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Arch linux on the Asus Zenbook

If you're familiar with Linux distributions, you've probably heard of Arch Linux. Now I won't explain what Arch Linux is but in short, Arch Linux is a fairly minimal distro where the user has the freedom to customise it to their liking. This can lead to a very lightweight system which may improve performance and battery life, both points being very relevant to the UX305CA. For installation, I just followed the Arch Linux beginners guide . While more experienced users may feel that this is the wrong guide to follow, it does the job and I haven't had any issues with it. Precaution: Follow at your own risk. Never run copy-paste commands into a terminal blindly without knowing exactly what it is doing. Just because someone knows what they are doing, doesn't mean you don't have to know! Now if you are following my guide simply for UX305CA-specific tweaks, here are some I have: Bootloader If you've already installed Arch linux, you can skip over this