Why switch to Manjaro

Stefan Samos

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Sep 21, 2021

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This is written from Microsoft Word 2019 in a Windows 10 Virtual Machine from Manjaro GNOME. Amazing how technology gets this advanced, allowing usage of Microsoft Office apps in Linux with full compatibility from a VM. It can’t get much better, can it?

Manjaro is compatible with many things, though Office isn’t one of them. My version of Microsoft Office is ProPlus2019 with a free Volume License using KMS Servers. This is an amazing and free way to get Microsoft Office without paying a dime. Follow up in the guide from https://msguides.com to get the free Office and the guide from https://snapcraft.io and search Clouds Windows 10 VM for Manjaro. This is a great way to use a great OS, make use of all apps between Linux and Windows and take advantage of the security and esthetically pleasing features Manjaro has to offer. You can also watch a movie in Netflix (of course, this one by paying) and watch YouTube from an Android TV virtual machine. Also, play some Crossy Road and Hill Climb Racing (links to how to’s below). All this from Android TV.

Left your phone at home? Use Android Studio to get a Google Pixel 4 virtual machine with Play Store support and download popular smartphone apps from it. Well, what if you want a GREAT, not good e-mail client? Thunderbird provides just that! With the efficiency and speed of a 20 or so year old e-mail client, the modern features still take place. Ok. Now why Manjaro and not, say, Ubuntu? Well, for starters, speed is priority. Even though bloatware in Ubuntu is scarce, it is scarcer in Manjaro. The options in Manjaro are larger than those of Ubuntu.

Do you prefer aesthetics than speed? Get the GNOME fork of Manjaro, with a gorgeous dock and beautiful theme. Well, what if you are a professional editor and your priority is speed? Just get XFCE and that will suit your needs. Need a community-supported fork? Try Cinnamon, unofficial, but community based which is cool, since updates are common and compatibility is larger. What is you want the PERFECT fork? Try KDE Plasma, the aesthetically pleasing and fast, customizable, efficient desktop. Based of Manjaro, of course. The amount of options makes this the perfect, untraceable and smooth operating system. There is ABSOLUTELY no reason to pass on this opportunity.

Wish to donate? The team at Manjaro has been working very hard to keep updates frequent, host a website, and maintain the community updated with the latest features and tweaks. The amount of effort they have put in this is so immense that it is definitely worth it giving it a chance. Go on and make a change, send this article and promote.

Change to Manjaro and give it a chance! Try now at https://manjaro.org/download. It is and will always be open source.