Manjaro includes a net-install tool called 'manjaro-architect' that will install a base system, similar to the system you'd get in Arch after rebooting into your clean system.

All this isn't to say that you can't do an Arch-like minimal install.

But what's great about Manjaro, is that it's default (stable) package repositories are two weeks behind Arch's, and in those two weeks packages are tested a bunch, so Manjaro is somewhat less likely to break than Arch. Why Arch-based, you ask? I simply love the Arch User Repository (AUR), and I am used to using pacman as a package manager (due, in part, to me using Manjaro.) Also, Manjaro is rolling release, so I get much newer versions of packages. For an example, I found easy-peasy instructions to install a specific WiFi driver from the forum. If you do use Google or DuckDuckGo to look for problems, the Manjaro Help Forums will likely be part of the search results, and already have an answer. People are there to help you, even if it's been answered thousands of times (but please, use the search function if you are capable!) Even I will help you there, if I see a problem I know how to fix. Manjaro simply excels at quickly setting up a working operating system that I can use without breaking it.

I have tried out other similar Arch-based distributions, but they were incomplete and somewhat lacking. As a student, I do not have the time to figure out how to get my audio, Bluetooth, or network interfaces working, and if I do know how, configuring them takes time that I would rather not spend. Madsen Altamirano's Experience I have used Manjaro for about two years now, with a little break from GNU/Linux in between.

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