ParabolaWiki

# Main Page

Welcome to the Parabola GNU/Linux-libre wiki!

For a list of articles in this wiki check the Table of Contents.

## What is Parabola GNU/Linux-libre?

Parabola GNU/Linux-libre is a libre software project aiming to provide a fully free as in freedom distribution based on the packages of the Arch distribution, with packages optimized for i686, x86_64, and armv7h CPUs. Parabola aims to keep its package and management tools simple. The primary goal is to give the user complete control over their system with 100% Libre software. Parabola GNU/Linux-libre is listed by the Free Software Foundation as a fully free software distribution.

Development is focused on a balance of simplicity, elegance, code-correctness and bleeding edge free software.

Its lightweight and simple design makes it easy to extend and mold into whatever kind of system you're building.

You can find us on #parabola or mailing list.

## General documentation

The Installation Guide will walk you through the process of downloading an ISO from our Repositories and installing Parabola GNU/Linux-libre on your system. We have separate installation instructions for the MIPS (discontinued) and ARM v7 architectures.

If you are running Arch, migrating to Parabola is as simple as reconfiguring pacman to use Parabola's repositories. See the Migration and Migration from Arch ARM guides for instructions.

Be sure to take a look at the Parabola GNU/Linux-libre Social Contract, it guides us in all we do.

## FAQ

Our frequently asked questions is to provide answers to questions often asked by users who moved to Parabola from Arch and other non-free GNU/Linux distros. It discusses issues caused by making the system completely free. For explanation on technical details of the system look at Arch FAQ.

## How to help

Parabola GNU/Linux-libre is made by volunteers.

See our How to help page for things you can do.