On October 8 they launched the v21.1.5 of this popular Arch Linux-based distribution. It didn't come long after the previous dot update, and I think the installation issues had something to do with it. In 21.1.4 and in the initial release of 21.1.5 it was not possible to install the system if BTRFS was not used, a bug that is expected to have finally been fixed in the manjaro 21.1.6 which available since last night.
manjaro 21.1.6 matches stable version 2021-10-16. The first numbering is the one carried by the ISO images, and for existing users the packages are updated from the same operating system and the numbering is the date. And as for the news, they are not very prominent, especially for those who do not use KDE software.
Highlights of Manjaro 21.1.6
- Thunderbird 91.2.0.
- KDE Gear has been updated to 21.08.2.
- KDE Frameworks has uploaded to 5.87.0.
- Python and Haskell updates.
- Other general package updates.
The update in Manjaro KDE weighs slightly more than 700mb, while in other versions, such as i3, it is just over 400mb. It is a bit surprising that this time kernels have not been updated, but not much if we take into account that they did update them 8 days before. The newest is Linux 5.14.10, and they note that the 5.13 series has already reached the end of its life cycle (EOL).
Regarding the problems that can be experienced, when updating or installing Manjaro 21.1.6 Steam could show a black screen, although the truth is that I had already been experiencing a similar problem, which forced me to change the view of the interface. They also mention that Firefox could mix languages.
manjaro 21.1.6 available for more than 12 hours, so the downloads, both of the ISO images and of the new packages from the operating system, should already go smoothly.