Manjaro 25.1 “Anh-Linh” just breathed new life into my ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 (Ultra 9 + RTX 3050 + Intel Arc) — battery now lasts noticeably longer and games run way smoother, all with zero extra tweaking. Everything finally feels right out of the box.

Massive props to the Manjaro team for this release. The hybrid Intel + NVIDIA setup on my laptop finally behaves the way it always should have, without me fighting configs or hacks on every update.

Under the hood, Manjaro 25.1 “Anh-Linh” refreshes the entire graphics stack: Linux 6.18 kernel with better hybrid GPU scheduling, updated Mesa 25.3+ for Intel Arc improvements, and newer NVIDIA 580.xx drivers with refined PRIME render offload.

This alignment makes Intel Arc handle desktop/compositing efficiently while RTX stays mostly idle (4-5W P8), only spiking for games. Power management and Vulkan performance all click together, desktop responsive, games smooth, battery life solid. #Linux #Manjaro