ArchWiki

# Main page

Welcome to the ArchWiki: your source for Arch Linux documentation on the web.

Visit the Table of contents for a listing of article categories.

## The distribution

Arch Linux
  Overview of Arch Linux describing what to expect from an Arch Linux system.

Frequently asked questions
  Notable questions and facts about the distribution.

Arch compared to other distributions
  Summarizes the similarities and differences between Arch and other distributions.

Arch Linux press coverage
  What they say about us.

Beginners' guide
  Detailed guide through the whole process of installing and configuring Arch Linux.

Installation guide
  Concise installation guide aimed at experienced Arch users.

General recommendations
  Annotated index of post-installation tutorials and other popular articles.

List of applications
  Categorized presentation of common official and AUR packages.

## Our community

Getting involved
  Describes various ways Archers can contribute to the Arch community.

ArchWiki:Contributing
  If willing and able to contribute to the wiki, please see this article for ideas.

Help:Editing
  Short tutorial on editing and contributing to the Arch Linux wiki.

International communities
  Collection of links to the Arch Linux communities around the world.

Forum etiquette
  Guidelines for Arch forum members.

IRC channels
  Get together with your fellow Archers for a good chat.

## Help

ArchWiki pages follow specific conventions, so if you have trouble reading ArchWiki or understanding some instructions, see Help:Reading for a clarification.

If looking for specific information, try using the search box to the left. Alternatively, use your favorite web search engine which likely provides a special syntax or interface for restricting results to a particular website (usually appending `site:wiki.archlinux.org` to the search terms is enough). See Help:Searching for other tricks.

### Account registration from non-Arch systems

The captcha used for registering a new wiki account requires running an up-to-date Arch system. Nonetheless, users of other operating systems are very welcome of course, provided they only contribute generic Linux-related content: in order to answer the captcha, they are advised to boot the latest Arch live image, for example in a virtual machine, or send an email to an active administrator for help.

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