Manjaro Linux

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Manjaro Linux
Manjaro logo text.png
Manjaro Kyria KDE 19.0.2.png
Manjaro 19.0.2 KDE Edition
developer Roland Singer, Guillaume Benoit, Philip Müller u. a.
License (s) GPL and other licenses
First publ. July 2011
Current  version 20.0.3 from June 6, 2020
(87 days ago)
Kernel Monolithic kernel
ancestry GNU / Linux
↳ Arch Linux
↳ Manjaro
Architecture (s) i686 , AMD64
compatibility Linux , POSIX
Installation medium ISO image
Languages) multilingual, u. a. German
Others Desktop environment : Xfce , KDE Plasma , Cinnamon , MATE , Gnome , LXDE , Fluxbox , Openbox , Enlightenment and other
package management : Pacman
manjaro.org

Manjaro [ manʃɑːro ] is a Linux distribution based on Arch Linux that is being developed in Germany, France and Austria. It is primarily a free operating system for personal computers that is geared towards user - friendliness . Like its base, Arch Linux, it uses a rolling release model.

particularities

With its own installation program and a graphical front end for package management, it is aimed at both beginners and advanced users.

The developers offer different editions, which differ in the installed desktop environment and associated programs. Xfce , KDE and Gnome are provided as standard interfaces , but projects for Manjaro users also include editions with Cinnamon , Enlightenment , LXDE , MATE , Openbox , the Deepin Desktop Environment or the minimal Net Edition (without a pre-installed display manager) available for download as an installation medium (DVD image). Manjaro Linux uses its own package repositories which are used to offer stable versions of the Arch Linux repositories. The packages go through the "unstable" and "testing" branches before they are released as a stable version. As a user, you always have the option of switching between the three different branches. The user can thus decide for himself how important it is to be up to date or stable.

The installation program Calamares offers both automatic and manual hard disk partitioning, as well as hardware detection, e.g. B. for graphics cards, and can automatically install required drivers. An installed Manjaro Linux is kept up-to-date via rolling releases with the package manager alone, without reinstallation or system upgrade. With Octopi ( Qt ) and Pamac ( GTK + ), Manjaro offers its own front ends for the Arch Linux package manager Pacman - packages from the Arch User Repository (AUR) can also be configured accordingly .

Another innovation in Manjaro 18.1 is the built-in support for Flatpak and Snap packages. The graphical package management tool "bauh" (previously called "fpakman") is available to users for this purpose.

The systemd program is used for the init process of system initialization of the operating system, which enables the computer to start up quickly.

distribution

For 2016 SourceForge counted around 130,000 downloads of the release images per month on average. Manjaro was featured on the cover discs of issues 167 and 172 of the English magazine Linux Format . Manjaro is number one of the most popular Linux distributions of 2018 on DistroWatch .

criticism

In a blog post, Keith Curtis criticizes the fact that the Arch repositories are duplicated for minor changes to the code and suggests that users should be allowed to use the Arch repositories in order to avoid a lock-in effect . Your own wiki pages could also find a place in the Arch-Wiki. Allan McRae, who u. a. pacman maintains for Arch Linux , praises the faster update strategy for security gaps since the end of 2014.

Publication table

From version 0.8.0 each version has its own code name. The code names follow the alphabet, but their origin cannot always be clearly assigned, even if some names are derived from celestial bodies.

version Code name publication Kernel annotation
Older version; no longer supported: 0.1 2011-07-10
Older version; no longer supported: 0.8.0 Ascella 2012-08-20 3.4.9 LTS
Older version; no longer supported: 0.8.1 2012-09-21 3.4.x LTS
Older version; no longer supported: 0.8.2 2012-11-10
Older version; no longer supported: 0.8.3 2012-12-24
Older version; no longer supported: 0.8.4 2013-02-25 3.7.x
Older version; no longer supported: 0.8.5 2013-04-13 3.8.5
Older version; no longer supported: 0.8.6 2013-06-02 3.9.x
Older version; no longer supported: 0.8.7 2013-08-26 3.4.59 LTS
Older version; no longer supported: 0.8.8 2013-11-24 3.10.20 LTS
Older version; no longer supported: 0.8.9 2014-02-23 3.10.30 LTS
Older version; no longer supported: 0.8.10 2014-06-09 3.12.20 LTS
Older version; no longer supported: 0.8.11 2014-12-01
Older version; no longer supported: 0.8.12 2015-02-06
Older version; no longer supported: 0.8.13 2015-06-14
Older version; no longer supported: 15.09 Bellatrix 2015-09-27 4.1.8 In addition to many other changes: New graphical installer Calamares 1.1.3 and Thus 0.9.0 in the live system
Older version; no longer supported: 15.12 Capella 2015-12-22
Older version; no longer supported: 16.06 Daniella 2016-06-06 4.4.12 LTS
Older version; no longer supported: 16.06.1 2016-06-11 4.4.13 LTS
Older version; no longer supported: 08/16 Ellada 2016-08-31
Older version; no longer supported: 16.10 Fringilla 2016-10-31 4.4.48
Older version; no longer supported: 17.0 Gellivara 2017-03-07 4.9 LTS first official version with the desktop environment Gnome
Older version; no longer supported: 17.1 Hakoila 2017-12-31 4.14 LTS Official versions are XFCE, KDE, Gnome & NET

For the first time also pre-installed on a notebook, the Spitfire Station X.

Older version; no longer supported: 18.0 Illyria 2018-10-28 4.19 LTS
Older version; no longer supported: 18.0.4 2019-03-12
Older version; no longer supported: 18.1.0 Juhraya 2019-09-12 4.19.69 LTS During installation, a distinction can be made between LibreOffice and FreeOffice . FlatPak and Snap packages are also supported.
Older version; no longer supported: 19.0 Kyria 2020-02-25 5.4 Xfce-Desktop version 4.14, desktop theme Matcha-Sea; KDE desktop in 5.17, desktop theme Breath2 theme; Gnome-Desktop in version 3.34, now with Gnome-Layout-Switcher, many details improved (e.g. dialogs); new tool for installing Flatpaks, Snaps and Appimages.
Older version; still supported: 20.0 Lysia 2020-04-26 5.4.35 LTS
Current version: 20.0.3 Lysia 2020-06-06 5.7 Arc Themes Update, 5.7 kernel, Firefox update, upstream updates including Haskell and Python by Arch
Legend:
Older version; no longer supported
Older version; still supported
Current version
Current preliminary version
Future version

Official Manjaro editions

Manjaro XFCE

Manjaro Xfce 17.1.0 Gellivara comes with Manjaro's own dark theme and the current Xfce 4.12. The standard kernel has been updated to linux49 4.9 LTS, the Xorg stack to the 1.19 series.

Manjaro KDE

Manjaro KDE 17.1.0 Gellivara comes with Manjaro's own dark KDE theme as well as the current KDE Plasma 5.11.5, KDE Apps 16.12.3 and the KDE Framework 5.31.0. The standard kernel has been updated to linux49 4.9 LTS, the Xorg stack to the 1.19 series.

Manjaro Gnome

Manjaro Gnome 17.1.0 is updated with gnome-shell 3.26.1 under gtk + 2.24.31 with additional themes and settings.

Manjaro NET

Manjaro NET is the console-based Net installation that installs either Manjaro’s official or community editions. The user can also select additional packages to be installed in advance. All packages are downloaded in their latest versions during installation.

Manjaro Community Editions

There are a number of community editions:

  • Budgie Edition
  • Cinnamon Edition
  • Deepin Edition
  • Enlightenment Edition
  • Fluxbox Edition
  • I3 edition
  • LXDE / LXqt Edition
  • MATE Edition
  • OpenBox Edition
  • OpenRC Edition
  • PekWM Edition

For example, OpenRC was started in June 2014 as a Community Edition by Manjaro with the aim of doing without systemd . ConsoleKit2 is used instead of logind and eudev instead of systemd-udev; some systemd libraries are bundled in the eudev-systemdcompat package.

Since July 2017, Manjaro OpenRC no longer exists in this form, but is being further developed as a fork by ArchLinux under the name Artix Linux .

In addition, we are working on ARM-based operating systems with Manjaro ARM and Manjaro Phosh (smartphone).

Derivatives

Artix

Artix is a distribution that grew out of Manjaro OpenRC. It is based on openRC init and not systemd , which is the case by default in Manjaro and the higher-level Arch Linux.

Netrunner Rolling

Netrunner Rolling is a distribution distributed by the German software company Blue Systems . Snapshots have been available for installation since 2014. On October 13, 2019, the makers of this project announced that they would no longer pursue it, but would work directly on Manjaro Linux.

Sonar GNU / Linux

The Sonar GNU / Linux project aims to provide an accessible distribution; the two desktops Gnome and Mate are supported. The first version was published in February 2015, the current and final version was published in 2016.

Trivia

See also

literature

Web links

Commons : Manjaro Linux  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. Quoted here from Manjaro Linux now also with KDE and Gnome. heise.de, September 4, 2013, accessed on November 30, 2013 : "Manjaro Linux lowers the entry barrier for Arch Linux with graphical tools and a pre-installed graphical user interface, thus making the Linux distribution accessible to a wider range of users."
  2. ^ Liane M. Dubowy. Not a gram too much. In c't - Magazin für Computertechnik , 24/2013, p. 168. Quote: “Closer to Arch Linux [than Chakra Linux ] are Manjaro and Antergos , who also have an installation assistant, a desktop surface and graphic tools ready, but they do use the same package base as Arch Linux. "

Individual evidence

  1. [Stable Update] 2020-06-06 - Linux 5.7.0, Firefox 77 and 78, Arc-Themes, Software Center, Haskell, Python . June 6, 2020.
  2. Thomas Drilling: Manjaro Linux 0.8.5 with graphical installer. pro-linux.de, April 16, 2013, accessed December 28, 2015 .
  3. ^ Liane M. Dubowy: Manjaro Linux with Openbox desktop. heise.de, January 15, 2013, accessed November 30, 2013 .
  4. Selena Frye: Arch-based Manjaro Linux touts user-friendliness TechRepublic online, May 15, 2013 (English)
  5. ^ Gary Newell: Everyday Linux User Review of Manjaro Linux. everydaylinuxuser.com, January 2013, accessed November 13, 2016 .
  6. ^ A b Liane M. Dubowy: Linux distribution Manjaro 16.06.1 published. heise.de, June 14, 2016, accessed on March 31, 2017 .
  7. Jim Lynch: Manjaro 0.8.5. (No longer available online.) Desktop Linux Reviews, April 22, 2013, archived from the original on November 21, 2015 ; accessed on December 31, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / desktoplinuxreviews.com
  8. ^ Arch User Repository. In: Manjaro Wiki. Retrieved September 8, 2018 .
  9. ^ New Arch Linux descendants In: c't - Magazin für Computertechnik, 20/2013, p. 52, author: Oliver Dietrich
  10. Philip Müller: Manjaro 18.1.0 - Juhraya finally released! In: Manjaro Forum. Retrieved September 12, 2019 .
  11. Karsten Günther: Small pitfalls: User-friendly Arch Linux variant Manjaro. In: Linux User ( ISSN  1615-4444 ) 14th vol. (2013) H. 6, pp. 8-9
  12. Download Statistics: release. sourceforge.net, accessed March 7, 2017 .
  13. Ben Everard: Linuxformat.com. linuxformat.com, accessed December 2, 2013 .
  14. DistroWatch: DistroWatch.com - Year 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018 .
  15. ^ Keith Curtis: Manjaro, Arch, and Debian. keithcu.com, December 8, 2013, accessed January 3, 2014 .
  16. ^ Allen McRae: Improvements on Manjaro Security Updates. February 4, 2015, accessed February 28, 2015 .
  17. Philip Müller: codenames.md. March 12, 2017, accessed March 12, 2017 .
  18. eugen-b (Manjaro Team): From central Greek to a finch to an asteroid: How any Manjaro release name is chosen? November 4, 2016, accessed March 14, 2017 .
  19. Philip Müller: Finally! Manjaro XFCE edition is released. (No longer available online.) Manjaro, August 20, 2012, archived from the original on March 9, 2017 ; accessed on March 8, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / manjaro.org
  20. Philip Müller: Last but not least! Manjaro KDE! (No longer available online.) Manjaro, August 20, 2012, archived from the original on March 8, 2017 ; accessed on March 8, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / manjaro.org
  21. Philip Müller: Manjaro 0.8.1 XFCE edition released. (No longer available online.) Manjaro, September 21, 2012, archived from the original on March 8, 2017 ; accessed on March 8, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / manjaro.org
  22. Philip Müller: Manjaro 0.8.2 has been released! (No longer available online.) Manjaro, November 10, 2012, archived from the original on March 9, 2017 ; accessed on March 8, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / manjaro.org
  23. Philip Müller: Manjaro 0.8.3 has been unleashed! (No longer available online.) Manjaro, December 24, 2012, archived from the original on March 8, 2017 ; accessed on March 8, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / manjaro.org
  24. Philip Müller: Manjaro 0.8.4 has been released! (No longer available online.) Manjaro, February 25, 2013, archived from the original on March 8, 2017 ; accessed on March 8, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / manjaro.org
  25. Philip Müller: Manjaro 0.8.5 released. (No longer available online.) Manjaro, April 13, 2013, archived from the original on March 8, 2017 ; accessed on March 8, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / manjaro.org
  26. Philip Müller: Manjaro 0.8.6 got unleashed! (No longer available online.) Manjaro, June 2, 2013, archived from the original on March 9, 2017 ; accessed on March 8, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / manjaro.org
  27. Philip Müller: Manjaro 0.8.7 hits the Wild! (No longer available online.) Manjaro, August 26, 2013, archived from the original on March 8, 2017 ; accessed on March 8, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / manjaro.org
  28. Philip Müller: Manjaro 0.8.8 lands on our servers. (No longer available online.) Manjaro, November 24, 2013, archived from the original on September 13, 2016 ; accessed on March 8, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / manjaro.org
  29. Philip Müller: Manjaro 0.8.9 hit our servers. (No longer available online.) Manjaro, February 23, 2014, archived from the original on May 18, 2017 ; accessed on March 8, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / manjaro.org
  30. Philip Müller: Manjaro 0.8.10 is online! (No longer available online.) Manjaro, June 9, 2014, archived from the original on May 18, 2017 ; accessed on March 8, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / manjaro.org
  31. Philip Müller: Manjaro Ellada finally released. (No longer available online.) Manjaro, August 31, 2016, archived from the original on March 9, 2017 ; accessed on March 8, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / manjaro.org
  32. Philip Müller: Manjaro Fringilla finally released. (No longer available online.) Manjaro, October 31, 2016, archived from the original on March 9, 2017 ; accessed on March 8, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / manjaro.org
  33. a b Philip Müller: Manjaro XFCE 17.0 released. (No longer available online.) Manjaro, March 7, 2017, archived from the original on March 9, 2017 ; accessed on March 8, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / manjaro.org
  34. a b Philip Müller: Manjaro KDE 17.0 released. (No longer available online.) Manjaro, March 7, 2017, archived from the original on March 9, 2017 ; accessed on March 8, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / manjaro.org
  35. Bernhard Landauer: Manjaro GNOME 17.0 released. (No longer available online.) Manjaro, March 7, 2017, archived from the original on March 12, 2017 ; accessed on March 10, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / manjaro.org
  36. Manjaro 19.0 "Kyria": Desktop Linux for beginners. Retrieved April 10, 2020 .
  37. Booting with OpenRC: An alternative to systemd. June 6, 2014, accessed March 14, 2017 .
  38. Manjaro Openrc will be discontinued. Retrieved July 7, 2018 .
  39. ^ Artix Linux. Retrieved January 13, 2018 .
  40. Netrunner Rolling 2017.07 released. July 18, 2017, accessed October 7, 2017 .
  41. Netrunner Team: Netrunner Rolling vs. Supporting Manjaro. In: Netrunner GNU / Linux. October 13, 2019, accessed on January 25, 2020 (de_DE).
  42. ^ Sonar GNU / Linux. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 12, 2017 ; accessed on March 12, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / sonargnulinux.com
  43. Sonar 2016.03 released - an accessible OS focused on assistive technology. (No longer available online.) March 6, 2016, archived from the original on December 3, 2017 ; accessed on March 14, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / manjaro.github.io