A number of key packages have been upgraded, including the Linux kernel

Feb 10, 2014 21:01 GMT  ·  By

Manjaro 0.8.8, a Linux distribution based on well-tested snapshots of the Arch Linux repositories and 100% compatible with Arch, has just received its seventh update.

The Manjaro developers have just issued the update number seven for the base operating system, bringing a few much needed improvements.

“It includes updated kernels (3.4.78, 3.8.13.17, 3.10.28, 3.12.9, 3.13.1), newer MATE-packages, Firefox 27.0, Thunderbird 24.2, newer graphic drivers, mesa 10.0.3 and lot more upstream updates.”

“We managed to fix almost all known bugs in our graphical installer thus and added new features to our package managers pamac and octopi,” reads the official announcement.

Also, Firefox has been updated to version 27, Thunderbird has been updated to version 24.0, and Mesa has been updated to version 10.0.3.

More details about this new build can be found in the official announcement. Download Manjaro 0.8.8 right now from Softpedia. In order to get the latest update, you will need to upgrade the system, after you install the base OS.