Before you attempt these alternative Arch installation methods, I highly recommend installing Arch the traditional way: from the command line, step-by-step, using the classic Arch ISO. Why? Because ...

Arch-based distros that are actually pushing Linux forward.

Until a year ago, I had only ever used Windows as my desktop operating system, and for the seven or so months after that, my primary platform became macOS. It wasn't until May that I decided (nudged ...

Got an old PC? Omega Linux can make it feel new again - here's how ...

Assuming you’ve checked out the first two installments of this series, you may have already gotten a Raspberry Pi and have it running on Rhaspbian Wheezy. Hopefully, you’ve even started tinkering with ...

StratOS is one of the coolest Linux desktops I've seen. This Arch-based distribution uses the Hyprland compositor. StratOS can be downloaded and installed for free. I've seen and customized some ...

EndeavourOS is a rolling release Arch Linux-based distribution with some handy new features that improve the user experience. EndeavourOS first appeared last summer. This latest version, the third ...

A recent episode of a Linux news podcast I keep up with featured an interview with a journalist who had written a piece for a non-Linux audience about giving it a try. It was surprisingly widely read.

Update 5/13/19: The Arch Linux distribution on the Microsoft Store is not an authorized version. An Arch Linux team member has also pointed out that the distribution on the Microsoft Store added an ...

But is Arch as crazy difficult to install as we've all heard? How's the documentation? What's it like to customize every aspect of your Arch installation, and what are the day-to-day advantages? How ...