Package management. Arch Linux’s only supported binary platform is x86_64.

You’ve reached the website for Arch Linux 32, the community maintained continuation of 32-bit support for Arch Linux, a lightweight and flexible Linux® distribution that tries to Keep It Simple. Most packages from Arch Linux’s community-operated package repository are also compatible with Arch Linux 32.

For the most part, games will work right out of the box in Arch Linux with possibly better performance than on other distributions due to compile time optimizations. However, some special setups may require a bit of configuration or scripting to make games run as smoothly as desired.

From installing to managing, Arch Linux lets you handle everything. You decide which desktop environment to use, which components and services to install. This granular control gives you a minimal operating system to build upon with elements of your choice. If you are a DIY enthusiast, you’ll love Arch Linux.

GNU is an operating system and an extensive collection of computer software. Arch Linux is such a GNU/Linux distribution, using GNU software like the Bash shell, the GNU coreutils, the GNU toolchain and numerous other utilities and libraries.

The biggest difference between x86 and x64 is that they can access the different amounts of RAM. The x86 (32-bit processors) has a limited amount of maximum physical memory at 4 GB, while x64 (64-bit processors) can handle 8, 16, and some even 32GB physical memory.

Bottom to top: Install a fresh Arch Linux system on the new hardware, afterwards restore the installed packages and configuration files, e.g. as described in dotfiles. Top to bottom: Clone the old harddrive to the new harddrive, or place the old harddrive into the new system; modify configuration files where necessary.

Arch is the clear winner. By providing a streamlined experience out of the box, Ubuntu sacrifices customization power. The Ubuntu developers work hard to make sure that everything included in a Ubuntu system is designed to work well with all the other components of the system.

If you want to be a skilled Linux operator, start out with something difficult. Arch isn’t as hard as Gentoo or Linux from Scratch, but you’ll get the reward of having a running system much faster than either of these two. Invest the time to learn Linux well.

Arch packages are more current than Debian Stable, being more comparable to the Debian Testing and Unstable branches, and has no fixed release schedule. Arch keeps patching to a minimum, thus avoiding problems that upstream are unable to review, whereas Debian patches its packages more liberally for a wider audience.

You can create the computer you want, instead of just being given a bloated system that has more than you could possibly want or use. That is also why Arch Linux is perfect for older laptops and PCs. It is so lightweight that it runs below 5% CPU with multiple programs on at the same time.

How to install blackarch. Select your architecture and press enter. [Example: Blackarch Linux (x86_64) for 64bit] If you want to install BlackArch using VirtualBox, make sure to choose the right ISO. Check if your hardware supports virtualization. If so enable it in your UEFI/BIOS settings. If not, you must use the 32 bit ISO.

Netboot images are small (<1MB) images that can be used to download the latest Arch Linux release on the fly upon system boot. It is unnecessary to update the netboot image, the newest release will be available automatically. Netboot uses customized iPXE builds.

If you want to install BlackArch using VirtualBox, make sure to choose the right ISO. Check if your hardware supports virtualization. If so enable it in your UEFI/BIOS settings. If not, you must use the 32 bit ISO.

The default BlackArch Linux credentials are Login : root Password : blackarch To start the installation, you must execute the Blackarch install script. In order to avoid any problems that can cause you to restart the installation, make sure to have internet available on the machine where you want to install Blackarch.