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Last Update: 2024-03-17 02:20 UTC


Arch Linux is an independently developed, x86_64-optimised Linux distribution targeted at competent Linux users. It uses 'pacman', its home-grown package manager, to provide updates to the latest software applications with full dependency tracking. Operating on a rolling release system, Arch can be installed from a CD image or via an FTP server. The default install provides a solid base that enables users to create a custom installation. In addition, the Arch Build System (ABS) provides a way to easily build new packages, modify the configuration of stock packages, and share these packages with other users via the Arch Linux user repository.

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Average visitor rating: 9.23/10 from 209 review(s).


Arch Linux Summary
Distribution Arch Linux
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 • 2012-11-02: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2012.11.01
 • 2012-10-07: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2012.10.06
 • 2012-09-08: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2012.09.07
 • 2012-08-05: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2012.08.04
 • 2012-07-22: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2012.07.15
 • 2011-08-20: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2011.08.19
 • 2010-05-18: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2010.05
 • 2009-08-09: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2009.08
 • 2009-02-17: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2009.02
 • 2008-06-24: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2008.06
 • 2008-04-16: Development Release: Arch Linux 2008.04 RC
 • 2007-10-07: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2007.08-2
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 • 2022-09-23 Arch drops Python 2 packages
 • 2021-01-05 Arch making progress toward reproducible builds
 • 2020-11-01 Arch offers install media accessibility options
 • 2020-10-21 Linux 5.9 is incompatible with NVIDIA driver
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Full Package List current 2011.08.19 2010.05 2009.08 2009.02 2008.06 2007.08 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 Full Package List
Package current 2011.08.19 2010.05 2009.08 2009.02 2008.06
overlord
2007.08
dontpanic
0.8
voodoo
0.7
wombat
0.6
widget
0.5
nova
0.4
dragon
0.3
firefly
0.2
vega
0.1
homer
Package
abiword (3.0.5) 3.0.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.4.6 2.2.3 2.0.3 1.9.1 1.0.2 1.0.2 -- -- abiword (3.0.5)
alsa-lib (1.2.11) 1.2.11 -- -- -- -- -- 1.0.14 1.0.13 1.0.8 1.0.2 0.9.4 0.9.0rc6 0.9.0rc2 -- -- alsa-lib (1.2.11)
amdgpu (23.0.0) 23.0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (23.0.0)
bash (5.2.21) 5.2 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.2.48 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.05b 2.05b 2.05b 2.05b 2.05a 2.05a bash (5.2.21)
bind (9.18.24) 9.18.24 -- -- -- -- -- 9.4.1-P1 9.4.0 9.3.0 9.2.3 9.2.2 9.2.1 9.2.1 -- -- bind (9.18.24)
chromium (122.0.6261.128) 123.0.6312.46 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (122.0.6261.128)
cups (2.4.7) 2.4.7 -- -- -- -- -- 1.2.12 1.2.10 1.1.23 1.1.20 1.1.19 1.1.17 1.1.15 -- -- cups (2.4.7)
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.3-P1 4.2.1-P1 -- -- -- -- 3.0.6 3.0.5 3.0.1 3.0pl2 3.0pl2 -- -- -- -- dhcp (4.4.3-P1)
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.47.0 1.41.14 1.41.11 1.41.8 1.41.4 1.40.8 1.40.2 1.39 1.35 1.35 1.33 1.32 1.27 1.27 1.25 e2fsprogs (1.47.0)
firefox (123.0.1) 123.0.1 -- -- -- -- -- 2.0.0.6 2.0.0.3 1.0 0.8 -- -- -- -- -- firefox (123.0.1)
freetype (2.13.2) 2.13.2 -- -- -- -- -- 2.3.5 2.3.1 2.1.9 2.1.7 2.1.4 2.0.9 2.0.9 -- -- freetype (2.13.2)
gcc (13.2.0) 13.2.1 -- 4.5.0 4.4.1 -- 4.3.1 4.2.1 4.1.2 3.4.3 3.3.3 3.3 3.2.1 2.95.3 2.95.3 2.95.3 gcc (13.2.0)
gimp (2.10.36) 2.10.36 -- -- -- -- -- 2.2.17 2.2.13 2.2.2 2.0pre3 1.2.5 1.2.3 1.2.3 -- -- gimp (2.10.36)
glibc (2.39) 2.39 2.14 2.11.1 2.10.1 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.3.4 2.3.2 2.3.2 2.3.1 2.2.5 2.2.5 2.2.5 glibc (2.39)
gnome-shell (46.0) 45.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (46.0)
gnucash (5.5) 5.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (5.5)
gnumeric (1.12.57) 1.12.57 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnumeric (1.12.57)
grub (2.12) 2.12 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.95 0.94 0.93 -- -- -- -- grub (2.12)
gtk (4.14.1) 4.12.5 -- -- -- -- -- 2.10.13 2.10.11 2.6.1 2.2.4 2.2.2 2.0.9 -- -- -- gtk (4.14.1)
httpd (2.4.58) 2.4.58 -- -- -- -- -- 2.2.4 2.2.4 2.0.52 2.0.48 -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.58)
inkscape (1.3.1) 1.3.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.3.1)
k3b (24.02.0) 24.02.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- k3b (24.02.0)
kmod (32) 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- kmod (32)
krita (5.2.2) 5.2.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.2.2)
LibreOffice (24.2.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LibreOffice (24.2.1)
linux (6.8.1) 6.8.1 3.0.3 2.6.33.4 2.6.30.4 2.6.28.4 2.6.25.6 2.6.22.1 2.6.20.4 2.6.10 2.6.3 2.4.21 2.4.20 2.4.19 2.4.18i 2.4.18 linux (6.8.1)
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voodoo
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wombat
0.6
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0.5
nova
0.4
dragon
0.3
firefly
0.2
vega
0.1
homer
Package
lxpanel (0.10.1) 0.10.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (11.2.3) 11.3.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (11.2.3)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) 1.26.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (24.0.3) 24.0.3 -- -- -- -- -- 6.5.2 6.5.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mesa (24.0.3)
mysql (8.3.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- 5.0.45 5.0.37 4.1.9 4.0.18 4.0.13 3.23.54 3.23.51 -- -- mysql (8.3.0)
nautilus (45.2.1) 45.2.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.2.4 2.0.7 -- -- -- nautilus (45.2.1)
NVIDIA (550.54.14) 550.54.14 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (550.54.14)
openbox (3.6.1) 3.6.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (21.0.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (21.0.2)
openssh (9.7p1) 9.7p1 5.8p2 5.4p1 5.2p1 5.1p1 5.0p1 4.6p1 4.6p1 3.9p1 3.8p1 3.6.1p2 3.5p1 3.4p1 -- 3.1p1 openssh (9.7p1)
openssl (3.2.1) 3.2.1 1.0.0d 1.0.0 0.9.8k 0.9.8l 0.9.8h 0.9.8e 0.9.8e 0.9.7e 0.9.6l 0.9.6i 0.9.6h 0.9.6e -- 0.9.6c openssl (3.2.1)
perl (5.38.2) 5.38.2 5.14.1 5.10.1 5.10.0 5.10.0 5.10.0 5.8.8 5.8.8 5.8.6 5.8.3 5.8.0 5.8.0 5.8.0 5.6.1 5.6.1 perl (5.38.2)
php (8.3.4) 8.3.3 -- -- -- -- -- 5.2.3 5.2.1 5.0.3 4.3.4 4.3.2 4.2.3 4.2.2 -- -- php (8.3.4)
plasma-desktop (6.0.2) 6.0.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (6.0.2)
postfix (3.9.0) 3.8.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.9.0)
postgresql (16.2) 16.2 -- -- -- -- -- 8.2.4 8.2.3 7.4.6 7.4.1 7.3.3 -- -- -- -- postgresql (16.2)
Python (3.12.2) 3.11.8 -- -- -- -- -- 2.5.1 2.5 2.4 2.3.3 2.2.3 2.2.2 2.2.1 -- -- Python (3.12.2)
qt (6.6.2) 6.6.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.3.3 3.3.0 3.1.2 3.1.1 3.0.5 -- -- qt (6.6.2)
samba (4.19.5) 4.19.5 -- -- -- -- -- 3.0.25b 3.0.24 3.0.10 3.0.2 2.2.8 2.2.7 2.2.5 -- -- samba (4.19.5)
systemd (255.4) 255.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- systemd (255.4)
thunderbird (115.8.1) 115.8.1 -- -- -- -- -- 2.0.0.6 1.5.0.10 1.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (115.8.1)
vim (9.1) 9.1 -- -- -- -- -- 7.1 7.0 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.0 vim (9.1)
vlc (3.0.20) 3.0.20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (3.0.20)
wayland (1.22.0) 1.22.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- wayland (1.22.0)
xfdesktop (4.18.1) 4.18.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.8.18 4.0.3 3.8.18 3.8.18 -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.18.1)
xorg-server (21.1.11) 21.1.11 -- -- -- -- -- 1.2.0 1.2.0 (6.8.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- xorg-server (21.1.11)

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Version: current
Rating: 1
Date: 2024-03-16
Votes: 2


So bleeding edge, we got kde6 before neon. How do I feel being a kde test dummy? Not good man. Wayland makes sure I question all my software. No more window shading or color pickers. At least you can log in to an x session :) No more autodisable touchpad when a mouse is detected. panel icons missing (a lot, using oxygen, the REAL only one lol). Hold on, crash.....ok back. Man, plasma updates buggier than networkmanager. Skanlite still holds record as WAE. Wallpaper still not random. Persistant tooltips, ripped tooltips,useless tooltips (but they got transparencey "/)


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Version: current
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-03-14
Votes: 2


After KDE Plasma 6 fell on its face I've did a fresh install moving over to Cinnamon desktop (which I find the most stable). I did try another Arch derivative out of curiosity briefly but nothing comes close to pure Arch. Its simply the most stable OS of its kind, beating out any derivatives I've come across.

Yes a GUI is not there by default but I've become so accustomed now to using the command line to install and configure the OS, not using it feels, oddly, uncomfortable. The command line gives you so much flexibility and puts you in control and better still, it makes you think, so you are very aware of what you are doing.

I keep circling back to Arch and I think there is little chance I'll be going anywhere else. So good in every sense.


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Version: current
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-03-10
Votes: 2


Update to Plasma-6 libs (9.03.24) has broken something again. Now on my dark themed LXQt Kate do not use manually defined icons, so i got dark icons on dark theme. Kdialog stopped using system's theme at all. Predefined systems fonts sizes was reseted to 8 pt, and so on. Previous update of dbus makes system unusable because dbus-broker cannot work with turned off some systemd services. Year ago, afrer Blender update it stoped to work on my system because Blender 4.x requires cpu with sse4.2 that is a x86-64-v2 specs while Arch linux officially runs on x86-64 (i.e. v1). I have noticed updates install more and more dependencies, so bloatedfree distro is more or less questionable now. It is not like i am trying to blame Arch linux. This are what i have noticed recently. Earlier, as i remember it was more stable, at least i did not needed to finish journey of fixing something after almost each update. I have dropped ubuntu/kubuntu years ago bacause of same reasons. Now i am thinking again of less wasted time distro.


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