Editing Arch Linux (section)

== Design and principles ==
[[File:Arch Linux bootup screenshot.png|thumb|Arch Linux booting]]
Arch is largely based on [[Package (package management system)|binary packages]]. Packages target [[x86-64]] [[microprocessor]]s to assist performance on modern hardware. A [[ports collection|ports]]/[[ebuild]]-like system is also provided for automated source [[Compiler|compilation]], known as the Arch build system.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3133030/5-reasons-to-opt-for-a-linux-rolling-distro-vs-a-standard-release.html|title=5 reasons to opt for a Linux rolling distro vs. a standard release|last1=Campbell|first1=Alex|last2=Hacker|first2=Tech|date=2 November 2016|website=PCWorld|language=en|access-date=12 May 2019|last3=PT|first3=PCWorld {{!}}|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726084923/https://www.pcworld.com/article/3133030/5-reasons-to-opt-for-a-linux-rolling-distro-vs-a-standard-release.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Arch Linux focuses on simplicity of design, meaning that the main focus involves creating an environment that is straightforward and relatively easy for the user to understand directly, rather than providing polished point-and-click style management tools {{ndash}}the package manager, for example, does not have an official graphical front-end. This is largely achieved by encouraging the use of succinctly commented, clean configuration files that are arranged for quick access and editing.<ref name="TheArchWay">{{cite web |url=https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/The_Arch_Way |title=The Arch Way |website=ArchWiki |date=9 October 2009 |access-date=18 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418034916/https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/The_Arch_Way |archive-date=18 April 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> This has earned it a reputation as a distribution for "advanced users" who are willing to use the [[command-line interface]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.techradar.com/uk/best/best-linux-distros|title=Best Linux distros of 2020: for beginners and advanced users|last1=Williams|first1=rew|last2=April 2020|first2=Brian Turner 16|website=TechRadar|language=en|access-date=2020-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421233802/https://www.techradar.com/uk/best/best-linux-distros|archive-date=21 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{blockquote|Relying on complex tools to manage and build your system is going to hurt the end-users. &#91;...&#93; "If you try to hide the complexity of the system, you'll end up with a more complex system". Layers of abstraction that serve to hide internals are never a good thing. Instead, the internals should be designed in a way such that they need no hiding.|Aaron Griffin<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/43302|title=FS#43302 - [pacman] provide workaround for removing --asroot from makepkg|website=arch linux|access-date=2020-07-04|archive-date=4 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704081751/https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/43302|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

=== Logo ===
The current Arch Linux logo was designed by Thayer Williams<ref>{{Cite web|last=Willard|first=Travis|title=Arch Linux - News: Logo Contest Results (and Winner!)|url=https://www.archlinux.org/news/logo-contest-results-and-winner/|date=22 December 2007|access-date=2020-10-04|website=www.archlinux.org|archive-date=18 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318032817/https://archlinux.org/news/logo-contest-results-and-winner/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Thayer|date=2007|title=Arch Linux logo submission|url=https://pkgbuild.com/~jelle/logo-contest/thayer/1-archer.png|access-date=4 October 2020|website=pkgbuild.com|archive-date=17 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217141517/https://pkgbuild.com/~jelle/logo-contest/thayer/1-archer.png|url-status=live}}</ref> in 2007 as part of a contest to replace the previous logo.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Willard|first=Travis|title=Arch Linux - News: Arch Linux Logo Competition|url=https://www.archlinux.org/news/arch-linux-logo-competition/|date=24 October 2007|access-date=2020-10-04|website=www.archlinux.org|archive-date=18 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318032828/https://archlinux.org/news/arch-linux-logo-competition/|url-status=live}}</ref>