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About Arch Linux

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+ Arch Linux is a general purpose linux distribution that can be molded to + do just about anything. It is fast, lightweight, flexible, and most of the + parts under the hood are quite simple to understand and tweak, which can + make it a good distro to "learn the ropes" on. We do not provide any + configuration helper utilities (ie, you won't find linuxconf in + here) so you will quickly become very proficient at configuring your system + from the shell commandline. +

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+ Arch Linux uses i686-optimized packages which gives us improved + performance over some of our i386-optimized cousins. This means that Arch + Linux will only run on a Pentium II processor or higher. We try to stay + fairly bleeding edge, and typically have the latest stable versions of + software. +

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+ Arch Linux uses the Pacman + package manager, which couples a simple binary package format with an + easy-to-use build system, allowing the users to easily manage and customize + their packages, whether they be official Arch packages or the user's own + homegrown ones. The repository system allows users to build and maintain + their own custom package repositories, which encourages community growth and + contribution. +

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+ Pacman can keep a system up to date by synchronizing package lists with + the master server, making it a breeze for the security-conscious system + administrator to maintain. This server/client model also allows you to + download/install packages with a simple command, complete with all required + dependencies (similar to Debian's apt-get). +

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+ Arch's official package set is fairly streamlined, but we supplement this + with a larger, more complete "extra" repository that contains a lot of the + stuff that never made it into our core package set. This repository is + constantly growing with the help of packages submitted from our strong + community. +

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+ Arch Linux does not provide any official support, but you will find a lot + of helpful people on our IRC channel and on our user forums. Chances are that some other + Archer has had the same problem/question as you and it's already been + answered. Ask around! +

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+ Arch Linux uses a "rolling release" system which works like this: We have + two versions of our core package set at any given time, Current and + Release. The Current repository always contains the latest and + greatest versions of packages. As soon as a package is updated it is part of + the Current repository, so this is the one to follow if you want to stay very + up to date. The Release repository follows the semi-regular snapshot + releases and does not update until the next snapshot/iso has been released. + For example, the Release repository will point to all packages on the 0.5 ISO + until we release 0.6; then it will point to 0.6 packages until 0.7 is + released. This is useful if you only want to update your system when a new + release is available. +

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+ So, to sum up: Arch Linux is a workhorse distribution designed to fit the + needs of the competent linux user. We strive to make it both powerful and + easy to manage, making it an ideal distro for servers and workstations. Take + it in any direction you like. +

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