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Last Update: 2026-04-21 15:50 UTC


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: 8.2/10 from 500 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:
 • 2026-01-04: 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
 • 2021-08-18: Distribution Release: Manjaro Linux 21.1.0
 • More Manjaro releases...

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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 26.0.4 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 2026-04-21 2026-03-27 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
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB)   5100-5500 3100-4300 2900-4000 3500-3800 3800-4000 2700-3700 2600-3000 2500-2900 1800-2100 1600-2100 1533-2116 589-1856 472-1481 582-1861 Image Size (MB)
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
Default Desktop   GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce GNOME, KDE Plasma, Xfce KDE Plasma, Openbox, Xfce KDE Plasma, Openbox, Xfce KDE Plasma, Openbox, Xfce Xfce Default Desktop
Default Browser   Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox Firefox                 Default Browser
Package Format flatpak, pkg, snap flatpak, pkg, snap flatpak, pkg, snap flatpak, pkg, snap flatpak, pkg, snap flatpak, pkg, snap flatpak, pkg, snap flatpak, pkg, snap pkg, snap pkg, snap pkg, snap pkg pkg pkg pkg Package Format
Package Management pacman pacman pacman pacman pacman pacman pacman pacman pacman pacman pacman pacman pacman pacman pacman Package Management
Release Model Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Release Model
Office Suite LibreOffice, OnlyOffice OnlyOffice OnlyOffice OnlyOffice OnlyOffice OnlyOffice -- -- -- -- LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice Office Suite
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 Processor Architecture
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Full Package List stable 26.0.4 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 26.0.4 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 (1.2.15.3) 1.2.15.3 1.2.15.3 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 (1.2.15.3)
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 (4.1.7) 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 (4.1.7)
apt (3.2.0) 3.1.16 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- apt (3.2.0)
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 (9.20.22) 9.20.20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.20.22)
chromium (147.0.7727.101) 147.0.7727.101 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (147.0.7727.101)
cinnamon (6.6.8) 6.6.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- cinnamon (6.6.8)
cups (2.4.18) 2.4.16 2.4.16 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 (2.4.18)
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 (8.1) 8.0.1 8.0.1 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 (8.1)
firefox (150.0) 149.0.2 149.0 143.0.3 133.0.3 124.0.1 113.0 101.0.1 84.0.1 73.0.1 69.0 61.0.2 50.0 43.0.1 29.0.1 25.0.1 firefox (150.0)
flatpak (1.16.6) 1.16.3 1.16.3 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 (1.16.6)
freetype (2.14.3) 2.14.2 2.14.1 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 (15.2.0) 15.2.1 -- -- -- 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 (15.2.0)
gimp (3.2.4) 3.0.8 3.0.8 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 (3.2.4)
git (2.54.0) 2.53.0 2.53.0 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 (2.54.0)
glibc (2.43) 2.43 2.43 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 (2.43)
gnome-shell (50.1) 49.5 49.5 48.5 47.2 45.4 43.4 42.2 3.38.2 3.34.3 3.32.2 3.28.3 -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (50.1)
grub (2.14) 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 (2.14)
gtk (4.22.3) 4.20.3 4.20.3 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 (4.22.3)
httpd (2.4.66) 2.4.66 2.4.66 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 (2.4.66)
inkscape (1.4.3) 1.4.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.92.3 0.91 -- -- -- inkscape (1.4.3)
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 (6.0.1) 5.2.16 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.0.1.1 2.9.10 2.8.6 -- krita (6.0.1)
LibreOffice (26.2.2) 26.2.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 6.1.0 5.1.6 4.4.7 4.2.4 4.1.3 LibreOffice (26.2.2)
Package stable 26.0.4 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
libselinux (3.10) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- libselinux (3.10)
linux (7.0) 6.19.8 6.18.18 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 (7.0)
mariadb (12.2.2) 12.2.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10.1.19 10.1.9 5.5.37 -- mariadb (12.2.2)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) 1.28.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (26.0.5) 26.0.2 25.3.5 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 (26.0.5)
mysql (9.7.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (9.7.0)
nautilus (50.1) 49.5 49.5 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 (50.1)
NVIDIA (595.58.03) 590.48.01 590.48.01 580.82.09 550.135 550.67 530.41.03 515.48.07 455.45.01 440.59 435.21 396.51 370.28 355.11 331.79 331.20 NVIDIA (595.58.03)
openjdk (26.0.1) 8.482u08 -- -- -- -- -- -- 8u265 8u242 8u222 8u181 8u112 8u66 7u55 7u45 openjdk (26.0.1)
openssh (10.3p1) 10.2p1 10.2p1 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 (10.3p1)
openssl (4.0.0) 3.6.1 3.6.1 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 (4.0.0)
perl (5.42.2) 5.42.0 5.42.0 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 (5.42.2)
php (8.5.5) 8.5.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.5.5)
plasma-desktop (6.6.4) 6.5.6 6.5.6 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 (6.6.4)
postfix (3.11.1) 3.11.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.11.1)
postgresql (18.3) 18.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (18.3)
Python (3.14.4) 3.14.3 3.14.3 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 (3.14.4)
qt (6.11.0) 6.10.2 6.10.2 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 (6.11.0)
samba (4.24.1) 4.23.6 4.23.6 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 (4.24.1)
systemd (260.1) 259.5 259.5 257.9 256.9 255.4 252.10 251.2 247.2 242 242 239 231 228 212 208 systemd (260.1)
thunderbird (150.0) 148.0.1 148.0.1 143.0 128.5.1 115.9.0 102.10.0 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 (150.0)
vim (9.2) 9.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vim (9.2)
vlc (3.0.23) 3.0.21 -- 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 (3.0.23)
wayland (1.25.0) 1.24.0 1.24.0 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 (1.25.0)
xfdesktop (4.20.2) 4.20.1 4.20.1 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 (21.1.22) 21.1.21 21.1.21 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 (21.1.22)

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Version: stable
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-04-12
Country: Colombia
Votes: 3


First I tried Manjaro after my new laptop with Lunar Lake, in early 2025, was unable to run Linux Mint. It has been a pleasant experience overall and, aside from very few hiccups, it provides a stable and up-to-date system. Coming from Mint and Cinnamon, GNOME was also a great discovery. I am not going back to Mint on this laptop. Manjaro is here to stay. Highly recommended to those seeking a hybrid between stability and cutting edge features.

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Version: stable
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-03-28
Country: Philippines
Votes: 14


Using Manjaro KDE Linux offers a balance between cutting-edge software and user-friendly design. Built on the Arch Linux ecosystem, Manjaro simplifies what is traditionally a complex distribution by providing pre-configured environments, graphical tools, and a curated repository system. The KDE edition specifically uses the KDE Plasma desktop, which is known for its flexibility, performance, and modern visual aesthetics.

One of the key advantages of Manjaro KDE is its rolling release model. Instead of reinstalling the system for major upgrades, users receive continuous updates that keep applications, drivers, and the kernel current. However, unlike pure Arch Linux, Manjaro introduces a stabilization layer, meaning updates are tested before being pushed to users. This reduces system breakage while still maintaining relatively up-to-date packages.

The KDE Plasma desktop enhances usability through its highly customizable interface. Users can modify themes, widgets, panels, and window behavior to suit their workflow. Whether you prefer a Windows-like layout or a more minimal, macOS-inspired design, KDE Plasma accommodates both. Despite its rich feature set, it is optimized well enough to run smoothly even on mid-range hardware, especially when combined with proper system tuning.

Manjaro also provides powerful graphical utilities such as the Settings Manager and the Pamac package manager. Pamac allows users to install, update, and remove software easily, including access to the Arch User Repository (AUR), which significantly expands available software beyond official repositories. This makes it ideal for users who want both convenience and access to a vast ecosystem of applications.

In terms of performance and stability, Manjaro KDE can be very reliable when updates are managed carefully. While it is generally stable, users are encouraged to follow update announcements and avoid partial upgrades. With proper maintenance, it delivers a fast, responsive, and visually polished Linux experience suitable for both daily use and more advanced tasks.


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Version: 26.0.3
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-03-25
Country: France
Votes: 9


Hi everybody
First of all I apologize for my bad English ; I'm a old french guy and I learned English fifty years ago !!
So about Manjaro :
- I try a lot of distributions (I'm retired and have time for testing:):) )
- A lot of distributions today are really useful and can replace relatively easily windows
- of course you need sometimes to find answers on forum and wiki to install whatever you want but Ubuntu, Mint, Solus, Zorin, MX linux ... for example are really now useful and reliable... We are very far now of Mandrake when I began to try Linux :):)
- despite everything a big problem still exists for me : the charge of cpu specially when you play video on internet
>>> I want to precise here that I always test on the same computer who stay really quiet and cold on windows. So it's not a problem of dusty fan and so on as I can read and forum ...
>>> I always try to control this problem with several software and addons (autocpufreq, tlp, tlp-ui ...) but always difficult to install and configure and not really useful
- And finally I tried to run Manjaro 26 XCFE
- very fast
- everything works out of the box ; no hardware issues
- update fast and reliable
- help on internet (wiki, forums...) more than I expect
- wine functional with the official package
- on the best thing CPU heats up reasonably and the great thing is you can install with natives packages TLP and TLP-ui without issues and it works !!
I used Manjaro now since one month and for the first time I think I will split up with windows now :):)
Thank you so much to the developers of Manjaro ; great job for newbies like me :):)
Pierrick


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