Lifecycle guide for Arch Linux from Vinet, Griffin and Polyák

All releases, patches, maintenance and support periods at a glance

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📅 Last update on 2026-03-13

What is Arch Linux?

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Arch Linux is an independently developed, x86-64 general-purpose Linux distribution that strives to provide the latest stable versions of most software by following a rolling-release model. The default installation is a minimal base system, configured by the user to only add what is purposely required.

The entire lifecycle of Arch Linux

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of Arch Linux. You can see all releases with the latest patch version, the long-term support characteristics (orange flag in the green circle, the periods for version provision, maintenance and support.

Arch Linux (Vinet, Griffin and Polyák) release, version and end-of-life information

Figure: Release, patch and end-of-life cycle of product Arch Linux (Vinet, Griffin and Polyák)

What is the Arch Linux release strategy?

Arch Linux uses a rolling release model, meaning there are no "major releases" of completely new versions of the system. A regular system update is all that is needed to obtain the latest Arch software. The installation images released every month by the Arch team are simply up-to-date snapshots of the main system components.

Facts and figures about Arch Linux

Product

Arch Linux

Vendor

Vinet, Griffin and Polyák

Latest version

latest

Number of releases

Number of versions

Number of unstable versions

Number of versions affected by CVE

Licence

Free software

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Linux

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