Hello everyone! It has been some time since we shared an experimental version of Manjaro Immutable, since then we have been busy working on improving the technology and implementing some commonly requested features.

Manjaro Immutable is now called Manjaro Summit, and we are excited to release it in public Alpha!

What is Manjaro Summit?

Manjaro Summit is a semi-immutable (We’re calling it that for now because the term immutable is technically incorrect and controversial) distro with an atomic update system. Updates are done by downloading pre-made disk images, the root partition is read-only and only parts of the filesystem are migrated upon update.

The benefit of such a system is that everyone is running a near identical system configuration, this makes it easier to reproduce bugs and issues. Images can also be tested before being published. And should an update prove to be bad, you can simply roll back to an older unaffected version.

The immutability makes the system more resistant to user and software error, it also provides some limited protection against malware.

We are still unsure what Summit will eventually become, a stable rolling workstation distro, or an always moving distro chasing the latest and greatest in software.

The technology powering summit is purpose build to be as simple as possible, it is encouraged for people to start building and sharing images and configurations which fit their usecase or that of a wider community.

System requirements

• UEFI
• 4GB of RAM or more recommended
• At least 32GB of storage
• Network is required during installation

Systems with all drivers upstreamed in the kernel would provide the best user experience. Nvidia is not supported nor tested at this time, however it shouldn’t be hard to get these drivers installed and enabled using layering to install the packages and the overlay to load them in to the initramfs.

Download

Known issue: Ventoy will fail to boot the ISO.

We recommend gnome-boxes or QEMU+SPICE for the best experience inside of a virtual machine, guest tools for other VM solutions are not included.

ISO: https://download.manjaro.org/arkdep-gnome-installer/manjaro-summit-gnome-2025.04.14-x86_64.iso

Checksum: https://download.manjaro.org/arkdep-gnome-installer/manjaro-summit-gnome-2025.04.14-x86_64.iso.sha256

Notable changes since the experimental release

• Support has been added for package layering.
• We no longer use EFI variables for boot entry selection, boot priority is now defined using timestamps in the boot entry filename.
• systemd-bless-boot support has been implemented, the system will now do an automatic rollback should a new image fail to boot.
• The initramfs is now build with binaries from the new deployment and not the current root.
• Various changes, improvements and fixes to the back-end.

What is still missing

• A welcome app. Right now upon install you are dropped in to a mostly empty environment, we’d like to offer the user the option to install a default collection of apps as Flatpak on first boot.
• GPG image signing. Currently image validity is checked using a checksum, Arkdep is already able to validate images using GPG, but this has not yet been implemented in our image build automation.
• Automatic background system updates. Updates still have to be performed manually via the command line.
• Right now only GNOME is supported. There are also configurations available for Plasma, XFCE and COSMIC. However, these are all untested and may break or lack basic functionality.
• Sudoless Arkdep usage. We are still evaluating if we should allow sudoless system management using Arkdep for sudo users, this can be implemented via Polkit.
• Limits on Arkdep’s system access. We’d like to limit Arkdep’s system access using Apparmor to prevent bugs from causing data loss and to limit the attack surface when running community-made images.
• Improved update rollout. Right now images are pushed directly to “stable“ after being build with no testing.
• Arkdep Bash and Zsh autocompletion.

What you can expect from the Manjaro Summit Alpha

• Weekly updates. We will try to provide new weekly images build against Manjaro Unstable.
• Tweaks and changes will be made to the configuration based on community feedback.
• The above mentioned missing features will be added over time.
• It should be stable enough to be daily driveable for people familiar with Linux.
• Any major changes will be automatically applied through updates.

Getting started Arkdep usage Update arkdep deploy Rebase to another edition

Available vartiants are manjaro-summit-gnome, manjaro-summit-kde and manjaro-summit-xfce. Note that currently only the GNOME variant is actively developed.

To make a rebase permanent edit the /arkdep/config configuration file and change repo_default_image to match your preferred variant.

arkdep deploy manjaro-summit-kde Layer packages arkdep layer firefox Removing a deployment cat /arkdep/tracker arkdep remove $DEPLOYMENT_ID Workflow

Rely on Flatpaks and containers to install software, avoid layering packages if possible.

Distrobox

Distrobox and BoxBuddy are installed by default, using either you can install graphical apps to containers and make them available in your application list just like any natively installed application.

# Installing Firefox inside of a debian container distrobox create -i debian:latest distrobox enter debian-latest sudo apt update && sudo apt install firefox-esr distrobox-export -a firefox Pacman

You can temporarily make changes which will be undone upon the next update by invoking pacman.

pacman -Sy firefox How long will Summit remain in Alpha?

It may remain in Alpha for quite a long time. Many parts of the experience we’d still like to change or fully rework, and we need to gain confidence in the stability of the system before releasing it as stable.

How does it compare to other immutable/atomic distros?

Arkdep: If you maintain a 15MB/s download speed, Arkdep will download a 1.7GB image in 2 minutes and spend less than 30 seconds deploying it.

Silverblue/rpm-ostree: Is efficient with bandwidth, but heavy on the CPU. It downloads only ~300MB of data on the average update, but then spends 5 minutes blasting the CPU on a reasonably specced system to deploy it.

SUSE MicroOS/Aeon: Efficient on bandwidth and fast to deploy, but it is just taking a system snapshot and doing a traditional system upgrade. It is more comparable to Timeshift than image-based distros.

ChimeraOS/frzr: Mostly the same as Arkdep, it shares the same underlying technology. Bandwidth heavy but simple and fast.

Additional documentation

For additional documentation and information on Arkdep, refer to the Arkane Linux Arkdep documentation.

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Drum roll your desks to help build some suspense because the Ubuntu 25.10 codename has been confirmed as …’Questing Quokka’. —Oh wait; I put in the headline so you already knew! As expected, the new Ubuntu codename keeps to convention, following on in alphabetical order—the previous release begins (it’s not out yet) with a ‘P’—and using a cute adjective and animal combo. Now, Canonical had teased the supposed new codename of Ubuntu 25.10 a few weeks back when it tweeted (or whatever the equivalent term is called on X) “Quizzical Quokka”. Except, it did that on April 1, aka April […]

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A major new release of Rnote, an open-source app for taking handwritten notes, sketching out ideas and annotating documents and pictures, is out. Rnote 0.12 brings several new features, new customisation and configuration options, user experience buffs, bug fixes, and other lower-level tune-ups. For those unfamiliar with it, Rnote is a digital note-taking app built using GTK4 and Rust. It’s primarily intended to be used with stylus input (so includes pen pressure, stroke styles, button actions, etc) but supports typed text entry, shapes, importing images, etc too. Rnote offers a range of document layouts, from fixed pages to infinite canvases, […]

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Indulging your casual creativity (read: making memes, defacing selfies, etc) using open-source tools is made easier with the long-awaited release of Pinta 3.0. Pinta, as long-time Linux users will be aware, is a cross-platform raster graphics tool with a feature set and user-interface partly inspired by popular Windows image editing tool Paint.NET. I previewed the Pinta 3.0 beta back in January and came away impressed. Pinta port to GTK4/libadwaita lends the UI a much-needed modern look – and is more than superficial: usability, performance and stability is bolstered by the toolkit bump. Pinta 3.0 switches to a button-based header bar […]

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Hello community, here we have another set of package updates. This marks also the stable release of Manjaro 25.0 we call Zetar. Expect updated install medias soon.

Current Promotions

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Recent News

• Manjaro 25.0 Zetar Release Review

Previous News Finding information easier about Manjaro (click for more details) Notable Package Updates

• Kernels
• Systemd 257.5
• Bluez 5.82
• Plasma 6.3.4
• Firefox 137.0
• Thunderbird 137.0
• Qemu 9.2.3
• Qt6 6.9.0
• Mesa 25.0.3
• UMU-Launcher 1.2.6
• Thunderbird 137.0.1
• Wine 10.5
• Grub gained some much needed security fixes
  • see troubleshooting post for more information to apply them optional

Additional Info Python 3.13 info (click for more details) Info about AUR packages (click for more details)

Get our latest daily developer images now from Github: Plasma, GNOME, XFCE. You can get the latest stable releases of Manjaro from CDN77.

Our current supported kernels

• linux54 5.4.290
• linux510 5.10.235
• linux515 5.15.178
• linux61 6.1.132
• linux66 6.6.85
• linux612 6.12.21
• linux613 6.13.9
• linux614 6.14.0
• linux61-rt 6.1.132_rt50
• linux66-rt 6.6.85_rt53
• linux612-rt 6.12.16_rt9
• linux613-rt 6.13_rt5

Package Changes (Mon Apr 7 08:42:40 CEST 2025)

• stable core x86_64: 51 new and 52 removed package(s)
• stable extra x86_64: 2332 new and 2598 removed package(s)
• stable multilib x86_64: 32 new and 32 removed package(s)

All package changes can be found here

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by George Whittaker

Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux distributions, renowned for its ease of use, extensive community support, and frequent updates. While the core of Ubuntu remains consistent, the desktop environment—what users interact with visually—can vary. Two prominent options for Ubuntu users are Unity and GNOME. Each offers a distinct experience with unique design philosophies, features, and workflows.

Whether you're a seasoned Linux user or a curious newcomer, understanding the differences between Unity and GNOME can help you tailor your Ubuntu setup to better suit your needs. This article explores both environments to help you make an informed choice.

A Tale of Two Desktops: History and Evolution Unity: Canonical's Custom Vision

Unity was first introduced by Canonical in 2010 with the release of Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition. It was developed to create a consistent user experience across desktop and mobile devices, long before convergence became a buzzword.

Unity became Ubuntu’s default desktop starting with Ubuntu 11.04. Its vertical launcher, global menu, and Dash search aimed to improve efficiency and streamline user interaction. However, despite its innovation, Unity had its critics. Performance issues on lower-end hardware and resistance to change from GNOME users caused friction in the community.

In 2017, Canonical made the unexpected decision to abandon Unity development and return to GNOME, starting with Ubuntu 17.10. But Unity didn’t disappear—it was adopted by the open source community and lives on in the form of Ubuntu Unity, an official Ubuntu flavor.

GNOME: The Linux Standard

GNOME is one of the oldest and most respected desktop environments in the Linux ecosystem. Launched in 1999, it focuses on simplicity, accessibility, and ease of use. The release of GNOME 3 in 2011 marked a major redesign, introducing GNOME Shell, which departed from the traditional desktop metaphor in favor of a more modern and minimal interface.

GNOME became the default Ubuntu desktop again in 2017 and has since seen continuous refinement. With support from major distributions like Fedora, Debian, and Ubuntu, GNOME enjoys a broad user base and robust development activity.

Interface Design and User Experience Unity: Efficiency Meets Innovation

Unity's interface is distinct and immediately recognizable. Here are some key components:

• Launcher (Dock): Positioned vertically on the left side, the Launcher holds pinned and running applications. It’s space-efficient and easily navigated via mouse or keyboard.

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Finding the exact files you want in the Nemo file manager will soon be easier and faster. Linux Mint is bringing ‘enhanced’ search functionality to the next major version of its GTK-based Nemo file manager (which is likely to see release the same time as Cinnamon 6.5 and ship out-of-the-box in Linux Mint 22.2 in the summer). The new filters allow you search, sift and surface files using regular expressions (often abbreviated to simply ‘regex’) queried against filenames. While regex searching is already included in Nemo it doesn’t work on file names, only file contents. The next version of Nemo adds […]

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Imagine an investigative journalist, renowned for her work exposing corruption. She is communicating with a confidential informant and on the verge of cracking a high-profile case. She believes her conversations with the informant are secure - until a sophisticated cyberattack shatters that illusion. Attackers appear to have exploited weaknesses in the provisioning of the digital certificate used for encryption. This allows them to intercept her communications. The fallout from the breach is swift and severe. The whistleblower no longer communicates with the reporter. The incriminating evidence disappears. The journalist’s credibility crumbles, and her career now hangs in the balance.

by George Whittaker

If you're working in a Linux environment, chances are you've encountered environment variables—even if you didn’t realize it at the time. They quietly power much of what goes on behind the scenes in your shell sessions, influencing everything from what shell prompt you see to which programs are available when you type a command. Whether you're an experienced sysadmin or a new Linux user, mastering environment variables is essential for customizing and controlling your shell experience.

In this guide, we'll take a dive into environment variables in the Linux shell. By the end, you'll not only know how to view and set these variables, but also how to persist them, use them in scripts, and troubleshoot issues effectively.

What Are Environment Variables?

At a basic level, environment variables are dynamic named values that affect the behavior of running processes on your Linux system. Think of them as configuration settings that your shell (like Bash or Zsh) and applications refer to in order to understand how they should operate.

For example:

• The PATH variable tells the shell where to look for executable files.

• The HOME variable stores the path to your home directory.

• The LANG variable defines your system’s language and character encoding.

Environment Variables vs Shell Variables

There is an important distinction between shell variables and environment variables:

• Shell variables are local to the shell session in which they are defined.

• Environment variables are shell variables that have been exported, meaning they are inherited by child processes spawned from the shell.

Viewing Environment Variables

Before you can modify or use environment variables, it's important to know how to inspect them.

View All Environment Variables

printenv

or

env

Both commands list environment variables currently set for the session.

View a Specific Variable

echo $HOME

This will display the current user's home directory.

View All Shell Variables

set

This command displays all shell variables and functions. It's broader than printenv.

Setting and Exporting Environment Variables

You can define your own variables or temporarily change existing ones within your shell.

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Hate having to read an article and use your brain to understand what it’s about? Would you rather read what an AI says it (hopefully) says instead? If so, Mozilla has your back. Saltiness aside, current nightly builds of Firefox include an experimental link preview feature that shows an AI-generated summary of what the linked page is (purportedly) about, so you can check before you visit it, saving you time, a click, or the need to use critical thinking. Firefox generates its AI summaries locally, on device – great for privacy but not for speed No data about you or […]

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Hello community, here we have another set of package updates. Since I’m still recovering from my move back to Europe from Asia, I might be less responsive on the forum. So lets test these packages thoroughly so we can do another stable branch snap.

Current Promotions

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Recent News

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Previous News Finding information easier about Manjaro (click for more details) Notable Package Updates

• RT-Kernels
• Thunderbird 137.0.1
• Wine 10.5

Additional Info Python 3.13 info (click for more details) Info about AUR packages (click for more details)

Get our latest daily developer images now from Github: Plasma, GNOME, XFCE. You can get the latest stable releases of Manjaro from CDN77.

Our current supported kernels

• linux54 5.4.290
• linux510 5.10.235
• linux515 5.15.178
• linux61 6.1.132
• linux66 6.6.85
• linux612 6.12.21
• linux613 6.13.9
• linux614 6.14.0
• linux61-rt 6.1.132_rt50
• linux66-rt 6.6.85_rt53
• linux612-rt 6.12.16_rt9
• linux613-rt 6.13_rt5

Package Changes (Mon Apr 7 08:42:40 CEST 2025)

• testing core x86_64: 5 new and 5 removed package(s)
• testing extra x86_64: 217 new and 216 removed package(s)
• testing multilib x86_64: 3 new and 3 removed package(s)

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python-pyamdgpuinfo 2.1.6-3 2.1.7-1 rog-control-center 6.1.10-1 6.1.12-1 :: Different sync package(s) in repository extra x86_64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PACKAGE 20250405 20250407 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- alertmanager 0.28.1-1 0.28.1-2 apostrophe 3.2-5 3.2-6 app-icon-preview 3.4.0-3 3.4.0-4 azure-cli 2.70.0-1 2.71.0-1 baresip 3.21.0-1 3.21.0-2 brook 20221010-2 20221212-1 browserpass-chromium 3.9.0-1 3.10.2-1 browserpass-firefox 3.9.0-2 3.10.2-1 cargo-binstall 1.12.2-1 1.12.3-1 cargo-c 0.10.11-1 0.10.12-1 cargo-deb 2.11.4-1 2.12.0-1 cargo-expand 1.0.104-1 1.0.106-1 cargo-generate 0.23.1-1 0.23.2-1 cargo-show-asm 0.2.48-1 0.2.49-1 certbot 3.3.0-1 3.3.0-2 chezmoi 2.61.0-2 2.62.0-1 citations 0.8.0-3 0.8.0-4 composer 2.8.6-1 2.8.8-1 cotp 1.9.2-1 1.9.3-1 cotp-converters 1.9.2-1 1.9.3-1 datamash 1.8-2 1.9-1 deepin-icon-theme 2025.03.20-1 2025.03.27-1 deepin-terminal 6.0.17-1 6.5.0-1 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Open-source video player Celluloid premiered a new release this weekend with user-interface improvements, support for Lua models and more. Celluloid is a popular GTK front-end to MPV, the (incredibly) configurable cross-platform, command-line based media player, and makes many of MPV’s more advanced features a touch easier for users to find, try and benefit from. In Celluloid 0.28 its developers have focused on improving the UI. Player controls see refinement in both regular mode, full-screen mode and if ‘floating’ controls are enabled for windowed mode – fewer buttons are shown by default: As you can see above (and below), the player […]

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Hello community, here we have another set of package updates. Since I’m still recovering from my move back to Europe from Asia, I might be less responsive on the forum. So lets test these packages thoroughly so we can do another stable branch snap.

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OpenTelemetry (fondly known as OTel) is an open-source project that provides a unified set of APIs, libraries, agents, and instrumentation to capture and export logs, metrics, and traces from applications. The project’s goal is to standardize observability across various services and applications, enabling better monitoring and troubleshooting. Read More at Causely

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A new version of Tauon music player is out, gifting fans of the powerful and unique-looking audio app a raft of new features to play with – including some Linux exclusive eye candy! Tauon 8.0 has been fully ported to SDL3, an efficient cross-platform and open-source multimedia library that provides a robust API for interacting with hardware (like audio devices). Tauon mention that the port provides better stability and scope for adding interesting new capabilities. Features-wise, Tauon 8.0 adds an options menu to the stop button so let users define stop behaviour (including an ‘always’ setting, e.g., ‘always stop after […]

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Digital artists, designers and vector illustrators among you may be be interested to know that an updated version of open source graphics app Inkscape is (sort of) out. Inkscape 1.4.1 builds on the giant set of features last year’s release of Inkscape 1.4 brought with it with a number of worthwhile enhancements and bug fixes, plus two new features. When opening Inkscape a new splash screen is shown during loading (it can be disabled) to let users (especially those on older/slower devices) know something is happening since they clicked or tapped on Inkscape icon to open it: The welcome dialog which […]

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Version control is a fundamental tool in modern software development, enabling teams and individuals to track, manage, and collaborate on projects with confidence. Whether you're working on a simple script or a large-scale application, keeping track of changes, collaborating with others, and rolling back to previous versions are essential aspects of development. Among various version control systems, Git has emerged as the most widely used and trusted tool — especially on Linux, where it integrates seamlessly with the system's workflow.

This guide will walk you through the basics of Git on Linux, explaining what Git is, how to install it, and how to start using it to manage your projects efficiently. Whether you're a new developer or transitioning from another system, this comprehensive introduction will help you get started with Git the right way.

What Is Git and Why Use It?

Git is a distributed version control system (DVCS) originally created by Linus Torvalds in 2005 to support the development of the Linux kernel. It allows developers to keep track of every change made to their source code, collaborate with other developers, and manage different versions of their projects over time.

Key Features of Git:

• Distributed Architecture: Every user has a full copy of the repository, including its history. This means you can work offline and still have full version control capabilities.

• Speed and Efficiency: Git is optimized for performance, handling large repositories and files with ease.

• Branching and Merging: Git makes it easy to create and manage branches, allowing for efficient parallel development and experimentation.

• Integrity and Security: Every change is checksummed and stored securely using SHA-1 hashing, ensuring that your project’s history cannot be tampered with.

Compared to older systems like Subversion (SVN) or CVS, Git offers far greater flexibility and is better suited to both small personal projects and large collaborative efforts.

Installing Git on Linux

Installing Git on Linux is straightforward thanks to package managers available in every major distribution.

For Ubuntu/Debian-based Systems:

sudo apt update sudo apt install git

For Fedora:

sudo dnf install git

For Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S git

After installation, verify it with:

git --version

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Ubuntu users can enjoy a fresh new desktop wallpaper each and every day with this new app, which sources backgrounds from Bing, Wikimedia, and NASA.

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A new version of DeaDBeeF music player is out with some cool features, FFMPEG 7 support, and a flurry of bug fixes sure to appease long-time fans of this tool. Admittedly, the popularity of traditional desktop music player apps like this one has dipped considerably since the arrival of music streaming services like Spotify. They give on-demand (and often free) access to expansive music catalogues. Still, many people (myself included) continue to maintain music libraries filled with MP3s etc. I’d wager most such users have (by now) settled on a preferred music client; for many, that choice is DeaDBeeF. I […]

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