This tutorial presents a step by step basic Arch Linux installation process through a CD/USB bootable image on UEFI based machines. AUR repo mirrors allow users to compile software from sources and install it via Pacman and Yaourt ( Yet Another User Repository Tool) package managers. The software packages, dependencies, and security patches are mostly updated on a regular basis, making Arch Linux a cutting-edge distribution with a few solid tested packages for a production environment.Īrch Linux also maintains the AUR – Arch User Repository, which is a huge community-driven software repositories mirror.
Arch Linux also provides a Multiarch environment for different CPU Architectures, such as 32bit, 64bit, and ARM. On top of all, Arch Linux provides its own software packages repositories via Pacman Package Manager.
The command-line installation model makes the job of installing the system very flexible but also very difficult for Linux beginners. It also provides a complicated command-line installer, with no Graphical Interface support. Arch Linux is one of the most versatile GNU Linux distribution due to its simplicity and cutting edge software packages due to its Rolling Release model, Arch Linux is not addressed for beginners in Linux world.
