# Manjaro Published articles for Manjaro. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## We are KDE patrons DevFeed: [We are KDE patrons]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2021-06-02T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Pinephone](), [Mobile](), [User Interfaces](), [Operating system]() Tags: [announcement](), [community](), [community-edition](), [desktop](), [developers](), [devices](), [hardware](), [kde](), [manjaro](), [mobile](), [pine64](), [pinebook-pro](), [pinephone](), [plasma](), [platforms](), [technology](), [user-interface](), [user-interfaces]() ### AI overview PINE64 announces that KDE e.V. has made it a patron, building on the companies' longstanding relationship through KDE Plasma on the Pinebook, PinePhone, and Pinebook Pro. PINE64 says the partnership is expected to bring closer cooperation and tighter integration of KDE technology on its hardware platforms. ### Source excerpt KDE is a project near and dear to our hearts. The original Pinebook, which forged the path for our current hardware lineup, was the first PINE64 device to ship with KDE Plasma Desktop. This was in early 2017. Fast forward to today, both the PinePhone and Pinebook Pro - our current flagship devices - ship with their respective Plasma user interfaces atop of the Manjaro operating system. As many of you surely also remember, earlier this year a dedicated KDE community edition of the PinePhone was sold with the intention to boost development of the Plasma Mobile user interface on the PinePhone. Suffice it to say, we have a long-standing and close relationship with KDE. Therefore it gives me great pleasure to announce that PINE64 has been made a patron by KDE e.V. I would like to take this opportunity to thank KDE e.V. and all the developers I've had the pleasure to work with over the years as well as KDE community members, who have been very supportive of what we do. This most recent development in our mutual journey will surely result in closer cooperation and a tighter integration of KDE's technology on our hardware platforms. Many good things will come from this - stay tuned. Read the full announcement on KDE's website. ## December Update: The Longest One Yet DevFeed: [December Update: The Longest One Yet]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2020-12-15T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Pinephone](), [Users](), [Mastodon]() Tags: [battery](), [community](), [community-update](), [infinitime](), [kde](), [manjaro](), [notifications](), [pine64](), [pinebook-pro](), [pinecil](), [pinephone](), [pinetab](), [pinetime](), [postmarketos](), [ubports]() ### AI overview PINE64's December 2020 community update thanks contributors, partner projects, and logistics teams while reviewing the year's progress. It previews RK3566 boards for developers, community infrastructure work, retail stores, and updates to PineTime's InfiniTime software. ### Source excerpt Welcome to the last community update of the year. I want to start this month's update by thanking everyone who helped us make this challenging year a fruitful and successful one. A special thanks goes to the core community team - our mods and admins - who keep the cogs spinning on a daily basis. Marek (gamiee) and Matthew (fire219) have done an incredible job this year reworking our community-facing infrastructure; this is something which was long overdue and is now appreciated by tens of thousands of end-users. I also want to thank our partner projects - UBports, postmarketOS, Manjaro and KDE Community in particular - for working with us tirelessly to make the PinePhone, PineTab and Pinebook Pro a success. We literally couldn't have done it without you. Special thanks also goes out to the independent contributors whose work continuously assists partner projects in building OSes for our platforms. Finally, I want to say thank you to the Pine64 community at large. We deeply appreciate you all for being the end-users who make this project thrive. I would be remiss not to acknowledge and thank the members of Pine Store's logistics, sales and shipping teams who delivered tens of thousands of PinePhones and Pinebook Pros throughout 2020; this was no small feat I assure you. You can watch a synopsis of this month's community update on Youtube (embedded below) but also on LBRY and Peertube. To stay up-to-date with PINE64 news make sure to subscribe to this blog (footer at the bottom of the webpage), follow PINE64 Telegram News channel as well as our Twitter and Mastodon. I'd like to acknowledge JF, Marek (gamiee), Alex (clover) and PizzaLovingNerd for their contributions to this community update. Thank you. From all of us at PINE64, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all! Note: This image preview protects your privacy. Click to load the video from the Google servers. Link to the video & Video synopsis of the Community Update by PizzaLovingNerd TL;DR for thi ## November Update: KDE PinePhone CE And A Peek Into The Future DevFeed: [November Update: KDE PinePhone CE And A Peek Into The Future]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2020-11-15T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Pinephone](), [Mobile](), [Hardware](), [Kernel]() Tags: [community-update](), [hardware](), [kde](), [manjaro](), [mobile](), [pinebook](), [pinebook-pro](), [pinecube](), [pinephone](), [pinetime](), [postmarketos](), [rk3566]() ### AI overview A November PINE64 community update announces the KDE Plasma Mobile PinePhone Community Edition, discusses Pinebook Pro docking hardware and future hardware, and reports community, software, and product updates. ### Source excerpt Welcome to this month's community update! We've got exciting news to share, but before I proceed in doing so I'd like to thank Gamiee, JF, and PizzaLovingNerd for contributing to this blog entry and Clover for the final edits and proof-reading. As the PINE64 device-family grows larger and becomes more diverse, I find myself more reliant than ever on other people's insight and expertise when writing up these updates. To this end, I'd very much like to thank the aforementioned community members and, at the same time, invite others to take part in shaping future updates. If you've got something you would like to contribute to an upcoming community update, then please reach out to me in the chats. In this update we're happy to announce the next Community Edition of the PinePhone, which will ship with KDE Plasma Mobile. We will also take a look at the Pinebook Pro dock and talk a bit about future hardware. For those of you who are averse to reading long blog entries or simply prefer receiving news in an audio-video format, then you'll be glad to know that we now have a complimentary video edition of the monthly community update. It can also be watched on LBRY if Youtube isn't your thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4su-YdjTYtY&feature=youtu.be Video synopsis of the November Community Update TL;DR for this month's update: We've donated to postmarketOS; thank you to those who supported the pmOS CE! Sub-forums and Wiki entries for PineCube and SOEdge are now up Problems with chat protocol bridge to be addressed soon(TM) Notice re. Small number of Manjaro PinePhones with postmarketOS -sorry! Nutcracker Challenge - working towards a blob-free WiFi and BT. Get your PineCone EVB now Let's talk about the future; sneak peak at RK3566 SBCs in early 2021 Thrilled to announce PinePhone KDE Community Edition! PinePhone KDE CE pre-orders start December 1st. 2GB RAM/ 16GB eMMC and 3GB RAM/ 32GB eMMC + USB-C dock (Convergence Package) will be available. PinePhone 3GB RAM/ 32GB eMMC ## PinePhone Manjaro Community Edition DevFeed: [PinePhone Manjaro Community Edition]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2020-08-31T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Pinephone](), [Linux](), [Hardware](), [Mobile](), [Ethernet](), [hdmi](), [USB]() Tags: [convergence](), [ethernet](), [hardware](), [hdmi](), [linux](), [manjaro](), [mobile](), [news](), [pinephone](), [smartphone](), [usb]() ### AI overview PINE64 announces the PinePhone Manjaro Community Edition, featuring Manjaro Linux and three available software variants. The phone will be offered in two hardware configurations, including a higher-end convergence package with a USB-C dock, Ethernet, USB-A ports and HDMI output. ### Source excerpt I am thrilled to announce that the next Community Edition (CE) of the PinePhone will feature Manjaro. For those of you who do not know, Manjaro is an Arch-based Linux operating system designed with user-friendliness in mind. But Manjaro is more than just an operating system, it is also a large and vibrant community of contributors and end-users, which I highly encourage you to join. Manjaro has offered support for PINE64 devices since the very beginning - with high-quality OS builds now available for nearly all our SBCs and devices - and the PinePhone is no exception in this regard. There are currently three Manjaro PinePhone build variants (Lomiri, Phosh and Plasma Mobile) for users to try out - all available for download from Manjaro's downloads repository. To learn more about Manjaro's plans for their edition of the PinePhone, please read the complimentary announcement post on their forum. This community edition will ship in a custom presentation box designed by Manjaro's development team, and the PinePhone itself will feature a sleek-looking Manjaro logo on the back-cover (see renders for reference). This PinePhone CE will be available in two hardware configurations: $149 - 2GB RAM; 16GB eMMC $199 - 3GB RAM; 32GB eMMC (includes a bundled USB-C dock) Both configurations of the Manjaro CE PinePhones feature rev. 1.2a PCBA, introduced with postmarketOS CE that is currently shipping. The $199 hardware variant, called convergence package, also features a USB-C dock equipped with 10/100 Ethernet, 2x USB type A ports, HDMI digital video output and power-in via USB-C. We will donate $10 per unit sold to the Manjaro development team. To learn more about this scheme please click here. Pre-orders for the Manjaro Community Edition PinePhone open mid-September. To be notified when pre-orders go live make sure to subscribe to this blog, the Telegram PINE64 News Channel (not chat) and follow us on Twitter and Mastodon. ## PINE64 Shipping Updates and Resources for New Pinebook Pro and PinePhone Owners DevFeed: [PINE64 Shipping Updates and Resources for New Pinebook Pro and PinePhone Owners]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2020-05-28T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Pinephone](), [Linux](), [Operating system]() Tags: [blog](), [blog-post](), [boot](), [community](), [docs](), [kde](), [linux](), [manjaro](), [pinebook-pro](), [pinephone](), [privacy](), [usb](), [wifi]() ### AI overview This introductory PINE64 post provides shipping and tracking information for Pinebook Pro laptops and PinePhones, explains a WiFi privacy-switch issue affecting some Pinebook Pro units, and points newcomers to support resources and alternative operating systems. ### Source excerpt With thousands of Pinebook Pro laptops and PinePhone smartphones shipping in the next days and weeks, I felt that a short introductory blog post aimed at newcomers was in order. To this end, the primary purpose of this entry is to give you an overview of all the resources at your disposal. Shipping Information and Updates You can follow the shipping progress of both devices in a dedicated PINE64 forum thread. I will update the thread on a need-be basis as new information becomes available. Support and Info teams receive the same status updates that I post on the forum, so there is no need to email them for general shipping queries. If your device ships using DHL Express, then you'll most likely be notified of shipment via SMS and/or email immediately as your order gets scanned into the DHL database. You will also receive a shipping confirmation email from us in days following the DHL shipping notification. If your PinePhone ships via Asendia then you'll receive your tracking number directly from us. Due to the high volume of shipments, it may take a couple of days before the dispatch team emails you your shipping number. Please be patient. The Pinebook Pro With Manjaro KDE Plasma A quick PSA first**:** the factory left the WiFi privacy switch (as well as potentially also other privacy switches) turned ON during testing on some Pinebook Pro laptops, so you may have to disable the switch to re-enable WiFi**.** We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause. The Pinebook Pro ships with Manjaro which features the KDE Plasma desktop. Manjaro is a phenomenal Linux distribution with an equally great and thriving community. The developers are our friends and colleagues, and they can be reached on their and our forums as well as in our chats. To learn more about the Manjaro build which ships with your Pinebook Pro please see the following: PINE64 Manjaro forum thread Manjaro PInebook Pro Tips & Tricks forum thread For more general information about Manjaro Linux distribut ## March Update: Manjaro on Pinebook Pro & PinePhone Software DevFeed: [March Update: Manjaro on Pinebook Pro & PinePhone Software]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2020-03-15T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Pinephone](), [Operating system](), [Development](), [Kernel](), [IRC](), [Matrix](), [foss](), [communications]() Tags: [community-update](), [foss](), [irc](), [kernel](), [manjaro](), [matrix](), [os](), [pinebook-pro](), [pinephone](), [pinetime](), [software]() ### AI overview PINE64's March community update reports that Pinebook Pro production is resuming with Manjaro KDE as the default operating system, with pre-orders planned for March 18 and shipping planned for early May. It also covers PinePhone development, PineTime software, spare parts and cases, hardware production, and migration of IRC and Matrix services to a PINE64 cluster. ### Source excerpt COVID-19 recovery in China is underway and factory work is slowly returning back to normal. This is good news, and we hope to have a constant stream of updates for you in the coming weeks. That said, we're taking it one step at a time, since factories are still at 20% of the normal manufacturing capacity and it's hard to predict the recovery pace. So rather than offering you my guesstimates for particular device availability, we will make announcements once all stages of production are secured for each device. Frankly speaking, this also means that announcements will likely drop suddenly; so If you haven't done so yet, this is probably the time to subscribe to this blog and be notified when it happens. The big news of this community update is that Pinebook Pros are about to re-enter production and will be shipping with Manjaro KDE as the default operating system! Pre-orders for the new production run starts on Wednesday (March 18th) and shipping is planned for early May. TL;DR for this month Moving PINE64 services to the PINE64 cluster Spare parts for the PinePhone and Pinebook Pro OG Pinebook entering production for charity; closing the digital gap PINE A64-LTS will be produced until 2025 Pinebook Pro pre-orders start March 18th; expected shipping date early May Manjaro KDE is the new default OS for the Pinebook Pro! mainline kernel 5.7 mainline Pinebook Pro support Minor Pinebook Pro refinements and tweaks PinePhone development is steaming ahead; new OSes and features PinePhone soft and hard protective cases available soon PineTime OSes start coming together; first glimpse at a fully fledged FOSS OS Housekeeping We're getting ready to move PINE64 community services to our ROCKpro64 cluster. The IRC and Matrix are the first services on our list, which means disruptions to all chats are expected at some point this month. We obviously hope that the downtime will be minimal, but given the complexity of our communications setup - which spans across multiple chat protoc