This is likely the final release candidate before the actual release. Release is scheduled to happen this weekend, unless something surprising happens. If all goes well, this iso is practically the same as the actual release.
Updated calamares now supports encryption with unencrypted /boot partition.
Support for non US keyboard layouts in password dialog
Graphical password dialog with plymouth
up to 1 minute faster boot time depending on the hardware
Manjaro-hello got some new links (Manjaro discover and telegram group). We also improved the manjaro-application-utlity, but those changes are not present on this iso.
Gnome-inital-setup got some graphical tweaks
New features in Gnome edition:
gnome 3.38
much improved application grid
performance enhancements
improved fingerprint support
some redesign in gnome application interfaces
New tiling options in gnome-layout-switcher
material-shell, touch friendly and efficient tiling interface
pop-shell, unintrusive and intuitive tiling system (enabled by default)
OEM-style installation with gnome-initial-setup. Installing Manjaro to your friends computer is easier than ever
improved terminal fonts (read: better icons in ranger and better looking powerline if you enable it)
improved bmenu for system management in terminal
plymouth for boot animation. Enabled only for installed system, live system still shows the console output.
Hello to everyone! The gnome calendar still crashes after switching to a different year than 2020. Also i would prefer the apps in categories-folders like previous stable releases.
Just installed this on a brand new renoir Laptop. Runs fine, but I just discovered I am running Wayland now !!! I can’t remember I got to choose that during install… Is that intentional and moreover should it not be mentioned in the announcement?
Yep now wayland is by default but only if your graphic card can do; this mean if you use nvidia property driver this is automatically revert to Xorg. Note this change is made not only with this rc but also in the previous 20.2 releases
What is the problem with this? If you don’t click on the button nothing happen, if you click yoiu open our “window shop” for the app we can provides… Is only a way to see what app or program can be find in our repository and since we have the possibility to install the programs via discover.manjaro.org why don’t do the possibility at a new user?
Anyway discover.manjaro.org not want replace our swiss knife pamac
I tried the iso live, it seems to run flawless, but I couldn’t change the time on the calendar. So, I decided to install it instead; using calamares I installed it on a 128gb usb3 sandisk mem. The setup is encrypted root, first time I installed gnome. I am surprised that user setup is done on the first reboot after installation. So far it is running okay. Good job Manjaro team!
Mostly I read that release candidates use a different branch, like the testing one.
The last release date was already on stable. Is this one also on stable or do I have to switch branches
@Chrysostomus: Will we see OEM gui or OEM-style installation on others Manjaro versions (Like KDE, Xfce, and Manjaro spins) on the 20.2 final Nibia release ?
