Pacman is beautiful IMHO. The ABS (Arch Build System) is also an elegantly simply way to create package build scripts for packages. Package build scripts are

Pacman is beautiful IMHO. The ABS (Arch Build System) is also an elegantly simply way to create package build scripts for packages. Package build scripts are in a single file (a "PKGBUILD") that is extremely easy to edit or create for new packages. Here's an example that demonstrates the beauty of simplicity: http://www.archlinux.org/pacman/PKGBUILD.5.html#_example http://www.archlinux.org/pacman/PKGBUILD.5.html#_example I've found it to be a magnitude simpler than creating DEB packages. With ABS, it really brings the best features of the from-source based distros to the table without having to compile your ENTIRE system from source and having recompile stuff for every new software install or upgrade. The power of Arch Linux really lies within its simplicity.