Hi all,
I am ready to try and install Manjaro KDE on the old PC - I have opted for this one as it has the Nvidia drivers in built and so I am not getting the freeze up problem I had when trying other live distros, but before I do I have a couple of questions:
1) I am going to install to an nvme SSD plugged into the PCIe slot - It's all plugged in, but Windows couldn't find it and my Motherboard/Bios shows it as an unknown device. After some research I was ready to give up on it (my motherboard, a z87-G41, is too old, and I would have to manually edit the BIOS which is one step too far for me), however, the Manjaro install shows it as available to install and recognizes the name of it - would this suggest I would have no problems once I've installed it?
2) Will the install be with the prorietry nvidia drivers as it is in the live OS?
3) I've read that Manjaro just boots straight into itself, but I'd like to dual boot. How would I make sure the GRUB always comes up to give me the option?
3b) I think the bios seems to be a UEFI (it has a graphical interface and stuff), so if the install to the new SSD fails, will this screw up my PC?
The issue with the above is I have read that on UEFI sysytems, the GRUB is installed on the first HDD/SSD it finds, and not necessarily onto the drive I've have chosen to install the distro on (ideally the GRUB thing would just go onto the nvme, and I can just change the boot order in the BIOS).
4) What is the app store/Package manager for Manjaro KDE - it's only got an add/remove thing on it, which doesn't seem to show anything that is not already installed on the distro.
I've tried to find answers to the above, but not much luck!
Thanks for the help,
A
I am ready to try and install Manjaro KDE on the old PC - I have opted for this one as it has the Nvidia drivers in built and so I am not getting the freeze up problem I had when trying other live distros, but before I do I have a couple of questions:
1) I am going to install to an nvme SSD plugged into the PCIe slot - It's all plugged in, but Windows couldn't find it and my Motherboard/Bios shows it as an unknown device. After some research I was ready to give up on it (my motherboard, a z87-G41, is too old, and I would have to manually edit the BIOS which is one step too far for me), however, the Manjaro install shows it as available to install and recognizes the name of it - would this suggest I would have no problems once I've installed it?
2) Will the install be with the prorietry nvidia drivers as it is in the live OS?
3) I've read that Manjaro just boots straight into itself, but I'd like to dual boot. How would I make sure the GRUB always comes up to give me the option?
3b) I think the bios seems to be a UEFI (it has a graphical interface and stuff), so if the install to the new SSD fails, will this screw up my PC?
The issue with the above is I have read that on UEFI sysytems, the GRUB is installed on the first HDD/SSD it finds, and not necessarily onto the drive I've have chosen to install the distro on (ideally the GRUB thing would just go onto the nvme, and I can just change the boot order in the BIOS).
4) What is the app store/Package manager for Manjaro KDE - it's only got an add/remove thing on it, which doesn't seem to show anything that is not already installed on the distro.
I've tried to find answers to the above, but not much luck!
Thanks for the help,
A
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