Pacman-based
Pacman is a package manager that is capable of resolving dependencies and automatically downloading and installing all necessary packages. In theory, a user need only run a single command to completely update the system.
| Distribution | Description |
|---|---|
| Arch Linux | An i686- and x86-64-optimized distribution targeted at experienced users. Arch runs on a rolling release system and uses the pacman utility for package management. |
| ArchBang | Based on Arch Linux, but also provides LiveCDs with working system and graphical installation scripts. Uses Openbox as default window manager. |
| Chakra Linux | Derived from Arch Linux, with the latest KDE desktop. For now uses the pacman utility for package management. Strives to be Qt-only. |
| DeLi Linux | A desktop based mini distribution with office suite, web browser and other graphical programs to run on a 486. Built from scratch with some influences from Slackware and CRUX. |
| Frugalware Linux | A general purpose Linux distribution designed for intermediate users. Has some influences from Slackware, and uses a heavily modified version of the Pacman package manager, Pacman-G2, a fork of a 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 archives that are compressed using bzip2. |
| KnoppMyth | Based on Arch Linux and MythTV, providing applications for recording TV and acting as a sound and video center. |
| Parabola GNU/Linux | Arch Linux without any proprietary software, plus various added packages. Packages are also built for mips64el in addition to i686 and x86_64. |
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