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Arch Linux is a lightweight and flexible Linux® distribution that tries to Keep It Simple.

Arch Linux ARM is a distribution of Arch Linux for ARM computers. It can run on any device that supports the ARMv5te or ARMv7 instruction set, including the Raspberry Pi. For more details, visit the Arch Linux ARM site.

Resources

  1. Arch Linux ARM
  2. Arch Linux ARM Package List
  3. Main Arch Linux (non-ARM)

Common Questions

  1. How do I install new software?
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How do I install packages from the AUR?

Arch Linux has the AUR (Arch User Repository), a collection of user-built packages. How do I install these packages on Arch Linux ARM though?
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Building Wireless Drivers for Edimax Wireless USB: EW-7811UN

I've been trying on and off for days to build the module for my USB wireless device. It is an Edimax EW-7811UN I've found several resources on building modules for Debian, but none for Arch. Currently I am attempting to cross-compile using the…
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Is there anything I can do to improve boot speed?

I love my Pi, but it takes a considerable time to boot. If I want to use it as a Media Centre, it's quite important that it powers up quickly. Are there any steps I can take to improve boot performance?
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WiFi configuration on Arch Linux ARM

I have bought a Model A Pi, and I successfully configured it with a USB Wifi dongle on Raspbian. I recently prepared an SD card with the latest version of Arch Linux ARM and I am trying to get it set up with WiFi. I was trying to follow a Raspbian…
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What are the benefits of using Arch Linux over the standard Debian build?

From the Raspberry Pi downloads page: Debian “squeeze” If you’re just starting out, this is the image we recommend you use. It’s a reference root filesystem from Gray and Dom, containing LXDE, Midori, development tools and example source code for…
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How to set up a PulseAudio sink?

I'm trying to set up a PulseAudio sink on my Raspberry Pi, in order to stream all system sounds from my PC there. What is the best way to do so? For example, is it possible to watch movies or is the latency too high? I tried this a while ago using…
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How can I setup a Wireless Access point or and Ad-hoc network?

I would like to connect to my PI through wireless USB dongle, how can I setup an AP or an Ad-Hoc under Arch Linux?
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Why do I have so many RAM disks?

I have Arch Linux running on my Raspberry Pi 2. Right after install, I ran lsblk, fdisk and df commands (unfortunately I did not save the output) but I had one disk, which is the SD card and two partitions on it. Then, I upgraded the system with…
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Won't boot after removing and inserting the SD Card?

I've installed Arch Linux on my SD Card with Win32DiskImager. If I shut down the RPi, remove the card, insert it, and start the RPi again, everything works fine. But if I do full system update in pacman with pacman -Syu, there is a problem. If I…
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Install Arch Linux from osx

I recently downloaded archlinux, but as embarrassing as it is I simply don't think I am installing it correctly. When I do my version of the install and hook it up to the Raspberry Pi, the screen remains black. I have never installed a .tar.gz to a…
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SD card write speed seems to be 14 times slower than read speed

I was writing to an SD card this evening from a Mac Book Air internal card reader, and the performance reported was 1.4 MB/sec. I later read tested it on the Raspberry Pi and got 20 MB/sec. It is a class 6 card and neither of these figures sound…
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Is it possible to run a DHCP server?

Our home router is terrible at remembering configured static IPs, I'd like to use my RasPi instead. Is there anything particular I need to consider when setting it up?
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readonly filesystem after reboot

I use ArchLinux on Raspberry Pi B+. If I reboot it using shutdown -r, I always get readonly filesystem after reboot and I have to remoung it using sudo mount -o remount,rw /. Isn't shutdown -r graceful reboot regarding to filesystems? The version is…
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How do I install Arch Linux?

How do I install Arch Linux on my Raspberry Pi? Related: What are the benefits of using Arch Linux over the standard Debian build?
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System not shutting down properly

I'm running Arch, and when I shut down with the poweroff command (or with shutdown -h now) the 3 LEDs mentioned stay on. In addition, if I've plugged it into a screen, it displays > POWER OFF System halted but doesn't actually power off - this…
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