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| 1 | +# ALG Experimental Edition(s) |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +Welcome to Arch Linux GUI's Experimental Edition Section. Here, you will find editions of Arch Linux that come which components which vary with Vanilla Arch Linux. |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +###### RELEASE CYCLE: _Whenever ready, and not on the first of every month. Also, not with the mainline ISOs._ |
| 6 | +--- |
| 7 | +### Arch Linux GUI Zen Edition |
| 8 | +###### Checksum: `83b9ebf37d288dab373338168e4393a59727d2a28eb29de2c87e5cbefed33434` |
| 9 | +`NOTE: Internet Connection is required to install this edition` |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +The ALG Zen edition differs from the Vanilla editions due to the inclusion of the following core components: |
| 12 | +- The Linux Zen Kernel (Increased Responsiveness) |
| 13 | +- Zsh as default shell |
| 14 | +- btrFS as default File System (Automatic Partition Subvolumes: `/, /home, /var/cache, /var/log`) |
| 15 | +- Z standard compression for ISO image (Lightning fast installation) |
| 16 | +- Chaotic AUR Repository (Install AUR packages from terminal) |
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| 20 | + |
| 21 | +## Features |
| 22 | +- KDE Plasma 5 on LiveCD (25th Anniversary Edition) |
| 23 | +- Install Stock Desktop of Choice (with option for i3WM as well) |
| 24 | +- Install Applications of Choice (Browser, Multimedia, Developement, etc) |
| 25 | +- Network info copied over to future system (auth after reboot) |
| 26 | +- Network Managed for Xfce, MATE, LxQt (applet) |
| 27 | +- NVIDIA Driver Support |
| 28 | +- Multilib Enabled |
| 29 | +- PAMAC Software Center |
| 30 | +- SDDM default with Arch Linux Wallpaper |
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| 35 | +## Installation |
| 36 | +Press Window's key to launch application menu and search for **installer** or **Arch Linux**, and while `Install Arch Linux` is selected, press enter to launch the installer. |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +The installer will launch and you should get something like this: |
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| 41 | +For partitioning with above mentioned subvolume scheme, select **Erase Disk** |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +`IMPORTANT`: You should select **Erase Disk** only if you are installing to one HDD/SSD, and wish to install Arch Linux on the entire disk. In all other cases, including implementation of your own subvolume scheme, **Manual Partioning** should be used. |
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