Editing List of Linux distributions (section)

== Pacman-based ==
[[pacman (Arch Linux)|Pacman]] is a package manager that is capable of resolving dependencies and automatically downloading and installing all necessary packages. It is primarily developed and used by [[Arch Linux]] and its derivatives.

=== Arch Linux-based ===
[[Arch Linux]] is an independently developed, x86-64 general-purpose Linux distribution that strives to provide the latest stable versions of most software by following a rolling-release model. The default installation is a minimal base system—configured by the user to only add what is purposely required.
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| [[Antergos]]
| Antergos is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Arch Linux.
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| [[Arch Linux ARM]]
| Port of Arch Linux for ARM processors.
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| [[ArchBang]]
| Based on Arch Linux, but also provides Live CDs with working system and graphical installation scripts; uses [[I3 (window manager)|i3]] as default window manager.
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| [[Artix Linux]]
| Based on Arch Linux, but using [[Dinit]], [[OpenRC]], [[Runit]], or [[s6 (software)|s6]] as [[init|init system]] instead of [[systemd]].
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| [[ArchLabs]]
| ArchLabs is a discontinued Linux distribution based on Arch Linux, with a custom installer, offers many choices of desktop environments and window managers.
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| [[BlackArch]]
| A cybersecurity-focused OS based on Arch Linux. It is designed to test security and run penetration tests. It includes window managers preconfigured, but no desktop environment.
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| [[EndeavourOS]]
| Continuation of [[Antergos]], featuring a graphical installer capable of installing [[KDE Plasma]] (default, offline), [[Budgie (desktop environment)|Budgie]], [[Cinnamon (desktop environment)|Cinnamon]], [[Deepin]], [[GNOME]], [[I3 (window manager)|i3]], [[Xfce]], [[LXQt]], and [[MATE (software)|MATE]].
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| [[Garuda Linux]]
| A distribution based on gaming.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://garudalinux.org/index.html | title=Garuda Linux Official website | access-date=2021-11-27 | archive-date=2020-10-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030170622/https://garudalinux.org/index.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[LinHES]]
| LinHES (Linux Home Entertainment Server) designed for use on home theater PCs (HTPCs), providing applications for recording TV and acting as a sound and video center.
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| [[Manjaro]]
| Based on Arch Linux, using its own repositories and ships with either [[Xfce]], [[KDE Plasma 5|Plasma]], [[GNOME]], or the CLI as the default desktop environment. Additional community-driven editions are available that use [[MATE (software)|MATE]], [[Cinnamon (desktop environment)|Cinnamon]], [[Openbox]], [[Awesome (window manager)|Awesome]], [[I3 (window manager)|i3]], BSPWM, or [[Budgie (desktop environment)|Budgie]] as a base.
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| [[Parabola GNU/Linux-libre]]
| An Arch derivative without any [[binary blob|blobs]], plus various added packages. Packages are also built for ARMv7 in addition to i686 and x64. [[MATE (software)|MATE]] and text-mode distributions available.
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| [[SteamOS]]
| Arch-based and gaming-focused distribution developed by [[Valve Corporation|Valve]] and designed for the [[Steam (service)|Steam digital distribution platform]] and [[Steam Deck]]. Before version 3.0, was previously based on Debian.
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| [[SystemRescueCD|SystemRescue]]
| Linux System rescue toolkit. Previously based on Gentoo, it has been based on Arch Linux since version 6.0.0
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| [[Zenned]]
| A minimalist lightweight distro, based on the [[KDE Plasma]] desktop, aimed to be both simple to use and powerful.
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=== Other Pacman-based ===
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| [[Chakra Linux]]
|Originally derived from Arch Linux, with the latest [[KDE]]. For now uses the [[Pacman (software)|Pacman]] utility for package management. Strives to be Qt-only. Discontinued.<ref name="discontinued">{{cite web | title=Chakra project shutting down | publisher=DistroWatch | url=https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=14141 | access-date=2022-03-01 | archive-date=2020-11-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111210442/https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=14141 | url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Frugalware Linux]]
|A general purpose Linux distribution designed for intermediate users. Has some influences from Slackware, and uses a heavily modified version of pacman, Pacman-G2, a fork of a [[Concurrent Versions System|cvs]] version of the complete rewrite of Pacman-G1 by Aurelien Foret (the old monolithic Pacman-G1 is written by [[Judd Vinet]]). The packages are [[tar (file format)|tar]] archives compressed using [[XZ Utils|xz]].<ref name="about">{{cite web | title=About Frugalware | work=Frugalware Stable Documentation | publisher=Frugalware Project | url=http://frugalware.org/docs/stable/about.html | access-date=2011-09-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927215050/http://frugalware.org/docs/stable/about.html | archive-date=2011-09-27 | url-status=live }}</ref>
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|[[KaOS]]
|An independent 64-bit only rolling-release Linux distribution inspired by Arch that features the latest KDE Plasma environment and the Qt toolkit.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Intro |url=https://kaosx.us/about/ |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=kaosx.us}}</ref>
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| [[Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre]]
|Originally a free software derivate from Arch with usage of Debian patchsets, Hyperbola is now an independent Linux distribution without any [[binary blob|blobs]], without systemd support and with [[OpenRC]] as its default init system. Packages are built for i686 and x64. Hyperbola uses the long-term support model like Debian and its heading towards being a fully BSD-descendant operating-system named HyperbolaBSD.
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