[ Thanks to Go2Linux for this link.
]
“pacman was developed by Jud Vinet, the creator of Arch
Linux specially for it, but now also frugalware uses it, pacman is
a great tool, fast and capable of keeping your system up to date
and also can install user’s compiled software using ABS (Arch Linux
Build System).“Default Desktop
“Arch Linux contrary to other Linux distributions does not has a
default Desktop, you can install Gnome, OpenBox, KDE, or any other
you may like and there are instructions in their wiki pages for
each of them.“Read this Xorg configuration wiki and Desktop Environments for
Arch, to configure your system with your favorite Desktop
Environment or window manager.”