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Developers and anyone looking for a user-centric Linux distribution designed to provide the latest stable versions of most software

About Arch Linux

Arch Linux is an independently developed, x86-64 general-purpose GNU/Linux distribution that strives to provide the latest stable versions of most software by following a rolling-release model. The default installation is a minimal base system, configured by the user to only add what is purposely required. Arch Linux defines simplicity as without unnecessary additions or modifications. It ships software as released by the original developers (upstream) with minimal distribution-specific (downstream) changes, patches not accepted by upstream are avoided, and Arch's downstream patches consist almost entirely of backported bug fixes that are obsoleted by the project's next release. Arch ships the configuration files provided by upstream with changes limited to distribution-specific issues like adjusting the system file paths. It does not add automation features such as enabling a service simply because the package was installed.

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ease 4.0 / 5
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Arch Linux
Founded: 2002
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  • King M.
    Pentester
    Used the software for: 2+ Years
    Frequency of Use: Daily
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 1 - 25
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    "This is God "

    Edited 2022-10-31

    Pros: -Gentoo & LFS take hours/days to install, Arch gets it done in 15 min while being superior to Linux, the BSD family, Windows & Mac in every way.
    -often imitated, but never duplicate, Arch Linux is so influential it spawned so many forks (spinoffs) Artix, Manjaro, Arco, Blackarch, ArchLabs etc.
    -Arch User Repository, the most & largest collection of software available ANYWHERE.
    -pacman, Yay, Paru, Trizen packages managers, no Crapbook app store needed, all free.
    -If you can think of a program & you can code, anything is possible, no hardware incompatibility errors AT ALL
    - Linux isn't Mac or Windows but it's fully capable of using their software, with no unfixable error
    -You are in 100% control nothing is restricted, it's yours to make or delete as you see fit

    Cons: -System D primary init (Runit, S6, Suite66, DInit are faster and superior)
    -All Glibc no Musl replacement exclusive option.
    -bbs.archlinux.org forum community is TOXIC.

    Overall: Never going back once you experience Arch and become an expert at it you're never going to want to lessen yourself to other distributions or operating systems ever again you truly have unlimited power no one's telling you what to do.

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  • An Arch Linux User
    Student
    Used the software for: Less than 6 months
    Frequency of Use: Daily
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 1 - 25
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    "Advanced Linux Distro"

    Posted 2022-02-25

    Pros: You can customize everything: Arch Linux is based on the "Keep it Simple, Stupid" philosophy, so, if you want a DE, you can install a DE.
    AUR: The AUR is full of software, so you won't have to compile everything from source.

    Cons: None at all, for the time I used Arch, I haven't found any issues.

    Overall: Overall, if you want to go deeper into the Linux world, Arch Linux is the first distro that you should try.

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