An i686-optimized Linux distribution

Arch Linux Documentation
Recent Updates
· Install Guide updated for 0.6
2004-02-22
· Subsite online!
2003-12-14
If you find wrong/outdated/unclear information in any of these documents, please contact the respective author immediately to get this straightened out! If you feel you can contribute to Arch Linux´ documentation, maybe as a translator or by writing your own guide or HowTo, please contact <dennis@archlinux.org>!

Guides
Installation & First Steps
Updated 2004-02-22 by Judd Vinet <judd@archlinux.org>
Updated 2003-09-21 by Dennis Herbrich <dennis@archlinux.org>
The official guide to installing and using Arch Linux, with small FAQ section.
READ THIS before trying to install Arch Linux!
Other formats: plain text



HowTos
Bootsplash-HOWTO
Updated 2003-08-07 by Dennis Herbrich <dennis@archlinux.org>
This short guide explains to the interested user how to setup his system to display a high resolution boot splash image and use custom images as a background for the framebuffer consoles. Instructions how to patch the kernel are elaborated as necessary as well.
Other formats: plain text - PDF 1.4


Colorboot-HOWTO
Updated 2003-08-09 by Dennis Herbrich <dennis@archlinux.org>
This guide explains the steps necessary to customize the text displayed during the boot process of ArchLinux, especially how to emphasize the status messages "BUSY", "DONE" and "FAILED" with colors.
Other formats: plain text



Frequently Asked Questions
General FAQs
Updated 2003-11-03 by Dennis Herbrich <dennis@archlinux.org>
A FAQ containing a little bit of everything. Look here first if you experience any kind of problem while installing/using Arch Linux and the official guide does not answer your question.
Other formats: plain text - PDF 1.4




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