**Welcome to the [ArchWiki](/index.php/ArchWiki:About "ArchWiki:About"): your source for Arch Linux documentation on the web.**

Visit the [Table of contents](/index.php/Table_of_contents "Table of contents") for a listing of article categories.

## The distribution

	[Arch Linux](/index.php/Arch_Linux "Arch Linux")

	Overview of Arch Linux describing what to expect from an Arch Linux system.

	[Frequently asked questions](/index.php/Frequently_asked_questions "Frequently asked questions")

	Notable questions and facts about the distribution.

	[Arch compared to other distributions](/index.php/Arch_compared_to_other_distributions "Arch compared to other distributions")

	Summarizes the similarities and differences between Arch and other distributions.

	[Arch Linux press coverage](/index.php/Arch_Linux_press_coverage "Arch Linux press coverage")

	What they say about us.

	[Beginners' guide](/index.php/Beginners%27_guide "Beginners' guide")

	Detailed guide through the whole process of installing and configuring Arch Linux.

	[Installation guide](/index.php/Installation_guide "Installation guide")

	Concise installation guide aimed at experienced Arch users.

	[General recommendations](/index.php/General_recommendations "General recommendations")

	Annotated index of post-installation tutorials and other popular articles.

	[List of applications](/index.php/List_of_applications "List of applications")

	Categorized presentation of common official and AUR packages.

## Our community

	[Getting involved](/index.php/Getting_involved "Getting involved")

	Describes various ways Archers can contribute to the Arch community.

	[ArchWiki:Contributing](/index.php/ArchWiki:Contributing "ArchWiki:Contributing")

	If willing and able to contribute to the wiki, please see this article for ideas.

	[Help:Editing](/index.php/Help:Editing "Help:Editing")

	Short tutorial on editing and contributing to the Arch Linux wiki.

	[International communities](/index.php/International_communities "International communities")

	Collection of links to the Arch Linux communities around the world.

	[Forum etiquette](/index.php/Forum_etiquette "Forum etiquette")

	Guidelines for Arch forum members.

	[IRC channels](/index.php/IRC_channels "IRC channels")

	Get together with your fellow Archers for a good chat.

## Help

ArchWiki pages follow specific conventions, so if you have trouble reading ArchWiki or understanding some instructions, see [Help:Reading](/index.php/Help:Reading "Help:Reading") for a clarification.

If looking for specific information, try using the search box to the left. Alternatively, use your favorite web search engine which likely provides a special syntax or interface for restricting results to a particular website (usually appending `site:wiki.archlinux.org` to the search terms is enough). See [Help:Searching](/index.php/Help:Searching "Help:Searching") for other tricks.

### Account registration from non-Arch systems

The captcha used for registering a new wiki account requires running an up-to-date Arch system. Nonetheless, users of other operating systems are very welcome of course, provided they only contribute [generic](/index.php/ArchWiki:Contributing#Non-Arch_users "ArchWiki:Contributing") Linux-related content: in order to answer the captcha, they are advised to boot the latest Arch [live image](https://www.archlinux.org/download/), for example in a virtual machine, or send an email to an active [administrator](/index.php/ArchWiki:Administrators "ArchWiki:Administrators") for help.