# Manjaro
I will only include this one as a warning:

**Do *NOT* use it!**

Although it might look nice and easy to use at first, its various
scripts for maintaining the system are bug-ridden, filled with
textbook examples of what **not** to do with `pacman` and with Arch in
general (partial upgrades, forced downgrades of system-critical
packages, fake improvements of stability, etc…)[^1]. Also, the
association taking care of Manjaro is shady[^2]. Oh, and they
don’t know how to properly maintain their forum[^3].

[^1]: [Technical controversies](https://rentry.co/manjaro-controversies)

[^2]: Leadership controversy: a [Reddit thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/hxpj87/change_in_manjaro_team_composition_announcements/) and a [HackerNews thread](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24330655)

[^3]: See [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/ManjaroLinux/comments/iax0tx/whats_going_on_with_manjaro_forums/) and [this](https://linuxreviews.org/Manjaro_Linux_Lost_All_Of_Their_Support_Forum_Images) Reddit threads