Why Arch Linux?

Arch Linux is a pretty good distro for medium to advanced users. If you’re not in this category, i would advise you to close this article and go install Linux Mint or something. Regardless, Arch Linux is a barebones distro. It dosen’t come with a desktop environment, display manager, file browser or anything like that. You configure the system the way you want it.

Getting started

Firstly, you will need some kind of installation medium. This is usually a USB stick, but any kind of storage device will work. Then go to the Arch Linux downloads page and download it. I advise that you use a torrent for this as this uses less bandwidth on the Arch Linux servers.