Arch Linux

Arch is only recommended for users with some experience of any Arch based distributions.

Essential Information

Arch Linux provided by Andronix is open source including all the scripts needed for installing it. You can take a look at it here.

Download size - 45 MB

The size mentioned above is not the size after installing Arch Linux but it's just the tar size that Andronix downloads. This doesn't include a desktop environment for the GUI.

How to Install?

• Open the Andronix App and click on the Arch card.

• Click the Install button.

• The first two options will install Arch Linux with the mentioned Desktop Environment. The Non-DE variant installs Arch without any Desktop Environment and is recommended for using the distro only with a Command Line Interface. The last three options will install Arch with the mentioned Windows Manager.

We recommend to choose XFCE variant as it is the most stable, smooth, advanced and customizable Desktop Environment present at the moment

• Use the command below to update your termux packages so that you're running the updated versions of the required packages.

pkg update

• Tap & hold anywhere on the screen and press Paste.

• Press Enter and wait till the installation completes.

• Type the following command to start the distro **and press enter.

./start-arch.sh

• Now if you see root@localhost in Termux then you have successfully started Arch.

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