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Manjaro Linux


Last Update: 2026-09-28 06:15 UTC


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Manjaro Linux is a fast, user-friendly, desktop-oriented operating system based on Arch Linux. Key features include intuitive installation process, automatic hardware detection, stable rolling-release model, ability to install multiple kernels, special Bash scripts for managing graphics drivers and extensive desktop configurability. Manjaro Linux offers Xfce as the core desktop options, as well as KDE, GNOME and a minimalist Net edition for more advanced users. Community-supported desktop flavours are also available.

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Average visitor rating: 8.3/10 from 506 review(s).


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Distribution Manjaro Linux
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2026-08-12: Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 26.1.0
 • 2026-01-04: Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 26.0
 • 2025-04-15: Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 25.0.0
 • 2024-12-08: Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 24.2.0
 • 2024-10-02: Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 24.1.0
 • 2024-05-14: Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 24.0
 • 2023-12-16: Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 23.1.0
 • 2023-09-05: Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 23.0
 • 2023-04-22: Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 22.1.0
 • 2022-12-25: Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 22.0
 • 2022-06-19: Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 21.3.0
 • 2021-12-23: Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 21.2.0
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 • 2026-03-16 Manjaro community plans work strike
 • 2026-02-24 Manjaro website goes off-line again due to lapsed certificate
 • 2024-08-03 Manjaro community testing immutable images
 • 2022-12-09 Manjaro disables proprietary codecs in Mesa
 • 2021-02-15 Manjaro now PinePhone's default OS
 • 2020-08-31 Manjaro to ship on the PinePhone
 • 2020-03-16 Manjaro to be the Pinebook Pro's default OS
 • 2020-02-18 Manjaro launches web-based software portal
 • 2019-07-30 Manjaro ships with fpakman and FreeOffice
 • 2019-04-16 ARM port available on Manjaro's website
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Feature stable 26.1.2 25.0.10 24.2.1 23.1.4 22.1.3 21.3.0 20.2.1 19.0 18.1.0 17.1.12 16.10.3 15.12 0.8.11 0.8.8 Feature
Release Date 2026-09-28 2026-09-10 2025-10-13 2024-12-16 2024-04-06 2023-05-26 2022-06-18 2021-01-03 2020-02-25 2019-09-12 2018-08-19 2016-11-27 2015-12-23 2014-12-01 2013-11-26 Release Date
End Of Life                               End Of Life
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Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
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Full Package List stable 26.1.2 25.0.10 24.2.1 23.1.4 22.1.3 21.3.0 20.2.1 19.0 18.1.0 17.1.12 16.10.3 15.12 0.8.11 0.8.8 Full Package List
Package stable 26.1.2 25.0.10 24.2.1 23.1.4 22.1.3 21.3.0 20.2.1 19.0 18.1.0 17.1.12 16.10.3 15.12 0.8.11 0.8.8 Package
alsa-lib (1.2.16.1) 1.2.16.1 1.2.16.1 1.2.14 1.2.13 1.2.11 1.2.8 1.2.7 1.2.4 1.2.1.2 1.1.9 1.1.6 1.1.2 1.1.0 1.0.27.2 1.0.27.2 alsa-lib (1.2.16.1)
amdgpu (25.0.0) 19.1.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (25.0.0)
apparmor (5.0.2) 4.1.7 4.1.7 4.1.2 4.0.3 3.1.7 3.1.3 3.0.4 3.0.1 2.13.3 2.13.3 -- -- -- -- -- apparmor (5.0.2)
apt (3.3.3) 3.3.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- apt (3.3.3)
bash (5.3) 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 bash (5.3)
bind (9.20.29) 9.20.27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.20.29)
chromium (154.0.8037.57) 153.0.8010.52 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (154.0.8037.57)
cinnamon (6.6.9) 6.6.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- cinnamon (6.6.9)
cups (2.4.19) 2.4.19 2.4.19 2.4.14 2.4.11 2.4.7 2.4.2 2.4.2 2.3.3 2.3.1 2.3.0 2.2.8 2.2.1 2.1.2 1.7.3 1.7.0 cups (2.4.19)
e2fsprogs (1.47.4) 1.47.4 1.47.4 1.47.3 1.47.1 1.47.0 1.47.0 1.46.5 1.45.6 1.45.5 1.45.3 1.44.3 1.43.3 1.42.13 1.42.9 1.42.8 e2fsprogs (1.47.4)
ffmpeg (9.0.2) 9.0.1 9.0.1 7.1.1 7.1 6.1.1 6.0 5.0 4.3.1 4.2.2 4.2 4.0.2 3.2 2.8.4 2.2.2 2.1.1 ffmpeg (9.0.2)
firefox (157.0) 156.0 155.0.1 143.0.3 133.0.3 124.0.1 113.0 101.0.1 84.0.1 73.0.1 69.0 61.0.2 50.0 43.0.1 29.0.1 25.0.1 firefox (157.0)
flatpak (1.18.4) 1.18.2 1.18.2 1.16.1 1.15.12 1.15.6 1.15.4 1.12.7 1.9.2 1.6.2 1.4.2 0.99.3 -- -- -- -- flatpak (1.18.4)
freetype (2.14.3) 2.14.3 2.14.3 2.14.1 2.13.3 2.13.2 2.13.0 2.12.1 2.10.4 2.10.1 2.10.1 2.9.1 2.6.5 2.6.2 2.5.3 2.5.0.1 freetype (2.14.3)
gcc (16.2.0) 16.2.1 -- -- -- 13.2.1 12.2.1 12.1.0 -- 9.3.0 9.1.0 8.2.0 -- -- 4.9.0 4.8.2 gcc (16.2.0)
gimp (3.2.6) 3.2.4 3.2.4 3.0.4 2.10.38 2.10.36 2.10.34 2.10.30 2.10.22 2.10.14 2.10.12 2.10.4 2.8.18 2.8.16 2.8.10 2.8.6 gimp (3.2.6)
git (2.55.0) 2.55.0 2.55.0 2.51.0 2.47.1 2.44.0 2.40.1 2.36.1 2.29.2 2.25.0 2.23.0 2.18.0 2.10.2 2.6.4 1.9.3 -- git (2.55.0)
glibc (2.44) 2.44 2.44 2.42 2.40 2.39 2.37 2.35 2.32 2.30 2.29 2.28 2.24 2.22 2.19 2.18 glibc (2.44)
gnome-shell (51.0) 50.4 50.4 48.5 47.2 45.4 43.4 42.2 3.38.2 3.34.3 3.32.2 3.28.3 -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (51.0)
grub (2.16) 2.14 2.14 2.12 2.12 2.12 2.06 2.06 2.04 2.04 2.04 2.03 2.02beta3 2.02beta2 2.02beta2 2.00 grub (2.16)
gtk (4.24.0) 4.22.4 4.22.4 4.18.6 4.14.7 4.12.5 4.10.3 4.6.5 3.24.24 3.24.13 3.24.10 3.22.30 2.24.31 2.24.29 2.24.23 2.24.22 gtk (4.24.0)
httpd (2.4.68) 2.4.68 2.4.68 2.4.65 2.4.62 2.4.58 2.4.56 2.4.53 2.4.46 2.4.41 2.4.41 -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.68)
hyprland (0.56.2) 0.56.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- hyprland (0.56.2)
inkscape (1.4.4) 1.4.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.92.3 0.91 -- -- -- inkscape (1.4.4)
kmod (34.2) 34.2 34.2 34.2 33 31 30 29 27 26 26 25 23 23 17 15 kmod (34.2)
krita (6.0.4) 6.0.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.0.1.1 2.9.10 2.8.6 -- krita (6.0.4)
Package stable 26.1.2 25.0.10 24.2.1 23.1.4 22.1.3 21.3.0 20.2.1 19.0 18.1.0 17.1.12 16.10.3 15.12 0.8.11 0.8.8 Package
LibreOffice (26.8.0) 26.8.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 6.1.0 5.1.6 4.4.7 4.2.4 4.1.3 LibreOffice (26.8.0)
libselinux (3.11) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- libselinux (3.11)
linux (7.2.8) 7.2.3 7.1.13 6.12.48 6.12.4 6.6.25 6.1.26 5.15.48 5.9.16 5.4.18 5.2.11 4.17.11 4.4.33 4.1.15 3.12.20 3.10.20 linux (7.2.8)
mariadb (13.0.2) 12.3.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10.1.19 10.1.9 5.5.37 -- mariadb (13.0.2)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) 1.28.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (26.2.3) 26.2.2 26.2.2 25.2.3 24.2.8 24.0.2 23.0.3 22.1.1 20.3.1 19.3.4 19.1.5 18.1.6 13.0.1 11.0.8 10.1.4 9.2.3 mesa (26.2.3)
nautilus (51.0.1) 50.3.1 50.3.1 48.4.1 47.1 45.2.1 43.4 42.2 3.38.2 3.34.2 3.32.3 3.28.1 -- -- -- -- nautilus (51.0.1)
NVIDIA (615.71.09) 610.57.04 610.57.04 580.82.09 550.135 550.67 530.41.03 515.48.07 455.45.01 440.59 435.21 396.51 370.28 355.11 331.79 331.20 NVIDIA (615.71.09)
openjdk (27) 8.504u01 -- -- -- -- -- -- 8u265 8u242 8u222 8u181 8u112 8u66 7u55 7u45 openjdk (27)
openssh (10.5p1) 10.5p1 10.5p1 10.0p1 9.9p1 9.6p1 9.3p1 9.0p1 8.4p1 8.1p1 8.0p1 7.7p1 7.3p1 7.1p1 6.6p1 6.4p1 openssh (10.5p1)
openssl (4.0.2) 3.6.4 3.6.4 3.5.3 3.4.0 3.2.1 3.0.8 1.1.1o 1.1.1i 1.1.1d 1.1.1c 1.1.0h 1.0.2j 1.0.2e 1.0.1h 1.0.1e openssl (4.0.2)
perl (5.44.0) 5.42.2 5.42.2 5.42.0 5.40.0 5.38.2 5.36.0 5.36.0 5.32.0 5.30.1 5.30.0 5.28.0 5.24.0 5.22.0 5.18.2 5.18.1 perl (5.44.0)
php (8.5.11) 8.5.10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.5.11)
plasma-desktop (6.7.5) 6.7.4 6.7.4 6.3.6 6.2.4 5.27.11 5.27.4 5.24.5 5.20.4 5.17.5 5.16.4 5.13.4 5.8.4 5.4.1 -- -- plasma-desktop (6.7.5)
postfix (3.11.7) 3.11.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.11.7)
postgresql (18.6) 18.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (18.6)
Python (3.14.7) 3.14.7 3.14.7 3.13.7 3.12.7 3.11.8 3.10.10 3.10.5 3.9.1 3.8.1 3.7.4 3.7.0 3.5.2 3.5.1 3.4.1 3.3.2 Python (3.14.7)
qt (6.11.2) 6.11.2 6.11.2 6.9.2 6.8.1 6.6.2 6.5.0 5.15.4 5.15.2 5.14.1 5.13.0 5.11.1 5.7.0 5.5.1 4.8.5 4.8.5 qt (6.11.2)
samba (4.25.0) 4.24.6 4.24.6 4.23.0 4.21.2 4.19.5 4.18.2 4.16.1 4.13.3 4.10.10 4.10.6 4.8.3 4.5.1 4.3.3 4.1.7 4.1.1 samba (4.25.0)
systemd (262) 261.2 261.2 257.9 256.9 255.4 252.10 251.2 247.2 242 242 239 231 228 212 208 systemd (262)
thunderbird (156.0.1) 156.0 154.0 143.0 128.5.1 115.9.0 102.10.0 91.10.0 78.6.0 68.5.0 68.0 60.0 45.5.0 38.4.0 24.5.0 24.1.1 thunderbird (156.0.1)
vim (9.2) 9.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vim (9.2)
vlc (3.0.24) 3.0.23_2 -- 3.0.21 3.0.21 3.0.20 3.0.18 3.0.17.4 3.0.11.1 3.0.8 3.0.8 3.0.3 2.2.4 2.2.1 2.1.4 2.1.1 vlc (3.0.24)
wayland (1.26.0) 1.26.0 1.26.0 1.24.0 1.23.1 1.22.0 1.22.0 1.20.0 1.18.0 1.17.0 1.17.0 1.15.0 1.12.0 1.9.0 1.4.0 1.3.0 wayland (1.26.0)
xfdesktop (4.20.2) 4.20.2 4.20.2 4.20.1 4.18.1 4.18.1 4.18.1 4.16.0 4.14.3 4.14.2 4.14.1 4.12.4 4.12.3 4.12.3 4.11.6 4.10.2 xfdesktop (4.20.2)
xorg-server (21.1.24) 21.1.24 21.1.24 21.1.18 21.1.14 21.1.12 21.1.8 21.1.3 1.20.10 1.20.7 1.20.5 1.20.1 1.18.4 1.17.4 1.15.1 1.14.4 xorg-server (21.1.24)

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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-09-05
Country: Switzerland
Votes: 8


I’ve been using Manjaro for two years on two desktop PCs and a laptop, both with the KDE Plasma version and with Xfce.
Installation using the graphical installer is hassle-free, even on a dual-boot system.
Overall, I’m thrilled with this distribution. The system boots up extremely fast, even on older hardware, and is very light on disk space. The software selection is excellent. Security patches were always released very quickly.

I always install updates on Linux via the terminal, and that works perfectly. For some users, major updates installed via Pamac are said to have caused problems. But generally Pamac is exceptionally well-organized for searching for software.

So far, I’ve never experienced a crash or a serious error after an update; however, I always read the announcements on the forum before major updates.

The hardware detection is fantastic—it hasn’t worked as well on any of the distros I’ve tested as it does on Manjaro. Plus, the driver support is brilliant. Even with kernel 7.1, there are still updated legacy drivers from Nvidia. I don’t know of any other distro that offers this level of service (elsewhere, you’re typically limited to kernel 6.1 or even older). So that's a big advantage.

One possible drawback of this distro—which makes it not fully suitable for Linux beginners—is that major updates result in so-called “pacnew” files, leaving it up to the user to decide whether to use the previous version of the file or the new one, or a combination of the two. Well, this only happens about two or three times a year, but it can still be overwhelming. There is sometimes (but not always) information about this in the forum, though. I would expect this to always be proactively clarified and communicated in the announcements.

All in all, it’s a really great distribution with a huge software repository. Even though it’s a rolling-release distro, it supports older and even ancient hardware. It’s easy to get the hang of, even if you’re not an Arch expert. I’m definitely a Manjaro fan.


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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-08-08
Country: United States
Votes: 6


I have been using Manjaro since Sep 2024 and it has done nothing but impress.

As a curated Arch based system, it is built upon the state of the art foundation of Arch, but has all the bells and whistles put together so you don't have to fully build your system from the ground up. Don't get me wrong, "Archers" are amazing and I am confident have more linux knowledge than I do. That is part of the reason I like Manjaro so much. The full system is put together not requiring as much from me from the start.

The support has been really good from the Manjaro community. Some really great folks working on this distro.

It is visually appealing, cohesive and complete. I run the KDE Plasma version.

I truly feel like "My Computer" is mine again as I got sick and tired of playing whack-a-mole on "This PC".

LibreOffice has come a long way.
Darktable is amazing for photo editing.
HP printer support is on point. (Hoping Epson is as well and will know soon)
Better browsers
More privacy
More stability
Less annoyances
Gaming support is very good now (Steam, Heroic, Lutris, etc)

As a computer enthusiast of nearly 50 years, it is such a wonderful feeling to enjoy computers again, especially when they feel like they belong to me again instead of like I am borrowing somebody else's.

Updates WHEN I WANT THEM DONE.
Features THAT I WANT and NONE THAT I DON"T

Thank you linux community. You are truly the BEST!!!

If you want more out of your linux system, don't be afraid to give Manjaro a whirl, but learn how to do updates properly as soon as possible. The forum will help you IMMENSELY on this as the give excellent documentation and reminders with every update release. Use the AUR as little as possible until you completely understand it (and then it can be incredible!), and ALWAYS do backups. Rescuezilla makes it super easy, and you should be doing backups regardless what system you are using, but we all know that. ;)



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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-08-06
Country: New Zealand
Votes: 6


Manjaro XFCE is my fave distro. I have tried many and keep coming back to this because it works. I can get my -work- done and not have to deal with OS dramas or missing pieces. Manjaro/Arch provides a rock solid backbone. All the software I need daily, and those used less than daily, are available and reasonably up to date. Most are right up to date! Drama-free performance, day after day after day.
The KDE Plasma version is a powerhouse, but simple Crtl-C Ctrl-V consistently fails. This is SO basic it defies logic why it is broken! (It seems to be a KDE Plasma problem, not a Manjaro problem!!)
The Cinnamon edition is very smooth and remains updated, though the 'latest' ISO Manjaro offer is getting grey hairs. But I have it on one machine and runs 10/10, just like the XFCE one.
Highly recommended as a daily driver distro for production work tasks.


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