… well: thank you - but it is not me who deserves that “praise” 
initial RAM usage is an especially useless metric
“advantages” all disappear once you start one single program, like … a browser …
a program you’ll almost always want and need to use …
can you help me resolve some of my issues that im having with marjaro? For example, during initial boot sequence the username will appear in light gray box overlaying the login window when im havent direct input to the vm
I’d like to, but I really can’t - I have never used vmware and have zero experience with it.
If you are not for some reason tied to using vmware … I use qemu/virt-manager and I also have used VirtualBox.
it seems something to do with hardware detection fallback or possibly something to do with the login settings/configuration
vmware is a virtual machine software
There is no real hardware in there.
It is all virtual - and done via your CPU’s virtualization capabilities.
None of it is real.
But, as I said:
I have zero experience with that particular VM software.
System sounds not-muted, even though I have them set to muted
Disable pcspkr kernel module that creates error beep alerts
sudo rmmod pcspkrAnd create a blacklist entry to prevent udev loading it at boot
sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/nobeep.conf <<< 'blacklist pcspkr'
is there a way to stop or remove username from appearing over the login windows when Im not in the vm
Personally - I have no idea what you even mean with that description. 
Of all the virtualization solutions, vmware is the least supported (actually: explicitly not supported) by Manjaro.
Arch (it’s base distribution) might have some clues in it’s excellent Wiki.
I cant upload photos to the forum
… and that is a good thing and intentional …
You don’t need to - just upload them to some sharing site and post the link to it here.
Or just describe in more detail …
… you can’t find anything in the Arch Wiki?
Manjaro also has got a Wiki - just saying.
im not having any luck,
It’s not about luck.
Post the pictures somewhere and link to them
or invest some time and describe the issue better.
the forum doesnt like links or pictures
you can post them as formatted text - please read some of the stuff sent to new users
which you should have received when you registered here.
It is even very easy to figure out intuitively (by trial and error …) - when you look at the menu at the top row of where you input your post.
(the result of your edits appears on the right side …)
The markdown is not working properly with links or photos
incorrect
really - it’s not a software or forum fault
it is the user’s (yours) - no, really
How about using your mouse to mark text and then select some symbol from the top row to apply the option to the selected text …?
I’m out of here.
Good luck!
that is not how markdown is suppose to work
… depends on how you used it and expected it to work … 
Markdown works just fine here - for me.
But the board software (discourse, I believe) may not support all markdown features.
You could have posted your picture link like this:
for instance.
I copy /pasted the link text - highlighted it - and then used the “”" (Blockquote) button (fifth symbol from left, top row)
I can’t see from the picture what you are having a problem with, btw.
I dont like the username ‘alex’ overlay or centered in the login window