Manjaro Linux MATE Community Edition

Manjaro Linux MATE Community Edition is an open source, community driven edition of the well known Manjaro Linux operating system. It is build around the lightweight MATE desktop environment, a clone of GNOME 2.

Distributed as 32-bit and 64-bit Live DVDs

The system is distributed as Live DVD ISO images that can be deployed on any 64-bit or 32-bit compatible computer. It is engineered to be used on low-end machines that no longer support resource hungry operating systems.

Offers a rolling-release model

It is based on the powerful Arch Linux distribution and follows a rolling-release model, which keeps your entire system up-to-date, for a very long period of time, without the need to download new ISO images and manually upgrade.

Boot options

The boot menu is identical to the one used on other Majaro flavors, allowing users to boot the computing environment that is currently installed on your machine, test the RAM memory, or to view if their hardware components are supported.

In addition, you can install Manjaro directly from the boot menu. However, we strongly suggest to test it before installing it, using the first option on the boot medium or the second one if you want to use proprietary drivers (recommended only for ATI/AMD and Nvidia users).

MATE is the default desktop environment

The MATE environment will provide users with a very fast and clean GNOME 2 style desktop experience. It’s comprised of two panels, on at the top of the screen and another one at the bottom.

Default applications

Default applications include the Caja file manager, Mozilla Firefox web browser, Mozilla Thunderbird email client, Pidgin multi-protocol instant messenger, Transmission torrent downloader, HexChat IRC client, LibreOffice Writer and Calc, Xnoise music player, pluma text editor, and Viewnior image viewer.

Bottom line

We recommend the MATE edition to all GNOME 2 nostalgics, as well as to those of you who want to bring an old computer to life again. Alternatively, you can also used the Manjaro Linux LXDE and Openbox editions.

What is new in this release:

• atril 1.12.1-2
• caja 1.12.1-1
• engrampa 1.12.0-1
• eom 1.12.1-1
• flashplugin 11.2.202.554-1
• galculator-gtk2 2.1.4-1
• hexchat 2.10.2-4
• jre8-openjdk 8.u66-1
• libreoffice-still 4.4.7-2
• linux41 4.1.15-1
• manjaro-artwork 1.0.8-2
• manjaro-documentation 15.12-1
• manjaro-settings-manager 0.4.13-1
• mate-desktop 1.12.1-1
• mate-disk-utility 1.8.0-1
• mate-menu 5.6.6-2
• mate-polkit 1.12.0-1
• mathjax 2.5.3-1
• moka-icon-theme-git 396.6fb7a64-1
• network-manager-applet 1.0.8-1
• networkmanager 1.0.8-1
• pacman 4.2.1-4.1
• pamac 2.4.3-3
• plymouth-theme-manjaro-elegant 1.0.1-1
• pulseaudio 7.1-3
• systemd 228-3
• thunderbird 38.4.0-2
• vertex-icons-git r16.f27e47e-3
• vertex-themes 20150923-1
• vlc 2.2.1-11
• xorg-server 1.17.4-2

What is new in version 15.12 / 16.06 Dev:

• atril 1.12.1-2
• caja 1.12.1-1
• engrampa 1.12.0-1
• eom 1.12.1-1
• flashplugin 11.2.202.554-1
• galculator-gtk2 2.1.4-1
• hexchat 2.10.2-4
• jre8-openjdk 8.u66-1
• libreoffice-still 4.4.7-2
• linux41 4.1.15-1
• manjaro-artwork 1.0.8-2
• manjaro-documentation 15.12-1
• manjaro-settings-manager 0.4.13-1
• mate-desktop 1.12.1-1
• mate-disk-utility 1.8.0-1
• mate-menu 5.6.6-2
• mate-polkit 1.12.0-1
• mathjax 2.5.3-1
• moka-icon-theme-git 396.6fb7a64-1
• network-manager-applet 1.0.8-1
• networkmanager 1.0.8-1
• pacman 4.2.1-4.1
• pamac 2.4.3-3
• plymouth-theme-manjaro-elegant 1.0.1-1
• pulseaudio 7.1-3
• systemd 228-3
• thunderbird 38.4.0-2
• vertex-icons-git r16.f27e47e-3
• vertex-themes 20150923-1
• vlc 2.2.1-11
• xorg-server 1.17.4-2

What is new in version 15.09 / 15.12 Pre3:

• MATE 1.12
• Fixes and improvements for GTK3 support across the entire MATE Desktop including GTK 3.18 support.
• Touchpad support is significantly improved and now features multi touch and natural scrolling.
• Multi monitor support has been improved so the display settings use output names and the revised UI lets you set the primary monitor.
• The power applet now displays model and vendor information so you can distinguish between multiple battery powered devices.
• Improved session management which now includes screensaver inhibition while playing media.
• MATE now listens to the org.gnome.SessionManager namespace.
• Extended systemd support.
• Long standing bugs and many little usability paper-cuts were fixed.
• For example, panel applets are no longer reordered when changing screen resolutions.
• Translations updated and a number of components now retrieve strings directly from gschema (requires intltool 0.50.1).
• Dropped support for win32 and osx.

What is new in version 15.09:

• Kernel 4.1
• Pamac
• Manjaro Settings Manager
• Caja
• Mate Terminal
• Firefox
• Thunderbird
• Hexchat
• Libre Office
• Pluma
• Pragha
• Eye of Mate
• Pulseaudio, VLC media-player
• Gcalculator
• Gparted
• Manjaro Printer
• Mate System Monitor
• Npapi-VLC
• A rich selection of icons and themes
• Traditional Gnome 2 Menu
• yaourt, base-devel
• no flashplayer installed. In that place came npapi-vlc.

What is new in version 0.8.11:

• Included in this release of Manjaro:
• Linux 3.12.20
• Mesa 10.1.4
• Xorg-Server 1.15.1
• Gstreamer 1.2.4
• LibreOffice 4.2.4
• MHWD 0.3.901
• libdrm 2.4.54
• Catalyst 14.04
• Nvidia 331.79
• New features in Thus - graphical installer:
• Fix lxdm for LXDE edition
• Fix keyboard and keymap placement before encrypt hook
• Fix filesystem and partition shrink operation
• Fix partitioning calls to consistently use MiB instead of mixing MiB and MB
• Fix ext2 mounting
• Fix issue with LUKS and LVM (optional home)
• Fix issue with LVM partition creation
• Fix issue with LVM partition removal
• Fix rsync issue reported by Demiray
• Fix issue we have when no plymouth was on install media
• Add support for plymouth
• Add support for sddm
• Add 1MB offset for ROOT size calculation
• Add swap to grub kernel parameters
• Add xfs freeze function to support grub installation on xfs
• Add automatic network driver installation routine to mhwd.sh
• Do not swapoff ZRAM
• Filter out empty strings from the list of swap partitions
• Move swap to the end of free space, and do not leave unused space
• Mount swap after manual partitioning
• Load_html_string is deprecated since webkitgtk 1.1.1
• Remove cairo coloring for check page
• Rework auto_partition.py
• Set_from_stock_name is deprecated since gtk 3.10
• Sort to_be_deleted and changelist in installation_advanced
• Using ‘encoding=utf8' prevents an exception to rise when using env vars in the command line
• Update DBusException in misc
• Simplify grub installation routine
• Use timeout to see if grub installation fails
• Do not use /mnt as temporary mount point
• Update translations

What is new in version 0.8.7.1:

• Kernel: 3.10.12
• Xorg: 1.14.2
• Webbrowser: Firefox 23.0.1
• Media Player: VLC 2.0.8a
• Pacman 4.1.2
• Package Manager: Pamac 0.7.6
• Desktop: MATE 1.6.1
• Live-Installer 0.8.7.1
• Pulseaudio support
• Latest free and proprietary drivers
• Update-Packs 1, 2 & 3 included

What is new in version 0.8.5.2:

• now we ship with our own dark theming
• you find razor-qt as an alternative desktop
• kdebase-workspace 4.10.2
• linux38 3.8.11-1
• manjaro-settings-manager 0.1.1-1
• mhwd 0.2.7-2
• octopi 0.1.0422-1
• pamac 0.7.3-1
• systemd 202-2
• xorg-server 1.14.1-1

What is new in version 0.8:

• New graphical boot screen
• Kernel version 3.7 replaces 3.4 as the default (with improved flash support)
• Manjaro Exclusive: Pamac - a user user-friendly graphical interface to easily update the system and manage software - replaces Kalu, Package Browser, and the Pacman-GUI.
• A new-look desktop that utilises the popular Mint-Menu
• Full access to the Arch User Repository is pre-installed
• Full multimedia support is pre-installed
• Default Home folders (Downloads, Pictures, etc.) are now automatically provided
• The full range of logout options are now available (e.g. shutdown, reboot, etc.)
• Lock Screen has been enabled
• Hibernation has been enabled