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Arch Linux

Last Update: 2018-12-14 02:20 UTC

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.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 13 (578), 6 months: 13 (559), 3 months: 14 (573), 4 weeks: 18 (594), 1 week: 19 (576)

Average visitor rating: 9.32/10 from 250 review(s).


Arch Linux Summary
Distribution Arch Linux
Home Page http://www.archlinux.org/
Mailing Lists https://lists.archlinux.org/listinfo/
User Forums http://bbs.archlinux.org/
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Documentation http://wiki.archlinux.org/
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Bug Tracker http://bugs.archlinux.org/
Related Websites Planet Arch • Arch for Raspberry Pi • Wikipedia • Arch Brazil • Arch Chile • Arch Denmark • Arch France • Arch Germany • Arch Hungary • Arch Italy • Arch Russia • Arch Spain • Arch Turkey
Reviews 2016: Keith Curtis
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 • 2012-11-02: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2012.11.01
 • 2012-10-07: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2012.10.06
 • 2012-09-08: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2012.09.07
 • 2012-08-05: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2012.08.04
 • 2012-07-22: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2012.07.15
 • 2011-08-20: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2011.08.19
 • 2010-05-18: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2010.05
 • 2009-08-09: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2009.08
 • 2009-02-17: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2009.02
 • 2008-06-24: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2008.06
 • 2008-04-16: Development Release: Arch Linux 2008.04 RC
 • 2007-10-07: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2007.08-2
 • More Arch releases...

  Headlines:
 •2018-09-10 Arch team answers questions on Reddit
 •2018-07-10 AUR packages compromised
 •2017-11-08 Arch drops 32-bit x86
 •2017-01-24 Arch Linux phasing out 32-bit
 •2016-06-27 Updated screen may not reattach
 • More Arch headlines...

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Feature current 2011.08.19 2010.05 2009.08 2009.02 2008.06
overlord		 2007.08
dontpanic		 0.8
voodoo		 0.7
wombat		 0.6
widget		 0.5
nova		 0.4
dragon		 0.3
firefly		 0.2
vega		 0.1
homer		 Feature
Release Date 2018-12-14 2011-08-19 2010-05-17 2009-08-09 2009-02-17 2008-06-24 2007-08-05 2007-04-01 2005-01-24 2004-03-01 2003-07-21 2002-12-18 2002-08-07 2002-04-17 2002-03-11 Release Date
End Of Life                               End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB)   1-659                           Image Size (MB)
Free Download PKG ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Installation
Default Desktop                               Default Desktop
Package Management Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Package Management
Release Model Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Release Model
Office Suite GOffice, Calligra, LibreOffice -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- KOffice KOffice KOffice     Office Suite
Processor Architecture x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686 i686 i686 i686 i686 i686 i686 Processor Architecture
Init Software systemd SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV SysV Init Software
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ext4, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ReiserFS ext3, ReiserFS ext3, ReiserFS ext3, ReiserFS ext3, ReiserFS Journaled File Systems
Multilingual                               Multilingual
Asian Language Support                               Asian Language Support
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

Full Package List:   Arch Linux 0.4
  Number of packages: 323 (download as TXT)
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  •  abiword 1.0.2
  •  alsa-driver 0.9.0rc6
  •  alsa-lib 0.9.0rc6
  •  alsa-utils 0.9.0rc6
  •  apache 1.3.27
  •  apmd 3.0.2
  •  arts 1.1.0
  •  at-spi 1.0.2
  •  aterm 0.4.2
  •  atk 1.0.3
  •  audiofile 0.2.3
  •  aumix 2.8
  •  autoconf 2.57
  •  automake 1.7.2
  •  bash 2.05b
  •  bc 1.06
  •  bftpd 1.0.22
  •  bin86 0.16.10
  •  bind 9.2.1
  •  binutils 2.13.1
  •  bison 1.75
  •  blackbox 0.65.0
  •  bonobo activation 1.0.3
  •  bug-buddy 2.2.0
  •  bzip2 1.0.2
  •  cdparanoia 9.8
  •  cdrdao 1.1.7
  •  cdrtools 2.0pre3
  •  clisp 2.30
  •  control-center 2.0.1.1
  •  cpio 2.5
  •  cups 1.1.17
  •  curl 7.10.2
  •  cvs 1.11.2
  •  cvsup 16.1f
  •  db 4.0.14
  •  dcron 2.3.3
  •  devfsd 1.3.25
  •  dhcpcd 1.3.22pl1
  •  dialog 0.7
  •  diffutils 2.8.1
  •  dillo 0.6.6
  •  divx4linux 5.01
  •  docbook xml 4.1.2
  •  docbook xsl 1.55.0
  •  dosfstools 2.8
  •  doxygen 1.3rc1
  •  e2fsprogs 1.32
  •  ed 0.2
  •  eel 2.0.7
  •  emacs 21.2
  •  enlightenment 0.16.5
  •  eog 1.0.3
  •  esd 0.2.29
  •  ethereal 0.9.7
  •  exim 4.10
  •  expat 1.95.4
  •  fetchmail 6.2.0
  •  file 3.39
  •  file roller 2.0.4
  •  filesystem 0.4
  •  fileutils 4.1
  •  findutils 4.1
  •  flashplugin 6.0r69
  •  flex 2.5.4a
  •  fluxbox 0.1.14
  •  fnlib 0.5
  •  freetype1 1.3.1
  •  freetype2 2.0.9
  •  fvwm 2.4.12
  •  gail 0.17
  •  gaim 0.59.6
  •  gcc 3.2.1
  •  gconf-editor 0.3.1
  •  gconf 1.2.1
  •  gd 2.0.8
  •  gdb 5.2.1
  •  gdbm 1.8.3
  •  gdk-pixbuf 0.18.0
  •  gdm 2.4.0.11
  •  gdsl 1.0
  •  gedit 2.0.5
  •  gentoo 0.11.34
  •  gettext 0.11.5
  •  gftp 2.0.14
  •  ggv 1.99.95
  •  ghostscript 7.05.5
  •  gimp-print 4.2.4rc1
  •  gimp 1.2.3
  •  gkrellm 2.1.3
  •  glib2 2.0.7
  •  glib 1.2.10
  •  glibc 2.3.1
  •  gmp 4.1
  •  gnome-applets 2.0.3
  •  gnome-common 1.2.4
  •  gnome-desktop 2.0.9
  •  gnome-games 2.0.4
  •  gnome-media 2.0.2.5
  •  gnome-mime data 2.0.1
  •  gnome-panel 2.0.10
  •  gnome-session 2.0.8
  •  gnome-system monitor 2.0.2
  •  gnome-terminal 2.0.1
  •  gnome-utils 2.0.5
  •  gnome-vfs 2.0.4
  •  gnome-vfs extras 0.99.5
  •  gnome2-user-docs 2.0.1
  •  gnupg 1.2.1
  •  gpm 1.20.0
  •  gqview 1.2.0
  •  grep 2.5
  •  groff 1.17.2
  •  gtk-doc 0.9
  •  gtk2 2.0.9
  •  gtk 1.2.10
  •  gtk engines 1.9.0
  •  gv 3.5.8
  •  gvim 6.1
  •  gzip 1.2.4a
  •  hdparm 5.2
  •  icewm 1.2.2
  •  imagemagick 5.5.2
  •  imap 2002.RC5
  •  imlib 1.9.14
  •  initscripts 0.4
  •  intltool 0.22
  •  ion 20020207
  •  ipfm 0.11.4
  •  iptables 1.2.7
  •  ircd 2.10.3p3
  •  ircii-pana 1.0c19
  •  irssi 0.8.6
  •  ispell 3.2.06
  •  joe 2.9.7
  •  jpilot 0.99.3
  •  kbd 1.08
  •  kdeaddons 3.1rc5
  •  kdeadmin 3.1rc5
  •  kdeartwork 3.1rc5
  •  kdebase 3.1rc5
  •  kdebindings 3.1rc5
  •  kdeedu 3.1rc5
  •  kdegames 3.1rc5
  •  kdegraphics 3.1rc5
  •  kdelibs 3.1rc5
  •  kdemultimedia 3.1rc5
  •  kdenetwork 3.1rc5
  •  kdepim 3.1rc5
  •  kdesdk 3.1rc5
  •  kdetoys 3.1rc5
  •  kdeutils 3.1rc5
  •  kdevelop 2.1.4
  •  kdoc 2.0a54
  •  kernel 2.4.20
  •  koffice 1.2
  •  lame 3.92
  •  less 378
  •  lesstif 0.93.36
  •  lesstifextensions 9.0.9
  •  lftp 2.6.2
  •  libao 0.8.3
  •  libart lgpl 2.3.10
  •  libbonobo 2.0.0
  •  libbonoboui 2.0.3
  •  libgail-gnome 1.0.1
  •  libglade 2.0.1
  •  libgnome 2.0.5
  •  libgnomecanvas 2.0.4
  •  libgnomeprint 1.116.0
  •  libgnomeprintui 1.116.0
  •  libgnomeui 2.0.5
  •  libgtkhtml 2.0.2
  •  libgtop 2.0.0
  •  libidl2 0.8.0
  •  libidl 0.6.8
  •  libjpeg 6b
  •  libogg 1.0
  •  libpcap 0.7.1
  •  libpng 1.2.5
  •  librep 0.16.1
  •  librsvg 2.0.1
  •  libtiff 3.5.7
  •  libtool 1.4.3
  •  libungif 4.1.0
  •  libvorbis 1.0
  •  libwnck 0.17
  •  libxml2 2.4.24
  •  libxslt 1.0.22
  •  libzvt 2.0.1
  •  licq 1.2.0a
  •  lilo 22.3.4
  •  linc 0.5.2
  •  links 2.1pre7
  •  logrotate 3.6.5
  •  m4 1.4
  •  mad 0.14.2b
  •  mailman 2.0.13
  •  mailx 8.1.1
  •  make 3.80
  •  man 1.5k
  •  manpages 1.53
  •  mawk 1.3.3
  •  mc 4.5.55
  •  metacity 2.4.3
  •  mktemp 1.4
  •  mm 1.2.1
  •  modutils 2.4.22
  •  mozilla 1.2.1
  •  mpg321 0.2.10
  •  mplayer 0.90rc1
  •  mtx 1.2.17
  •  mutt 1.4
  •  mysql 3.23.54
  •  naim 0.11.4.12
  •  nano 1.0.9
  •  nasm 0.98.35
  •  nautilus 2.0.7
  •  ncurses 5.3
  •  net-tools 1.60
  •  netcat 1.10
  •  netkit-base 0.17
  •  netkit-ftp 0.17
  •  netkit-telnet 0.17
  •  nfs utils 1.0.1
  •  ngrep 1.40.1
  •  nmap 3.00
  •  openldap 2.1.8
  •  openssh 3.5p1
  •  openssl 0.9.6h
  •  orbit2 2.4.3
  •  pacman 2.2
  •  pango 1.0.5
  •  parted 1.6.4
  •  patch 2.5.4
  •  pccts 1.33mr
  •  pcmcia cs 3.2.0
  •  pcre 3.9
  •  perl 5.8.0
  •  php 4.2.3
  •  pilot link 0.11.5
  •  pine 4.51
  •  pkgconfig 0.14.0
  •  popt 1.7
  •  portmap 5beta
  •  ppp 2.4.1
  •  procinfo 18
  •  procmail 3.22
  •  procps 3.1.4
  •  proftpd 1.2.7
  •  psmisc 21.2
  •  python 2.2.2
  •  qt 3.1.1
  •  rar 3.0
  •  ratpoison 1.1.1
  •  rcs 5.7
  •  rdate 990821
  •  readline 4.3
  •  reiserfsprogs 3.6.4
  •  rep-gtk 0.17
  •  ripperx 2.4
  •  rsync 2.5.5
  •  ruby 1.6.7
  •  rxvt 2.6.4
  •  samba 2.2.7
  •  sawfish 1.2
  •  screen 3.9.11
  •  scrollkeeper 0.3.11
  •  sdl 1.2.5
  •  sed 4.0.5
  •  sh-utils 2.0
  •  shadow 4.0.3
  •  slocate 2.6
  •  snarf 7.0
  •  strace 4.4
  •  sudo 1.6.6
  •  sysklogd 1.4.1
  •  sysvinit 2.84
  •  tar 1.13
  •  tcl 8.4.1
  •  tcp_wrappers 7.6
  •  tcpdump 3.7.1
  •  tcsh 6.12
  •  textutils 2.1
  •  tin 1.4.6
  •  tk 8.4.1
  •  totem 0.10.0
  •  traceroute 1.4a12
  •  unzip 5.50
  •  util-linux 2.11y
  •  vim 6.1
  •  vorbis tools 1.0
  •  vsftpd 1.1.3
  •  w32codec 0.90pre7
  •  w3m 0.3
  •  wget 1.8.2
  •  which 2.14
  •  whois 4.5.33
  •  windowmaker 0.80.2
  •  wine 20021125
  •  wvdial 1.53
  •  wvstreams 3.70
  •  x2x 1.27
  •  xautolock 2.1
  •  xaw3d 1.5
  •  xchat 1.8.10
  •  xemacs-sumo 20020919
  •  xemacs 21.4.9
  •  xfce 3.8.18
  •  xfree86 4.2.1
  •  xine-lib 0.9.13
  •  xine-ui 0.9.13
  •  xlockmore 5.05
  •  xmlto 0.0.10
  •  xmms 1.2.7
  •  xplanet 0.94
  •  xscreensaver 4.06
  •  yelp 1.0.6
  •  yp tools 2.7
  •  ypbind mt 1.12
  •  ypserv 2.6
  •  zip 2.3
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Version: current
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-13
Votes: 5


 Honnestly I couldn't wish for a distro more suited for me than Arch. The perfect balance between customization and speed / ease of use (looking at you gentoo). It is light, simple, and most importantly sticks to its own rules. Packages are all named the same way, and even the AUR is strictly monitored for broken / packages which deviates from the Arch standards, making the distro very consistent

10/10 would spend hours installing an OS again


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Version: current
Rating: 9
Date: 2018-12-09
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 In terms of Linux distros, it does not get better than Arch when it's wielded by someone who uses it with care, reads the docs and is willing to learn.

Trust me, it's worth the effort. The knowledge I've gained using Arch is transferable to almost any Linux distribution. I can't imagine ever going back to an Ubuntu based distro again.


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Version: current
Rating: 10
Date: 2018-12-07
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 It's so nice to install a minimal operating system that lets you choose which add-ons you'd like to have.


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