Manjaro and Arch

About Manjaro Linux and Arch Linux

Manjaro Linux is based on another distribution called Arch Linux.

Any enquiries about the Manjaro operating system should be directed towards the Manjaro forums.

For example, although Ubuntu is derived from Debian - and therefore shares some similarities with its parent - there are still substantial differences between these operating systems and how they work.

Such is the case with Manjaro, which is far from just being an “easy to install” or “pre-configured” Arch operating system.

Key similarities between Manjaro Linux and Arch Linux

• Arch User Repository (AUR) is unsupported.
• Manjaro unstable branch repository is maintained by mirroring Arch Linux stable repositories.
• The mirroring excludes the kernels and other Arch Linux specific packages

Key differences between the Manjaro Linux and Arch Linux

• Manjaro is developed independently from Arch, and by a completely different team.
• Manjaro is designed to be accessible to newcomers, while Arch is aimed at experienced users.
• Manjaro provides software from its own independent repositories.
• The package versions in Manjaro stable branch will never be on par with Arch Linux repositories
• These repositories contain software packages not provided by Arch.
• Manjaro provides its own distribution-specific tools such as the Manjaro Hardware Detection
• (MHWD) utility, and the Manjaro Settings Manager (MSM).
• Manjaro has numerous subtle differences in how it works when compared to Arch.