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-<div class="box">
- <h2 class="title">About Arch Linux</h2>
-
- <p>
- Arch Linux is a general purpose linux distribution that can be molded to
- do just about anything. It is fast, lightweight, flexible, and most of the
- parts under the hood are quite simple to understand and tweak, which can
- make it a good distro to "learn the ropes" on. We do not provide any
- configuration helper utilities (ie, you won't find <i>linuxconf</i> in
- here) so you will quickly become very proficient at configuring your system
- from the shell commandline.
- </p>
-
- <p>
- Arch Linux uses i686-optimized packages which gives us improved
- performance over some of our i386-optimized cousins. This means that Arch
- Linux will only run on a Pentium II processor or higher. We try to stay
- fairly bleeding edge, and typically have the latest stable versions of
- software.
- </p>
-
- <p>
- Arch Linux uses the <a href='http://www.archlinux.org/pacman'>Pacman</a>
- package manager, which couples a simple binary package format with an
- easy-to-use build system, allowing the users to easily manage and customize
- their packages, whether they be official Arch packages or the user's own
- homegrown ones. The repository system allows users to build and maintain
- their own custom package repositories, which encourages community growth and
- contribution.
- </p>
-
- <p>
- Pacman can keep a system up to date by synchronizing package lists with
- the master server, making it a breeze for the security-conscious system
- administrator to maintain. This server/client model also allows you to
- download/install packages with a simple command, complete with all required
- dependencies (similar to Debian's apt-get).
- </p>
-
- <p>
- Arch's official package set is fairly streamlined, but we supplement this
- with a larger, more complete "extra" repository that contains a lot of the
- stuff that never made it into our core package set. This repository is
- constantly growing with the help of packages submitted from our strong
- community.
- </p>
-
- <p>
- Arch Linux does not provide any official support, but you will find a lot
- of helpful people on our IRC channel and on our <a
- href='http://bbs.archlinux.org'>user forums</a>. Chances are that some other
- Archer has had the same problem/question as you and it's already been
- answered. Ask around!
- </p>
-
- <p>
- Arch Linux uses a "rolling release" system which works like this: We have
- two versions of our core package set at any given time, <b>Current</b> and
- <b>Release</b>. The Current repository always contains the latest and
- greatest versions of packages. As soon as a package is updated it is part of
- the Current repository, so this is the one to follow if you want to stay very
- up to date. The Release repository follows the semi-regular snapshot
- releases and does not update until the next snapshot/iso has been released.
- For example, the Release repository will point to all packages on the 0.5 ISO
- until we release 0.6; then it will point to 0.6 packages until 0.7 is
- released. This is useful if you only want to update your system when a new
- release is available.
- </p>
-
- <p>
- So, to sum up: Arch Linux is a workhorse distribution designed to fit the
- needs of the competent linux user. We strive to make it both powerful and
- easy to manage, making it an ideal distro for servers and workstations. Take
- it in any direction you like.
- </p>
-</div>
-<br /><br />
-{% endblock %}
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