Manjaro Linux 20.0 Lysia has been released today, as the latest major refresh for this Arch Linux based distribution. This comes shortly after the big Ubuntu 20.04 release too.
Unlike multiple other Linux distributions (like Ubuntu, Fedora), Manjaro doesn't have 1-2 releases a year. Instead, it runs on a rolling-release model. It gradually pulls in packaging updates from Arch Linux, while holding them back a little while before pushing out big stable updates. Every so often, they also refresh their downloads with a full new edition like we have today with Manjaro Linux 20.0 Lysia.
Manjaro's flagship edition uses the Xfce desktop which is now at Xfce 4.14, along with a new theme called 'Matcha'. Additionally there's a new 'Display-Profiles' feature, that lets you store multiple profiles for your desktop tweaking.
Pictured: Manjaro 20.0 Xfce
They also provide a KDE edition with Plasma 5.18 which went through something of a theme refresh too, and I have to say it's looking pretty sharp. Lots of little details went into it with light and dark versions, an animated splash screen, Konsole terminal profiles and so on. This also comes with the latest KDE-Apps 20.04 update with tons of improvements to various KDE applications including their file manager, PDF reader, Kdenlive video editor and more.
Pictured: Manjaro 20.0 KDE
Who can forget the GNOME edition coming with the latest GNOME 3.36, which came with some pretty impressive upgrades we covered here before. In the Manjaro GNOME edition it comes with a dynamic wallpaper by default, an updated login manager, an improved layout switcher and applications are sorted into folders to give it a cleaner look by default.
Pictured: Manjaro 20.0 GNOME
Additionally Manjaro 20.0 support the ZFS file system installation and it comes with Linux Kernel 5.6 for more hardware support (like the latest Mesa drivers for AMD/Intel). Unlike some Linux distributions, they're seemingly not taking any sides when it comes to the future of Linux application packaging. They've chosen to integrate support for both Snaps and Flatpak into the Pamac package manager.
Manjaro has rocketed in popularity lately, to the point that it's even my daily driver on my main PC. Going by our stats it's third, and Steam's survey also shows it as third too. The Manjaro team have gone through something of an evolution as well, going from a hobby Linux distribution to the formation of a dedicated company behind it.
You can download from the official Manjaro website. The release announcement is here.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Manjaro is a great choice for people wanting a bit more polish, stability, and less frequent updates.
Quoting: Xaero_VincentManjaro is a great choice for people wanting a bit more polishWhat if they want a bit more Danish?
Quoting: Purple Library GuySounds very good. I'd probably try it if there was a Mate version.https://manjaro.org/download/community/mate/
Quoting: ageresInteresting. I'll think on it . . . I've gotten the impression that for most distros, when they don't officially support a DE but the community spins it up, it tends to be a bit . . . rough around the edges. I tend to err more on the side of stability and ease than bleeding edge.Quoting: Purple Library GuySounds very good. I'd probably try it if there was a Mate version.https://manjaro.org/download/community/mate/
Quoting: Purple Library GuyI've gotten the impression that for most distros, when they don't officially support a DE but the community spins it up, it tends to be a bit . . . rough around the edges.Why? I've tried Ubuntu (server install) + Cinnamon, and it worked fine. And LXQt when Lubuntu still had LXDE. There were problems with Cinnamon PPA not being maintained in time for the newest Ubuntu releases, but in case of Manjaro, this shouldn't be a thing. Anyway, you can try a VM first.
furaxhornyx Apr 27, 2020
Quoting: ageresQuoting: Purple Library GuySounds very good. I'd probably try it if there was a Mate version.https://manjaro.org/download/community/mate/
I was going to reply that, but it seems that the Mate version is still 19.0 (I guess it is not so important since Manjaro is a rolling release, but still...)
Quoting: Perkeleen_VittupääDistrohopping ended here on this distro. Nvidia-driver installation (as far as i remember) was a world of pain everywhere else.Heh. I dual-booted it for a while back when Steam first came out because it was a quick and easy way to set up a familar Arch-like OS with AMD's Catalyst without messing up my main Arch system. (I wasn't sure which graphics card vendor I'd go with if this gaming-on-Linux business caught on, and Catalyst is - or at least, used to be - a complete PITA to un-install.)
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