Some chose to use an older, battle hardened kernel that is known to be very, very stable, others chose a nice middle ground, while yet others continuously release an update to the newest available kernel.

The other differentiating factor is the version of the Linux Kernel that they use. They also ship with different software pre-installed to be accessed after the first boot. Each of these has a different target audience, with some meant for servers, some meant for casual users as an alternative to Windows, others as work station for hard core computing. Some of the well known variants include Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuse, and Arch (No disrespect to the other distros out there!). Well, Linux is actually just the name of the underlying ‘core’ of the system, known as the kernel, as such, there are literally thousands of Linux variations or ‘ distributions’. Kernel version number (5.12 last time this page was updated).The distribution name (Arch, Ubuntu, Mint, Debian, etc.).

Unlike Windows or Mac which are primarily differentiated by versions (Windows XP, Vista, 7, 10…), Linux has two important things to look out for: The new guide is based on the offical install guide, among other pages from the wiki, and adds running commentry and advice in an attempt to help new users while still sticking to some of the Arch ethos.

I am working on a new install guide located at

Instalando linux cnc no arch