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• Provide a Arch Linux glossary of the top 40 Arch Linux concepts sorted by the most commonly used. For each concept include a brief description and the URL for the Arch Linux official documentation. Answer using MediaWiki format.

Creating a glossary of the top 40 Arch Linux concepts requires a focus on the distribution's unique features, philosophy, and tools. Arch Linux is known for its simplicity, modernity, and versatility, appealing to users who wish to understand their system's workings in depth. Below is an example glossary in MediaWiki format, highlighting essential Arch Linux concepts. This selection reflects common tools, features, and methodologies inherent to Arch Linux, along with links to the official Arch Linux documentation for detailed exploration.

This glossary provides an overview of the top 40 most commonly used Arch Linux concepts, including a brief description and links to the official Arch Linux documentation for each.

Pacman is the package manager of Arch Linux, used for installing, removing, and updating software packages.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman

The AUR is a community-driven repository with thousands of scripts that allow users to compile packages from source.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_User_Repository

The Arch Wiki is a comprehensive resource offering detailed documentation on every aspect of Arch Linux and its configuration.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/

Scripts that provide a set of tools to facilitate manual installation of Arch Linux, a method preferred by more experienced users.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_install_scripts

A script to automate the building of packages. It is used to create packages compatible with the Pacman package manager from source code.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Makepkg

Yaourt was a popular wrapper for Pacman and AUR. It has been superseded by other AUR helpers like Yay due to security concerns.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AUR_helpers Historical Reference]

Yay is a modern replacement for Yaourt, offering better security and functionality as an AUR helper and Pacman wrapper.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AUR_helpers

systemd is the system and service manager for Linux, used as the init system in Arch Linux to bootstrap the user space and manage system processes after booting.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd

The ABS is a ports-like system for building and packaging software from source code.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_Build_System

The configuration file for Pacman, allowing users to customize the behavior of the package manager.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Configuration

The PKGBUILD files are scripts that contain information required by makepkg to create a package.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PKGBUILD

A port of Arch Linux for ARM computers, providing the same flexibility and simplicity for ARM devices.

• https://archlinuxarm.org/ Official Website]

Arch Linux follows a rolling release model, providing the latest stable versions of software through continuous updates.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Rolling_release

The utility for managing Pacman's keyring, which is used to verify packages.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Package_signing

A lightweight display manager for the X window system that offers a GUI for logging in to an Arch Linux system.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/LightDM

The X Window System that provides the graphical environment for Arch Linux.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xorg

A newer display server protocol seen as the successor to Xorg, providing a more modern and simpler windowing system.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Wayland

A popular desktop environment for Linux that offers a focus on usability and accessibility.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GNOME

A powerful and customizable desktop environment that offers a traditional graphical user interface.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/KDE

A lightweight and fast desktop environment known for its stability and configurability.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xfce

A lightweight and modular desktop environment that aims to be fast and user-friendly.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/LXQt

A tiling window manager that encourages users to manage windows in a non-overlapping, grid-based layout.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/i3

GRUB is the default bootloader for Arch Linux, used to load the Linux kernel and initial RAM disk.

• https://wiki

.archlinux.org/title/GRUB

The partition on a GPT-formatted storage device that contains EFI boot loaders and other files required to start the system.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/EFI_system_partition

A Bash script to create an initial ramdisk environment.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Mkinitcpio

A tool for creating Arch Linux live and installation mediums.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Archiso

The standard for Linux hard disk encryption.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dm-crypt/Encrypting_an_entire_system

A program designed to allow a sysadmin to give limited root privileges to users and log root activity.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Sudo

The file system table file, used to define how disk partitions, remote file systems, and other storage devices are mounted into the filesystem.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Fstab

Secure Shell, a protocol for securely accessing network services over an unsecured network.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/OpenSSH

A profile-based network management system for Arch Linux.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Netctl

Uncomplicated Firewall, a frontend for iptables aiming to simplify the configuration of a firewall.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Uncomplicated_Firewall

A user-space utility program that allows a system administrator to configure the IP packet filter rules of the Linux kernel firewall.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Iptables

A set of platform as a service products that use OS-level virtualization to deliver software in packages called containers.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Docker

A free and open-source hosted hypervisor for x86 virtualization.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/VirtualBox

A compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications on several POSIX-compliant operating systems.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Wine

A digital distribution platform for video games. Arch Linux supports running Steam through native Linux applications or Wine.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Steam

Proprietary drivers for NVIDIA graphics cards.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA

The open-source graphics drivers for AMD graphics cards.

• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AMDGPU

This glossary provides an introduction to some of the most essential and commonly used concepts in Arch Linux. For more detailed information and additional concepts, refer to the official Arch Linux documentation and wiki.

This list is not exhaustive and reflects a snapshot of relevant tools and concepts. The Arch Linux wiki is dynamically updated by the community, so new tools and best practices emerge over time. Always refer to the [official Arch Linux documentation](https://wiki.archlinux.org/) for the most current and comprehensive information.

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