Arch Linux on ADL
SupportedCommunity Verified
For experienced users who want current software.
Installation
proot-distro install archlinux
Performance
Excellent when tuned; rolling updates need attention
Memory usage
Base ~90, with XFCE ~520 MB (typical, on the reference setup)
Advantages
- Newest packages
- AUR ecosystem
- Minimal base
Disadvantages
- Rolling release can break under proot
- Guides assume apt, not pacman
Known issues
- Keyring initialization sometimes needed after install (pacman-key --init)
Install any distribution with proot-distro; the ADL guides assume Ubuntu.