Overview

Arch Linux is a minimalist, rolling-release Linux distribution focused on simplicity, modernity, and user empowerment. Users build their system from a bare-bones base install, choosing every component themselves. The rolling-release model means a single installation is continually updated with the latest software versions without ever needing a full reinstall.

Key Features

• Pacman Package Manager: Fast, lightweight binary package manager with simple syntax and powerful dependency resolution
• Arch User Repository (AUR): Community-driven repository with thousands of user-submitted PKGBUILD scripts for building packages from source
• Rolling Release: Continuous updates deliver the latest kernel, drivers, and applications without version-to-version upgrades
• ArchWiki: Widely regarded as the best documentation resource in the Linux ecosystem, covering virtually every configuration scenario

Platforms

x86-64 (unofficial ports for ARM, i686, RISC-V)

Licence

Free software (GNU GPL and other licenses)

Website

archlinux.org