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Arch Linux (/ ɑːr tʃ /) [7] [8] [g] is an open source, rolling release Linux distribution. Arch Linux is kept up-to-date by regularly updating the individual pieces of software that it comprises. [9] Arch Linux is intentionally minimal, and is meant to be configured by the user during installation so they may add only what they require. [10]
ArchBang Linux is a simple lightweight rolling release Linux distribution based on a minimal Arch Linux operating system with the i3 tiling window manager, [1] previously using the Openbox stacking window manager. ArchBang is especially suitable for high performance on old or low-end hardware with limited resources.
WSL 2 (announced May 2019 [5]), introduced a real Linux kernel – a managed virtual machine (via Hyper-V technology) that implements the full Linux kernel. As a result, WSL 2 is compatible with more Linux binaries as not all system calls were implemented in WSL 1. [6] Microsoft offers WSL for a variety of reasons.
The ArchLabs distribution contains a text-based installer, "AL-Installer" as its installation method, [6] as well as baph, an AUR helper. [7] The installer gives the user the ability to choose from 16 different assorted Desktop Environments and Window Managers as well as a selection of extra software, Linux Kernels, Display Managers and shells.
Doom was one of the first major commercial games to be released for Linux.. The beginning of Linux as a gaming platform for commercial video games is widely credited to have begun in 1994 when Dave D. Taylor ported the game Doom to Linux, as well as many other systems, during his spare time.
Garuda Linux is a Arch Linux-based, Linux distribution targeted towards gaming. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It offers multiple desktop environments , but the KDE Plasma version is the default. [ 4 ] The term Garuda , originating from Hinduism and Buddhism , is defined as a divine eagle-like sun bird and the king of birds.
Azure Linux, previously known as CBL-Mariner (in which CBL stands for Common Base Linux), [3] is a free and open-source Linux distribution that Microsoft has developed. It is the base container OS for Microsoft Azure services [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and the graphical component of WSL 2 .
Arch Linux ARM is based on Arch Linux, which is a minimalist Linux distribution first released on March 11, 2002. [10] The idea of making a single, official port of Arch Linux for devices with ARM processors was born from members of the Arch Linux PlugApps and ArchMobile development teams, [11] notably Mike Staszel, who went on to found the Arch Linux ARM project.