Arch Linux
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Arch Linux, first released in 2002, their goal was a simple and lightweight distribution, which is optimized for i686 and x86-64 systems. | Arch Linux, first released in 2002, their goal was a simple and lightweight distribution, which is optimized for i686 and x86-64 systems. | ||
| - | They follow five | + | They follow five principles which are referred to as "the Arch Way", or "the Arch Philosophy", or in other terms KISS (Keep is Simple, Stupid). |
Their goals are: | Their goals are: | ||
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#Free | #Free | ||
| - | A full description of their goals can be found on their site, [http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/The_Arch_Way here] | + | A full description of their goals can be found on their site, [http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/The_Arch_Way here.] |
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| + | Arch [http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Snapshot_Release follows a rolling release system.] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| - | [http://www.archlinux.org Arch Linux homepage] | + | *[http://www.archlinux.org Arch Linux homepage] |
| + | *[http://bbs.archlinux.org Arch Linux Forums] | ||
| + | *[http://wiki.archlinux.org Arch Linux Wiki] | ||
==Arch Linux Users== | ==Arch Linux Users== | ||
| - | *[[md]] | + | *[[Cornflake|md]] |
| - | *[[Timmytheturtle]] | + | *[[Timmytheturtle|timmy]] |
Latest revision as of 11:58, 19 October 2009
Arch Linux, first released in 2002, their goal was a simple and lightweight distribution, which is optimized for i686 and x86-64 systems.
They follow five principles which are referred to as "the Arch Way", or "the Arch Philosophy", or in other terms KISS (Keep is Simple, Stupid).
Their goals are:
- Simple
- Code-correctness over convenience
- Open
- User-centric
- Free
A full description of their goals can be found on their site, here.
Arch follows a rolling release system.
