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DistroWatch.com: Arch Linux
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Arch Linux

Last Update: Saturday 22 November 2008 02:20 GMT

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Arch Linux Summary
Distribution Arch Linux
Home Page http://www.archlinux.org/
Origin Canada
Mailing Lists http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo
User Forums http://bbs.archlinux.org/
Alternative User Forums LinuxQuestions.org
Documentation http://wiki.archlinux.org/
Screenshots TCS
Download Mirrors http://www.archlinux.org/download/
Alternative Download Sites LinuxQuestions.orgMadTux.org
Bug Tracker http://bugs.archlinux.org/
Related Web Sites Arch Translation ProjectPlanet ArchKDEmodWikipediaArch BrazilArch CroatiaArch Czech RepublicArch DenmarkArch FranceArch FranceArch GermanyArch HungaryArch ItalyArch PolandArch RussiaArch SpainArch Sweden
Reviews 2008: 42gemsAntony WilliamsWordpress
2007: BlogspotBlogspotDVD-Guides
0.8: PolishlinuxTriedITPro-Linux (German) • Skatox (Spanish) • Tuxmachines
0.7: USALUGCactusWaxLinux Tech DailyWordpressFRLinux (French) • OSNewsNewsForgeLinMagazine (Hebrew) • Linux Magazine (PDF) • LinuxUser (German) • ABC Linuxu (Czech) • OSNewsNewsForgeLWNOSNews
0.5: OSNewsOSNews
0.3: Scott RobbinsOSNews
Status This distribution is active.
Where To Buy LinuxCD.org

About Arch Linux
Arch Linux is an independently developed, i686-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.

Recent Related News
 • 2008-06-24: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2008.06
 • 2008-04-16: Development Release: Arch Linux 2008.04 RC
 • 2007-10-07: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2007.08-2
 • 2007-08-05: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2007.08
 • 2007-05-17: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 2007-05
 • 2007-04-01: Distribution Release: Arch Linux 0.8

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Table Notes and Explanations
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  • Notes: In case where multiple versions of a package are shipped with a distribution, only the default version appears in the table. For indication about the GNOME version, please check the 'libgnome' and 'nautilus' packages. As per the Apache project's recommendations, apache 1.3.x is referred to as "apache", while apache 2.x is referred to as "httpd".
  • Colour scheme: green text = latest stable version, red text = development or beta version. The function determining beta versions is not 100% reliable due to a wide variety of versioning schemes.

Feature current 2008.06
overlord
2007.08
dontpanic
0.8
voodoo
0.7
wombat
0.6
widget
0.5
nova
0.4
dragon
0.3
firefly
0.2
vega
0.1
homer
Feature
Release Date 2008/11/22 2008/11/22 2007/08/05 2007/04/01 2005/01/24 2004/03/01 2003/07/21 2002/12/18 2002/08/07 2002/04/17 2002/03/11 Release Date
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
CDs -- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CDs
Free Download PKG PKG ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Installation
Default Desktop                       Default Desktop
Package Management Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Package Management
Office Suite GNOME Office, KOffice, OpenOffice -- -- -- -- -- KOffice KOffice KOffice     Office Suite
Processor Architecture i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686, x86_64 i686 i686 i686 i686 i686 i686 i686 Processor Architecture
Journaled File Systems ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, JFS, ReiserFS, XFS ext3, ReiserFS ext3, ReiserFS ext3, ReiserFS ext3, ReiserFS ext3, ReiserFS Journaled File Systems
Multilingual                       Multilingual
Asian Language Support                       Asian Language Support
Package current 2008.06
overlord
2007.08
dontpanic
0.8
voodoo
0.7
wombat
0.6
widget
0.5
nova
0.4
dragon
0.3
firefly
0.2
vega
0.1
homer
Package
abiword (2.6.4) 2.6.4 -- -- 2.4.6 2.2.3 2.0.3 1.9.1 1.0.2 1.0.2 -- -- abiword (2.6.4)
alsa-lib (1.0.18) 1.0.18 -- 1.0.14 1.0.13 1.0.8 1.0.2 0.9.4 0.9.0rc6 0.9.0rc2 -- -- alsa-lib (1.0.18)
amarok (1.4.10) 1.4.10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amarok (1.4.10)
ati-driver (8.11) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ati-driver (8.11)
bind (9.5.0-P2) 9.5.0.P2 -- 9.4.1-P1 9.4.0 9.3.0 9.2.3 9.2.2 9.2.1 9.2.1 -- -- bind (9.5.0-P2)
compiz (0.7.8) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- compiz (0.7.8)
cups (1.3.9) 1.3.9 -- 1.2.12 1.2.10 1.1.23 1.1.20 1.1.19 1.1.17 1.1.15 -- -- cups (1.3.9)
db (4.7.25) 4.7.25 4.6.21 4.5.20 4.5.20 4.2.52.2 4.2.52 4.1.25 4.0.14 4.0.14 4.0.14 4.0.14 db (4.7.25)
dhcp (4.0.0) 3.1.1 -- 3.0.6 3.0.5 3.0.1 3.0pl2 3.0pl2 -- -- -- -- dhcp (4.0.0)
emacs (22.3) 22.3 -- -- -- 21.3 21.3 21.3 21.2 21.2 -- -- emacs (22.3)
evolution (2.24.1.1) 2.24.1.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- evolution (2.24.1.1)
firefox (3.0.4) 3.0.4 -- 2.0.0.6 2.0.0.3 1.0 0.8 -- -- -- -- -- firefox (3.0.4)
freetype (2.3.7) 2.3.7 -- 2.3.5 2.3.1 2.1.9 2.1.7 2.1.4 2.0.9 2.0.9 -- -- freetype (2.3.7)
gcc (4.3.2) 4.3.2 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 (4.3.2)
gimp (2.6.3) 2.6.2 -- 2.2.17 2.2.13 2.2.2 2.0pre3 1.2.5 1.2.3 1.2.3 -- -- gimp (2.6.3)
glibc (2.7) 2.8 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 (2.7)
gnucash (2.2.7) 2.2.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (2.2.7)
gnumeric (1.8.3) 1.8.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnumeric (1.8.3)
gtk+ (2.14.4) 2.14.4 -- 2.10.13 2.10.11 2.6.1 2.2.4 2.2.2 2.0.9 -- -- -- gtk+ (2.14.4)
httpd (2.2.10) 2.2.10 -- 2.2.4 2.2.4 2.0.52 2.0.48 -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.2.10)
inkscape (0.46) 0.46 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- inkscape (0.46)
jre (6u10) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- jre (6u10)
k3b (1.0.5) 1.0.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- k3b (1.0.5)
kaffeine (0.8.7) 0.8.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- kaffeine (0.8.7)
kdebase (4.1.3) 4.1.3 -- -- -- -- -- 3.1.2 3.1rc5 3.0.2 -- -- kdebase (4.1.3)
koffice (1.6.3) 1.6.3 -- -- -- -- -- 1.2 1.2 1.1.1 -- -- koffice (1.6.3)
Package current 2008.06
overlord
2007.08
dontpanic
0.8
voodoo
0.7
wombat
0.6
widget
0.5
nova
0.4
dragon
0.3
firefly
0.2
vega
0.1
homer
Package
libgnome (2.24.1) 2.24.1 -- -- -- -- -- 2.2.2 2.0.5 -- -- -- libgnome (2.24.1)
linux (2.6.27.7) 2.6.27.6 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 (2.6.27.7)
module-init-tools (3.5) 3.4 3.2.2 3.2.2 3.2.2 3.1 0.9.14 -- -- -- -- -- module-init-tools (3.5)
mono (2.0.1) 2.0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mono (2.0.1)
MPlayer (1.0rc2) 1.0rc2 -- -- -- 1.0pre6a 1.0pre3 0.90 0.90rc1 20020722 -- -- MPlayer (1.0rc2)
mysql (5.0.67) 5.0.68 -- 5.0.45 5.0.37 4.1.9 4.0.18 4.0.13 3.23.54 3.23.51 -- -- mysql (5.0.67)
nautilus (2.24.1) 2.24.1 -- -- -- -- -- 2.2.4 2.0.7 -- -- -- nautilus (2.24.1)
NVIDIA (177.82) 177.80 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (177.82)
OpenOffice.org (3.0.0) 3.0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- OpenOffice.org (3.0.0)
openssh (5.1p1) 5.1p1 5.0p1 4.6p1 4.6p1 3.9p1 3.8p1 3.6.1p2 3.5p1 3.4p1 -- 3.1p1 openssh (5.1p1)
openssl (0.9.8i) 0.9.8i 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 (0.9.8i)
perl (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 (5.10.0)
php (5.2.6) 5.2.6 -- 5.2.3 5.2.1 5.0.3 4.3.4 4.3.2 4.2.3 4.2.2 -- -- php (5.2.6)
pidgin (2.5.2) 2.5.2 -- -- 2.0.0beta6 1.1.1 0.75 0.66 0.59.6 0.59 -- -- pidgin (2.5.2)
postfix (2.5.5) 2.5.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (2.5.5)
postgresql (8.3.5) 8.3.5 -- 8.2.4 8.2.3 7.4.6 7.4.1 7.3.3 -- -- -- -- postgresql (8.3.5)
Python (2.6) 2.6 -- 2.5.1 2.5 2.4 2.3.3 2.2.3 2.2.2 2.2.1 -- -- Python (2.6)
qt-x11 (4.4.3) 4.4.3 -- -- -- 3.3.3 3.3.0 3.1.2 3.1.1 3.0.5 -- -- qt-x11 (4.4.3)
samba (3.2.4) 3.2.4 -- 3.0.25b 3.0.24 3.0.10 3.0.2 2.2.8 2.2.7 2.2.5 -- -- samba (3.2.4)
sendmail (8.14.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- sendmail (8.14.3)
thunderbird (2.0.0.18) 2.0.0.17 2.0.0.6 2.0.0.6 1.5.0.10 1.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (2.0.0.18)
udev (133) 130 119 113 107 050 -- -- -- -- -- -- udev (133)
vim (7.2) 7.2 -- 7.1 7.0 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.0 vim (7.2)
xfce (4.4.3) 4.4.3 -- -- -- 3.8.18 4.0.3 3.8.18 3.8.18 -- -- -- xfce (4.4.3)
xine-lib (1.1.15) 1.1.15 -- -- 1.1.4 1.0 1-rc3a 1-beta12 0.9.13 -- -- -- xine-lib (1.1.15)
xorg-server (1.5.3) 1.4.2 -- 1.2.0 1.2.0 (6.8.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- xorg-server (1.5.3)


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