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Arch Linux is an independently developed, x86_64-optimised Linux distribution targeted at competent Linux users. It uses 'pacman', its home-grown package manager, to provide updates to the latest software applications with full dependency tracking. Operating on a rolling release system, Arch can be installed from a CD image or via an FTP server. The default install provides a solid base that enables users to create a custom installation. In addition, the Arch Build System (ABS) provides a way to easily build new packages, modify the configuration of stock packages, and share these packages with other users via the Arch Linux user repository.

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 • 2012-11-02: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2012.11.01
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 • 2012-09-08: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2012.09.07
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 • 2008-06-24: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2008.06
 • 2008-04-16: Development Release: Arch Linux 2008.04 RC
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 • 2022-09-23 Arch drops Python 2 packages
 • 2021-01-05 Arch making progress toward reproducible builds
 • 2020-11-01 Arch offers install media accessibility options
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Package Management Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Package Management
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Full Package List current 2011.08.19 2010.05 2009.08 2009.02 2008.06 2007.08 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 Full Package List
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wombat
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0.5
nova
0.4
dragon
0.3
firefly
0.2
vega
0.1
homer
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abiword (3.0.5) 3.0.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.4.6 2.2.3 2.0.3 1.9.1 1.0.2 1.0.2 -- -- abiword (3.0.5)
alsa-lib (1.2.10) 1.2.10 -- -- -- -- -- 1.0.14 1.0.13 1.0.8 1.0.2 0.9.4 0.9.0rc6 0.9.0rc2 -- -- alsa-lib (1.2.10)
amdgpu (23.0.0) 23.0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (23.0.0)
bash (5.2.21) 5.2 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.2.48 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.05b 2.05b 2.05b 2.05b 2.05a 2.05a bash (5.2.21)
bind (9.18.20) 9.18.20 -- -- -- -- -- 9.4.1-P1 9.4.0 9.3.0 9.2.3 9.2.2 9.2.1 9.2.1 -- -- bind (9.18.20)
chromium (119.0.6045.199) 119.0.6045.159 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (119.0.6045.199)
cups (2.4.7) 2.4.7 -- -- -- -- -- 1.2.12 1.2.10 1.1.23 1.1.20 1.1.19 1.1.17 1.1.15 -- -- cups (2.4.7)
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.3-P1 4.2.1-P1 -- -- -- -- 3.0.6 3.0.5 3.0.1 3.0pl2 3.0pl2 -- -- -- -- dhcp (4.4.3-P1)
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.47.0 1.41.14 1.41.11 1.41.8 1.41.4 1.40.8 1.40.2 1.39 1.35 1.35 1.33 1.32 1.27 1.27 1.25 e2fsprogs (1.47.0)
firefox (120.0.1) 120.0 -- -- -- -- -- 2.0.0.6 2.0.0.3 1.0 0.8 -- -- -- -- -- firefox (120.0.1)
freetype (2.13.2) 2.13.2 -- -- -- -- -- 2.3.5 2.3.1 2.1.9 2.1.7 2.1.4 2.0.9 2.0.9 -- -- freetype (2.13.2)
gcc (13.2.0) 13.2.1 -- 4.5.0 4.4.1 -- 4.3.1 4.2.1 4.1.2 3.4.3 3.3.3 3.3 3.2.1 2.95.3 2.95.3 2.95.3 gcc (13.2.0)
gimp (2.10.36) 2.10.36 -- -- -- -- -- 2.2.17 2.2.13 2.2.2 2.0pre3 1.2.5 1.2.3 1.2.3 -- -- gimp (2.10.36)
glibc (2.38) 2.38 2.14 2.11.1 2.10.1 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.3.4 2.3.2 2.3.2 2.3.1 2.2.5 2.2.5 2.2.5 glibc (2.38)
gnome-shell (45.1) 45.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (45.1)
gnucash (5.4-1) 5.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (5.4-1)
gnumeric (1.12.56) 1.12.56 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnumeric (1.12.56)
grub (2.06) 2.12rc1 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.95 0.94 0.93 -- -- -- -- grub (2.06)
gtk (4.12.4) 4.12.4 -- -- -- -- -- 2.10.13 2.10.11 2.6.1 2.2.4 2.2.2 2.0.9 -- -- -- gtk (4.12.4)
httpd (2.4.58) 2.4.58 -- -- -- -- -- 2.2.4 2.2.4 2.0.52 2.0.48 -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.58)
inkscape (1.3.1) 1.3.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.3.1)
k3b (23.08.3) 23.08.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- k3b (23.08.3)
kmod (31) 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- kmod (31)
krita (5.2.1) 5.2.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.2.1)
libreoffice (7.6.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- libreoffice (7.6.3)
linux (6.6.3) 6.6.2 3.0.3 2.6.33.4 2.6.30.4 2.6.28.4 2.6.25.6 2.6.22.1 2.6.20.4 2.6.10 2.6.3 2.4.21 2.4.20 2.4.19 2.4.18i 2.4.18 linux (6.6.3)
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nova
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dragon
0.3
firefly
0.2
vega
0.1
homer
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lxpanel (0.10.1) 0.10.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (11.1.3) 11.2.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (11.1.3)
mate-desktop (1.26.2) 1.26.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.26.2)
mesa (23.3.0) 23.2.1 -- -- -- -- -- 6.5.2 6.5.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mesa (23.3.0)
mysql (8.2.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- 5.0.45 5.0.37 4.1.9 4.0.18 4.0.13 3.23.54 3.23.51 -- -- mysql (8.2.0)
nautilus (45.1) 45.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.2.4 2.0.7 -- -- -- nautilus (45.1)
NVIDIA (545.29.06) 545.29.06 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (545.29.06)
openbox (3.6.1) 3.6.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (21.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (21.0.1)
openssh (9.5p1) 9.5p1 5.8p2 5.4p1 5.2p1 5.1p1 5.0p1 4.6p1 4.6p1 3.9p1 3.8p1 3.6.1p2 3.5p1 3.4p1 -- 3.1p1 openssh (9.5p1)
openssl (3.2.0) 3.1.4 1.0.0d 1.0.0 0.9.8k 0.9.8l 0.9.8h 0.9.8e 0.9.8e 0.9.7e 0.9.6l 0.9.6i 0.9.6h 0.9.6e -- 0.9.6c openssl (3.2.0)
perl (5.38.2) 5.38.1 5.14.1 5.10.1 5.10.0 5.10.0 5.10.0 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.6 5.8.3 5.8.0 5.8.0 5.8.0 5.6.1 5.6.1 perl (5.38.2)
php (8.3.0) 8.2.13 -- -- -- -- -- 5.2.3 5.2.1 5.0.3 4.3.4 4.3.2 4.2.3 4.2.2 -- -- php (8.3.0)
plasma-desktop (5.27.9) 5.27.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (5.27.9)
postfix (3.8.3) 3.8.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.8.3)
postgresql (16.1) 15.4 -- -- -- -- -- 8.2.4 8.2.3 7.4.6 7.4.1 7.3.3 -- -- -- -- postgresql (16.1)
Python (3.12.0) 3.11.6 -- -- -- -- -- 2.5.1 2.5 2.4 2.3.3 2.2.3 2.2.2 2.2.1 -- -- Python (3.12.0)
qt (6.6.1) 6.6.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.3.3 3.3.0 3.1.2 3.1.1 3.0.5 -- -- qt (6.6.1)
samba (4.19.3) 4.19.3 -- -- -- -- -- 3.0.25b 3.0.24 3.0.10 3.0.2 2.2.8 2.2.7 2.2.5 -- -- samba (4.19.3)
systemd (254.7) 254.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- systemd (254.7)
thunderbird (115.5.1) 115.5.1 -- -- -- -- -- 2.0.0.6 1.5.0.10 1.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (115.5.1)
vim (9.0) 9.0 -- -- -- -- -- 7.1 7.0 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.0 vim (9.0)
vlc (3.0.20) 3.0.20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (3.0.20)
wayland (1.22.0) 1.22.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- wayland (1.22.0)
xfdesktop (4.18.1) 4.18.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.8.18 4.0.3 3.8.18 3.8.18 -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.18.1)
xorg-server (21.1.9) 21.1.9 -- -- -- -- -- 1.2.0 1.2.0 (6.8.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- xorg-server (21.1.9)

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Version: current
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-11-21
Votes: 0


The new install script makes not only installing Arch, but customizing it to your exact specifications a complete breeze! No bloatware, no nonsense, just only what you need. Its no longer JUST for Linux/unix experts. Anyone can customize their OS, as long as they know how to go through an automated checklist.

My main complaint is that systemd is mandatory, and there is no good way to swap it out for a different init system. I wish that they had not overlooked that customizability. I assume that they included it because Arch has some dependencies on it. I hope that changes, because having your OS dependent on a single product with a dev team known for their volatility and disregarding community concerns is...not great. Hate that so many OSs have a dependency on it.

That being said, if you are looking for an OS and you are obsessed with customizing like myself, you can hardly go wrong with Arch. It is the OS that I always return to after distrohopping, and the one I recommend towards anyone that truly wants to make their OS their own.


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Version: current
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-11-12
Votes: 0


If it wasn't for systemd it would have been perfect 10+ but it is being dragged down by IBM-windows-hydra

Limited in scope to those who either understand how a unix/linux system works or those willing to learn and understand. So installation requires a little more learning and reading than most, but once understood it takes minutes without looking at any installation wiki. 3rd parties trying to make an "easier" lazier installer are irresponsible, because installation is the 1st step, and if one was not willing to learn a few things the 2nd step is even more demanding (setup/configuration). So they are a disservice rather than providing help.

The ultimate, fastest, more precise, more flexible package manager and package builder of them all, with really no true competition anywhere in sight.

We wish there was a musl version, and we wish it was officially available for arm64 archs, maybe someday.



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Version: current
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-11-08
Votes: 10


Once installed, you won't want to leave Arch Linux. I followed exactly the instructions for beginners (without the Archinstall script) from the wiki. It didn't work right away, but after three or four tries, Arch Linux with KDE was installed and runs great and without errors. The wiki is excellent, Pacman also runs perfectly. Installing Arch manually in the console is not difficult at all. I also had openSUSE Tumbleweed installed with KDE in the meantime, but I always end up with Arch Linux, now the distro hopping is over, I have found my distribution with Arch Linux, Arch Linux is perfect.


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