Hello I just installed Linux Manjaro XFCE on my laptop (Acer Aspire A315-51)
I never used linux before this is my first time so I dont know what to do after installation
But I do know I have to install and update drivers and install linux updates.
Can someone tell me how to do this? pls if you know something help me out.
there is a round tray icon with an upward arrow,you open it and in the menu click refresh databases and then apply to install the updates,
or in a terminal type: sudo pacman -Syyu
there are many things i do after install,but it depends on your choices;
you should maybe check the manjaro wiki to see how itās done.
i install a firewall,choose my repositories mirrors,enable Trim if itās an ssd that supports it,take a snapshot with Timeshift, and so on.
A lot of the things mentioned in this page are valid for Manjaro as well. Overall, the Arch Wiki is the first place to search for information regarding Arch or Arch-based systems.
I guess the biggest question is what are you going to use your laptop for? Gaming, photo editing, coding, music? A lot of windows apps are available natively in linux like Dropbox, Telegram, Spotify, Steam etc. For others there are open source alternatives like thunderbird, gimp etc