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ArchLabs Linux


Last Update: 2023-06-08 00:07 UTC



ArchLabs is a distribution based on Arch Linux and featuring the Openbox window manager as the primary desktop interface. ArchLabs is a 64-bit, rolling release distribution which provides a live DVD. The distribution can be installed using the AL-Installer system installer.

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Archlabs
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Feature 2023.06.07 2022.10.15 2021.05.02 2020.11.04 2019.10.29 2018.12.17 2018.07 2017.12 5.0
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Release Date 2023-06-07 2022-10-15 2021-05-02 2020-11-04 2019-10-29 2018-12-18 2018-07-29 2017-12-23 2017-07-07 Release Date
End Of Life                   End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 1000-1100 900-1000 700-800 700-800 600-700 800-900 900-1000 1700-1800 1700-1800 Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Text-mode Text-mode Text-mode Text-mode Text-mode Text-mode Graphical Graphical Graphical Installation
Default Desktop dk dk -- -- -- Openbox Openbox Openbox Openbox Default Desktop
Package Management Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Pacman Package Management
Release Model Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Rolling Release Model
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Office Suite
Processor Architecture x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 Processor Architecture
Init Software systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd systemd Init Software
Journaled File Systems ext4, jfs, nilfs2, reiserfs, xfs ext4, jfs, nilfs2, reiserfs, xfs ext4, jfs, nilfs2, reiserfs, xfs ext4, jfs, nilfs2, reiserfs, xfs ext4, jfs, nilfs2, reiserfs, xfs ext4, jfs, nilfs2, reiserfs, xfs ext4 ext4 ext4 Journaled File Systems
Multilingual -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Multilingual
Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Full Package List 2023.06.07 2022.10.15 2021.05.02 2020.11.04 2019.10.29 2018.12.17 2018.07 2017.12 5.0 Full Package List
Package 2023.06.07 2022.10.15 2021.05.02 2020.11.04 2019.10.29 2018.12.17 2018.07 2017.12 5.0
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Package
abiword (3.0.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- abiword (3.0.5)
alsa-lib (1.2.9) 1.2.9 1.2.7 1.2.4 1.2.4 1.1.9 1.1.7 1.1.6 1.1.5 1.1.4.1 alsa-lib (1.2.9)
amdgpu (23.0.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- amdgpu (23.0.0)
bash (5.2.15) 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 bash (5.2.15)
bind (9.18.15) 9.18.15 9.18.6 9.16.15 -- -- -- -- -- -- bind (9.18.15)
chromium (114.0.5735.106) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 59.0.3071.115 chromium (114.0.5735.106)
cups (2.4.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.2.4 cups (2.4.4)
dhcp (4.4.3-P1) 4.4.3 4.4.3 4.4.2 4.4.2 4.4.1 4.4.1 4.4.1 -- 4.3.5 dhcp (4.4.3-P1)
e2fsprogs (1.47.0) 1.47.0 1.46.5 1.46.2 1.45.6 1.45.4 1.44.4 1.44.3 1.43.7 1.43.4 e2fsprogs (1.47.0)
firefox (114.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- 61.0.1 57.0.2 54.0.1 firefox (114.0)
freetype (2.13.0) 2.13.0 2.12.1 -- -- 2.10.1 2.9.1 2.9.1 -- -- freetype (2.13.0)
gcc (13.1.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 7.2.0 7.1.1 gcc (13.1.0)
gimp (2.10.34) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.8.22 gimp (2.10.34)
glibc (2.37) 2.37 2.36 2.33 2.32 2.30 2.28 2.27 2.26 2.25 glibc (2.37)
gnome-shell (44.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnome-shell (44.2)
gnucash (5.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnucash (5.1)
gnumeric (1.12.55) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- gnumeric (1.12.55)
grub (2.06) 2.06 2.06 -- -- -- 2.02 2.02 2.02 2.02 grub (2.06)
gtk (4.10.4) 3.24.38 3.24.34 -- -- -- 3.24.2 3.22.30 3.22.26 3.22.16 gtk (4.10.4)
httpd (2.4.57) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- httpd (2.4.57)
inkscape (1.2.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.92.1 inkscape (1.2.2)
k3b (23.04.2) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- k3b (23.04.2)
kmod (30) 30 30 28 27 26 25 25 24 24 kmod (30)
krita (5.1.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- krita (5.1.5)
libreoffice (7.5.4) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- libreoffice (7.5.4)
linux (6.3.6) 6.3.6 5.19.5 5.11.16 5.9.3 5.3.7 4.19.9 4.17.10 4.14.8 4.11.9 linux (6.3.6)
Package 2023.06.07 2022.10.15 2021.05.02 2020.11.04 2019.10.29 2018.12.17 2018.07 2017.12 5.0
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Package
lxpanel (0.10.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- lxpanel (0.10.1)
mariadb (11.1.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mariadb (11.1.1)
mate-desktop (1.26.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mate-desktop (1.26.1)
mesa (23.1.2) 23.1.1 22.1.7 -- -- -- 18.3.1 18.1.4 17.3.0 17.1.4 mesa (23.1.2)
mysql (8.0.33) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- mysql (8.0.33)
nautilus (44.2.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- nautilus (44.2.1)
NVIDIA (530.41.03) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NVIDIA (530.41.03)
openbox (3.6.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.6.1 3.6.1 3.6.1 openbox (3.6.1)
openjdk (20.0.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- openjdk (20.0.1)
openssh (9.3p1) 9.3p1 9.0p1 8.6p1 8.4p1 8.1p1 7.9p1 7.7p1 7.6p1 7.5p1 openssh (9.3p1)
openssl (3.1.1) 3.0.9 1.1.1q 1.1.1k 1.1.1h 1.1.1d 1.1.1a 1.1.0h 1.1.0g 1.1.0f openssl (3.1.1)
perl (5.36.1) 5.36.1 5.36.0 5.32.1 5.32.0 5.30.0 5.28.1 5.26.2 5.26.1 5.26.0 perl (5.36.1)
php (8.2.7) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- php (8.2.7)
plasma-desktop (5.27.5) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- plasma-desktop (5.27.5)
postfix (3.8.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postfix (3.8.1)
postgresql (15.3) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- postgresql (15.3)
Python (3.11.4) 3.11.3 3.10.6 3.9.4 3.8.6 3.7.4 3.7.1 3.6.6 3.6.3 3.6.1 Python (3.11.4)
qt (6.5.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5.9.2 5.9.1 qt (6.5.1)
samba (4.18.3) -- 4.16.4 4.14.4 4.13.2 -- 4.8.3 4.8.3 4.7.3 4.6.5 samba (4.18.3)
systemd (253.5) 253.5 251.4 248 246 243 239 239 236 233 systemd (253.5)
thunderbird (102.12.0) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- thunderbird (102.12.0)
vim (9.0) 9.0 9.0 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.0 vim (9.0)
vlc (3.0.18) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.2.6 vlc (3.0.18)
wayland (1.22.0) 1.22.0 1.21.0 -- -- -- 1.16.0 1.15.0 1.14.0 1.13.0 wayland (1.22.0)
xfdesktop (4.18.1) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- xfdesktop (4.18.1)
xorg-server (21.1.8) 21.1.8 21.1.4 -- -- -- 1.20.3 1.20.0 1.19.5 1.19.3 xorg-server (21.1.8)

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Version: 2023.02.05
Rating: 1
Date: 2023-05-30
Votes: 0


Installer fails every time. Downloaded three times and verified iso's. Tried to sign up on forum to ask for help but the e-mail verification never comes through. Tried to run live DK and it just show a background and freezes. Tested with i3 and openbox installs using default kernel.



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Version: 2022.10.15
Rating: 10
Date: 2023-04-02
Votes: 1


One of the best Arch-based distros I've ever used so far. Stable and lightweight. As a long time distro hopper, I believe it has been underrated too much, as it deserves top 10 in my opinion.

ArchLabs offers a simple and easy way to get Arch Linux installed as mentioned by some other reviewers. The only drawback is that the installation is a sort of old school. If a GUI installer such as Calamares is available, it will make the installation process more straighforward, especially for beginners who have never installed a Linux OS before.

It's really my favourite and reliable distro. Highly recommend. Keep up the good work. Thanks a million!




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Version: 2022.10.15
Rating: 9
Date: 2023-01-07
Votes: 7


Nearly perfect. Seriously. I have been distrohopping since 1999..
I have tried nearly every major Linux distribution known to humans.
This has to be the cleanest, fastest, easiest to configure distro ever.
Totatlly totally happy.
This should be in the Top 10 for real.
The installation is a bit old school.. but going slow at it : it was a breeze to set up.
Everything works perfectly.

The keybindings are a bit strange at first.. but after looking at the configuration file..
not hard at all.

I may just be done with hopping around.





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