Guides 11792 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Waterfox, a Firefox‑derived browser that strips telemetry while keeping the same extension ecosystem, gives Manjaro users a lightweight alternative to the default web client. The guide explains how to prepare the system by installing base‑devel tools, cloning an AUR helper like yay, and then installing either waterfox-bin or the community wrapper with simple terminal commands for each step. It also covers optional nightly builds, shows how to keep Waterfox fresh—including development releases via a devel flag—and demonstrates fixing a common libgtk-3.so loading error by reinstalling gtk3 from the official repository. In short, using an AUR helper makes installing and maintaining Waterfox on Manjaro straightforward, letting you enjoy a privacy‑focused browser without manual patches or corporate baggage.

Guides 11792 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

CPU‑X is a lightweight, open‑source tool that pulls data straight from /proc/cpuinfo and sysfs to give Manjaro users real‑time visibility into each core’s frequency, cache size, and temperature. The guide walks you through installing it from the official repository with sudo pacman -Syu cpu-x, explains how an AUR build can bring newer features for ARM CPUs or sensors, and advises on keeping your system’s dependencies up to date. It also lists common pitfalls—such as missing temperature sensors or permission errors—alongside fixes like installing acpica‑utils, rebooting after a corrupted /sys mount, or downgrading if a kernel upgrade breaks the Qt bindings. Finally, power users can launch cpu-x -a to view all thread frequency history for overclocking or thermal diagnostics, and the article encourages checking kernel logs or reinstalling from the repo when anything seems off.