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ArcoLinux


Last Update: 2023-04-27 06:25 UTC


ArcoLinux (previously known as ArchMerge) is a distribution based on Arch Linux. The development takes places in three branches - ArcoLinux, ArcoLinuxD and ArcoLinuxB. ArcoLinux is a full-featured distribution that ships with the Xfce desktop (as well as Openbox and i3 window managers). ArcoLinuxD is a minimal distribution that includes scripts that enable power users to install any desktop and application. ArcoLinuxB is a project that gives users the power to build custom distributions, while also developing several community editions with pre-configured desktops, such as Awesome, bspwm, Budgie, Cinnamon, Deepin, GNOME, MATE and KDE Plasma. ArcoLinux also provides various video tutorials as it places strong focus on learning and acquiring Linux skills.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 19 (403), 6 months: 19 (412), 3 months: 19 (395), 4 weeks: 24 (356), 1 week: 28 (341)

Average visitor rating: 8.56/10 from 93 review(s).

ArcoLinux (formerly ArchMerge) Summary
Distribution ArcoLinux
Home Page https://arcolinux.info/
https://arcolinux.com/
Mailing Lists --
User Forums https://arcolinuxforum.com/
Alternative User Forums
Documentation https://arcolinux.com/
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Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2020-11-14: Distribution Release: ArcoLinux 20.11.9
 • 2019-12-12: Distribution Release: ArcoLinux 19.12.15
 • 2019-05-15: Distribution Release: ArcoLinux 19.05.2
 • 2019-01-16: Distribution Release: ArcoLinux 19.01.4
 • 2018-07-15: Distribution Release: ArcoLinux 6.9.1
 • More ArcoLinux releases...

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Feature 23.05.04 22.12.02 21.11.05 20.11.9 19.12.17 18.12.7
Release Date 2023-04-27 2022-12-01 2021-11-10 2020-11-13 2019-12-24 2018-12-14
End Of Life            
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free
Image Size (MB) 1700-2500 1700-2500 900-2600 900-2600 900-2600 900-2600
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
Installation Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical
Default Desktop i3, Openbox, Xfce i3, Openbox, Xfce Xfce i3, Openbox, Xfce i3, Openbox, Xfce i3, Openbox, Xfce
Package Management Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman
Release Model Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- --
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4 ext4
Multilingual Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Asian Language Support            
Full Package List 23.05.04 22.12.02 21.11.05 20.11.9 19.12.17 18.12.7
Package 23.05.04 22.12.02 21.11.05 20.11.9 19.12.17 18.12.7
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- -- --
alsa-lib (1.2.9) 1.2.8 1.2.8 1.2.5.1 1.2.4 1.2.1.2 1.1.7
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- 22.0.0 21.0.0 19.1.0 19.1.0 18.1.0
bash (5.2.15) 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.4
bind (9.18.15) 9.18.13 9.18.8 9.16.22 9.16.7 -- --
chromium (114.0.5735.106) -- -- 95.0.4638.54 86.0.4240.111 79.0.3945.88 70.0.3538.110
cups (2.4.4) 2.4.2 2.4.2 2.3.3 2.3.3 2.3.1 2.2.9
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.3-P1 4.4.3-P1 4.4.2 4.4.2 4.4.1 4.4.1
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.47.0 1.46.5 1.46.4 1.45.6 1.45.4 1.44.4
firefox (114.0.1) 112.0.1 107.0 93.0 82.0 71.0 63.0.3
freetype (2.13.0) 2.13.0 2.12.1 2.11.0 2.10.4 2.10.1 2.9.1
gcc (13.1.0) 12.2.1 12.2.0 11.1.0 10.2.0 9.2.0 8.2.1
gimp (2.10.34) -- -- 2.10.24 2.10.22 2.10.14 2.10.8
glibc (2.37) 2.37 2.36 2.33 2.32 2.30 2.28
gnome-shell (44.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
gnucash (5.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
gnumeric (1.12.55) -- -- -- -- -- --
grub (2.06) 2.06 2.06 2.06 2.04 2.04 2.02
gtk (4.10.4) 4.10.1 4.8.2 3.24.30 3.24.22 3.24.13 3.24.1
httpd (2.4.57) -- -- -- -- -- --
inkscape (1.2.2) -- -- 1.1.1 1.0.1 0.92.4 0.92.3
k3b (23.04.2) -- -- -- -- -- --
kmod (30) 30 30 29 27 26 25
krita (5.1.5) -- -- -- -- -- --
libreoffice (7.5.4) -- -- -- -- -- --
linux (6.3.7) 6.2.11 6.0.9 5.14.14 5.9.1 5.4.6 4.19.4
Package 23.05.04 22.12.02 21.11.05 20.11.9 19.12.17 18.12.7
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
mariadb (11.1.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
mate-desktop (1.26.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
mesa (23.1.2) 23.0.2 22.2.3 21.2.4 20.2.1 19.3.1 18.2.5
mysql (8.0.33) -- -- -- -- -- --
nautilus (44.2.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
NVIDIA (530.41.03) 530.41.03 520.56.06 470.63.01 -- -- --
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- 3.6.1 3.6.1 3.6.1
openjdk (20.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
openssh (9.3p1) 9.3p1 9.1p1 8.8p1 8.4p1 8.1p1 7.9p1
openssl (3.1.1) 3.0.8 3.0.7 1.1.1l 1.1.1h 1.1.1d 1.1.1a
perl (5.36.1) 5.36.0 5.36.0 5.34.0 5.32.0 5.30.1 5.28.0
php (8.2.7) -- -- -- -- -- --
plasma-desktop (5.27.5) -- -- -- -- -- --
postfix (3.8.1) -- -- -- -- -- --
postgresql (15.3) -- -- -- -- -- --
Python (3.11.4) 3.10.10 3.10.8 3.9.7 3.8.6 3.8.0 3.7.1
qt (6.5.1) 6.5.0 5.15.7 5.15.2 5.15.1 5.13.2 5.11.2
samba (4.18.3) 4.18.2 4.17.3 4.15.1 4.13.0 4.10.10 --
systemd (253.5) 253.3 252.1 249.5 246.6 244 239
thunderbird (102.12.0) -- -- -- -- -- --
vim (9.0) 9.0 9.0 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.1
vlc (3.0.18) 3.0.18 3.0.17.4 3.0.16 3.0.11.1 3.0.8 3.0.4
wayland (1.22.0) 1.22.0 1.21.0 1.19.0 1.18.0 1.17.0 1.16.0
xfdesktop (4.18.1) 4.18.1 4.16.1 4.16.0 4.14.2 4.14.1 4.12.4
xorg-server (21.1.8) 21.1.8 21.1.4 1.20.13 1.20.9 1.20.6 1.20.3

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Version: 23.05.04
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-06-07
Votes: 2


 I am a Linux user with Ubuntu version 12.04. I tried about 20 different distributions and builds, but settled on Arco Linux as the only system for home use. It is the best experience of using Linux, Arco Linux gives an unprecedented level of use of your hardware. The major pluses are the guide and the most detailed documentation possible. I used to love Flatpak and hated Snap but now I don't like Flatpak either because of OSTree. Flatpak applications allow access to user files in $HOME and sandbox escape through X11 is trivial. Anyone who works with and learns linux will move to Arhc anyway, but Arco is a great starting point for learning all the nice things about linux. I suggest for newbies to get the XL build. And DO NOT create lots of hard disk partitions, they make no sense.


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Version: 23.05.04
Rating: 8
Date: 2023-05-31
Votes: 2


 My 2nd review after the one i wrote 2023-05-02. I still believe it's the best "Arch experience" for beginners but unfortunately the miriad of updates make the system not very stable and that is a limit. I believe they should create 2 version , 1 stable with essential updates and one "beta" with frequent updates. So the PROs are : easy to install , big choice of desktop environments and software , great looks , simple and intutitive. The CONs are : updates are too frequent and they might mess up the system.


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Version: 23.05.04
Rating: 7
Date: 2023-05-25
Votes: 0


 Updates frequently leave your system unusable. It's happened to me several times now. This last time I lost video from a w5100 FirePro after an update. If the update process becomes stable, it's as good or better than EndeavourOS, I had to flatbox 5 installations from two machines after normal updates this year.

I installed the B version with minimal applications on two machines. One Intel and the other an old AMD, fairly painless. It's fast and Plasma compliant, my preferred desktop. No printers, wireless or BT on either machine. When it works, it's fantastic.


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