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 …

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

Arch any x86_64 Repository Core Core-Testing Extra Extra-Testing Gnome-Unstable KDE-Unstable Multilib Multilib-Testing

Dec 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 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 …

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 …

Arch compared to other distributions This page attempts to draw a comparison between Arch Linux and other notable GNU/Linux distributions and UNIX-like operating systems. The …

This page lists operating system distributions which are derived from Arch Linux either in whole or in part, to help enforce the Arch Linux trademark policy. Although it intends to be as …