I would like to install version LibreOffice 24.2.4

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@Norge

In the Manjaro store there is a section that says updates. I have clicked on it and the system has been updated and it tells me that the system is up to date. Is this the easiest way to keep Manjaro updated?

It depends. It is an easy way, but it is neither the best nor the safest way.

You have to keep in mind that a major update/upgrade like this will be overwriting many shared libraries that are in use while you are logged in at a graphical environment. It is therefore best to always log out of the GUI and conduct the update/upgrade via a terminal, so that the smallest amount of shared libraries will be in use.

In addition to that, the graphical package manager is itself still fairly buggy, while pacman is mature and virtually free of bugs.

Please see the following two threads…

[HowTo] Updating Manjaro as safely as possible

The golden rule — which nobody follows, of course — when using a rolling-release distribution…: Always apply the bundled updates by way of the command line in a tty while completely logged out of your graphical environment, so that no shared libraries will be in use that will be overwritten by the update process. The safest way even would be to cleanly reboot your system first before applying any updates, and to then switch to a tty and run the update process from there without logging into…

[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…

@Norge

Please could you explain to me how to do this:

Note: Do not forget to merge your .pacnew files after rebooting.

If you have any (system-wide) configuration files on your system that have been modified or that may have outdated settings (or comments), then the packages to which those files belong will come with a .pacnew file upon the next update.

The idea is that you compare the .pacnew with the configuration file you already have, and that you merge the changes into your existing configuration file — never blindly copy the .pacnew over the existing file, because it could break your system. After that, you can delete the .pacnew.

Different tools exist for merging the .pacnew files. As the matter of fact, @Ste74 has developed a new merging tool, called manjaro-pacnew-checker — it’s in the repository.

sudo pacman -S manjaro-pacnew-checker

The discussion thread about the tool — from the moment @Ste74 started developing it — can be found here…

Check and manage pacnew files

Hello, I noticed that many people don’t know about pacnew files or at least don’t pay attention to their creation during the upgrade phase. To help even those who don’t pay attention, I created a bash script with yad GUI that simulates pacdiff actions. [Schermata del 2023-08-24 16-57-10] [Schermata del 2023-08-24 16-58-50] [Schermata del 2023-08-24 16-59-15] The program runs in the background and opens when new pacdiff files are found. Maybe it won’t be the best approach but if anyone ha…