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Manjaro is a GNU/Linux distribution derived from Arch Linux. Manjaro focuses on having an automatic upgrade mechanism, as well as having a default experience beyond just the console. Hence, Manjaro comes with a desktop environment by default. Arch derivatives such as Manjaro are highly controversial in the Arch community.

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Set the default browser, system-wide, on Manjaro

In Ubuntu I used sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser to set the default internet browser manually. In Manjaro I get: sudo: update-alternatives: command not found I have set Firefox as the default in its settings and want it to stay…
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Group permissions for root not working in /tmp

I experienced a strange behaviour in my /tmp directory. Although a user belongs to a group that has permissions to read/write a file, he cannot do so. In this example, I create a new file /tmp/test.txt as user max. I give it the 777 permissions and…
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Upgrading manjaro system fails when install lib32-libcanberra

I used pacman -Syu to upgrade my Manjaro system, but some new libraries like lib32-libcanberra-pulse and libcanberra-pulse failed to be installed due to the dependencies. I have tried twice whether the libraries are to be replaced or not, but both…
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Manjaro guest on VirtualBox not able to get the full resolution

What I have Host: Windows 10 Version 1803 Guest: 4.19.20-1-MANJARO VirtualBox Version 6.0.4r128413 What I have tried: using the VirtualBox geustaddition iso 1.1. from toolbar Devices > Insert guestaddition image ... 1.2. cd…
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not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)

I had Windows 10 and Manjaro on my laptop and everything was OK. Last day, I've installed Kali Linux in another partition. It has installed correctly and it works fine. But the problem is when I want to boot my Manjaro. I select Manjaro on the grub…
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Manjaro OS shows wrong time

I am using Manjaro OS (Arch Linux based distro) on my HP Notebook 15 with Pentium IV processor. I have tried changing timezones using "Orange Globaltime" built into the distro but despite being connected to the internet, the time is not…
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How to automatically force full composition pipeline for Nvidia GPU driver?

I've installed Manjaro Linux. My graphics card is an Nvidia GTX 1050Ti. When I boot my computer and try to watch videos, I notice harsh screen tearing. This problem is resolved when I go to the Nvidia X Server Settings and enable the option "Force…
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Watch systemd service status with systemctl

Is there any option that allow watching the status of a systemd service in real time with systemctl What I actually do: systemctl status tor For example: systemctl watch tor
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pacman: exists in filesystem

When installing a package with pacman, I am seeing: error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files) station: /usr/bin/station exists in filesystem How do I tell pacman to install the package anyway, overwriting the existing file(s)?
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Can't change the xdg-open url-handler to Firefox

My problem is that many programs call xdg-open to open websites but on my Manjaro system (based on Arch Linux) this is somehow bound to cups :) When such a call to xdg-open happens, the CPU usage goes up a lot, without anything happens. I restart…
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What is /etc/timezone used for?

On my Manjaro linux box, I have a file /etc/timezone which contains: Asia/Bangkok Another Manjaro forum user also has the same file. That thread on the whole contains some prior art on this question. What's strange is that timedatectl status…
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Manjaro Update fails: signature is unknown trust

I was installing Manjaro GNOME 18.0.4 for my sister. However, when I tried to update all packages using pacman -Syu, the update fails due to two signature errors: dunst package with signature by "Matti Hyttinen…
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VirtualBox is complaining that the kernel module is not loaded

I'm new to Manjaro and AUR, having an almost same problem like this one on Ubuntu: I have vagrant, virtualbox installed via pacman, then I try $ vagrant up VirtualBox is complaining that the kernel module is not loaded. Please run VBoxManage…
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How to add additional keyboard layouts in Manjaro?

I am using the KDE version. With other distributions this is a piece of cake. I can't see any options for additional keyboards in the keyboard settings or locale..
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/var/lib/systemd/coredump/ — what is it, and can I delete it?

I'm running Manjaro KDE and the /var/lib/systemd/coredump/ folder is around 500MB. What is it there for, and is it safe to delete it? sudo systemctl status shows running and no failed units.
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