Philip Müller he said the release of Manjaro Linux 21.1.0, the latest stable distribution that comes with different DE: Xfce, GNOME and KDE.
“This release brings significant improvements to Calamares, such as choice for Btrfs. The GNOME version has been upgraded to the latest in GNOME 40.”
Read the full release announcement for more information.
If you are already using the distribution you do not need to download the new ISO unless you want to do a clean install.
For those unfamiliar with Manjaro, the Arch Linux-based distribution is scalable, and its goal is to make things easier for novice Linux users.
Installing Manjaro is simple and can be done with two different applications with a graphic environment but also traditionally through the terminal.
Manjaro automates a lot of processes that Arch has to do manually.
So after installation you will not need to install Wi-Fi drivers etc. The installer will detect the hardware you are using and will pass what your system needs.
I personally find the Manjaro distribution very stable, and would highly recommend it to users who want to get away from functional of Canonical.
If you are a Linux beginner I suggest you try the KDE version. It looks very familiar to Windows friends and you can customize it as you wish. As for the KDE version it is always the latest to be released as the Manjaro operating system is a cutting edge distribution.
Download the ISO you are interested in
- manjaro-xfce-21.1.0-210817-linux513.iso (2,723MB, SHA256, signature, torrent sites),
- manjaro-gnome-21.1.0-210817-linux513.iso (2,969MB, SHA256, signature, torrent sites),
- manjaro-kde-21.1.0-210817-linux513.iso (3,040MB, SHA256, signature, torrent sites).
