I have been fighting with UEFI-firmware systems and Linux installation for quite some time now, and I have learned the hard way not to get my hopes up in this area.
LINUX MANJARO VS ARCH PATCH
LINUX MANJARO VS ARCH PC
Each of those contains a 32-bit (i686) and 64-bit (x86_64) image, and the associated md5sum files and package lists. There you will finally see the Xfce, KDE, and netinstall folders. Fortunately, there are a lot of other versions available, you just have to click on the release folder, and then on the 0.8.11 folder. If you click the 'latest version' link, what you will get is the minimal LXQt version, which is a great system to build on, but is likely to leave the average user (or beginner) scratching their head wondering what to do next. The Sourceforge Manjaro Linux Download page. I found this page just a bit confusing at first, so I have included a screen shot of it here (see below). The ISO files can be downloaded from the Sourceforge Manjaro Linux page.
LINUX MANJARO VS ARCH UPDATE
There have been several updates since then, most recently the fourth update released on January 4, 2015. The current release of Manjaro is 0.8.11, released on December 1, 2014. By the way, the Manjaro Wiki is one of the best I have seen in a while, and it seems to be kept very current with new releases and updates of the distribution.
There is a good overview of the origin and purpose in the Manjaro Wiki, specifically in the About Manjaro section. Manjaro Linux is derived from Arch Linux, with the objective of making the distribution a bit more user friendly in packaging and support. It is also generally considered to require an experienced Linux user at least on the installation and maintenance level, because there is not a lot of time and effort invested in making user-friendly GUI tools for lots of things that experienced Linux admins consider 'trivial' and which can be handled from the command line interface in a very short time. Arch Linux is well known in the Linux community, with a reputation of being compact, fast, flexible, and very well maintained and supported by a dedicated community. If you are not familiar with Manjaro Linux (or Arch Linux), there are a couple of things you need to understand before we go on. The Kano kit wants to make computing as easy as playing with Lego. Hands-on with the Kano: The Linux kit that wants to help kids love coding