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Nowadays I find myself using Windows less and less, aside from the occasional game that doesn't work with Wine. When it comes to desktop operating systems (OS) I am extremely picky. Heck I attempted to use FreeBSD (yes, the server OS) as a desktop OS for many years until finally admitting to myself that things I wanted for that OS just were not going to happen. As of 2010 I had been fishing around for new flavors of Linux to try out. I figured how hard could it be, after all my first dive into *nix/*bsd was with Slackware in 1998. I tried Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, openSUSE, Gentoo, and a few others before finally hearing about Arch Linux. From the moment I installed it I was hooked, whether its the extensive ArchWiki, or the fact that the Arch Linux Forums hostname is an homage to the old BBS systems of yesteryear *tear*. Getting into Arch Linux was really easy as someone coming from FreeBSD being that pacman is very similar to ports.

Obtaining & Installing Arch Linux

Arch Linux can be installed via USB, a burned disc, and netboot. All available images can be burned to a CD, mounted as an ISO file, or be directly written to a USB stick using a utility like `dd`. These are intended for new installations only; an existing Arch Linux system can always be updated with `pacman`. The following is a list of links to get you started on obtaining and installing Arch Linux.

• Arch Linux - Downloads
• Arch Linux - Netboot Live System
• ArchWiki - Beginners' Guide
• ArchWiki - Official Installation Guide
• ArchWiki - The Arch Way

Learning Linux

Are your Linux skills not up to par? Does the console (or command line) scare you? This section is for you. This list is, in my opinion, the best resources on the 'net for learning Linux or transitioning from Windows to Linux. Even for a seasoned command line ninja, possibly like yourself, these can bring a much appreciated refresher or possibly new look from a different angle on the tools you use on a daily basis.

• Unix Philosophy
• The Command Line Crash Course
• Learn Linux The Hard Way (β version)

Personal Arch Notes

• Arch Linux - Install Notes
• Arch Linux - pacman