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Release activity

Release activity — 10 releases across 10 days since Oct 31, 2025. Each cell is one day; darker means more releases that day. Nothing is recorded before Oct 31, 2025. Older weeks are hidden at this screen width.
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SundayNo releases on May 24, 2026No releases on May 31, 2026No releases on Jun 7, 2026No releases on Jun 14, 2026No releases on Jun 21, 2026No releases on Jun 28, 2026No releases on Jul 5, 2026No releases on Jul 12, 2026No releases on Jul 19, 2026No releases on Jul 26, 2026No releases on Aug 2, 2026No releases on Aug 9, 2026No releases on Aug 16, 2026No releases on Aug 23, 2026No releases on Aug 30, 2026No releases on Sep 6, 2026
Monday1 release on May 25, 2026No releases on Jun 1, 2026No releases on Jun 8, 2026No releases on Jun 15, 2026No releases on Jun 22, 2026No releases on Jun 29, 2026No releases on Jul 6, 2026No releases on Jul 13, 2026No releases on Jul 20, 2026No releases on Jul 27, 2026No releases on Aug 3, 2026No releases on Aug 10, 2026No releases on Aug 17, 2026No releases on Aug 24, 2026No releases on Aug 31, 2026
TuesdayNo releases on May 26, 2026No releases on Jun 2, 2026No releases on Jun 9, 2026No releases on Jun 16, 2026No releases on Jun 23, 2026No releases on Jun 30, 2026No releases on Jul 7, 2026No releases on Jul 14, 20261 release on Jul 21, 2026No releases on Jul 28, 2026No releases on Aug 4, 2026No releases on Aug 11, 2026No releases on Aug 18, 2026No releases on Aug 25, 2026No releases on Sep 1, 2026
WednesdayNo releases on May 27, 2026No releases on Jun 3, 2026No releases on Jun 10, 2026No releases on Jun 17, 2026No releases on Jun 24, 2026No releases on Jul 1, 2026No releases on Jul 8, 2026No releases on Jul 15, 2026No releases on Jul 22, 2026No releases on Jul 29, 2026No releases on Aug 5, 2026No releases on Aug 12, 2026No releases on Aug 19, 2026No releases on Aug 26, 2026No releases on Sep 2, 2026
ThursdayNo releases on May 28, 20261 release on Jun 4, 2026No releases on Jun 11, 2026No releases on Jun 18, 2026No releases on Jun 25, 2026No releases on Jul 2, 2026No releases on Jul 9, 2026No releases on Jul 16, 2026No releases on Jul 23, 2026No releases on Jul 30, 2026No releases on Aug 6, 2026No releases on Aug 13, 2026No releases on Aug 20, 2026No releases on Aug 27, 2026No releases on Sep 3, 2026
FridayNo releases on May 29, 2026No releases on Jun 5, 20261 release on Jun 12, 2026No releases on Jun 19, 2026No releases on Jun 26, 2026No releases on Jul 3, 2026No releases on Jul 10, 2026No releases on Jul 17, 2026No releases on Jul 24, 2026No releases on Jul 31, 2026No releases on Aug 7, 2026No releases on Aug 14, 2026No releases on Aug 21, 2026No releases on Aug 28, 2026No releases on Sep 4, 2026
SaturdayNo releases on May 30, 2026No releases on Jun 6, 2026No releases on Jun 13, 2026No releases on Jun 20, 2026No releases on Jun 27, 2026No releases on Jul 4, 2026No releases on Jul 11, 2026No releases on Jul 18, 2026No releases on Jul 25, 2026No releases on Aug 1, 2026No releases on Aug 8, 2026No releases on Aug 15, 2026No releases on Aug 22, 2026No releases on Aug 29, 2026No releases on Sep 5, 2026

10 releases since Oct 31, 2025

Changelog

virtualbox-ext-vnc >= 7.2.12-2 requires manual intervention

Previously, we installed its contents in a way that made pacman not aware of the files (using VBoxManage extpack install ... from an install script). To mitigate issues during upgrade, you can use one…

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  • Installation method for virtualbox-ext-vnc changed from using VBoxManage extpack install in an install script to a method where pacman is aware of the files
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Active AUR malicious packages incident

We are currently experiencing a high volume of malicious package adoptions and updates in the Arch User Repository. We are actively working to track down existing malicious commits and attempting to p…

Security 1
  • Address high volume of malicious package adoptions and updates in the Arch User Repository
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Arch Linux 2026 Leader Election Results

Recently we held our leader elections and after a lively discussion period on the (internal) mailing lists and voting phase with two candidates Levente "anthraxx" Polyák was re-elected as Arch Linux P…

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Breaking changes for all users of `varnish`, which is renamed to `vinyl-cache`

The Varnish project has renamed itself to Vinyl Cache . We followed this rename with a new vinyl-cache package . This upgrade results in breaking changes and users are advised to study these changes a…

Changed 1
  • Varnish project renamed to Vinyl Cache with new vinyl-cache package, resulting in breaking changes
Removed 1
  • varnish package replaced by vinyl-cache package
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kea >= 1:3.0.3-6 update requires manual intervention

The kea package has moved all services to run as a dedicated kea user (instead of root ) for improved security. This change requires permission updates to the runtime files created by the kea services…

Changed 1
  • Update permissions on runtime files created by kea services
Security 1
  • Move all kea services to run as a dedicated kea user instead of root for improved security
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iptables now defaults to the nft backend

The old iptables-nft package name is replaced by iptables, and the legacy backend is available as iptables-legacy. When switching packages (among iptables-nft, iptables, iptables-legacy), check for .p…

Added 1
  • iptables-legacy package provides the legacy backend for backwards compatibility
Changed 2
  • iptables now defaults to the nft backend instead of the legacy backend
  • iptables-nft package is renamed to iptables
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NVIDIA 590 driver drops Pascal and lower support; main packages switch to Open Kernel Modules

With the update to driver version 590, the NVIDIA driver no longer supports Pascal (GTX 10xx) GPUs or older. We will replace the nvidia package with nvidia-open , nvidia-dkms with nvidia-open-dkms , a…

Changed 2
  • Replace nvidia package with nvidia-open
  • Replace nvidia-dkms package with nvidia-open-dkms
Removed 1
  • Support for Pascal (GTX 10xx) and older NVIDIA GPUs in driver version 590
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.NET packages may require manual intervention

The following packages may require manual intervention due to the upgrade from 9.0 to 10.0: aspnet-runtime aspnet-targeting-pack dotnet-runtime dotnet-sdk dotnet-source-built-artifacts dotnet-targetin…

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  • aspnet-runtime, aspnet-targeting-pack, dotnet-runtime, dotnet-sdk, dotnet-source-built-artifacts, and dotnet-targeting-pack packages upgraded from version 9.0 to 10.0 may require manual intervention
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waydroid >= 1.5.4-3 update may require manual intervention

The waydroid package prior to version 1.5.4-2 (including aur/waydroid ) creates Python byte-code files (.pyc) at runtime which were untracked by pacman. This issue has been fixed in 1.5.4-3 , where by…

Fixed 1
  • Remove untracked Python byte-code files (.pyc) that were created at runtime and not managed by pacman
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dovecot >= 2.4 requires manual intervention

The dovecot 2.4 release branch has made breaking changes which result in it being incompatible with any Thus, the dovecot service will no longer be able to start until the configuration file was migra…

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  • dovecot 2.4 introduces breaking changes that require manual configuration file migration before the service can start
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