Boot hangs after update week of Dec 6

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It is safe to update for most people.
We cant know what your issue is without more information … such as the update logs, or system information, or what you can do from that state.

[HowTo] Resolve an unbootable Manjaro (black screen, login failed, cant boot, etc)

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[HowTo] Provide System Information

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