You've reached the website for Arch Linux, a lightweight and flexible Linux® distribution that tries to Keep It Simple. Currently we have official packages optimized for the x86-64 architecture.

It is intended for new installations only; an existing Arch Linux system can always be updated with pacman -Syu. Images for installing Arch can be downloaded via BitTorrent or right here in your …

This document is a guide for installing Arch Linux using the live system booted from an installation medium made from an official installation image. The installation medium provides …

Arch Linux strives to maintain the latest stable release versions of its software as long as systemic package breakage can be reasonably avoided. It is based on a rolling-release system, which …

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Welcome to the ArchWiki: your source for Arch Linux documentation on the web. Visit the Table of contents for a listing of article categories.

General discussion regarding the Arch User Repository (AUR) and Package Maintainer structure takes place on aur-general. For discussion relating to the development of the AUR web …

Nov 1, 2025 · This is a list of ISO releases made by the Arch Linux release engineering team. These are typically done on a monthly cadence, containing the latest kernel and base …

General recommendations This document is an annotated index of popular articles and important information for improving and adding functionalities to the installed Arch system. Readers are …

Instead, Arch Linux uses shadowed passwords: the password field will contain a placeholder character (x) indicating that the hashed password is saved in the access-restricted file …