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Calam Arch Installer


Last Update: 2026-01-17 13:48 UTC

Calam Arch Installer is an Arch-based Linux distribution created to facilitate the installation of an Arch Linux system to a hard disk. It is also a full-featured live Linux system with Xfce as the preferred desktop. The Calamares system installer offers a choice of several popular desktop environments and window managers, including Budgie, Cinnamon, Deepin, GNOME, i3, KDE Plasma, MATE, Openbox and Xfce. The distribution also offers support for both BIOS and UEFI boot, as well as hard disk encryption with LUKS.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 308 (36), 6 months: 209 (71), 3 months: 174 (95), 4 weeks: 146 (118), 1 week: 276 (38)

Average visitor rating: 10.0/10 from 2 review(s).

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Distribution Calam Arch Installer
Home Page https://calam-arch-installer.sourceforge.io/
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Feature 2026-01 2025-11
Release Date 2026-01-01 2025-10-31
End Of Life    
Price (US$) Free Free
Image Size (MB) 4300-4400 4700-4800
Free Download ISO ISO
Installation Calamares Calamares
Default Desktop Xfce Xfce
Default Browser Firefox Firefox
Package Management Flatpak, Pacman Flatpak, Pacman
Release Model Rolling Rolling
Office Suite -- --
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64
Init Software systemd systemd
Journaled File Systems Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS Btrfs, ext4, JFS, XFS
Multilingual en en
Asian Language Support    
Full Package List 2026-01 2025-11
Package 2026-01 2025-11
alsa-lib (1.2.15.3) 1.2.15.1 1.2.14
amdgpu (25.0.0) 25.0.0 25.0.0
apparmor (4.1.3) -- --
apt (3.1.13) -- --
bash (5.3) 5.3 5.3
bind (9.20.17) 9.20.17 9.20.15
chromium (144.0.7559.59) -- --
cinnamon (6.6.5) -- --
cups (2.4.16) -- --
e2fsprogs (1.47.3) 1.47.3 1.47.3
ffmpeg (8.0.1) 8.0.1 8.0
firefox (147.0.1) 146.0.1 144.0.2
flatpak (1.16.2) 1.16.2 1.16.1
freetype (2.14.1) 2.14.1 2.14.1
gcc (15.2.0) 15.2.1 --
gimp (3.0.6) -- --
git (2.52.0) 2.52.0 2.51.2
glibc (2.42) 2.42 2.42
gnome-shell (49.2) -- --
grub (2.14) 2.14rc1 2.14rc1
gtk (4.20.3) 4.20.3 4.20.2
httpd (2.4.66) -- --
inkscape (1.4.3) -- --
kmod (34.2) 34.2 34.2
krita (5.2.14) -- --
LibreOffice (25.8.4) -- --
Package 2026-01 2025-11
libselinux (3.9) -- --
linux (6.18.5) 6.18.2 6.17.6
mariadb (12.1.2) -- --
mate-desktop (1.28.2) -- --
mesa (25.3.3) 25.3.2 25.2.6
mysql (9.5.0) -- --
nautilus (49.3) -- --
NVIDIA (590.48.01) 590.48.01 580.95.05
openjdk (25) -- --
openssh (10.2p1) 10.2p1 10.2p1
openssl (3.6.0) 3.6.0 3.6.0
perl (5.42.0) 5.42.0 5.42.0
php (8.5.2) -- --
plasma-desktop (6.5.5) -- --
postfix (3.10.7) -- --
postgresql (18.1) -- --
Python (3.14.2) 3.13.11 3.13.7
qt (6.10.1) 6.10.1 6.10.0
samba (4.23.4) 4.23.4 4.23.2
systemd (259) 259 258.1
thunderbird (147.0) -- --
vim (9.1) 9.1 9.1
vlc (3.0.23) 3.0.21 3.0.21
wayland (1.24.0) 1.24.0 1.24.0
xfdesktop (4.20.1) 4.20.1 4.20.1
xorg-server (21.1.21) 21.1.21 21.1.20

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Version: 2025-11
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-11-19
Votes: 3


 Installing Arch Linux without all those cumbersome commands is a real pleasure. For the average user who wants the best Linux distribution in an accessible way, it's the best. It comes with everything essential for the computer to run smoothly. I use it with KDE Plasma, and it allows you to install it in minimalist mode. After installation, I add the programs I use daily, and it works flawlessly. The system preferences let you customize the desktop to your liking. On my computer with a Ryzen 5, everything runs perfectly. It's the best of the best; I highly recommend it.


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Version: 2025-10
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-10-02
Votes: 10


 I tried this "distribution" when it wasn't yet considered a distribution and wasn't listed on distrowatch.com, as it allowed me to quickly install Arch Linux using Calamares. During installation, you can choose every aspect, from the graphics to the packages it installs. I've been using it for a long time now, and it's become my daily use. It's incredibly stable and reliable for Arch Linux. I've subjected the system to all sorts of experiments and haven't managed to break it :-) I should add that for Arch newbies and those new to the terminal, it also offers a graphical package installer, which I personally don't use. Great job.


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