# Two questions before I install

**URL:** <https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/two-questions-before-i-install/8479>\
**Category:** General system\
**Created:** [September 28, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/two-questions-before-i-install/8479 "2020-09-28T20:37:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![onyxnz](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/onyxnz/32/70681_2.png) [@onyxnz](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/onyxnz)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/two-questions-before-i-install/8479/2 "2020-09-28T21:13:54Z")

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1. EOS is mostly vanilla arch, so there is occasionally an upstream issue that requires intervention. In my experience over the past 2 years that has happened maybe once.
2. There are a few custom packages provided, as you can see from one of the mirrors:  
[https://mirror.linux.pizza/endeavouros/repo/endeavouros/x86\_64/](https://mirror.linux.pizza/endeavouros/repo/endeavouros/x86_64/)

```auto
######################################################
#### ####
### EndeavourOS Repository Mirrorlist ###
#### ####
######################################################
#### Entry in file /etc/pacman.conf:
### [endeavouros]
### SigLevel = PackageRequired
### Include = /etc/pacman.d/endeavouros-mirrorlist
######################################################

## Germany
Server = https://mirror.alpix.eu/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch

## Sweden
Server = https://ftp.acc.umu.se/mirror/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch
Server = https://mirror.linux.pizza/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch

## China
Server = https://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/endeavouros/repo/$repo/$arch

## Github
Server = https://github.com/endeavouros-team/mirrors/releases/download/mirror1/
Server = https://raw.githubusercontent.com/endeavouros-team/repo/master/$repo/$arch

```

Welcome aboard!

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