Manjaro Manual 0.8.8rc1

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Manjaro 0.8.8 User Guide - Page 1 of 58

User Guide

Graphical and Command-Line

Installation Methods

Manjaro 0.8.8


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The Manjaro Development Team

Core Team

Roland Singer - Project Leader, Designer, Developer, Web Developer, Packager

Philip Mller - Co-Project Leader, Project Management and Coordination, Mirrors Manager, Packager, Developer,Web Developer

Guillaume Benoit - erver Manager, Developer, Packager, Moderation

Aleandre A. Arnt- Developer, Moderation

Mateus! Mi"olaj#!$"- Developer

%lad Meiner- Web Developer, Web Cons!ltant

&orum' Communit$ and Support

Carl (u)) - Comm!nit", Doc!mentation and Wiki Management, cripting and Con#ig!ration


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Contents

*ntrodu#tion +

$% Do&nloading Manjaro '

(% Checking a Do&nloaded I) *ile #or +rrors

% .!rning an I) *ile /

0% Pre-Installation $1

'% 2sing the Graphical Installer - .eginners $(

% 2sing the Graphical Installer 3 +4perienced 2sers $5

5% 2sing the Command Line Installer ((

/% Welcome to Manjaro6 /

7% 8ccessing the 8rch 2ser 9epositor" 0$

$1% Con#ig!ring Graphics Cards 0

$$% Manjaro :ernels 0

$(% +nabling Printing Capabilities 07

$% Pacman '1

$0% Changing ervers '(

8ppendi4 8; I#


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Introd!ction

A,out Manjaro

Manjaro is a !ser-#riendl" Lin!4 distrib!tion based on the independentl" developed Archoperating s"stem%

Within the Lin!4 comm!nit", 8rch itsel# is reno&ned #or being an e4ceptionall" #ast, po&er#!l, and light&eightdistrib!tion that provides access to the ver" latest c!tting edge - and bleeding edge - so#t&are% >o&ever,8rch is also aimed at more e4perienced or technicall"-minded !sers% 8s s!ch, it is generall" considered to be

be"ond the reach o# those &ho lack the technical e4pertise ?or persistence@ reA!ired to !se it%

Developed in 8!stria, *rance, and German", Manjaro provides all the bene#its o# the 8rch operating s"stem combined&ith a #oc!s on user-friendliness and accessibility% 8vailable in both ( and 0 bit versions, Manjaro is s!itable #orne&comers as &ell as e4perienced Lin!4 !sers% &or ne-#omers, a !ser-#riendl" installer is provided, and the s"stemitsel# is designed to &ork #!ll" Bstraight o!t o# the bo4B &ith #eat!res incl!ding;

Pre-installed desktop environments

Pre-installed graphical applications to easil" install so#t&are and !pdate "o!r s"stem, and

Pre-installed codecs to pla" m!ltimedia #iles

&eatures

Manjaro shares man" o# the same #eat!res as 8rch, incl!ding;

peed, po&er, and e##icienc"

8ccess to the ver" latest c!tting and bleeding edge so#t&are

8 Brolling releaseB development model that provides the most !p-to-date s"stem possible &itho!t the need to

install ne& versions

8ccess to theArch User Repositories, and

The versatilit" to be shaped and mo!lded in ever" respect to s!it personal taste and pre#erence%

>o&ever, Manjaro boasts a #e& e4tra #eat!res o# its o&n, incl!ding;

8 simpli#ied, !ser-#riendl" installation process

8!tomatic detection o# "o!r comp!terBs hard&are ?e%g% graphics cards@

8!tomatic installation o# the necessar" so#t&are ?e%g% graphics drivers@ #or "o!r s"stem

Dedicated so#t&are repositories that deliver #!ll" tested and stable so#t&are packages, and

!pport #or the eas" installation and !se o# m!ltiple kernels


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$% Do&nloading Manjaro

( and 0 bit versions o# Manjaro are available #or do&nload as I) #iles% 8n I) #ile is itsel# a literalcop" o# a disc image, altho!gh not in the same sense as a cop" and paste d!plicatation% 9ather it isa cop" o# the ra& machine code that makes !p the #iles and #olders o# that disc% This is &h" j!stcop"ing an I) #ile to a disc ?or 2. #lashdrive@ to begin installing it &onBt &ork "o!Bll need to !se adisc burning application to translate that ra& data into the #iles and #olders% Instr!ctions to do so #orboth Lin!4 and Windo&s operating s"stems are provided belo&%

ote/There is an e4ception to this r!le% I# "o! intend on installing Manjaro in a virt!al machine environment !sing)racleBs irt!albo4, then there &ill be no need to b!rn the image as irt!albo4 &ill be able to read #rom the I) #iledirectl" as a virtual disc%

I) images available #or ( bit s"stems &ill end in i8.iso, &hile images #or 0 bit s"stems &ill end in 81+.iso%Please tr" to ens!re that "o! do&nload the appropriate I) image #or "o!r s"stem as;

a 0 bit I) &onBt r!n on a ( bit s"stem, and

a ( bit I) &ill not be able !se the #!ll po&er or reso!rces o# a 0 bit s"stem%

2.2 Manjaro 3ditions

There are t&o editions o# Manjaro available #or do&nload;

2. The )ull edition; This edition o# Manjaro comes complete &ith ever"thing pre-installed, incl!ding a desktopenvironment, pop!lar so#t&are applications, and codecs% This &o!ld o# co!rse be the most appropriate choice #orthose &ho &ish to tr" o!t Manjaro on a Live-CD&itho!t having to install it #irst% 8n I) image #or a #!ll edition o#Manjaro &ill list the pre-installed desktop environment in its name% *or e4ample, an I) image beginning &ithmanjaro4)#e&ill have the E*C+ desktop environment pre-installed%

5. The 3T edition; This edition o# Manjaro provides onl" a base installation, stripped o# an" and all pre-installedso#t&are% tarting #rom the command line, this is s!itable #or more e4perienced !sers &ho ma" &ish to b!ild their o&nManjaro s"stems #rom the gro!nd !p% 8n I) image #or a F+T edition &ill al&a"s begin &ith manjaro4net%

2.5 (o-nloading an *S6 *mage

+ach stable release and test-b!ild o# Manjaro has its o&n partic!lar #older, &hich &ill contain all the ( and 0 bitversions o# both the #!ll and F+T editions available% +ach #older &ill also contain the relevant checksum #iles &hichcan be !sed to check the integrit" o# "o!r do&nloaded I) #ile ?i%e% to ens!re that it has not been corr!pted d!ringdo&nload@% 8 link to the g!ide on doing this has been provided belo&%

Sta,le Releases o# Manjaro are intended to be !sed b" the general p!blic% 8s s!ch, &ill be the appropriate choice#or the majorit" o# !sers% +ach o# the stable releases - starting #rom 1%/%1 - can be do&nloaded #rom the table9elease sectiono# the Sourceforge&ebsite%

Test Builds o# Manjaro are intended to be !sed onl" b" developers and testers, in order to identi#" an" b!gs oriss!es to be addressed as their development contin!es to&ards the ne4t stable release% These are not suita,le 4or intended 4 )or use as a main operating s$stem ,$ the general pu,li#% >o&ever, sho!ld "o! &ish to tr" o!t atest b!ild ?pre#errabl" in a virt!al machine@, each c!rrent release can be do&nloaded #rom the #rom the Test .!ildsectiono# the Sourceforge&ebsite%
https://www.virtualbox.org/https://www.virtualbox.org/http://sourceforge.net/projects/manjarolinux/files/release/http://sourceforge.net/projects/manjarolinux/files/release/http://sourceforge.net/projects/manjarodev/files/testbuild/http://sourceforge.net/projects/manjarodev/files/testbuild/http://sourceforge.net/projects/manjarodev/files/testbuild/http://sourceforge.net/projects/manjarolinux/files/release/http://sourceforge.net/projects/manjarolinux/files/release/http://sourceforge.net/projects/manjarodev/files/testbuild/http://sourceforge.net/projects/manjarodev/files/testbuild/https://www.virtualbox.org/


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(% Checking a Do&nloaded I) *ile #or +rrors

Prior to b!rning "o!r do&nloaded I) image ?or !sing it as a virt!al disc in irt!albo4@, it is strongl$recommended that "o! #irst check that it hasnBt been corr!pted% The conseA!ences o# not doing so -especiall" i# "o! intend on installing Manjaro as "o!r main operating s"stem - sho!ld be obvio!s ?i%e%

a corr!pted image &ill res!lt in a corr!pted installation@%

To do so, "o! m!st #irst do&nload the appropriate checksum file #rom the same Sourceforge&ebsite#older as "o!r chosen I) image% 8 checks!m #ile &ill have the same name as the I) image that it is to be !sed

&ith the onl" di##erence is that it &ill end in either 4sha2.sum or 4sha57.sum% *or e4ample, the appropriatechecks!m #iles #or themanaro-!fce-"#$#%-!$&'&(#iso #ile ?0 bit Manjaro release 1%/%$ &ith the E*C+ desktop@ &o!ldbe;

manjaro-4#ce-1%/%$-4/04sha2.sum, andHor

manjaro-4#ce-1%/%$-4/04sha57.sum

5.2 SA2 and SA57

The BshaB part o# the checks!m #ile name stands #or ec!re >ash 8lgorithm% This algorithm is !sed to generate apartic!lar code !niA!e to the do&nloaded I) image% Sha2 and sha57 are di##erent versions o# the algorithm that"o! can !se to do this% Whilst sha$ is the most commonl" !sed version, sha(' is a later and more sec!re version%Which "o! decide to !se is entirel" "o!r choice% o-e9er' i) $ou are unsure' then it is re#ommended to usesha57%

The checks!m #ile itsel# is j!st a te4t doc!ment that contains a code that sho!ld match the code generated b" thesha$ or sha(' algorithm% 8s s!ch, i# the code generated #rom the I) #ile matches that contained in the check!m #ile,then the I) is #ine% )ther&ise - i# the t&o codes donBt match - then it means that the I) #ile has changed in some

&a", most likel" d!e to being corr!pted%


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The command to then per#orm a checks!m !ses the #ollo&ing s"nta4;

+sha%sum or sha&sum. +/S0 /mage.

*or e4ample, the #ollo&ing command &ill !se sha(' to generate a code #rom the 0 bit Manjaro E*C+ 1%/%$ I)%The code generated can then be compared to the code provided b" the appropriate sha(' checks!m #ile;

sha&sum manaro-!fce-"#$#%-!$&'&(#iso

8s ill!strated above, in this instance both codes match, th!s con#irming that the do&nloaded I) #ile is completel"#ine% The #ollo&ing command &o!ld !se sha$ to !ndertake e4actl" the same task;

sha%sum manaro-!fce-"#$#%-!$&'&(#iso

Where satisi#ed that both codes match, then it is sa#e to proceed to either b!rning the I) to "o!r chosen installation,or !sing it immediatel" in irt!albo4% )ther&ise, it &ill be necessar" to delete the I) image and do&nload it again%

5.; Che#"ing *n %indo-s

It &ill be necessar" to do&nload and install achecks!m !tilit" application% everal #ree versionsma" be #o!nd on the Do&nload%com &ebsite%

8 ver" positivel" revie&ed #ree checks!m !tilit" "o!ma" &ish to consider is the

MD' >8-$ Checks!m 2tilit"%

ote/ I# "o! do decide to !se the 1D 2 S3A-%Checksum Utility, then "o! &ill onl" be able to !se

the code provided b" the4sha2 checks!m #ile #or"o!r I)% This !tilit" does not s!pport !singsha('%
http://download.cnet.com/http://download.cnet.com/http://raylin.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/md5-sha-1-checksum-utility/http://download.cnet.com/http://raylin.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/md5-sha-1-checksum-utility/


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% .!rning an I) *ile

8n I) is not simpl" a Bdrag and dropB or Bcop" and pasteB d!plication o# ManjaroBs installation #iles%

It is in #act a cop" o# the ra& comp!ter code that makes !p the #iles themselves% This is &h" it isnecessar" to !se a so)t-are ,urning appli#ation to Bb!rnB an I) #ile ?i%e% convert its ra& code into

the #iles@ to a ph"sical medi!m s!ch as a DD or 2. #lashdrive H datastick in order to !se it%

)nce b!rned H converted, the #iles on that medi!m can then be !sed to r!n Manjaro directl" &itho!thaving to install it to "o!r s"stem ?re#erred to as Live-CD mode@, andHor install Manjaro on "o!r

s"stem% 8gain ho&ever, it &ill not be necessar" to to b!rn an I) i# "o! intend on r!nning Manjaro in a virt!al machineenvironment !sing )racleBs irt!albo4% This is beca!se irt!albo4 is able to read I) #iles directl" as virtual disks%

ote/ Manjaro &ill not have #!ll #!nctionalit" &hen r!n in Live-CD mode% *or e4ample, "o! &ill not be able to save an"changes to the s"stem, or install !pdates or ne& applications%

;.2 Burning to a C(


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;.; %riting to a USB Sti#" in :inu

/mage9riter sho!ld be available #or installation #rom "o!r distrib!tionBs o#t&are Center H o#t&are Manager H PackageManager H repositories% )nce Image&riter has been do&nloaded and installed, ens!re that "o!r 2. stick is pl!ggedin be#ore starting it%

8 brie# g!ide to &riting the Manjaro %I) image has been provided;

2. Click on the centre icon

5. Favigate to &here the I) image has been saved and select it

;. +ns!re that "o!r 2. device has been selected #rom the drop-do&n men!

+. Click on the %rite b!tton

7. 9eboot "o!r s"stem

;.+ %riting to a USB Sti#" in %indo-s

ote/Windo&s Image&riter does not a!tomaticall" detect %I) #iles, &hich is &h" it is necessar" to t"pe ?.? in the#ilename bo4, in order to #ind them%

It is recommended to !se ImageWriter *or Windo&s, &hich is a #ree application designed to &rite disc images to2. sticks as &ell as Compact 5lash ?C*@ and Secure Digital ?D@ cards% )nce Image&riter has been do&nloadedand installed, ens!re that "o!r 2. stick is pl!gged in be#ore starting it%

I# "o! #ind that /mage9riter is !nable to start, then it ma" be necessar" to do&nload Microso#tBs %F+T (%1 9!ntime*rame&ork, &hich is !sed b" some so#t&are programs to r!n% In addition, i# an error message is displa"ed !ponstarting the process, then "o! ma" &ish to open ImageWriter b" #irst right-clicking on the icon, and then selectingthe Run as Administrator option%

8 brie# g!ide to &riting the Manjaro %I) image has been provided;

Tip/+ns!re that 9indo*s :!plorer is closed prior to attempting to &rite the I) image, other&ise it ma" block accessto the 2. stick, res!lting in the #ollo&ing error being displa"ed;s$stem.#omponentModel.%in;53#eption/A##essis denied%

2. Click the se#le#t b!tton

5. T"pe ?.? in the #ilename bo4 and then select the Manjaro %I) image

;. elect "o!r 2. tick

+. Click the %rite b!tton%

ho!ld "o!r attempt to &rite to a 2. stick still be !ns!ccess#!l, then !se a partition tool to #ormat it as a RA%

partition t"pe, and !se /mage9riter again%

%arning/9e-partitioning "o!r 2. stick as a RA% data t"pe &ill res!lt in all data present being destro"ed, and &illrender it !n!sable #or other p!rposes !ntil re#ormatted back to its original partition t"pe%
https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16614http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16614https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16614http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16614


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0% Pre-Installation

Tip/ Manjaro !ses a 9olling 9elease Development Model% 8s s!ch, b" virt!e o# keeping an e4isting installation!pdated, it is alread" the latest release% More in#ormation can be #o!nd in o!r .log article; Manjaro installation !p todateJ Then "o! alread" have the latest release6

Where possible, ens!re that "o! are connected to the internet prior to booting #rom "o!r installation media ?e%g% disc,2. #lash drive, or even an I) #ile directl" i# booting in )racleBs irt!albo4@% I# "o! have a hard-&ired connection viaan +thernet cable, then Manjaro &ill a!tomaticall" connect to the internet &itho!t "o! having to do an"thing%)ther&ise, once "o! have booted into ManjaroBs desktop, "o! &ill need to select and then connect to "o!r &irelessnet&ork%

0%$ etting P G( laptop, to !se the #!nction ke"s, the B#nB ke" m!st #irst be pressedand held%

&irst' set $our pre)erred languageb" pressing the *(ke"% The options available can be highlighted #or selectionb" !sing the arro& ke"s on "o!r ke"board% In this

instance, :nglish ;U7


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Se#ond' set $our pre)erred "e$,oard la$out @"e$mapb" pressing the *( ke", selecting "e$,oard, and thenpressing Kenter to bring !p the options%

Where selecting "o!r pre#erred lang!age, the appropriateke"board la"o!t sho!ld alread" be selected% In this

instance, :nglish ;U7


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'% 2sing the Graphical Installer 3 *or .eginners

I# "o! &ere able to select "o!r pre#erred lang!agebe#ore booting, then it sho!ld alread" be selected#or "o!%

)nce selected, click &or-ardto proceed to thene4t step%

The locations available to choose &ill depend!pon the lang!age "o! selected in the previo!sstep%

)nce selected, click &or-ardto proceed to thene4t step%

Tip/It is not necessar" to have an active internetconnection in order to install Manjaro% This is

recommended ho&ever #or best res!lts%


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To proceed &ith the Ba!tomaticB ?and ver" eas"@installation method, ens!re that the 3rase dis"and install Manjaro @automati#option has beenselected%

)nce complete, click &or-ardto proceed to thene4t step%

Sele#t the hard dis" that $ou -ish to installManjaro on%

Where onl" one hard disk is present, this &ill bea!tomaticall" selected #or "o!% )ther&ise, the #irstdrive &ill be listed as listed as ?=dev=sda


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To sele#t $our Donesimpl" click its men!% In thisinstance, B+!ropeB has been selected #or the8!thor%

6n#e the #orre#t Done has ,een set' to thensele#t $our Regionagain simpl" click its men!%In this instance, BLondonB has been selected #orthe 8!thor%

)nce satis#ied that these details are correct, click&or-ardto proceed to the ne4t step%

O!st beca!se "o! live in a certain location, thatdoes not necessaril" mean that "o! &ish to !sethe ke"board la"o!t native to it%

8s s!ch, "o! &ill no& have the opport!nit" toeither con#irm or choose "o!r pre#erred ke"boardla"o!t%

To choose "o!r desired la"o!t, simpl" click on"o!r choice?s@ to highlight them% ariants &ill bea!tomaticall" generated depending on the co!ntr"chosen%

)nce satis#ied that these details are correct, click&or-ardto proceed to the ne4t step%


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+nter "o!r real name, "o!r comp!terBs name ?j!stenter BmanjaroB - min!s the A!otation marks - i#"o! are !ns!re &hat this means@, and "o!r !ser-name ?!se lo&er case letters@% esto reboot immediatel", or ?oto close the

installer and contin!e !sing the Manjaro installationmedia%


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2pon rebooting, it is possible to eject theinstallation media as the comp!ter t!rns back on%>o&ever, it is also possible to boot #rom theinstallation media itsel# b" selecting the Boot&rom ard (is"option and then pressingKenter%

Where !sing the 6oot 5rom 3ard Diskoption, "o!ma" then sa#el" remove or eject the installationmedia at "o!r leis!re as "o!r #reshl" installedManjaro s"stem boots !p%

Congrat!lations - and &elcome to "o!r #reshl"

installed Manjaro s"stem6

Fo&, &h" not consider becoming part o# o!r

comm!nit"J


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% 2sing the Graphical Installer 3 *or +4perienced 2sers

This 3perien#ed Users Guideis s!itable #or those &ith s!##icient technical kno&ledge to man!all" create theiro&n partitions% 8s s!ch, this g!ide #oc!ses on providing an e4ample o# ho& to !se the B8dvancedB installationmethod in general, rather than o!tlining the entire installation process, or listing all the pop!lar partition schemesthat ma" be !sed%

I# "o! #eel it &o!ld be help#!l to re#resh "o!rsel# on vario!s partitioning schemes, then the &iki pages abo!tPartitioningandPartitioning S#enariossho!ld prove to be !se#!l%

Where possible, ensure that $ou are #onne#ted to the internetprior to booting #rom "o!r installation media ?e%g%disc, 2. #lash drive, or even an I) #ile directl" i# booting in )racleBs irt!albo4@% I# "o! have a hard-&iredconnection via an +thernet cable, then Manjaro &ill a!tomaticall" connect to the internet &itho!t "o! having to doan"thing% )ther&ise, once "o! have booted into ManjaroBs desktop, "o! &ill need to select and then connect to"o!r &ireless net&ork%

.2 Starting the Pro#ess o) Partitioning

D!ring the installation process, select Manage

$our partitions and -here to install Manjaro

@ad9an#edand then click &or-ardto proceed to

the ne4t step%

*) $ou ha9e more than one hard dri9e on $our#omputer, then "o! ma" select the desired one toinstall Manjaro here%

)nce the desired hard drive has been selected

and highlighted as sho&n, click e- PartitionTa,leto proceed to the ne4t step%
http://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=Partitioning_Overview_and_Existing_Partition_Tableshttp://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=Partitioning_Overview_and_Existing_Partition_Tableshttp://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=Cfdisk_Basic_Partitioning_Scenarioshttp://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=Cfdisk_Basic_Partitioning_Scenarioshttp://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=Partitioning_Overview_and_Existing_Partition_Tableshttp://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php?title=Cfdisk_Basic_Partitioning_Scenarios


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In this instance, the msdos @a"a MBRpartitiontable t"pe has been selected, as this theappropriate choice #or non-2+*I s"stems%

)nce selected, click 6Eto start creating thepartitions%

.5 A T-o Partition S#enario

In this scenario, .oot, 9oot, and >ome &ill becombined into a single bootable partition ?D8$@%8 separate s&ap partition &ill also be created inthe remaining space ?D8(@% .oth &ill be Primar$Partitions%

+ns!ring that the appropriate #ree space has beenselected and highlighted, click F Addto create the#irst partition%

The #irst partition is intended to contain .oot,9oot, and >ome% 8s s!ch;

/,'11M. ?/%'G.@ o!t o# a total o#

$1,111M. ?$1G.@, has been allocated,leaving appro4imatel" (111M. ?(G.@ #orthe s&ap partition%

The Primar" Partition t"pe has been

selected The Partition itsel# is to be located ?i%e% to

start@ at the beginning o# the availabledrive space%

8s ill!strated, the pop!lar 3T+#ile s"stem hasalso been selected%


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ote/8gain, this is j!st an e4ample o# a possiblepartitioning scenario%


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*or the &ap partition;

The remaining (111M. ?(G.@ o# space

has been allocated% The Primar" Partition t"pe has been

selected The Partition itsel# is to be located ?i%e% to

start@ at the beginning o# the availabledrive space%

The &ap #ile s"stem has been selected%

2pon selecting the &ap #ile s"stem t"pe, notethat there &ill no longer be an" need to set themo!nt point%

)nce the partition has been #!ll" de#ined, revie&this in#ormation be#ore clicking 6Eto set it andcomplete the t&o-partition scenario%

.; &inalising the Pro#ess o) Partitioning

Tip/ There is no need to man!all" assign a boot

#lag to an" partitions% The installer &ill a!tomaticall"assign this #lag to "o!r .oot or 9oot partition%


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8 transaction screen &ill appear, o!tlining all thenecessar" actions that are to take place% In someinstances, this ma" incl!de the removal o#previo!s partitions that &ere deleted in thepartitioning process%

8gain, the option to Can#eland ret!rn to thepartitioning process &ill still be available%)ther&ise, to complete the partitioning processand begin installing Manjaro, click 6E%


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5% Command-Line Installation

The original command-line installation method is also available% This ma" be selected via;

The &elcome message,

The desktop icon in E*C+,

The desktop men! in )penbo4, or

." entering the command sudo setup in the terminal%

The installer &ill begin b" stating that there are t&oinstallation versions available; The Sta,le *nstallerand the Testing *nstaller% This g!ide &ill !se thetable Installer%

Press Kenter to contin!e%

Sele#t the sta,le installer.

This option sho!ld alread" be highlighted% I# not,!se the arro& ke"s to highlight it%


8 con#irmation message &ill appear, stating that thetable installer has beg!n% It also provides somegood advice; &ollo- the steps * 6R(3R.



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>.2 Setting the (ate and Time

Set (ate and Time sho!ld alread" be highlighted%I# not !se "o!r arro& ke"s to do so%


+ns!re that UTC ?Co-ordinated 2niversal Time -the primar" time standard b" &hich the &orldreg!lates its clocks and times@ is highlighted%


ighlight the region $ou li9e in%

In this instance, +!rope has been chosen, as thisis the region applicable to Great .ritain%



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Sele#t $our time !one%

This is !nderstaken b" highlighting the appropriatecapital cit"%

Tip/ 8s there are a lot o# cities to chose #rom, "o!can skip #or&ards in the men! b" entering the #irst

letter o# the appropriate cit" to be taken to thatsection%


Set the date%

I# "o! are alread" connected to the internet, thenthis sho!ld alread" be set #or "o!% )ther&ise, !sethe Ktab ke" to s&itch bet&een the da", month,and "ear elements, and !se the !p or do&n arro&ke"s to change them%

+ns!re that 6E is highlighted, and press Kenter tocontin!e%

&inall$' set the time%

8gain, i# "o! are alread" connected to the internet,then this sho!ld alread" be set #or "o!% )ther&ise,!se the Ktab ke" to s&itch bet&een the ho!rs,min!tes, and seconds elements, and !se the !p ordo&n arro& ke"s to change them%

+ns!re that 6E is highlighted, and press Kenter tobe taken back to the main installation men!%


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>.5 Preparing the ard (is"

Prepare $our #omputers hard dis" )orinstallation%

8gain, in this t!torial the assisted preparationmethod &ill be chosen, &hich is most s!itable #orbeginners%

+ns!re that (is"@s Preparation is highlighted%


+ns!re that Assisted Preparation @erases the-hole dis" is highlighted%

8s the option &o!ld s!ggest, this-ill erase "o!rentire hard disk% Make s!re "o! have backed "o!r#iles !p some&here ?e%g% disc, 2. #lash drive,internet, etc%@%


ote/The space to be set aside on "o!r hard disk #or each step o# this stage is meas!red in megab"tes ?M.@% It isalso important to keep in mind ho& m!ch hard disk space "o! have remaining #or each step% In this t!torial, the totalhard disk space being !sed is 01,71M. ?01 gigab"tes H G.@%

Set the amount o) hard dis" spa#e )or theGRUB ?GRand Uni#ied Bootloader@%

This is responsible #or booting !p Manjaro a#ter

"o!r comp!ter is t!rned on% The de#a!lt val!e o#'$(M. is act!all" A!ite genero!s - #ar more thans!##icient - and is intended to ens!re that !sers cancom#ortabl" install and !se m!ltiple kernels, i#desired%



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Set the amount o) hard dis" spa#e )or the S-apPartition% This is !sed as virt!al memor" i# "o! r!no!t o# 98M, and #or the hibernate H s!spend#!nctions

The sie o# the &ap Partition sho!ld be eA!al to

the amo!nt o# memor" ?98M@ !sed b" "o!rcomp!ter % *or e4ample, (111M. ?(G.@ o# &apsho!ld be set #or a comp!ter !sing (G. o# 98M%

)nce set, press Kenter to contin!e%

Set the amount o) hard dis" spa#e )or the Root

Partition% This is &here Manjaro and its installedapplications &ill be stored%

Where possible, it is recommended to set the val!eo# the 9oot Partition to at least $',111M. ?$'G.@%O!st ens!re that this leaves plent" o# space #or "o!rome Partition, &hich &hich &here all "o!rpersonal #iles &ill be stored%

)nce "o! have set the sie o# "o!r 9oot Partition,press Kenter to contin!e%

Con)irm the amount o) hard dis" spa#e )or theome Partition% $'G. o# /G. hard-disk spacehas alread" been allocated to the 9oot partition, sothe remaining (,00/M. ?(G.@ has beena!tomaticall" allocated to the 3ome partition%

I# "o! are not happ" &ith the amo!nt o# spaceallocated, highlight o and press Kenter to goback% )ther&ise, ens!re that Hes is highlighted%



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Set the )ile s$stem to manage $our )iles%

Di##erent #ile s"stems can handle di##erent #ile sies,n!mbers o# #iles, and so on% I# "o! are !ns!re

&hich #ile s"stem to choose, as ill!strated, it is

re#ommend that $ou highlight et+ as this isone o) the latest and perhaps most -idel$ used:inu )ile s$stems.

Press Kenter to contin!e

Con)irm $our sele#ted )ile s$stem%

I# "o! &ish to revie& or perhaps change "o!rselection, highlight o and press Kenter to betaken back to the list o# available #ile s"stems%)ther&ise, ens!re that Hes is highlighted%


Con)irm that $ou -ish to pro#eed -ith theassisted preparation.

8 &arning &ill no& appear that proceeding &illres!lt in "o!r hard disk ?re#erred to as HdevHsda@being completel" erased% I# "o! do not &ish tocontin!e, highlight o and press Kenter to be

taken back to the hard disk preparation men!%)ther&ise, ens!re that Hes is highlighted%



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The installer &ill take a #e& moments to set !p "o!rhard disk ?and in the process, completel" erasean" data that &as previo!sl" stored on it@% )ncecomplete, the ill!strated con#irmation message &ill

appear%Press Kenter to con#irm and to be taken back tothe hard disk preparation men!%

Go ,a#" to the Main Menu%

8s this step has been completed, highlight Mainmenu and press Kenter to be taken back to theinstallerBs main men!%

>.; *nstalling Manjaro

+ns!re that *nstall S$stem is highlighted%



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The installation process &ill start a!tomaticall"%

8 progress bar &ill be displa"ed to chart theprogress o# the installation itsel#%

8#ter a #e& moments, a message &ill appearcon#irming Manjaro has been s!ccess#!ll" installed%


The installer &ill no& a!tomaticall" con#ig!re "o!rs"stem, detect "o!r hard&are, and install theappropriate drivers% It &ill also #ind the Manjaroservers #rom &hich "o! can do&nload !pdates,so#t&are packages, and applications%

%arning/Manjaro &ill not be able to #ind the

available servers !nless "o! are connected to theinternet%

)nce complete, "o! &ill a!tomaticall" be ret!rnedback to the installerBs Main men!%


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>.+ Con)iguring Manjaro

*t -ill no- ,e ne#essar$ to personalise Manjaro,$ #on)iguring a )e- "e$ things% DonBt &orr"

abo!t this as there &ill be no need #or an" technicale4pertise or to man!all" edit an" con#ig!ration #iles%The process &ill be A!ick and painless6

+ns!re that Con)igure S$stem is highlighted%


>.+.2 Root Pass-ord

Set the Root pass-ord% In a n!tshell, 9oot is astandard !ser acco!nt incl!ded in Lin!4distrib!tions b" de#a!lt that has #!ll and !nrestrictedaccess to the s"stem% 8 9oot acco!nt is necessar"to have in order to install, change, and removes"stem #iles%

+ns!re that Change Root Pass-ord ishighlighted%


T"pe in "o!r chosen 9oot pass&ord%


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>.+.5 User A##ount

Set up $our o-n personal user a##ount%

To protect the s"stem, "o! &ill not be e4pected to!se the s"stem as a 9oot !ser at all times% 8s

s!ch, "o! sho!ld also create "o!r o&n personalacco!nt%

+ns!re that Setup user a##ount@s is highlighted%


T"pe in "o!r chosen acco!nt H login name% Thede#a!lt name is manaro, &hich can be changed b"deleting it and replacing it &ith "o!r o&n% In thisinstance, the !sername carl has been entered%

%arning/8ltho!gh "o! can enter almost an"thing"o! like, ensure that an$ and all letters in thename are in lo-er #ase%

When #inished, ens!re that 6E is highlighted%


Con)irm that $ou -ish to get sudo rights%

!do is short #or BS!per User (o, and means that"o!r o&n acco!nt &ill be granted the same s"stemprivileges as the 9oot acco!nt%

>o&ever, !ndertaking s!ch tasks !sing "o!r

personal acco!nt &ill reA!ire "o! to enter "o!rpass&ord to contin!e ?to be set !p ne4t@% +ns!rethat Hes is highlighted, and Press Kenter tocontin!e%


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T"pe in "o!r chosen pass&ord #or "o!r o&npersonal acco!nt% 8gain, "o! can enter j!st abo!tan"thing "o! like%

Tip/To keep things simple, "o! can j!st t"pe thesame pass&ord !sed #or the 9oot acco!nt%

)nce complete, ens!ring that 6E is highlighted,press Kenter to contin!e%


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8 list o# codes &ill be presented% The lo&er caseletters stand #or the lang!age, and the !pper caseletters stand #or the co!ntr"; lang!ageC)2FT9.+.+ Set Ee$map @optional

Set $our pre)erred "e$,oard la$out%

I# "o! &ere able to set "o!r pre#erred ke"boardla"o!t at the beginning, then "o! can skip this step%

)ther&ise, ens!re that Change 9#onsole "e$map@optional is highlighted%

http://www.fincher.org/Utilities/CountryLanguageList.shtmlhttp://www.fincher.org/Utilities/CountryLanguageList.shtmlhttp://www.fincher.org/Utilities/CountryLanguageList.shtml


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Con#irm that "o! &ish to set "o!r pre#erredlang!age b" ens!ring that Set Ee$map ishighlighted%


I# "o! do not kno& the necessar" code #or "o!rke"board la"o!t, then it ma" be necessar" to

!ndertake an internet search to determine this% Inthis instance, #or ill!strative p!rposes, the codeu".map.g! has been selected, as this is theappropriate code #or the ke"board la"o!t !sed inthe 2nited :ingdom H Great .ritain%

)nce "o! have highlighted "o!r desired code,press Kenter to set it and be taken back to theke"map men!%

9et!rn to the con#ig!ration men! b" highlightingReturn to Main Menu%



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>.+.7 3it the Con)iguration Menu

With the con#ig!ration complete, e4it #rom thecon#ig!ration men! b" highlighting Main Menu%


It &ill then be necessar" to &ait a #e& moments&hile the Manjaro installation is a!tomaticall"con#ig!red according to "o!r pre#erences% )ncecomplete, "o! &ill a!tomaticall" be taken back tothe Main Men!%


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>.7 *nstalling the Bootloader

&inall$' install the GRUB%

8gain, the G92. ?GRand Uni#ied Bootloader@ isresponsible #or booting !p ?i%e% starting@ Manjaro&hen "o! t!rn "o!r comp!ter on%

+ns!re that *nstall Bootloader is highlighted%


+ns!re that *nstall GRUB5 @needed to ,oot ishighlighted%


8 con#irmation message &ill appear, stating thetarget partition ?place on "o!r hard disk@ &hereG92.( is to be installed% The de#a!lt setting is #ine%

Press Kenter to start the installation%


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8 con#irmation message &ill appear a#ter a #e&seconds, stating that G92.( has beens!ccess#!ll" installed%

Press Kenter to be taken back to the main installermen!%

>.7 Completing the *nstallation

8ll done - no& highlight Iuit to #inish theinstallation6


The installer &ill then take a #e& moments to#inalise the installation% 8 con#irmation message &illthen appear, stating that the installation processhas #inished% The installer &ill then a!tomaticall"

close, and "o! &ill be ret!rned to the desktopenvironment%


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/% Welcome to Manjaro6

>ereBs a brie# overvie& o# the ke" points it is necessar" to kno& in order to get the most o!t o# !sing the Manjaro Lin!4operating s"stem%

&C3/ Updates and So)t-are Management

Developed e4cl!sivel" b" the Manjaro Team, the Pama# Updater&ill a!tomaticall"check and noti#" "o! o# an" available s"stem !pdates &hen la!nched%

To install !pdates &hen listed, simpl" click the Appl$b!tton%

The Pamac Manager is a ver" simple "et po&er#!ltool to add and remove so#t&are packages ?e%g%applications@ #rom "o!r s"stem%

2pon la!nching, it &ill a!tomaticall" check the

o##icial Manjaro 9epositories #or ne& and !pdatedso#t&are% )nce complete, simpl" enter the name orshort description o# &hat "o! &ant to install orremove, and click the Ti#"b!tton%

8ll installed and available so#t&are matching "o!rsearch &ill then be displa"ed on the right% Click thename o# an" res!lt to see more in#ormation abo!t itimmediatel" belo&%

8 checkbo4 ne4t to the package name &ill indicate&hether it is installed or not%

To install a pa#"age, click the adjacent bo4 to markit%

To remo9e an installed pa#"age, click theadjacent bo4 to clear it%

)nce package bo4es have been marked andHorcleared, "o! ma" !ndertake more searches be#oreclicking the Ti#"b!tton to con#orm "o!r choice?s@%

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Partic!larl" &hen installing ne& so#t&are applications, on occasion several other so#t&are packages &ill also bea!tomaticall" installed as &ell% These are kno&n as dependen#ies, as the" are necessar" #or &hatever is beinginstalled to &ork properl"% In other &ords, the so#t&are package being do&nloaded is dependent !pon them%

Pamac &ill list the dependencies reA!ired #or so#t&are packages in the in#ormation pane%

*or e4ample, i# the @LC 1edia layer&ere to be installed, then several other so#t&are packages - s!ch as to allo& itto pla" di##erent media #ormats - &o!ld also be a!tomaticall" be do&nloaded i# not alread" installed on the s"stem%

Witho!t them, the Media Pla"er &o!ld not be able to pla" certain media #ormats, or perhaps not be able to pla"an"thing at all6

Tip/


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Using The Terminal

In simple terms, a terminal ?or console@ is aninter#ace that allo&s #or te4t commands to beentered and displa"ed% 8s it is an e4ceptionall"

po&er#!l and versatile tool to !se, 8rch and other8rch-based s"stems are notable #or rel"ing #ar moreheavil" on their !se than other ?!ser-#riendl"@distrib!tions s!ch as 2b!nt! or Mint, &hich haveplaced a greater #oc!s on the !se o# Graphical 2serInter#aces%

*or !sers &ho &ish to learn more abo!t ho&Manjaro &orks, and #or those &ho &ish to take #!lladvantage o# its versatilit", it is highl"recommended to learn ho& to !se the terminal%

Using Multiple Eernels

8 Lin!4 kernel is the core o# a Lin!4 operatings"stem, &hich acts as an inter#ace bet&een "o!rcomp!terBs hard&are and the applications that r!non it% Manjaro not onl" s!pports the !se o# m!ltiplekernels ?selectable #rom the boot screen@, b!tallo&s eas" access to the ver" latest bleeding edgekernels as &ell% 8ll available kernels installed on"o!r s"stem &ill be presented !pon booting !p,incl!ding back!p copies o# each kernel versioninstalled%

Manjaro Settings Manager

The Manjaro ettings Manager provides a set o#!ser-#riendl" tools to easil" and A!ickl" con#ig!reaspects o# "o!r s"stem%

Presentl", this incl!des addingHchanging lang!ages!pport and ke"board la"o!ts, as &ell as !seracco!nts%

till a &ork in progress, ne& #eat!res &ill also beadded in the near #!t!re%


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7% 8ccessing the 8rch 2ser 9epositor"

%arning/2se the 829 at "o!r o&n risk6 !pport &ill not be provided b" the Manjaro team #or an" iss!es that ma"arise relating to so#t&are installations #rom the 829%

8ltho!gh Manjaro is $11Q 8rch compatible - being based on 8rch itsel# - it is not possible access the o##icialrepositories o# the 8rch "stem to do&nload so#t&are% Manjaro instead !ses its o&n o##icial repositories in order toens!re that an" so#t&are packages provided ?e%g% s"stem !pdates and applications@ have been #!ll" tested and arecompletel" stable be#ore release%

>o&ever, it is still possible to access additional so#t&are packages #rom the Arch User Repository?829@, &hich ismanaged b" the 8rch comm!nit" ?i%e% !sers@ themselves% 8ltho!gh this repositor" is !no##icial, so#t&are packages #irstplaced here are kno&n to make their &a" into 8rchBs o##icial repositories i# the" become pop!lar eno!gh%Un)ortunatel$' as a #ommunit$ maintained repositor$' using the AUR does still present potential ris"s andpro,lems. These incl!de the 829 providing;

M!ltiple versions o# the same packages

)!t o# date packages

.roken or onl" partiall" &orking packages

Improperl" con#ig!red packages ?e%g% do&nloading !nnecessar" dependencies, andHor not do&nloading necessar"

dependencies@Malicio!s packages ?altho!gh e4tremel" rare@

8s s!ch, altho!gh m!ch o# the so#t&are packages provided b" the 829 sho!ld &ork, do not e4pect the installationprocess to al&a"s be A!ite as straight#or&ard as &hen !sing the o##icial repositories% )n occasion, it ma" benecessar" to man!all" identi#" and install dependencies "o!rsel# a#ter an aborted installation attempt, #or e4ample% Inaddition, there is no g!arantee that an" installed so#t&are &ill &ork properl", i# at all%

J.2 The e#essar$ So)t-are

+4,it s$stems should alread$ ha9e the ne#essar$ so)t-are pre4installed. )ther&ise, it &ill be necessar" toconseA!entl" install special so#t&are in order to do&nload #rom the 829% To install this so#t&are, enter the #ollo&inginto a terminal ?or search #or them !sing "o!r so#t&are manager ?i%e% Pamac or )ctopi@;

sudo pacman -S autoconf automake binutils bison fakeroot fle! gcc libtool m( make patch yaourt

J.5 Sear#hing &or and *nstalling So)t-are &rom the AUR

Tip/It is strongl$ recommended to #irst visit the 829 &ebsite and e4amine the relevant page?s@ #or an" and allso#t&are intended to be installed% These pages contain comments #rom both e4isting !sers and package developers,

&hich ma" provide val!able in#ormation ?e%g% &arnings andHor sol!tions to problems@% The 829 &ebsite can be #o!ndhere.


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8s ill!strated, a search #or theAvant 9indo*?avigator !ndertaken has res!lted in ten possiblematches being listed% 8n" combination o# listedpackages can be do&nloaded b" simpl" enteringtheir n!mbers%

*or e4ample, entering ;&o!ld install the packageavant-*indo*-navigaor-bBr% 8dding 7 a#ter this

&o!ld also install e4tra applets #or #or this package;

KKL 3nter o o) pa#"ages to ,e installed @e/ 2 5 ; or 24;

KKL 4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444

; 7

Tip/ The n!mbers at the end o# each line are !ser votes #or each package% The higher the n!mber, the more pop!larthe package% Fote that option BB has the highest n!mber o# votes b" #ar6

)nce the n!mber?s@ o# "o!r chosen so#t&arepackage?s@ have been entered, and the installationprocess has beg!n, !ser comments #rom the 829

&ebsite &ill also be displa"ed%


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$1% Con#ig!ring Graphics Cards

ote/It &ill be necessar" to man!all" enable catal"st drivers &here !sing 8MD cards% *n addition' it -ill also ,ene#essar$ to run the appropriate #ommand to install $our graphi#s #ard in the 6pen,o )la9our.

Where installing the #!ll version o# Manjaro ?i%e% complete &ith a pre-installed desktop environment, codecs, and

so#t&are applications@, the mh&d command &ill be a!tomaticall" r!n b" the CLI installer to a!tomaticall" detect "o!rgraphics card and install the most appropriate driver #or it% %hether )ree or proprietar$ dri9ers are installed -illdepend on $our initial #hoi#e o) using )ree or non)ree graphi#s dri9ers to ,oot up%

>o&ever, it is also possible to !se the mh&d command to install drivers #or graphics cards "o!rsel#, i# desired%

20.2 Automated *nstallation Method

This is the recommended method #or the detection and installation o# graphics drivers% The s"nta4 #or the a!tomatedinstallation method is;

sudo mh*d -a +pci or usb connection. +free or nonfree drivers. "8""

8 breakdo&n o# the command !sed #or the a!tomated method is as #ollo&s;

4a; 8!tomaticall" detect and install the appropriate driver

p#i or us,N; Install the appropriate driver #or devices connected internall" via pci, or e4ternall" via !sb ?again, mh&d

c!rrentl" onl" s!pports pci connections at this stage in its development@)ree or non)reeN; Install either #ree drivers ?e%g% provided b" the Lin!4 comm!nit"@, or non#ree drivers ?e%g% provided

b" hard&are man!#act!rers@0;00; Identi#" that a driver is to be installed #or a graphics card ?111 is the ID #or graphics cards% 8s the mh&d

command develops, ne& ids &ill be !sed #or other hard&are devices@%

*or e4ample, the #ollo&ing command &o!ld res!lt in the a!tomatic detection and installation o# the best availableproprietar$ dri9er #or a pci-connected graphics card;

sudo mh*d -a pci nonfree "8""

)ther&ise, the #ollo&ing command &o!ld res!lt in the a!tomatic detection and installation o# the best available )reedri9er #or a pci-connected graphics card;

sudo mh*d -a pci free "8""

20.5 Manual *nstallation Method

Taking a do-it-"o!rsel# approach is itsel# relativel" eas" and straight#or&ard !sing the mh&d command% This sho!ld be

!ndertaken in t&o stages;2. Identi#" the appropriate driver to be installed, and then

5. Install the driver

Tip/ O!st ens!re that "o! have identi#ied and are indeed abo!t to install the correct driver #or "o!r partic!lar graphicscard6

20.5.2 *denti)$ing A9aila,le (ri9ers

Prior to man!all" installing a graphics driver, it &ill be necessar" to identi#" &hat drivers are available #or "o!r s"stem%To list the appropriate drivers available, the basic s"nta4 is;

mh*d -l +optional detailed vie*. +optional --pci or --usb connection.


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2sing this command &itho!t the additional options &ill list basic in#ormation #or all the available drivers #or devicesconnected to "o!r s"stem% All dri9ers graphi#s #ard dri9ers -ill ha9e the pre)i @9ideo4 in their name% The basicin#ormation provided #or all listed drivers &ill be;

Fame

ersion

*ree or proprietar", and

PCI or 2. connection

8 more detailed list o# installed drivers can be obtained b" entering;

mh*d -l -d

8 detailed list &ill provide the #ollo&ing in#ormation;

Fame

ersion

PCI or 2. connection

Description

Priorit"

*ree or proprietar"

Dependencies

Con#licts

Class ID ?e%g% B111B #or graphics card drivers@, and

endor ID

In addition, !sing the 3pci #ilter in the #ollo&ing e4ample &ill list detailed in#ormation #or onl" the drivers available #ordevices ?e%g% graphics cards@ !sing an internal PCI connection;

mh*d -l -d --pci

20.5.5 *nstalling a (ri9er

To install a driver #or a graphics card, the s"nta4 is;

sudo mh*d -i pci +name of driver.

8 breakdo&n o# the command !sed to man!all" install a driver is as #ollo&s;

4i; Install a driver

p#iN; Install a driver #or a device connected internall" via pci ?e%g% graphics cards@

name o) dri9erN; The name o# the driver to be installed

*or e4ample, to install the proprietar" nvidia graphics card driver, the #ollo&ing command &o!ld be !sed;

sudo mh*d -i pci video-nvidia

20.5.; &or#ing the @re*nstallation a (ri9er

%arning/ !se this command &ith care6

To #orce the ?re@installation o# a driver &itho!t removing &hat has alread" been installed #irst, the s"nta4 is;

sudo mh*d -f -i pci +name of driver.

*or e4ample, to #orce the re-installation o# a previo!sl" installed nvidia graphics card driver, the #ollo&ing command

&o!ld be !sed;

sudo mh*d -f -i pci video-nvidia


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20.; Remo9ing an *nstalled (ri9er

)n occasion it ma" be necessar" to remove an installed graphics card driver% imilarl" to man!all" installing agraphics card driver, t&o steps sho!ld be !ndertaken #or removal;

2. Identi#" the installed driver

5. 9emove the identi#ied driver

8#ter all, it &o!ld be some&hat di##ic!lt to remove an installed driver i# "o! donBt kno& &hat itBs called6

20.;.2 *denti)$ing *nstalled (ri9ers

To identi#" and list ManjaroBs installed drivers - incl!ding the graphics driver to be removed, the s"nta4 is;

mh*d -li +optional detailed vie*. +optional pci or usb devices only.

2sing this command &itho!t the additional options &ill list the basic in#ormation o# all the drivers c!rrentl" installed on"o!r s"stem% 6n#e again' all dri9ers )or graphi#s #ards -ill ha9e the pre)i @9ideo4 in their name% 8s &ith listingdrivers available #or "o!r s"stem, the -d option !sed in the #ollo&ing command &ill list detailed in#ormation;

mh*d -li -d

This in#ormation ma" prove !se#!l to determine an" other&ise !n#oreseen conseA!ences or problems !pon removinga driver% 8nd again, it is also possible to #ilter "o!r list o# installed drivers b" &hether the" are !sed on hard&areconnected via pci or !sb% In this instance, a detailed list &ill be generated onl" #or installed drivers !sed on hard&are

&ith a PCI connection;

mh*d -li -d --pci

20.;.5 Remo9ing *nstalled (ri9ers

%arning/ !se this command &ith care6

To remove an installed driver, the s"nta4 is;

sudo mh*d -r +pci or usb. +name of driver.

*or e4ample, to remove the installed driver #or a nvidia graphics card ?connected internall" via pci@, the #ollo&ingcommand &o!ld be !sed;

sudo mh*d -r pci video-nvidia


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$$% Manjaro :ernels

8s the name &o!ld impl", as &ith the kernel o# a seed, the Lin!4 kernel is the core o# a Lin!4 operating s"stem% +ver"other element o# a Lin!4-based operating s"stem is b!ilt aro!nd the kernel, &hich acts as an inter#ace bet&een "o!rcomp!terBs hard&are and the applications that r!n on it%

8s hard&are and so#t&are applications become more comple4 and sophisticated, so do the kernels to #!ll" !tilisethem% 8s s!ch, Lin!4 kernels are contin!all" !nder development, &ith ne& revisions and versions being reg!larl"released% *!rther in#ormation on the ver" latest developments in kernel technolog" can be #o!nd atThe :inu EernelAr#hi9es

The #irst Lin!4 kernel &as originall" developed b" :inus Tor9alds, the creator o# Lin!4% 8s an open so!rce project,altho!gh modern kernels no& contain millions o# lines o# code generated b" tho!sands o# programmers, Lin!sTorvalds still has the #inal a!thorit" on their development and release%

22.2 *denti)$ing the Eernel Being Used

I# the e4isting :ernel being r!n in Manjaro is not immediatel" apparent, then it can be sho&n b" opening the terminal

and then entering the #ollo&ing command;

uname -r

8s seen in this e4ample, Manjaro is r!nning kernel%$$%0-$-M8FO89)% The in#ormation given here isnot arbitar" each part means something abo!t thekernel;

The indicates the version

The $$ indicates the major revision

The 0 indicates the minor revision

The $ indicates b!g #i4ing

M8FO89) indicates the speci#ic distrib!tion it is

!sed #or

22.5 Adding e- Eernels

Tip/ mh-d4"ernel -ill automati#all$ update a ne-l$ installed "ernel -ith an$ modules #urrentl$ used in $oureisting "ernel% *or e4ample, i# "o! &ere to !pdate #rom kernel %' to %, mh&d-kernel &o!ld a!tomaticall" !pdate% &ith an" and all mod!les present in %'% >o& abo!t that6

Manjaro not onl" s!pports the !se o# multiple kernels ?selectable #rom the boot screen@, b!t allo&s eas" access to the9er$ latest bleeding edge kernels as &ell% This is !ndertaken thro!gh !se o# ManjaroBs o&n 139D-kernel ?Manjaro>ard-Ware Detection@ command% The s"nta4 o# the command is as #ollo&s;

sudo mh*d-kernel -i +ne* kernel linu!;version


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*t is re#ommended 4 espe#iall$ i) updating to the latest ,leeding edge "ernel 4 to "eep $our old one' e9en i)onl$ )or a short time a)ter-ards% This the sa#er option, and the old kernel can be easil" removed &hen satis#ied &iththe stabilit" and #!nctionalit" o# the ne& one%

8s an e4ample, once the terminal is opened, the #ollo&ing command &ill install a ne& kernel ?%$1@-ithout deletingthe eisting "ernel #urrentl$ ,eing used;

sudo mh*d-kernel -i linu!8%"

)ther&ise, the #ollo&ing command &ill install a ne& kernel ?%0@ to replace the e4isting kernel, -hi#h -ill ,e deleted;

sudo mh*d-kernel -i linu!%" rmc

+ither &a", Manjaro &ill a!tomaticall" con#ig!re the ne& kernel #or "o!, read" #or immediate !se% )nce completed,close the terminal and re-boot the s"stem #or the change to take e##ect%

22.; Remo9ing Eernels

%arning/D) F)T attempt to delete an e4isting kernel &hile it is act!all" being !sed b" Manjaro at the time%


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0% To delete all elements o) a "ernel at the same time - &here the" are all present on "o!r s"stem - the s"nta4 is;

sudo pacman -R linu!+version. linu!+version.-headers linu!+version.-e!tramodules

*or e4ample, to completel" remove all elements o# kernel version %', the #ollo&ing command &o!ld be entered;

sudo pacman -R linu!8 linu!8-headers linu!8-e!tramodules

Please note ho&ever, that attempting to delete m!ltiple elements at once i# the" are not present on "o!r s"stem &illres!lt in an error message be#ore the operation itsel# is aborted% It is also &orth&hile noting i# Manjaro is being r!n in avirt!al machine ?e%g% )racle irt!albo4@, "o! ma" not be able to delete certain kernels i# the" contain elementsimportant to the virt!alisation process itsel#%

22.+ Sele#ting Eernels

8ll available kernels installed on "o!r s"stem &ill

be presented !pon booting !p% 8s ill!strated, thisincl!des back!p copies o# each kernel versioninstalled ?&hich &ill also be a!tomaticall" removedi# or &hen a kernel version is deleted@%

To select a kernel, simpl" !se the arro& ke"s tohighlight the desired version, and then pressKenter%

Where a selection is not made, Manjaro &ill !s!all"a!tomaticall" select a kernel version a#ter &aiting#ive seconds #or a ke" entr"% The versiona!tomaticall" selected &ill !s!all" be the one !sedprevio!sl"%


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$(% +nabling Printing Capabilities

Printing is !ndertaken thro!gh the !se o# C2P?previo!sl" an acron"m #or Common Uni4 Printing S"stem@% This is apop!lar open so!rce printing s"stem !sed in most Lin!4 distrib!tions d!e to its ease o# !se% 8s stated b" Wikipedia;

CUS consists of a print spooler and scheduler, a filter system that converts the print data to a

format that the printer *ill understand, and a backend system that sends this data to the printdevice# CUS uses the /nternet rinting rotocol ;/< as the basis for managing print obs andEueues#B

everal so#t&are packages m!st be installed in order to enable full and comprehensive printing capabilities on "o!rs"stem% Partic!larl" to assist ne& !sers, it is possible in Manjaro to install ever"thing that is reA!ired &ith j!st a singlecommand% >o&ever, once the necessar" so#t&are packages have been installed, it &ill then also be necessar" toact!all" enable printing capabilities as &ell%

25.2 *nstalling the Printer So)t-are

To j!st install the necessar" so#t&are packages, enter the #ollo&ing command;

sudo pacman -Sy manaro-printer

25.5 3na,ling Printing

)nce the necessar" so#t&are has been installed, to enable printing capabilities, enter the #ollo&ing command;

sudo systemctl enable cups#service

)nce printing has been enabled, in order to start doing so immediatel" &itho!t rebooting, inp!t the command;

sudo systemctl start cups#service

25.; (isa,iling Printing

I# #or an" reason "o! &ish to disable C2P ?e%g% in order to !se an alternative printing s"stem@, open "o!r terminaland enter the #ollo&ing command;

sudo systemctl disable cups#service
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUPShttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUPShttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUPS


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$% Pacman

Pacman is a pa#kage manager developed speci#icall" #or !se in 8rch Lin!4% It is !sed to install, !pgrade, con#ig!reand remove so#t&are ?i%e% to manage so#t&are packages@% Pacman is !sed thro!gh t"ping commands terminal all thecommands listed belo& to !ndertake vario!s tasks ass!me that "o! have "o!r terminal open%

2;.2 Updating the S$stem

Tip/ This sho!ld be the #irst thing "o! do a#ter installing Manjaro6

To !pdate "o!r s"stem, enter the #ollo&ing command in the terminal;

sudo pacman -Syu

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2;.7 Remo9ing So)t-are

To remove a so#t&are package, the basic s"nta4 is;

sudo pacman -R +Soft*are ackage ?ame.

*or e4ample, to remove the so#t&are application Lea#pad, the #ollo&ing command &o!ld be entered;

sudo pacman -R leafpad

It is also possible to remove package and its dependencies, provided those dependencies are not being !sed b" an"other packages% Deleting dependencies e4cl!sive to a certain package is &ise, as once the main package is removed,the" &ill become orphans, serving no other p!rpose than to cl!tter !p "o!r s"stem% To do so, enter the #ollo&ingcommand;

sudo pacman -Rs +Soft*are ackage ?ame.

>o&ever, Pacman !s!all" also creates back!p con#ig!ration #iles &hen deleting packages% 8s s!ch, #or a morethoro!gh ?and cleaner@ removal ?ie% the package, its dependencies, and an" con#ig!ration #iles !s!all" generated b"pacman@ enter the #ollo&ing command;

sudo pacman -Rns +Soft*are ackage ?ame.

2;. :earning Pa#mans 6ptions

It is a ver" good idea to become #amiliar &ith the varied and po&er#!l !ses o# pacman% 8 comprehensive list o# optionsthat can be !sed &ith pacman can be #o!nd b" entering the #ollo&ing command;

man pacman

To e4it o!t o# the list, simpl" press O%


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$0% Changing ervers

The o##icial Manjaro repositories ?also kno&n as mirrors@ are hosted on Soft*are Servers% Ph"sicall" locatedthro!gho!t the &orld, these servers are responsible #or receiving reA!ests #or so#t&are packages via the terminalandHor the so#t&are managers, and conseA!entl" delivering them to "o!r s"stem% There are there#ore three primar"#actors that &ill determine ho& #ast "o!r do&nloads are;

o&ever, the" &ill be selected in the order the" are listed, and pacman&illonl" select another server i# there is a problem &ith the one be#ore it%

This is !ndertaken b" amending the mirrorlist #ile, &hich is !sed b" ManjaroBs package manager 3 pacman - to tell it

the internet addresses o# the Manjaro servers in order to do&nload !pdates and so#t&are applications #rom them%

2+.2.2 6pen the Mirrorlist


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2+.2.5 3dit the Mirrorlist

:ines ,eginning -ith a hash -ill ,e ignored ,$ pa#man% In the e4ample belo&, onl" the 2: server has had thehash removed, and as s!ch, this is the onl" server that has been enabled #or !se;

Manjaro Lin!4 repositor" mirrorlist

Generated on 17 )ctober (1$ (1;17 2se pacman-mirrors to modi#"

Location ; Fetherlands Time ; 1%171 Last "nc ; ;$0 erver U http;HH#tp%nl!!g%nlHp!bHosHLin!4HdistrHmanjaroHstableHVrepoHVarch

Location ; 2nited:ingdom Time ; 1%$10 Last "nc ; 1;$0

Ser9er K http/


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2+.5 Step 5/ S$n#hronising -ith the e-l$ 3na,led Ser9er@s


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8ppendi4 .; Manjaro *8=

General :inu

%hat is :inu

Lin!4 is anopen-so!rceoperating s"stem, meaning that it is completel" #ree to !se and #ree to distrib!te% )riginall"developed in $77$ b" *innish Programmer Lin!s Torvalds, Lin!4 is an e4ceptionall" rob!st and reliable s"stemmost commonl" !sed #or internet servers, mobile phones, and tablets ?e%g% 8ndroid@% >o&ever, the !se o# Lin!4 asan alternative operating s"stem #or personal comp!ters has also been gro&ing over the "ears, &ith several million!sers having alread" discovered the bene#its o# it%

%hat are the ,ene)its o) using :inuThere are A!ite a #e&% Lin!4 is #ree, highl" e##icient, and ver" #ast The 0 bit version o# Manjaro &ith the E*C+desktop boots !p in onl" a #e& seconds, and !ses onl" (11M. o# memor" to r!n% Lin!4 s"stems are also ver" sec!re,and are not a##ected b" the h!ge amo!nt o# Windo&s vir!ses, trojans, &orms, or mal&are o!t there% 8nti-vir!sso#t&are is not reA!ired% 8nd as #or the tens o# tho!sands o# so#t&are applications available - incl!ding #!ll" compatibleeA!ivalents o# pop!lar Windo&s so#t&are s!ch as M )##ice - these are also completel" #ree% It is also possible toeasil" r!n man" pop!lar Windo&s applications on Lin!4 !sing compatibilit" so#t&are s!ch as 9ine=layonLinu!% Thee4amples given here are far #rom comprehensive6

%h$ is :inu )ree %hats the #at#hThere isnBt one% Lin!4 operates on a completel" di##erent philosoph" than those o# #or-pro#it corporations s!ch asMicroso#t and 8pple% Lin!4 s"stems and so#t&are applications are #!nded thro!gh sponsorship, donations, and o#co!rse, the hard &ork o# man", man" enth!siasts% Lin!4 has a dedicated and highl" enth!siastic #an-base #or a ver"good reason%

%h$ are there so man$ di))erent :inu distri,utionsDi##erent Lin!4 distrib!tions ?i%e% operating s"stems@ have been developed #or di##erent t"pes o# !sers, #or di##erentp!rposes, and #or di##erent hard&are capacities% *or e4ample, distrib!tions s!ch as 1int orIorin are speci#icall"designed to appl" to ne&comers or those &itho!t technical e4pertise% 8t the other end o# the scale, distrib!tions s!chasArch are designed #or comp!ter enth!siasts% Manjaro is designed to bridge that gap% Di##erent )la9ours o# adistrib!tion means it comes &ith di##erent desktop environments - "o!Bre rarel" i# ever st!ck &ith &hatever desktopcomes pre-installed%

%hat is the di))eren#e ,et-een #utting edge and ,leeding edge te#hnolog$

Generall" speaking, cutting edge re#ers to the latest technolog" that has #inished development and has been #!ll"tested% 6leeding edge technolog" is that &hich has not #inished development andHor is still !ndergoing testing% The!se o# bleeding edge technolog" there#ore carries the risk o# being !nreliable or !nstable%
http://opensource.org/osd.htmlhttp://opensource.org/osd.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvaldshttp://opensource.org/osd.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds


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Manjaro Spe#i)i#

*s Manjaro just an eas$4to4install 9ersion o) Ar#h

Fo% Manjaro is not like other 8rch-based distrib!tions s!ch asArchbang or 6ridge Linu!, &hich are% While there are

n!mero!s s!btle di##erences bet&een Manjaro and 8rch, the most obvio!s e4amples - incl!ding the !se o# o!r o&ndedicated so#t&are repositories - are covered in the 8bo!t manjaro ection%

Can Manjaro use the Ar#h So)t-are RepositoriesFo% Manjaro is con#ig!red to !se its o&n dedicated so#t&are repositories, altho!gh "o! can still access thecomm!nit"-maintained 8rch 2ser 9epositor" ?829@ #or additional so#t&are, i# "o! &ish% In addition, i# "o! &ant toaccess the ver" latest bleeding-edge so#t&are, ManjaroBs o&n testing and !nstable repositories are also available%

Can Manjaro ,e #on9erted into a )ull Ar#h s$stem


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8ppendi4 C; 2se#!l Links

Manjaro omepage

*or the latest ne&s, developments, do&nload links, contact details, and more%

http;HHblog%manjaro%orgH

Manjaro &orum

9ead and participate in o!r active #orm 3 ever"bod"Bs &elcome6

http;HH#or!m%manjaro%orgHinde4%php

Manjaro %i"i

.eginner-#riendl" g!ides are available to help "o! !se the s"stem and to solve problems%

http;HH&iki%manjaro%orgHinde4%phpHMainPage

8 special thank-"o! to Philip Mller 3 a &onder#!l #riend and mentor
http://blog.manjaro.org/http://forum.manjaro.org/index.phphttp://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php/Main_Pagehttp://blog.manjaro.org/http://forum.manjaro.org/index.phphttp://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php/Main_Page

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