xfce manjaro-xfce-0.8.10-i686.iso 1.1GB DVD
manjaro-xfce-0.8.10-x86_64.iso 1.3GB
NET manjaro-net-0.8.10-i686.iso 440MB CD
manjaro-net-0.8.10-x86_64.iso 590MB
Many people routinely use a DVD rather than a CD even for the
smallest disc image les. Not only is a DVD faster to burn but they
allow higher data access rates so the Live-CD loads faster and the
installation completes sooner.
However, with the increasing capacity and decreasing cost of USB
ash media this presents an even more attractive method than the If your system will boot from a USB
device, and you have one of sufcient
traditional burning process; it is far faster and more exible than
capacity that you can erase, we recom-
using optical media. Both CD/DVD burning and USB ash media mend the use of a USB ash drive over
installation methods are covered in this guide. traditional CD/DVD media.
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Burning to a CD/DVD in Linux

If not already installed, several different software burning applic-

ations should be available for installation from your distributions
Software Center / Software Manager / Package Manager / repositor-
ies. Popular burners include XFBurn, K3b, and Brasero. Which one Xfce environments tend to include
you choose is entirely down to personal choice, though your operat- XFBurn. KDE environments tend to
include K3b. GNOME environments
ing system will usually install one suitable for your desktop environ- tend to include Brasero.
ment. To simplify things a little, the following steps for burning your
downloaded Manjaro disc image use Brasero.

Burning using Brasero

1. Insert a blank CD/DVD. Its a good idea to use rewriteable disc
(e.g. CD-RW or DVD-RW). Although
2. Start the Brasero software burner. slightly more expensive individually
than a write-once disc you can reuse the
3. Click the Burn Image - Burn an existing CD/DVD image to disc disc again and again, for example when
button to open the Image Burning Setup window. the next version of Manjaro is released!

4. Click the button beneath the title Select a disc image to write to
open up your le manager. Locate and double-click the down-
loaded disc image le to load it. Upon automatically returning to
the Image Burning Setup window, note that the disc image le is
now listed as the disc image to write.
5. The blank CD/DVD you inserted should be automatically listed
underneath the title Select a disc to write to. If not, click the but-
ton to select it manually.
6. Click the properties button to open the properties window, and
then click the button beneath the title Burning Speed. We strongly
recommend you select the slowest speed available. Once selected,
click the Close button. We strongly recommend you select the
slowest speed available when burning
7. Click the Burn button to start the burning process. If necessary, to disc in order minimise the possibility
follow any on-screen instructions provided. of corruption during the burning
process.
Its also a good idea to avoid using
any applications which make intensive
Burning to a CD/DVD in Microsoft Windows use of system resources while burning,
and in particular avoid heavy disc
Newer versions of Microsoft Windows (Windows 7 and later) include access. If the burner software cant read
the disc image le quickly enough the
a disc image burner. If you do not have a newer version of Microsoft
burning process can be interrupted.
Windows you will need to download one of the many free disc burn-
ing software utilities.

Burning using Windows Disc Image Burner

Selecting the disc image le and clicking on Burn disc image, or
simply double-clicking on the le itself, will start the Windows Disc
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Image Burner program. This makes the process of burning to a disc

very straightforward:

1. Insert a blank CD/DVD into your disc drive.

2. Start Windows Disc Image Burner. For more information about this
program see: http://windows.
3. Click Burn. microsoft.com/en-gb/windows7/
burn-a-cd-or-dvd-from-an-iso-file

1: Windows Disc Image Burner

in Microsoft Windows 7

Burning using a third-party application

For versions of Microsoft Windows earlier than Windows 7 (e.g.
Windows XP) you will need to download and install third-party disc
burning software. There are many free examples available that will
be found by a web search, but here are some of the most popular:

Name Website Video tutorial

Imgburn http://imgburn.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XihCQgmeGV4
CDBurnerXP http://cdburnerxp.se/en/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxYkFdwn1qI
InfraRecorder http://infrarecorder.org/

The burning process for each of these applications is similar, with Table 2: Third-party disc burn-
small differences in user interface. The websites listed above will ing software for Microsoft Win-
provide information about features and screenshots of the applica- dows
tions themselves. For a little more information about each of these
applications, an overview of each is available in the CD/DVD Burn-
ing Article on the TechSupportAlert website.8 Alternative burning 8
http://www.techsupportalert.com/
software may also be found on the Download.com website,9 although best-free-cd-dvd-burning-software.
htm
9
http://download.cnet.com/
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you will have to lter the search results to view only free applica-
tions. It will also be worthwhile to take the time to read any reviews
provided for your choice(s).

Writing to a USB ash drive in Linux

To take advantage of the faster access times and much quieter nature
of a USB ash drive, there are a number of methods of writing the
disc image le. One of the easiest is to use ImageWriter.
ImageWriter should be available for installation from your distri-
butions Software Center / Software Manager / Package Manager /
repositories. Once Imagewriter has been downloaded and installed, 2: ImageWriter
ensure that your USB ash drive is plugged in before starting the ap- https://en.opensuse.org/
plication. SDB:Live_USB_stick
The process of using ImageWriter is very straightforward:

1. Click on the centre icon.

2. Navigate to where you downloaded the disc image le, and select
it.

3. Ensure that your USB ash drive has been selected from the drop-
down menu.

4. Click on the Write button.

5. Once it has nished, reboot your system, making sure to select the
USB ash drive as the boot device.

Writing to a USB ash drive in Microsoft Windows

We recommend you use ImageWriter For Windows, which is a free

application designed to write disc images to USB ash drives as
3: Windows ImageWriter
well as Compact Flash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) cards. Once
http://sourceforge.net/
Imagewriter has been downloaded and installed, ensure that your
projects/win32diskimager/
USB ash drive is plugged in before starting it.
If you nd that ImageWriter is unable to start, you might have to
download Microsofts .NET 2.0 Runtime Framework. This is needed
by some software programs though it is normally already installed
on your Windows PC.
In addition, if an error message is displayed upon starting the
process on Windows Vista and later, you might need to open Image-
Writer by rst right-clicking on the icon, and then selecting the Run
as Administrator option. Make sure that Windows Explorer is
closed before attempting to write the
For more detailed information about the software its worth read-
disc image, otherwise it may block
ing the website, though the process is very straightforward: access to the USB ash drive. If this
happens the following error message
will be displayed: system.compon-
entModel.Win32Exception: Access is
denied.
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1. Click the select button (folder icon).

2. Navigate to and select the Manjaro disc image.

3. Select your USB ash drive from the Device menu.

4. Click the Write button.

5. Once it has nished, reboot your system, making sure to select the
USB ash drive as the boot device.
Re-partitioning your USB stick as
If for some reason the writing process is unsuccessful the Image- a RAW data type will result in all
data present being destroyed, and will
Writer authors recommend that you use a partitioning tool to re- render it unusable for other purposes
format the USB ash drive as a RAW partition type, then try again. until reformatted back to its original
partition type
Unfortunately this process is outside the scope of this guide.
 Part II

Installing Manjaro
Booting the Live environment

Booting the Live environment, whether from CD/DVD or USB ash

drive, will give you an overview of the Manjaro Linux environment
and let you test how well it will run on your machine. This is very
useful to check before committing to install a new operating system!
For best results you should be connected to the Internet. If you
have a wired Ethernet connection, and plug in before booting the
Live environment, Manjaro will automatically set up a connection.
If you have a wireless (Wi-Fi) connection you can set up the wireless
network once you have reached the Manjaro desktop.
The method of selecting the boot device varies considerably across
machines. You may need to hold one key, for example <Esc>, <Del>,
or <F10>, to select the boot device. Or, you may need to set the op-
tion in your BIOS. If youre not sure, your machines user guide will
have detail of the method you need, alternatively a web search will
also quickly turn up the answer.

The boot menu

When you boot from your installation media (CD/DVD or USB ash
drive) you should be presented with the Manjaro boot screen. This
screen provides several options to help get the best experience from
the Live environment.
It is possible at this stage to set your preferred language and key-
board layout before using Manjaro. This means that you will be able
to use and install Manjaro in your native language straight away.
1: Boot menu
Setting your language and keyboard layout

First, set your preferred language by pressing the <F2> key. The op-
tions available can be highlighted for selection by using the arrow
keys on your keyboard. In this instance, English (UK) has been high-
lighted for the user.
Once selected, press <Enter> to conrm and to be taken back to
the boot menu.

2: Language selection
32 manjaro linux 0.8.10

Selecting the language will also set a keyboard layout appropriate

to that language, for example it will select QWERTY for English and
AZERTY for French. If this doesnt match your layout, or perhaps
you have a US layout but speak German, press <F2> again, but this
time select Keyboard. Pick the language that matches your keyboard
layout, and press <Enter> to conrm and return to the boot menu.

Choosing the drivers

There are two main sets of drivers that can be used by Manjaro: Free
and non-Free. The differences are not minor, and your choice can
depend on your computer hardware. If in doubt, choose Free drivers. If you
want to play games, choose non-Free
Free drivers are open-source, like Manjaro itself, written and up- drivers.
dated by a large community. For older hardware and that with
Intel-based integrated graphics, this is the best choice.

Non-Free drivers are closed-source, written and updated only by

the hardware manufacturers. This is generally the best choice
for newer hardware with AMD or Nvidia dedicated graphics. At
the time of writing, non-Free drivers are the best choice for Nvidia
graphics and AMD graphics newer than the 8000-series. For older
AMD and Nvidia hardware the Free drivers work very well. For
AMD graphics older than the HD5000-series Free drivers are the
best choice.

To start Manjaro with Free drivers, choose Start Manjaro Linux from
the boot menu.
To start Manjaro with non-Free drivers, choose Start (non-free
drivers) from the boot menu. 3: Start Manjaro Linux

Welcome to Manjaro

Once you select Start, Manjaro will boot up. You may see a lot of
scrolling text - dont worry, this shows the system is working! After
a little while, assuming your hardware is compatible, you will be
presented with a Live desktop environment and a nice friendly wel-
come screen.
The welcome screen gives some links to common tasks, document-
ation (like the thing youre reading now!) and the support channels.
There are also links to the installation programs. Dont worry if you
close the welcome screen: you can load it again, and all the links are 4: Welcome to Manjaro!
also present elsewhere in the menus.
Using the graphical automatic installer

This guide is intended for those with limited technical knowledge

and experience. With these steps it wont be necessary to manually
partition your computers hard disc or to manually edit any cong-
uration les. However, the overall exibility of the process is not as
great as the advanced installation process.
Where possible, make sure you are connected to the internet be-
fore booting from your installation media into the Live environment.
If you have a hard-wired connection via an Ethernet cable, then Man-
jaro will automatically connect to the internet without you having
to do anything. Otherwise, once you have booted into Manjaros
desktop, you will need to select and then connect to your wireless
network.
For a constantly-updated version, check out the wiki:

User guide: http://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=Graphical_

Installation_Guide_for_Beginners_0.8.10
34 manjaro linux 0.8.10

Choose your language

1: If you selected your preferred

language before booting then it
should already be selected for
you.
Once selected, click Forward to
proceed to the next step.

Choose your location

2: The locations available to

choose will depend upon the
language you selected in the
previous step.
Once selected, click Forward to
proceed to the next step.
 user guide 35

Check the minimum requirements

3: Your computer will automat-

ically be checked to make sure
that Manjaro can safely be in-
stalled. This will include check-
ing that enough storage space is
available.
Once satised that your system
meets the minimum require-
ments necessary, click Forward
to proceed to the next step.

Although the absolute minimum

allowed is 6 Gigabytes, at least 15 Giga-
bytes of free space is recommended.
While its not necessary to have an
active internet connection to install
Set your timezone Manjaro its highly recommended.

4: To set your timezone, either

click on the map or pick from
the menus. Zone is the con-
tinent you live on. Region is
the city closest to where you
live. We recommend keep-
ing Network Time Protocol
synchronisation enabled so
your clock will never be wrong!
This relies on an active internet
connection, however.
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Choose your keyboard layout

5: Just because you live in a cer-

tain location that doesnt mean
you have to use the keyboard
layout native to it. This screen
allows you to choose your key-
board layout and variant such
as Dvorak or one with dead
keys for extended punctuation.
To choose your desired layout
simply click rst on a Layout,
then on a Variant. Variants
shown will depend on the
layout chosen.
Once satised that these details
are correct, click Forward to
proceed to the next step.

Set the installation type

6: To proceed with the auto-

matic (and very easy) installa-
tion method make sure that the
Erase disc and install Manjaro
(automatic) option has been
selected. Be aware that this
will wipe the disc you choose
in the next step and erase all
its data.
Once complete, click Forward
to proceed to the next step.

It is generally recommended that

you Set your Home in a different
partition/volume. This keeps your
documents separate from the operating
system les.
 user guide 37

Choose your disk

7: If you have more than one

hard drive on your computer,
then you will need to decide
which one to wipe so you can
install Manjaro.
Once selected, click Install
Now! to proceed to the next
step.

Add your user account

8: Now its time to personalise

your installation! Enter your
real name, a name for your
computer (just enter manjaro
if you cant think of one), and
your username. Your username
will be the name of your per-
sonal account in Manjaro.
You will also need to enter your
intended password twice. Re-
member that the use of upper
and lower case letters matters
(e.g. abc123 is not the same as
ABC123).
All done! Once satised that
these details are correct, click
Forward to view the installation
process.
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Installation...

9: The automatic installation

process is well underway. While
you wait for it to complete, use-
ful information about Manjaro
and its community will be dis-
played.

...complete!

10: Once the installation has

nished you will be asked
if you want to restart your
system. Select Yes to reboot
immediately, or No to close the
installer and continue using the
Manjaro Live environment.
 user guide 39

Boot your new operating system

11: When you reboot, if you ac-

cidentally boot from the Live
CD or USB drive you used to
install Manjaro, you can choose
Boot from Hard Disk and press
<Enter>.

Log in

12: Once Manjaro has booted

enter your username and pass-
word and enjoy your fresh
Manjaro system!
If you like it, you might con-
sider joining the Manjaro com-
munity on its forums or IRC
channel. We look forward to
meeting you!
Using the graphical installer - experienced users

This guide is intended for those with sufcient technical knowledge

to manually create their own partitions. As such, this guide focuses
on providing an example of how to use the Advanced installation
method in general, rather than outlining the entire installation pro-
cess, or listing all the popular partition schemes that may be used.
This guide also assumes you have read the Automatic installation
guide steps 1-5 as these are exactly the same.
Where possible, make sure you are connected to the internet be-
fore booting from your installation media into the Live environment.
If you have a hard-wired connection via an Ethernet cable, then Man-
jaro will automatically connect to the internet without you having
to do anything. Otherwise, once you have booted into Manjaros
desktop, you will need to select and then connect to your wireless
network.
For a constantly-updated version of this guide, check out the wiki
page:

User guide: http://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=Graphical_

Installation_Guide_for_Experienced_Users_0.8.10

For a refresher on partitioning your disk, check out the wiki pages on
partitioning and partitioning scenarios:

Partitioning: http://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=Partitioning_
Overview_and_Existing_Partition_Tables

Partitioning scenarios: http://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=

Cfdisk_Basic_Partitioning_Scenarios
42 manjaro linux 0.8.10

Start the advanced installation method

1: When you reach the sixth

step of the installation process,
select Manage your partitions
and where to install Manjaro
(advanced) and then click For-
ward to proceed.

Choose your disk

2: If you have more than one

hard drive on your computer
select the one you want to par-
tition. This example already
has a partition layout, but were
going to start fresh by clicking
New partition table.
 user guide 43

Create a partition table

3: The partition table type you

chose will normally depend on
your system. Non-EFI systems
are normally best with MBR,
whereas EFI systems should
use GPT. Once youre happy,
click OK to create the partition
table.

GPT on a non-EFI system

4: You will get a warning if you

create a GPT partition table on
a non-EFI system. You can still
proceed if you want, but be
aware of the extra partition.
Dont delete it!
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A two-partition scenario

5: In this scenario we will cover

the most common partition lay-
out. Root and Boot les will
be in a single partition and
Home in a second partition
to keep documents separate
from system les. Well add an
optional swap partition in the
remaining space. As there are
only three partitions total, each
can be Primary partitions.
With the free space highlighted,
well click +Add to create the
rst partition.

Partition 1: Root and Boot

6: The rst partition will con-

tain the system and boot les (/
and /boot). As such, we must
allocate enough space for all
system programs. 20GB is
generally sufcient, but with
the 40GB disc in this machine
weve reduced this to 15GB. We
have selected EXT4 as the le
system and made sure to set the
mountpoint to / (root).
 user guide 45

Partition 2: Home

7: Weve added a second par-

tition to hold our user docu-
ments. Its set to be 25GB in
size, with the EXT4 le sys-
tem, and the mountpoint is set
to /home (Home).

Swap partition

8: Finally, weve added a swap

partition. This will act as extra
(very, very slow) RAM if we
run out. Its not really suitable
as anything other than a last re-
sort but can sometimes make
the difference between losing
work and quitting cleanly. This
is set to take the remainder of
the free space, about 2GB.
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Finalising the partitions

9: The partition layout is ready,

but before continuing its worth
checking over. You can change
and adapt the layout freely at
this point as nothing has been
written to disc.
Once you are happy, click In-
stall now! to proceed.

Verify partitioning actions

10: As a nal check, the in-

staller will ask you to verify
that you want to write the parti-
tion layout to disc. If you want
to go back and make a change,
click Cancel. Otherwise to con-
tinue to install Manjaro, click
OK. The rest of the process is
the same as for the Automatic
installer, so were done here!
Installing on a UEFI system

UEFI is the commonly agreed on name for both the EFI & UEFI stand-
ards which merged. It does not include the old EFI v1, or Apples own
non-standard version of EFI.

If you have a relatively new computer (e.g. post-2012) it will probably

have UEFI support; it certainly will if it came with Microsoft Win-
dows 8 or later installed. At this point in time, installing a Linux
distribution on a UEFI system can be tricky. Thankfully Manjaros
installer, Thus, does a good job of correctly setting up everything.
However, there are still important considerations, especially when it
comes to the partitioning table.

Booting in UEFI mode

The most important step is to ensure that your machine does not
have Secure Boot enabled. Only a very limited number of operating
systems will boot with this enabled. You must disable this in your
BIOS before proceeding; if you dont know how to do this please
refer to your computers user manual.
Once you have booted the system from the Live CD/USB you
will be presented with the Manjaro boot selection screen. It has two
main options for the drivers it will use (either Free or non-Free). The
main difference is the lack of any option for language or keyboard
layout. However, this is actually not that important! When you run
Thus and choose your language and keyboard layout this will take
effect within the Live environment, along with setting these for the
installed system.
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1: In UEFI mode the Manjaro

boot selection screen looks
quite different. However, the
two main installation options
are still there.

Installing Manjaro as the only operating system

With Manjaro 0.8.10, Thus does an excellent job setting up your sys-
tem. Once you have loaded the Live environment the installation
steps are exactly the same as for a non-UEFI installation. The main
difference is in the partition layout: this is important if you wish to
manually partition the drive to suit your own requirements.
In automatic mode, Thus creates a conservative partition lay-
out that will work on all systems. However, the key extra partition
for compatibility with UEFI systems is a fat32-formatted partition
mounted at /boot/efi - make sure to include this if you partition
manually!
 user guide 49

1: The partition layout created

by Thus in automatic mode
(with separate Home).

2: A manual partition layout.

Note the lack of a GRUB BIOS
partition; this is not necessary
with a GPT partition layout un-
der EFI.
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Installing alongside Microsoft Windows 8 or later

It is possible that you want install Manjaro but keep an existing Win-
dows 8 installation on your computer. This is possible, but a little
more complicated to set up. Its not for the faint-of-heart, and you
should make sure you have a backup of any important documents or
information before proceeding.
The following instructions assume you are using a machine with
UEFI enabled, Secure Boot disabled, and are using drives with a
GUID Partition Table (GPT).

Download the installation media

First, make sure you have downloaded a 64-bit version of Manjaro. It
doesnt matter which edition you choose, but the lename must end
with x86_64.iso.
Next, create the Live media by burning the disc image to a DVD
or writing to a USB ash drive. The process is very similar to a non-
UEFI installation, but for Windows users using USB media, Rufus10 10
http://rufus.akeo.ie/
is highly recommended. Rufus should use the following settings:

Device: "choose your USB" (Attention: choose correctly, the device

selected here will be formatted!)

Partition scheme: GPT partition scheme for UEFI computer

File system: FAT32 (Default)

Cluster size: 8192 bytes (Default)

Volume label: MJRO_089

Format Options: Quick format. Create a bootable disk using: ISO

Image (Click on the DVD icon to select your downloaded disc
image). Create extended label and icon les.

Click Start, and you are done! (though it takes between around two
and ve minutes to complete).

1: Rufus with recommended

Boot the Live environment settings
Before booting, check your BIOS settings: UEFI must be on and Se-
cure Boot off. Manjaro currently doesnt support Secure Boot.
Boot with your Live media and select which set of drivers you
would like to use:

Boot Manjaro Linux ... (default) This chooses the open-source graphics
card drivers.
 user guide 51

Boot Manjaro Linux ... (nonfree) This option chooses the proprietary
graphics card drivers from Nvidia or AMD.

If youre not sure which to use, refer back to the earlier section Boot-
ing the Live environment.

Adjust your partition sizes

Your computer will be set up with no free space into which Manjaro
can be installed. As such, you need to shrink the main Microsoft
Windows partition to make space! To do this, we will use GParted,
the GNOME Partition Editor.

2: Start GParted from the ap-

plications menu. The root
password is manjaro (without
quotes).

Once you are happy with the new partition layout, on the menu go
to Edit, Apply all operations. There will be a conrmation message;
to continue you must click Apply.
The resizing process will take some time. Perhaps another chance
to get a cup of tea! Once it has completed, close GParted and then
run Install Manjaro Linux.
52 manjaro linux 0.8.10

3: Right click on the largest

NTFS partition and select Res-
ize/Move

4: Make space at the end of the

partition for Manjaro. Ideally
this should be at least 50GB,
but you cant shrink the parti-
tion smaller than its used space
(minimum size). When youre
happy with the new size, click
Resize/Move.
 user guide 53

Start the advanced installation process

5: When you reach the sixth

step of the installation process,
select Manage your partitions
and where to install Manjaro
(advanced) and then click For-
ward to proceed.

6: On the partitioning screen

you can see the 100GB of free
space we just created. Note the
100MB fat32 partition: this is
the EFI boot partition needed
by Windows. At this point you
have two choices.
54 manjaro linux 0.8.10

7: Firstly, you can create

another, new, EFI partition
just for Manjaro. This means
everything is kept separate to
Windows.
A partition of 100MB should be
enough, but the mountpoint
must be /boot/efi and the
partition type fat32.

8: Otherwise, you can reuse the

EFI partition created by Win-
dows. This is normally quite
safe to do.
Select the mountpoint
/boot/efi but make sure
you do not format the parti-
tion - or you wont be able to
boot Windows!
 user guide 55

9: Create the rest of partitions

as normal. You need at least a
root partition (mountpoint /).
Click Install now!, conrm the
changes, and proceed with the
rest of the installation process!

Update the GRUB bootloader, or, Where did Windows go?

Sometimes the bootloader GRUB2 doesnt detect an existing Mi-
crosoft Windows installation when installing. This means that only
Manjaro Linux will appear in the list of options when you boot the
machine.
This is easy to solve. Run the command:

sudo update-grub

in a terminal after booting into Manjaro and it will detect Windows

and add an entry to the boot menu.
Advanced installation methods

The text-based installer

The Manjaro Live environment provides two installation tools: along

with the graphical installer a text-based CLI installer is available.
This is suitable for advanced users who need extra control over the
installation process, for example if they want to set up RAID or alter
system conguration options. Its also useful for very old machines
and is the only installation method available for NET editions.
The text-based installer is only recommended for advanced
users, and currently not for users who require EFI-compatibility.

1: The installation process steps

are very similar to the graphical
installer. However, much more
control is available.
58 manjaro linux 0.8.10

Set date and time

2: The rst menu item allows

you to manually set your
timezone and check the date
and time set for your system.

Hard disk(s) preparation

3: The second menu item

allows full control over the
partition layout.
 user guide 59

Install system

4: The third menu item starts

the installation process. You
will get no conrmation be-
fore the installation begins:
make certain that your partition
layout is correct otherwise the
process will fail. The installa-
tion can take a little bit of time,
so make a cup of tea!

Congure system

5: The fourth item allows full

control of your new systems
conguration. The options are
quite extensive!
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Install bootloader

6: Before rebooting you must

make sure to install the boot-
loader to the correct drive.
Without this, you wont be able
to load Manjaro!

Quit

7: The nal step exits the in-

staller. You can continue us-
ing the Live environment or
reboot now to use your freshly
installed Manjaro.
 Part III

Welcome to Manjaro
The Manjaro desktop

Congratulations on installing Manjaro Linux!

Once you have logged in you will be presented with the Manjaro
desktop. The Welcome Screen will load automatically and this gives
you some useful links to documentation, ways to get help and sup-
port from the Manjaro community, and some ways you can get in-
volved with the project. Remember that Manjaro is free and open-
source software: it relies on contributions from its user and developer
community!

1: The Manjaro Xfce Desktop

with Welcome Screen.

If you dont want the welcome screen to load each time you log in,
just untick the box Show this dialog on startup. Dont worry: you
can always nd it again in the applications menu.
The applications menu is the easiest way of starting the software
programs that are installed on your Manjaro system. The icon for this
is in the corner of the screen. Go ahead and click on it now! You can also press the Windows or
Super key on your keyboard. Handy!
64 manjaro linux 0.8.10

2: Software applications that

are installed will be displayed
in the applications menu.

You can see that the ve main software applications have an item
in the Favourites menu. This allows rapid access to software you
most often use. To add or remove an item from the Favourites menu,
just right-click on it and select the option you want.
For now, lets look in turn at these ve applications to give an idea
of what awaits you!

3: Remove from Favourites

4: Add to Favourites
 user guide 65

Terminal Emulator

5: Terminal Emulator, or
terminal, allows you to per-
form text-based commands.
Although it initially seems
unfriendly it is incredibly
powerful and allows access to
commands that are difcult to
accomplish with a graphical in-
terface. In this example, I have
listed (ls) the les in my home
directory.
Learning how to use the
terminal is not needed
for running Manjaro. Its
highly recommended, how-
ever; check out sites like
http://linuxcommand.org/
File Manager !

6: File Manager is a graphical

interface for managing your
documents and directories.
Most le managers work in
a similar way; if youve used
another, you can probably
use this one! Hint: you can nd
this user guide in the Manjaro
directory!
66 manjaro linux 0.8.10

Web Browser

7: Web Browser allows you

to visit and view web pages
so you can read news stories,
check the weather forecast, and
all the rest. The software applic-
ation that is installed will de-
pend on the Edition of Manjaro
you installed, but they all work
in a similar way. If you have a
particular preference you can
easily add or remove software.

Mail Reader

8: Mail Reader allows you to

read and send email. You will
have to add your email account
when you rst run the applic-
ation (in a similar way to all
mail readers) but once that is
set up you should be good to
go! As with the web browser,
there are a range of choices for
mail reader. For example, if you
prefer Thunderbird you can in-
stall it!
 user guide 67

Add/Remove Software

9: The Package Manager allows

you to search for, install, and
remove software applications.
In this example I have searched
for the Firefox web browser,
and am about to install it.
Once Im happy with my selec-
tions I can click on the tick to
continue.
There are two main software
managers in Manjaro: Pamac
(installed with the Xfce edition)
and Octopi (installed with the
Openbox edition).
Getting help

There are a variety of ways of getting help and support about Man-
jaro, as well as nding out more about the project. You can just
browse, or register if you want to get involved!
Remember that Manjaro is run by its community. Without a com-
munity there would be no Manjaro!

Whichever method you use, we look forward to meeting you!

1: The welcome screen has links

to some excellent resources. Its
well worth taking the time to
have a look at each of them.
70 manjaro linux 0.8.10

Discussion forum

http://forum.manjaro.org/

2: The Manjaro discussion

forum is a great place to nd
out more about the project. You
can connect at any time, leave
questions or replies, and come
back to them later.

3: If English isnt your pre-

ferred language you can try one
of the other forums. Theres an
up-to-date list on the Manjaro
homepage.
 user guide 71

IRC channels

http://manjaro.org/irc-channel/

4: To talk on the IRC chan-

nel you will have to connect
rst. To make sure youre
human youll have to ll in a
CAPTCHA form.

5: Once connected youll be

able to talk in real-time with
people who can help. They are
a really friendly bunch!
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6: If English isnt your pre-

ferred language, dont worry.
There are four IRC channels
dedicated to English, German,
French, and Russian language
discussion.
 user guide 73

Mailing list

http://lists.manjaro.org/listinfo/manjaro-general

7: If you prefer to use email

there are several mailing lists
that you can use to stay up-
to-date with announcements
and development, as well as
ask questions. At the moment,
though, most people use either
the forums or IRC. Maybe it
will be you who gets people
using the mailing lists!

Wiki

http://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=Main_Page

8: The wiki is essentially an on-

line user manual. It has a huge
range of information, hints,
tips, and instructions on getting
the most out of your Manjaro
system. If you need to know
how to do something, chances
are its on the wiki!
Maintaining your system

Changing settings

While the Manjaro desktop comes with a set of defaults that should
work well for most people, you might want to change things like the
desktop wallpaper and colour scheme, or perhaps how your laptop
touchpad behaves.

Xfce settings manager

1: The Xfce desktop is highly

customisable. The settings for
your user account can be ac-
cessed both via the applications
menu and the Xfce settings
manager. Either way, theres
a lot of tweaking you can do!
Dont worry: the changes will
only affect your user account,
not any others you might have
added.
76 manjaro linux 0.8.10

Manjaro Settings Manager

2: The Manjaro Settings Man-

ager provides a set of tools for
changing lower-level settings,
such as those you set dur-
ing installation. System-wide
languages, keyboard layouts,
users, and hardware drivers are
all taken care of from here. It is
available under Settings in the
applications menu.
 user guide 77

Adding a printer

Manjaro comes with excellent printing support. Most printers can be

installed just by plugging them in!
If you installed a minimal or net edition you may have to install
printing support rst:
sudo pacman -S manjaro-printer

1: When you plug in your

printer, Manjaro should detect
this and automatically install
the correct drivers...

2: ... and make the printer avail-

able!
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3: To check on the available

printers, nd and open Print
Settings in the applications
menu.

4: If the printer was success-

fully installed it will show up
here. Youre ready to print!
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5: Otherwise, you can add the

printer manually. Click Add to
begin the process.

6: You will need to enter your

password to allow the printer
detection process. Once youve
typed in your password, click
OK.
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7: All detected printers will

show in the devices list. Se-
lect your printer, then click
Forward.
If your printer does not show
up its possible that your
printer isnt compatible with
Manjaro. Due to the vast num-
ber of printers out there you
may need to install drivers
manually - please visit the
forum or IRC channel for help!

8: As Manjaro installs your

printer you can change some
settings like its name and loc-
ation. These provide an easy
way of identifying the printer.
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9: Your printer should now

show in Printer Settings, where
you can view the print queue
and change the printer settings.
Happy printing!

Updating software

After logging in you may notice a couple of pop-ups informing you

of software updates. This is great! It means your internet connection
is working correctly, and that there is new software ready and wait-
ing for you!

Pamac

1: Pamacs Update Manager is

available from the system tray.
In this screenshot it has a red
icon, indicating there are soft-
ware updates. An update check
is performed automatically; all
you have to do is click Apply
and any updates will proceed
automatically!
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2: Alternatively, you can load

Pamacs full interface. As its
always a good idea to install
updates before installing new
software you will be presented
with the available updates. To
install the updates, just click
OK.

Octopi
Octopi is an alternative software manager for Manjaro. It is installed
with the Openbox and KDE editions as it is based on the QT toolset.
It also has a very funky icon!

3: Octopis update notier is

available from the system tray.
In this screenshot it has a red
icon, indicating there are soft-
ware updates. An update check
is performed automatically; all
you have to do is click Run in
terminal and any updates will
proceed automatically!
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4: Alternatively, you can load

Octopis full interface. The
red star indicated there are
updated available, and the
number shows how many. To
show what is available, click on
the red icon. To install the up-
dates, click on the arrow next to
the red icon and then click on
Install.

Installing new software

Theres a huge amount of software freely available in the Manjaro

repositories. If you are connected to the internet you can download
and install as many of this as you want at no cost! No advertising is
embedded, no data gathering performed - you get just the software
application, unlike with some other operating systems.

Pamac
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1: Pamac allows easy access

to the available software. All
software applications in the
repositories are free; no need to
worry about purchase or licens-
ing costs. Once youve found
the package you want to install,
right-click and select Install,
then click the tick in the top-left
corner to conrm.

2: The packages to be installed

are listed so you can check
this is what you want to do.
When you are happy with the
selection, click OK and the soft-
ware will be downloaded and
installed.
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3: To stop other users remov-

ing important software from the
system you will have to provide
an administrative password. If
you dont know this you cant
go any further. There are meth-
ods to reset this password if
needed; visit the forum or IRC
channel to nd out more. Enter
your administrative password
and click OK.

4: The software packages will

be downloaded and installed.
You dont have to do anything
else!
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5: Pamac will show a conrm-

ation that it installed the new
software. You can Close Pamac
now if you want.

6: The new software is available

in the application menu ready
for you to use.
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Octopi
The process of installing new software using Octopi is very similar to
Pamac.

7: Octopi allows easy access

to the available software. Do
note that the search process
is slightly different to Pamac
as you can select whether to
search by package name or
package description. Once
youve found the package you
want to install, right-click and
select Install, then click the
tick in the top-left corner to
conrm.

8: The packages to be installed

are listed so you can check
this is what you want to do.
When you are happy with the
selection, click Yes and the soft-
ware will be downloaded and
installed.
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9: Octopi will show a conrm-

ation that it installed the new
software. You can close Octopi
now if you want.

10: The new software is avail-

able in the application menu
ready for you to use.
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Using Pacman

Pacman is the Arch Linux package manager. This underpins Pamac

and Octopi but doesnt have a graphical interface. Instead, it is used
by typing commands on the terminal. The commands allow you to
install, upgrade, congure, and remove software.

Synchronising with the Manjaro repositories

As new packages are added to the repositories you will need to reg-
ularly synchronise the package lists. This is normally taken care of
automatically on a regular basis by the software managers, but to
perform this manually type the following into the terminal:
sudo pacman -Sy

This will only download the package lists if there has been a change.
Occasionally you may want to force the package lists to be down-
loaded. To do this, type:
sudo pacman -Syy

Updating software
Pacman will allow you to perform an update of software already
installed:
sudo pacman -Su

Its a good idea to check whether the package lists are up-to-date at
the same time:
sudo pacman -Syu

You can also force a package list synchronisation before performing

an update:

sudo pacman -Syyu

Searching for software

1: sudo pacman -Syyu
Finding a package by name is really straightforward. For example, to
search for a text editor called Leafpad:
sudo pacman -Ss leafpad

Installing software
Installing a package is equally straightforward. For example, to in-
stall Leafpad: Many software applications depend on
other software packages. Thankfully,
sudo pacman -S leafpad pacman will automatically detect and
install these!
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Removing software
To remove a software package you need to know its name, but the
command is straightforward. To remove Leafpad:
sudo pacman -R leafpad

Its also possible to remove a package and any dependencies it re-

quired when it was installed. Assuming those other packages are not
being used by another piece of software, they will become orphan
packages. These serve no function other than taking up space! To
remove a software package with its dependencies:
sudo pacman -Rs leafpad

A package may also create conguration les. Normally these are

left in place so your conguration is not lost, and can be reused if
you install the package again. However, if you want to remove these
conguration les too, the command is:
sudo pacman -Rns leafpad

If at a later date you want to remove all orphan packages and con-
guration les for packages that you removed some time ago, the
following command will do it:
sudo pacman -Rns $(pacman -Qtdq)

Be warned, though: this is an advanced command!

Other pacman commands

Its a good idea to become familiar with the pacman commands. It
can be a very useful tool in case the other software managers refuse
to complete an installation, for example if an installation process is
interrupted. The pacman man page is very informational: man is short for manual

man pacman

To exit, press q.

Updating the mirror list

Manjaro Linux packages are hosted on a number of servers across the

world; these servers mirror the ofcial Manjaro software repository.
When you rst install Manjaro it will try to work out which server
is closest to you so that software downloads complete as quickly as
possible.
Sometimes, though, the list of mirrors can get old. New mirrors
can become available, and some mirrors are removed. Updates to
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Manjaro will regularly trigger an update of the mirror list, but some-
times its useful to do this manually.
To update the mirror list use the following command:

sudo pacman-mirrors -g

This will test the speed of all currently available mirrors and set your
machine to use the best for you. Once this command has completed,
you should force a download of the package lists:
2: sudo pacman-mirrors -g
sudo pacman -Syyu

Choosing mirrors
If you would like more control over which mirrors to use, run the
command:

sudo pacman-mirrors -i

This will allow you to select which mirror, or mirrors, to try when
checking for software updates and downloading new packages. Its 3: sudo pacman-mirrors -i
normally best to choose mirrors that are geographically close to you,
so if youre in Canada then Canadian and US servers are generally a
good bet. Of course, youre free to choose whichever you want!
To reset back to an automatic choice, run this command:
sudo pacman-mirrors -g -c all

Remember to force a download of the package lists to use the new

mirrors!

Switching branches
When you install Manjaro you will be using the stable branch. This
set of packages has the most testing and so is the best for most users.
However, you may want to help test packages before they move to
the stable repository:
sudo pacman-mirrors -g -b testing

The testing repository has packages that have been checked by the
Manjaro development team to make sure they work correctly. How-
ever, the amount of testing done is much smaller than for the stable
branch - but this is how they get tested!
If you want to live on the bleeding edge, you can switch to the
unstable branch. This is normally used by the Manjaro developers.
Packages from the unstable branch can cause problems, so this is not
something to do lightly:
sudo pacman-mirrors -g -b unstable
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After switching branches you will need to force an update of the

package lists:

sudo pacman -Syyu

If you switch away from the stable branch, but want to move back,
its actually pretty easy:
sudo pacman-mirrors -g -b stable

This will leave the newer packages on your system and these will be
replaced as the stable branch catches up. However, if you want to
force a downgrade of packages back to the stable version, use:
sudo pacman -Syyuu

More information

Remember - there is plenty of information on the wiki http://wiki.

manjaro.org/ and discussion forum http://forum.manjaro.org/.
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Index

Add/Remove Software, 67 forum, 70 pacman, 89

Adding a printer, 77 pacman-mirrors, 91
Advanced installation, 41 help, 69 Pamac, 81
Advanced installation methods, 57 printer, 77
Automatic installation, 33 Installing new software, 83
Introduction, 11
settings, 75
branches, 91 IRC, 71
Switching branches, 91
Burning to a CD/DVD, 24
Licence, documentation, 4
Live environment, 31 Terminal Emulator, 65
desktop, 63
Downloading, 15
Mail Reader, 66
UEFI, 47
Mailing list, 73
editions, 15 Updating software, 81
Maintaining your system, 75
errors, checking for, 19 USB ash drive, 26
Manjaro Development Team, The, 5
Microsoft Windows 8, 50
Favourites, 64 mirror, 90 Web Browser, 66
Features, 11 Wiki, 73
File Manager, 65 Octopi, 82 Writing a disc image, 23