Does Manjaro support touch screen fully?

[Aragorn]

Welcome to the forum!

@Snurtle

Hi guys, I’m new here and I’d like to switch from Windows to Linux because of the latest Windows 11 announcements.

Please be advised that GNU/Linux is not and never was intended to be a substitute for Microsoft Windows. GNU/Linux was intended as a Free & Open Source alternative to the proprietary UNIX offerings from the likes of IBM, Sun Microsystems (now Oracle), SGI, DEC (later Compaq and now HP) and SCO.

@Snurtle

So I’ve browsed the internet and found that Manjaro is the most beginner friendly Linux so far.

Then I’m afraid you are badly mistaken, although the Manjaro Team is itself partly responsible for this misconception, courtesy of an over-enthusiastic and misleading former description of the Manjaro distribution on an older version of our website.

The following short essay will clear things up a bit.

[Consideration] Is Manjaro the right distribution for you?

Manjaro is NOT suitable for absolute beginners No, it’s not. And we — as the helpful community members of this forum — regularly have to explain this to the newcomers. Or at least, if we get the chance, because it is not exactly unheard of that a vocal newbie throws it out there themselves in a fit of frustration — if not arrogance or entitlement, because there’s a lot of that going round as well. So why is Manjaro not a distribution for absolute beginners? 1. Manjaro is a rolling-release d…

@Snurtle

My laptop has a touch screen that I enjoy using and I would love to have that option on Manjaro.

Touch screens are supported, yes.