Arch Linux

Chapter 2 - Installing Arch Linux # Some Background # ⬤◯◯◯◯◯◯◯◯◯

About a year ago, I was invited to a pair coding session at the startup where I was working. The developers were receiving consultancy from a strange person. At one point, he took control of the screen sharing while reviewing some of the pull requests that had been made to our codebase. When he shared his screen, there was nothing but a black screen. Suddenly, a terminal screen appeared with his keystrokes and he quickly began examining the codebase, providing feedback on people’s code at a speed I had never seen before. He was able to jump between different files in an instant, examining the diffs that were made in different git commits.

Often views as intimidating and difficult-to-learn, in reality Arch Linux is a perfect blend of simplicity, control, and stability. Let's examine in detail what makes Arch a top choice for your desktop operating system.