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Beginners' subforum for general Arch issues. Please consult the excellent Arch wiki and web before posting. Also try the forum search function at the upper left.
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Installation
Issues related to installation of the Arch Linux operating system.
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Problems and questions concerning kernel and hardware support.
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Applications & Desktop Environments
Post your workstation, desktop, WM/DE issues and questions here: configuration, printing and mounting issues, general and productivity apps, KDE, GNOME, etc. For sound and video, refer to the Multimedia subforum.
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Laptop Issues
Issues dealing with Arch on laptops.
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by Lone_Wolf
Networking, Server, and Protection
Networking, server (apache, php, mysql) and communications security (firewall, ssh) issues.
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Today 07:20:59
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Multimedia and Games
Audio/Video/Image issues, playback, creation and editing. Also for games support and discussion.
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by welkyn
Arch Linux Guided Installer
Questions and Support forum for issues having to do with the Arch Linux Guided Installer (archinstall)
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2026-04-22 18:16:05
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System Administration
Issues related to System Administration such as systemd configuration, udev rules, systemwide logging, bootloader configuration, etc. As a rule of thumb, if you don't need root access for the issue, it doesn't belong here.
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Other Architectures
Discussion about AArch64, RISC-V and other architectures that are currently unsupported
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2026-03-24 09:59:34
by solskogen
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Announcements, Package & Security Advisories
News, announcements and advisories from the development team, forum admins and Trusted Users
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2026-01-23 15:54:07
by dmloader
Arch Discussion
Discussions specifically regarding the Arch Linux distribution and community. NOT generally a place for technical issues unless systemic in nature.
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by stanz
Forum & Wiki discussion
Issues regarding the forums and ArchWiki
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2026-03-31 20:02:37
by schard
Pacman Upgrades, Packaging & AUR
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Pacman & Package Upgrade Issues
Issues related to package upgrades and the official repositories. Also the place for discussion about pacman in general.
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by seth
[testing] Repo Forum
Subforum for discussions, issues and solutions for users of the [testing] repo.
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2026-03-14 12:29:01
by Kwarf
Creating & Modifying Packages
Discussion and support regarding building packages with makepkg and ABS
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2026-04-21 20:06:18
by mcloaked
AUR Issues, Discussion & PKGBUILD Requests
General AUR related subforum. Want to request an Archer to create an AUR PKGBUILD for you? Read the sticky for instructions, and post here!
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GNU/Linux Discussion
General discussion about GNU/Linux.
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Today 07:25:41
by Head_on_a_Stick
Community Contributions
A place for true innovation. Share your own created utilities with the Arch community.
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2026-04-22 11:59:44
by mcloaked
Programming & Scripting
Programming issues and discussion.
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2026-04-16 13:58:16
by dimich
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Don't speak English well? Post here in your native language.
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2026-04-02 02:02:20
by Heretic-tripto
Artwork and Screenshots
Post your screenshots in the monthly screenshot threads. Contribute or share new logos, icons, cd covers, stickers, themes, wallpapers and other artwork here.
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