Manjaro

I’ve heard the Linux elite talk about tiling window managers, like Manjaro i3 edition, for some time. So I decided to dive into the i3 tiling window manager on my Manjaro desktop, and these are some things I learned. This isn’t really my first dive into a tiling window manager, I’ve run across some before, likely by accident as I recall. I believe it was an early adventure into Arch that led me to an unpleasant experience with a tiling window manager that I don’t remember the name of. Being brought to a desktop where there wasn’t really anything to click on and no menu to be found, or so I thought. ...

Using Ubuntu? Check our Guide to Install OneDrive on Ubuntu OneDrive for Linux is a thing? Yes, yes… I know. Why would you want to install a Microsoft product on Linux? Well, if you’re like me, work and school are both heavily in the Microsoft ecosystem. So, I don’t mind and it makes my life easier if I can have access to OneDrive on my Linux machine. If you really want to make other Linux users’ blood boil, check out our guide on installing Microsoft Edge on Manjaro Linux. ...

I’ve been using Linux off and on for years, and more recently Manjaro Linux has become my main Operating System of choice. I figured this would be a good time to cover some of my favorite Manjaro apps that I use often. Many of these Manjaro apps are available for other operating systems and distros as well, so be sure to check them out. These apps are not in any particular order. Let’s go ahead and jump into my list of favorite Manjaro apps! ...

If you’re like me, you want to protect your systems from all sorts of attacks. We all know that multi-factor authentication is a great tool to better protect your computers, services, and accounts. This guide will walk you through how to setup a Yubikey on Manjaro Linux. What is Yubikey? Yubikey is a hardware device, typically USB, which serves as a multi-factor authentication method. You plug the device into your USB port and when authenticating to a system, you will tap it. These devices come in various forms, such as USB-A, USB-C, NFC etc. For this guide, I assume you already have a Yubikey device, if not you can grab one from their official site. I’m using the Yubikey 5 NFC for my example. Let’s get started setting up our Yubikey on Manjaro. ...

The browser wars are still real, Chrome and Firefox fanboys stand aside. I actually prefer Edge, as it’s built on Chromium and performs fairly well, and it includes many features like sleeping tabs and fast startup. It also easily syncs my favorites and extensions which is a nice touch. There is something that seems wrong about installing a Microsoft product on Linux, but I already use VS Code, and to be honest, who cares what other people think? I’m installing Edge and if you want to as well, then follow along with me, it’s not too difficult. ...

It’s important to have a VPN connection to protect your machine, privacy, and your information these days. Yes, even on Linux. I am an ExpressVPN customer and was happy to find that installing ExpressVPN on Linux is simple. Why use ExpressVPN? The most important thing when choosing a VPN provider is privacy and security. For me, a “no logging” policy is a must and so are third-party audits of the claims. In late 2022, ExpressVPN had third-party auditors test their no-logging claims and their security, you can review the reports yourself here. Ultimately, it’s up to you who you choose to trust, so do your research on available VPN providers. ...

If you are a developer or student, you may be programming in Java and using VS Code to do your coding. Setting up your environment can be a confusing but important task and today we will cover the steps to get you up and running with Java in VS Code. First, make sure you have VS Code installed on Manjaro, if you need help with that you can follow my guide on doing so. ...

Many developers today choose Microsoft Visual Studio Code as their preferred text editor and IDE. VSCode is a multi-platform tool that is powerful in terms of editing and extended editing capabilities. On top of the already feature rich client, there are many official and community based extensions that expand it’s capabilities. This guide will explain how to install VSCode on Manjaro Linux. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QppKSrsuPZ8 Install VSCode Flatpak Installing VSCode as a Flatpak is an excellent option for Manjaro Linux users. It’s just as easy as the Snap method and the performance and manageability is even better. This is the method I’ve used to install VSCode on my Manjaro PC, so I recommend you try it out. You will need to enable Flatpak support on Manjaro first, if you haven’t already. If you need help, we already have a guide on setting up Flatpak on Manjaro. ...

Recently I set up Proxmox on an old PC so that I could create a home lab. One of the VMs is for development that I would need to access remotely through some sort of remote viewing utility. The VM is running Manjaro Linux and while I could use TeamViewer to accomplish remote abilities, I’ve found that it doesn’t always provide the best performance so I wanted to explore other options. One of the more common options for Manjaro is TigerVNC so that is the remote access tool I decided to go with for my setup. This quick guide will help you install TigerVNC on Manjaro Linux so that you can remotely connect to and view your desktop, just as if you are sitting at the machine with a monitor, keyboard, and mouse directly connected to it. ...

If you plan on getting into Javascript development and you use Manjaro, you will likely run across the need to install NodeJS on Manjaro Linux. It’s quite simple to do on Manjaro, especially when using NVM - Node Version Manager. NVM allows you to easily install, update and switch between different releases of NodeJS, such as LTS, which is what we will be installing today. Typically you would want to develop on LTS for better support unless you really need the newest features not available in LTS, or you are simply testing some new functionality. ...