The first time it’s used, sure. But it’s soo customisable that that doesn’t last long. And if it doesn’t get regular maintenance, it can very quickly become unmanageable. Please see below:
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…
Manjaro updates
Think of the following imaginary situation
When you use your system or shortly after login - a message appears - telling you there is updates available. When you click the message Pamac opens with the updates pane listing 100’s of packages ready to download/install on your system.
Almost per instinct you click the update now - provide your password and the flow begin.
Suddenly your screen goes blank - you wait - nothing happens.
You press CtrlAltF4 to access TTY - nothing …
sudo
should be installed and working by default.
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