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+ ArchLinux
+ Installation and Live-CDs
+ ----------------------------
+
+All CDs and USB-Images are installation mediums and Live-CDs,
+which an be used as maintenance and rescue systems.
+
+FTP-ISOs/Images:
+----------------
+These are the preferred install mediums for ArchLinux. You get always
+the actual package versions using these mediums.
+
+ archlinux-200X.yy-ftp-i686.iso i686/32bit CD-ISO
+ archlinux-200X.yy-ftp-i686.img i686/32bit USB-Image
+ archlinux-200X.yy-ftp-x86_64.iso x86_64/64bit CD-ISO
+ archlinux-200X.yy-ftp-x86_64.img x86_64/64bit USB-Image
+
+For those who have problems with grub not loading, we offer the following
+ISOs with the isolinux bootloader:
+
+ archlinux-200X.yy-isolinux-ftp-i686.iso i686/32bit CD-ISO
+ archlinux-200X.yy-isolinux-ftp-x86_64.iso x86_64/64bit CD-ISO
+
+Core-ISOs/Images:
+-----------------
+These are for offline installations when no Internet access available
+to install the base system.
+
+ archlinux-200X.yy-core-i686.iso i686/32bit CD-ISO
+ archlinux-200X.yy-core-i686.img i686/32bit USB-Image
+ archlinux-200X.yy-core-x86_64.iso x86_64/64bit CD-ISO
+ archlinux-200X.yy-core-x86_64.img x86_64/64bit USB-Image
+
+How to use these installation images:
+-------------------------------------
+Please ensure the sha1sum matches that in the SHA1SUMS file in this directory
+
+See section in the "Arch Linux Install Guide":
+ http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Official_Arch_Linux_Install_Guide#Pre-Installation
+For the USB-Images see:
+ http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Install_from_USB_stick
+
+Happy installing!
+Happy ARCHing!
+- ArchLinux Release Engineering team