this is the image i installed: manjaro-kde-25.0.10-251013-linux612
what program or command should i use to update the system?
i’m new to arch, but not a noob to linux.
thank you!
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Welcome to the forum! 
sudo pacman-mirrors -f && sudo pacman -Syu && pamac update --aur --devel
That should bring everything up to the latest. 
Tip:
As a new member, you may want to subscribe to notifications for the Announcements > Stable Updates category. Every bundled update, whether it’s for Manjaro Testing or Manjaro Stable, always comes accompanied by a dedicated announcement thread.
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The first post of the thread contains the changes with regard to the previous bundled update.
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The second post of the thread details the potential problems, and how to deal with them.
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The announcement thread also always contains a poll (in the first post), and a summary of past issues (in the second post), for those who’ve skipped an update — which is not advised with a rolling-release distribution, but it does happen.
Further reading… 
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sudo pacman-mirrors -f
or
sudo pacman-mirrors -c germany (when you want to restrict the mirrors to a specific country)
and then:
sudo pacman -Syu
… How could you NOT have found out about that procedure if you where searching for how to update the system … ?
pamac
and it’s GUI
make this even more accessible
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There are some notes here which I found useful System Maintenance - Manjaro
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Manjaro based on Arch but it’s not the same. Make yourself familar with the difference or you will get in trouble. A search engine of your choice will guide you.
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there is a manjaro wiki that is a good point to start:
as manjaro relies on arch a lot of information can be found at the arch-wiki
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Welcome! I chose Manjaro in Sep 2024 when I could no longer boot into Windows without vomiting in my mouth ever so slightly. Been 14 excellent months of having my computer only doing what I ask it to without ticking me off. I have tried other distros as well (many… OK… Too many!!!), but I find Manjaro to be such an excellent balance of being well put together, great looking and well managed. The community is outstanding as well.
Asking about how to properly update is a great question. I have seen users do it wrong and then complain that it does not work. Learn how to understand the difference between minor updates and major updates. Major updates always have a post in the forum (Announcements / Stable Updates) and typically include 50+ packages. For the major updates, I don’t even boot into the GUI (or if I am in the GUI I reboot and then…) I use CTRL ALT F4 to get to a TTY and do
sudo pacman -Syu
from the TTY, and then reboot (shutdown -r now) after the updates successfully complete.
If it is the minor updates, I am not afraid to just let PAMAC manage them in the GUI (the little red shield in your toolbar that turns white after updates successfully complete).
This method has kept everything stable for me for 14 months on 3 different machines. I still use Rescuezilla to back up my machines (usually monthly), but Manjaro has been AWESOME.
Welcome and hope you enjoy too!
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thank you very much! i really appreciate the info!
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The more correct way of doing that in Manjaro (and Arch) is…
sudo systemctl reboot
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