14 DAY TRIAL // Manjaro 0.8.10, a Linux distribution based on well-tested snapshots of the Arch Linux repositories and 100% compatible with Arch, has received its third upgrade pack.
Manjaro 0.8.10 was released only a few months ago, but the developers have already managed to launch a number of update packs that should prove very useful for people who want to have the latest applications and packages installed.
Most of these updates are only made available so that users can get the latest drivers, Linux kernels, and other important applications. This latest iteration is not a major release, but a few interesting packages have made their way into the distribution.
“Here we go for our third update-pack review cycle for Manjaro 0.8.10! It took us a good week to prepare this one. Again we ship the latest kernels. All kernels have now BFQ v7r5 and latest AUFS v3 included. We consider to drop linux34 as it creates issues on our i686 on booting up.”
“Also new to Manjaro is OpenRC/EuDEV support. Artoo and Aaditya worked hard to get it into a usuable state. Take a look to this thread for setting it up on your system. Octopi is close to 0.4.1 release, so we ship the latest git-snapshot to test it out before Arnt release it. Fingers crossed and it should be available in two weeks,” said the devs on their blog.
The developers have also integrated Xorg-Server 1.15.2, the latest NVIDIA 331 Linux drivers, Calligra 2.85, and numerous other packages.
Here are all the kernels that users have access to from Manjaro: 3.4.95 (EOL), 3.8.13.25 (LTS maintained by Canonical), 3.10.46, (default in Manjaro), 3.11.10.12 (LTS maintained by Canonical), 3.12.24 (default in Manjaro 0.8.10), 3.13.11.4, 3.14.10, and Linux kernel 3.15.3.
If you already have the operating system installed and you perform regular updates, you won’t have to do anything special in order to get this pack. You also need to be aware that upgrading the Linux kernel can cause some problems. The procedure is usually painless, mostly because the system is based on Arch Linux, but that doesn't mean that the transition is safe.
Manjaro 0.8.10 has just started its life, so it's very likely that many other updates are on their way. More details about this release can be found in the official announcement.
You can download Manjaro 0.8.10 right now from Softpedia, but you can also upgrade your system with the regular updater tool.