Dieter Plaetinck declared on the distribution's forums the direct accessibility of Arch Linux 2009.08. Released 6 months after the preceding version, this newest version contains kernel 2.6.30.4-1, udev 141-5 as well as an upgrade to the distribution's package manager, packman 3.3.0-2.

Although the Arch Linux website or the download page hasn't been modernized up till now, the authorized 2009.08 images are previously uploaded to nearly all of the mirrors. Also building USB boot images obtainable, the team has produced alternating CD images that make use of the ISO Linux bootloader, a workaround for CD-ROM drives that are incapable to boot disks that make use of GRUB.

Arch Linux 2009.08 features these updates:

• Better date/time setting with ntp support;
• Refactored grub installation routines;
• Usability improvements;
• Over 48 bugs and feature requests fixed.
• Usage of new AIF installer;
• Aufs instead of unionfs;
• A framework to build your own installation procedures;
• Enhanced boot device detection on image start;
• Better disk editor with support for dm_crypt and lvm setups;
• Ftp images are renamed to netinstall to avoid confusion;
• Support for automated installations using config files (deprecates quickinst);

About Arch Linux:

Arch Linux is a universal use Linux distribution that can be molded to do currently about everything. Arch Linux distribution is quick, stretchy, and lightweight as well as nearly all of the parts below the top are somewhat easy to recognize as well as twist, which can make it a excellent distro to "learn the ropes" going on.