I’m a relatively new user to Manjaro. I started using it as my primary system a few months ago, though I’ve had it installed for over a year now. I’d like to weigh in on this discussion that’s been had a thousand times before and will continue to plague Linux forums for the foreseeable future. I’ve…

It is common misconception that Manjaro Linux is the maintainer of your system. Manjaro Linux provides the package you are using but you are the system administrator, how you apply them is on you. Read more in → Update - error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from [image] DecadentCode: b…

[image] DecadentCode: For example today I ran into an error because several files couldn’t update because obsolete versions of electron depended on them. You have this backwards. Whatever packages were concerned actually depended on updated Electron version(s) – an important distinction. Re…

[image] DecadentCode: Basically, anything that can be generally safely done automatically, should be automatic. Any errors that occur or problematic changes should notify the user, maybe even including a prompt to automatically fix it if it’s a simple error. How do you propose that would be a…

I’m also new to Manjaro—ten months since beginning the testing and messing around phases, and only five months as a daily driver. It’s been an eye-opening experience for me. And a satisfying one. It’s cliché to compare computers to automobiles, but at the end of a busy weekend, you’re stuck with c…

[image] brucew: It’s been an eye-opening experience for me. And a satisfying one. [image] brucew: “Different” does not equal bad or wrong. It simply means another way of doing things. And in the case here, “different” means asking for a bit more user responsibility, knowledge and involvem…

[image] ManjaroDevOps: Remind me of the essay I found some time ago - reproduced at → Essay “Linux is Not Windows” Yes, I liked that and bookmarked it. Along with another you posted, Essay "The Real Reason We Use Linux"

I came across this thread now… The notion of mostly automatic operations is - to my opinion - very important. It’s related to the reversed reasoning on the end of the 2006-essay: Why should Linux want me? That should be one of the most important questions for Linux advocates (and developers) that …

[image] rob: how can Linux (Distro) attract me? That’s only an important question for the Distro builders/marketers. Which has absolutely nothing to do with Linux, except using the Linux kernel. Again bringing it all back to “Why should Linux want me?” Because Linux is not a/the distribution. …

I really don’t understand how some people find Manjaro to be a difficult system to operate and maintain. It really isn’t that hard: Read update announcements before updating Maintain immediately any .pacnew or .pacsave files created by an update If a problem is encountered, search the Manjaro Linu…

[image] scotty65: Read update announcements before updating Maintain immediately any .pacnew or .pacsave files created by an update IMHO these two are the most important. That, and not being afraid to roll your sleeves up and get your hands dirty.

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ManjaroDevOps 10 March 2025 05:15 6

Remind me of the essay I found some time ago - reproduced at

→ Essay "Linux is Not Windows"