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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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 • 2012-11-02: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2012.11.01
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 • 2008-06-24: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2008.06
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voodoo
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wombat
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widget
0.5
nova
0.4
dragon
0.3
firefly
0.2
vega
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alsa-lib (1.2.16.1) 1.2.16.1 -- -- -- -- -- 1.0.14 1.0.13 1.0.8 1.0.2 0.9.4 0.9.0rc6 0.9.0rc2 -- -- alsa-lib (1.2.16.1)
amdgpu (25.0.0) 25.0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (25.0.0)
apparmor (5.0.2) 4.1.7                             apparmor (5.0.2)
apt (3.3.3) 3.3.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- apt (3.3.3)
bash (5.3) 5.3 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 (5.3)
bind (9.20.27) 9.20.27 -- -- -- -- -- 9.4.1-P1 9.4.0 9.3.0 9.2.3 9.2.2 9.2.1 9.2.1 -- -- bind (9.20.27)
chromium (152.0.7977.64) 151.0.7922.173 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- chromium (152.0.7977.64)
cinnamon (6.6.9) 6.6.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- cinnamon (6.6.9)
cups (2.4.19) 2.4.19 -- -- -- -- -- 1.2.12 1.2.10 1.1.23 1.1.20 1.1.19 1.1.17 1.1.15 -- -- cups (2.4.19)
e2fsprogs (1.47.4) 1.47.4 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 (1.47.4)
ffmpeg (9.0.1) 9.0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ffmpeg (9.0.1)
firefox (155.0) 154.0.1 -- -- -- -- -- 2.0.0.6 2.0.0.3 1.0 0.8 -- -- -- -- -- firefox (155.0)
flatpak (1.18.2) 1.18.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- flatpak (1.18.2)
freetype (2.14.3) 2.14.3 -- -- -- -- -- 2.3.5 2.3.1 2.1.9 2.1.7 2.1.4 2.0.9 2.0.9 -- -- freetype (2.14.3)
gcc (16.2.0) 16.2.1 -- 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 (16.2.0)
gimp (3.2.4) 3.2.4 -- -- -- -- -- 2.2.17 2.2.13 2.2.2 2.0pre3 1.2.5 1.2.3 1.2.3 -- -- gimp (3.2.4)
git (2.55.0) 2.55.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- git (2.55.0)
glibc (2.44) 2.44 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 (2.44)
gnome-shell (50.4) 50.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (50.4)
grub (2.14) 2.14 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.95 0.94 0.93 -- -- -- -- grub (2.14)
gtk (4.22.4) 4.22.4 -- -- -- -- -- 2.10.13 2.10.11 2.6.1 2.2.4 2.2.2 2.0.9 -- -- -- gtk (4.22.4)
httpd (2.4.68) 2.4.68 -- -- -- -- -- 2.2.4 2.2.4 2.0.52 2.0.48 -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.68)
hyprland (0.56.2) 0.56.2                             hyprland (0.56.2)
inkscape (1.4.4) 1.4.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (1.4.4)
kmod (34.2) 34.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- kmod (34.2)
krita (6.0.3) 6.0.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (6.0.3)
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2007.08
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0.8
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
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LibreOffice (26.8.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LibreOffice (26.8.0)
libselinux (3.11) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- libselinux (3.11)
linux (7.2.2) 7.1.11 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 (7.2.2)
mariadb (12.3.3) 12.3.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (12.3.3)
mate-desktop (1.28.2) 1.28.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.28.2)
mesa (26.2.1) 26.2.1 -- -- -- -- -- 6.5.2 6.5.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mesa (26.2.1)
nautilus (50.3) 50.2.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.2.4 2.0.7 -- -- -- nautilus (50.3)
NVIDIA (610.57.04) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (610.57.04)
openjdk (26.0.2.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (26.0.2.1)
openssh (10.5p1) 10.5p1 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 (10.5p1)
openssl (4.0.2) 3.6.4 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 (4.0.2)
perl (5.44.0) 5.42.2 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 (5.44.0)
php (8.5.10) 8.5.10 -- -- -- -- -- 5.2.3 5.2.1 5.0.3 4.3.4 4.3.2 4.2.3 4.2.2 -- -- php (8.5.10)
plasma-desktop (6.7.4) 6.7.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (6.7.4)
postfix (3.11.6) 3.11.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.11.6)
postgresql (18.6) 18.6 -- -- -- -- -- 8.2.4 8.2.3 7.4.6 7.4.1 7.3.3 -- -- -- -- postgresql (18.6)
Python (3.14.7) 3.14.7 -- -- -- -- -- 2.5.1 2.5 2.4 2.3.3 2.2.3 2.2.2 2.2.1 -- -- Python (3.14.7)
qt (6.11.2) 6.11.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.3.3 3.3.0 3.1.2 3.1.1 3.0.5 -- -- qt (6.11.2)
samba (4.24.6) 4.24.6 -- -- -- -- -- 3.0.25b 3.0.24 3.0.10 3.0.2 2.2.8 2.2.7 2.2.5 -- -- samba (4.24.6)
systemd (261.2) 261.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- systemd (261.2)
thunderbird (154.0) 154.0 -- -- -- -- -- 2.0.0.6 1.5.0.10 1.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (154.0)
vim (9.2) 9.2 -- -- -- -- -- 7.1 7.0 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.0 vim (9.2)
vlc (3.0.23) 3.0.23_2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vlc (3.0.23)
wayland (1.26.0) 1.26.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- wayland (1.26.0)
xfdesktop (4.20.2) 4.20.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.8.18 4.0.3 3.8.18 3.8.18 -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.20.2)
xorg-server (21.1.24) 21.1.24 -- -- -- -- -- 1.2.0 1.2.0 (6.8.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- xorg-server (21.1.24)

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Version: current
Rating: 10
Date: 2026-08-29
Country: Azerbaijan
Votes: 2


Я полный новичок в мире Linux, но первым моим дистрибутивом стал именно Arch.

В начале было очень тяжело привыкнуть ко всему, особенно после десятилетия использования Windows, но благодаря помощи ИИ, форумов и других пользователей удалось быстро освоиться. Здесь же отмечу, что за счет скрипта archinstall установка сейчас стала гораздо проще. Кроме этого, процесс адаптации сильно ускоряет графическое окружение KDE Plasma. Оно очень гибкое в плане настроек: одним плагином можно сделать автотайлинг на уровне Hyprland, задать внутри всего свои иконки, шрифты и т.п.

Лично мне во всем этом нравится философия минимализма (когда пользователь сам выбирает, что хочет получить по итогу), скорость работы (конечно, есть дистрибутивы и побыстрее, но они либо тяжелее в установке, либо имеют другие "интересности" в работе) и возможность полной кастомизации (можно практически везде задать свой стиль оформления). Что же касается стабильности, то данный вопрос решают Flatpak и Timeshift.

Так, суммарно я уже как полгода пользуюсь этим дистрибутивом и за все время пользования не столкнулся ни с одной проблемой*. Тяжелее всего понять чего именно ты хочешь от девайса, какие компоненты важны будут в процессе дальнейшей работы.** Поэтому при рассмотрении Arch Linux в голову приходит ныне популярное выражение: "Не ты выбираешь дистрибутив, дистрибутив выбирает тебя".

*После одного обновления перестала работать ПКМ, но эта проблема решается ее выключением и повторным включением.

**У меня офисная работа, поэтому из всех пакетов нативно, еще на этапе archinstall, я выбираю только Konsole, Fastfetch, Dolphin и Timeshift (остальное загружаю из магазина Discover)

ps. Безусловно, есть дистрибутивы, основанные на Arch по типу CachyOS или EndeavourOS, но как по мне, субъективное мнение, пользоваться форком это "такое себе дело". В любом случае решать Вам.



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Version: current
Rating: 7
Date: 2026-08-27
Country: Belgium
Votes: 3


My Experience With Arch Linux

I’ve been using Arch Linux for a while now, and my experience with it has been pretty mixed. I really like how much control it gives me, but at the same time, it can be seriously annoying.

The first thing I noticed was the installation. Compared with other Linux distributions, installing Arch felt like a lot of work. I had to manually set up different parts of the system, and there were definitely moments where I had no idea what I was doing. I did learn a lot from it, but honestly, sometimes I just wanted to get the computer running instead of spending ages configuring it.

Once I had everything installed, I really liked how clean the system felt. There wasn’t a bunch of software I didn’t need, and I could choose exactly what I wanted. I also enjoyed customizing the desktop and making the system feel like my own.

The downside is that Arch needs more attention than I expected. Because it’s a rolling-release distribution, I get updates pretty regularly. Most of them are fine, but every now and then something breaks or behaves differently after an update. I’ve had to search through the Arch Wiki and forums more than once to figure out what happened.

The AUR is another thing I both love and hate. It makes installing certain programs really easy because there are so many packages available. But sometimes a package doesn’t work properly, and then I’m stuck trying to figure out why.

Overall, I like Arch Linux, but I wouldn’t recommend it to everyone. I’ve learned a lot from using it, and I enjoy having so much control over my system. However, it can take a lot of time and patience. There have definitely been moments when I’ve thought, “Why didn’t I just install something easier?”

For me, Arch is fun when I feel like tinkering, but frustrating when I just want my computer to work. It’s a great learning experience, but definitely not the easiest Linux distribution out there.


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Version: current
Rating: 9
Date: 2026-08-27
Country: Bangladesh
Votes: 1


Been using arch for a few years and it's the best distro I've used. It's as minimal/barebones as you can get short of gentoo or LFS. It supports a wide range of packages which is extended even farther through the arch user repository. It is rolling release so I always get the latest versions of whatever software I install. It's fast, lightweight if you want, and highly customizable, I love it.

Another great part about arch is the wiki. The arch wiki is one of the best resources for anything linux related that I have ever seen. If you have a problem/question regarding something, chances are you might find your answer in the wiki.

There are a few problems with the distro however. Arch linux is a rolling release distro which means you get the latest version of a software but alongside the latest version you also sometimes get the latest bugs of that software. There is always a risk that a package might break or at worst your system might break. It almost never happens but almost is not always.


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