# Installing Arch Linux on UConsole: Which Version Should I Choose? **URL:** \ **Category:** uConsole\ **Created:** [January 17, 2025, 5:59am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/installing-arch-linux-on-uconsole-which-version-should-i-choose/15431 "2025-01-17T05:59:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EarthlyCookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@EarthlyCookie](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/EarthlyCookie)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 5:59am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/installing-arch-linux-on-uconsole-which-version-should-i-choose/15431/1 "2025-01-17T05:59:29Z")
I have received my UConsole, and I need to install the Arch Linux system on it. Can I directly download the image from the Arch Linux official website for installation? Which version should I install? ---
**Author:** ![adcockm](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/adcockm/32/1664_2.png) [@adcockm](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/adcockm)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/installing-arch-linux-on-uconsole-which-version-should-i-choose/15431/2 "2025-01-17T12:33:32Z")
I haven’t installed it as I don’t use Arch, but you should check the many forum posts, and read them thoroughly. These just seemed to be the most useful/recent/active posts, but there are others that come up in search results: > [@Any one can create a ArchLinux Image for Uconsole?](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/any-one-can-create-a-archlinux-image-for-uconsole/10728): > > that would be great! or NixOs for uc. > [@ArchLinux ARM for uConsole CM4 -- living documentation](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/archlinux-arm-for-uconsole-cm4-living-documentation/12804): > > Current status: a test firmware is built. tl;dr – I maintain the devterm ArchLinuxARM distro, and now I also want to do uConsole-CM4; As of now, please don’t follow any “instructions” here – it’s a messy dump of my head and what I did. Please educate me if I’m doing anything wrong – thanks! Instructions build-kernel.sh official kernel build doc: [https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/linux\_kernel.html](https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/linux_kernel.html) official cmdline.txt doc: [RPi cmdline.txt - eLinux.org](https://elinux.org/RPi_cmdline.txt)Dependencies pacm… > [@ArchLinux minimal image with RPi 6.12.y kernel for uConsole with CM3/CM4/CM4S](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/archlinux-minimal-image-with-rpi-6-6-y-kernel-for-uconsole-with-cm3-cm4-cm4s/13190): > > One unified ArchLinux OS image for all RPi cores(CM3, CM4, CM4S). Default config OS configuration: packages system core, nano, vim, sudo, NetworkManager, uConsole kernel, bootloader, wifi firmware and their dependencies root has no password, and cannot be used directly a normal user account named ucon is set up, with the password ucon it’s in group adm and wheel so it has full access to sudo, systemd stuff Download link check this link for lates… Someone’s experience after using one of the builds for a month: > [@KDE on Arch at uConsole - results of one month usage](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/kde-on-arch-at-uconsole-results-of-one-month-usage/15206): > > I am using KDE Plasma on uConsole for the last 1 month and decided to share my experiences with community. In a nutshell So far, the experience of using KDE Plasma (desktop edition) on uConsole is really positive. It is faster than I thought and provides a very satisfying productivity. The setup I am using Plasma on top of Arch Linux assembled with the scripts provided by @PotatoMania. I use Wayland and never even tried [X.org](http://X.org) on my uConsole. I have disabled search indexing (no point or me). A… ---
**Author:** ![YoelFievelBenAvram](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/yoelfievelbenavram/32/10088_2.png) [@YoelFievelBenAvram](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/YoelFievelBenAvram)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/installing-arch-linux-on-uconsole-which-version-should-i-choose/15431/3 "2025-01-17T14:09:30Z")
> [@ArchLinux minimal image with RPi 6.12.y kernel for uConsole with CM3/CM4/CM4S](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/archlinux-minimal-image-with-rpi-6-6-y-kernel-for-uconsole-with-cm3-cm4-cm4s/13190): > > One unified ArchLinux OS image for all RPi cores(CM3, CM4, CM4S). Default config OS configuration: packages system core, nano, vim, sudo, NetworkManager, uConsole kernel, bootloader, wifi firmware and their dependencies root has no password, and cannot be used directly a normal user account named ucon is set up, with the password ucon it’s in group adm and wheel so it has full access to sudo, systemd stuff Download link check this link for lates… I use this one. Very easy to set up with the pre built image. I’m running kde, but I was having issues with Wayland cooperating with retroarch and picotron so I switched to x11 and it’s been working great. Highly recommended. ---
**Author:** ![mterencelao](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/mterencelao/32/9066_2.png) [@mterencelao](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/mterencelao)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/installing-arch-linux-on-uconsole-which-version-should-i-choose/15431/5 "2025-01-17T16:13:02Z")
Interested in Arch, I see. I use Arch as the primary OS on my device, and how I did it is [in this post](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/archlinux-minimal-image-with-rpi-6-6-y-kernel-for-uconsole-with-cm3-cm4-cm4s/13190/31). Do note, however, the recommended method assumes you have a computer running Arch Linux. (Preferably; but you can use any Linux – heck, even WSL – if you have the guts to try) Ooh, I also remembered that [Manjaro is also a thing](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/manjaro-mate-for-the-uconsole-devterm/14496). You did say “version”, correct?