The Arch Linux

Arch Linux is an operating system intended to be lightweight and simple. The design approach of the development team focuses on “simplicity”, elegance, code correctness and minimalism.

Arch is largely based around binary packages. Packages are targeted for i686 and x86-64 microprocessors to assist performance on modern hardware. A ports/ebuild-like system is also provided for automated source compilation, known as the ABS- Arch Build System. The Arch focus on simplicity and economy for developers means, among other things, that the main effort in assisting the user is not expended in crafting GUI configuration tools.

Ravi from all about Linux- blog wrote a full informative review on the arch Linux.