To get the most out of this book

The only hardware requirement is a working PC or laptop, with the following minimal requirements – Dual Core Intel Celeron, Intel Core i3, or AMD Ryzen 3 CPU, 2 GB of RAM, and at least 30 GB of free disk space. To have an excellent experience, it is strongly advised to work on a PC with at least a four-core Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 CPU, 8 GB of RAM, and at least 50 GB of free disk space. The only other requirement is a working internet connection.

OS requirement: Manjaro Linux.

Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

This is a keyword or an application or package name.

Code in text: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "Open the main menu, type terminal, and press Enter",

A block of code is set as follows:

$ ls -la
-rw-r--r-- 1 luke luke 18K Jul 11 16:15 img.png
drwxr-xr-x 3 luke luke 4.0K Jul 11 15:39 git

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

pacman {-h --help}
pacman {-V --version}
pacman {-D --database} <options> <package(s)>

Any command-line input or output is written as follows (whole commands with parameters always start with a dollar symbol, but the dollar shall never be typed in your Terminal):

$ sudo pamac install neofetch

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see on screen. For instance, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in bold. This style is also used for port states and network models’ coinciding levels. Here is an example: "The GNU project wanted to provide a free alternative and combined its tools with the Linux kernel designed by Linus Torvalds"

Important expressions, definitions, or emphasized parts of sentences are in italics: “…keep in mind that if the package requires dependencies, pamac will download them…”

Tips or important notes

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