Installation of Manjaro 21 (XFCE Edition) Desktop

Manjaro is a modern and user-friendly Arch-based Linux distribution that comes highly recommended for desktop lovers given its intuitive and elegant UI design.

It is free and open source and comes with three officially supported editions namely Xfce, KDE Plasma, and GNOME. All the editions are fully customizable and you can configure them to suit your own taste. Manjaro is versatile and can be used for home, office, and gaming.

In this guide, we demonstrate how to install Manjaro 21 XFCE Edition, which is a lightweight desktop environment that handles well with low system resources and is recommended for older PCs.

Prerequisites

Before setting sail, ensure that you have the following requirements:

  • A 16 GB USB drive for the installation medium.
  • Broadband internet connection for downloading the ISO image.

Additionally, ensure that your system meets the following minimum recommended requirements.

  • Minimum of 2GB of RAM
  • Minimum of 1 GHz Dual core processor
  • 30 GB of free hard disk space
  • HD graphics card and monitor

Step 1: Download Manjaro 21 XFCE ISO Image

The first step is to download the Manjaro ISO image. So head over to the Official download page and download the Manjaro Xfce ISO image. Once downloaded, create a bootable USB drive using one of the free useful tools for creating a bootable USB.

Once done, plug the bootable USB drive into your PC and reboot. Be sure to configure the BIOS to boot from the USB installation medium.

Upon reboot, the Manjaro Linux installer will display a list of installation options as shown. Select ‘Boot with opensource drivers’ and hit ENTER.

Manjaro Linux Installer
Manjaro Linux Installer

Thereafter, you will see a stream of boot messages on the screen.

Booting Manjaro Linux
Booting Manjaro Linux

A few seconds later, you will be ushered to the live installation environment and a welcome window will pop open presenting you with an array of useful links for Documentation, and Support.

Welcome Manjaro Linux
Welcome Manjaro Linux

Step 2: Begin the Installation of Manjaro Linux

Since our objective is to install Manjaro, close this window and click the ‘Install Manjaro’ icon as shown.

Install Manjaro Linux
Install Manjaro Linux

The installation will walk you through a series of steps. First up, select the installation language and click ‘Next’.

Manjaro Language
Manjaro Language

Next, select your preferred geographical location and hit ‘Next’.

Manjaro Timezone
Manjaro Timezone

Next, select your preferred keyboard layout and hit ‘Next’.

Manjaro Keyboard
Manjaro Keyboard

Step 3: Configure Manjaro Partitioning

In this section, you will be required to configure your hard drive. Two options are provided – ‘Erase disk’ which completely wipes out your hard disk and automatically partitions your disk and ‘Manual partitioning’ for advanced users who prefer to manually partition the disk.

Manjaro Partitioning
Manjaro Partitioning

In this guide, we will go with the first option. So, click ‘Erase disk’ and click ‘Next’.

Manjaro Erase Disk
Manjaro Erase Disk

Next, create a login user and specify the password for the Administrator account. Once done, click ‘Next’.

Manjaro User Account
Manjaro User Account

Step 4: Review Settings and Install Manjaro

Finally, you will get a summary of all the settings that you have chosen to apply. So take time and review them, and if everything is okay, click ‘Install’. Otherwise, click ‘back’ and make the required changes.

Manjaro Installation Summary
Manjaro Installation Summary

On the pop-up that appears, click ‘Install now’ to continue with the installation.

Install Manajro Linux
Install Manajro Linux

From this point, the installer will create the disk partitions and copy all the files and packages required by Manjaro to the disk. This is a process that takes roughly 20 – 30 minutes, and this would be an ideal time to grab some coffee and relax.

Manjaro Installation Process
Manjaro Installation Process

Once the installation is complete, you will be prompted to restart the system in order to boot into Manjaro. So, check the ‘Restart Now’ button and click ‘Done’.

Manjaro Installation Completes
Manjaro Installation Completes

Once the system reboot, provide your password to login into the Xfce environment.

Manjaro Login
Manjaro Login

This ushers you to the Elegant Manjaro Xfce environment as shown.

Manjaro XFCE Desktop
Manjaro XFCE Desktop

This concludes our walkthrough on the installation of Manjaro Xfce Edition. Have fun as you get started out.

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James Kiarie
This is James, a certified Linux administrator and a tech enthusiast who loves keeping in touch with emerging trends in the tech world. When I'm not running commands on the terminal, I'm taking listening to some cool music. taking a casual stroll or watching a nice movie.

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