#arch-linux
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Fake Arch Linux packages delivered root-level malware
A threat actor uploaded AUR packages posing as the popular yay and paru helpers, bundling legitimate code with a malicious script that ran with root privileges.
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Archinstall 4.5: AArch64 Improvements and RT Kernel Options
Ahead of October's refresh of the Arch Linux install media, Archinstall 4.5 has arrived — a new release of the handy text-based system installer.
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CachyOS Gets an August 2026 Update and Readies a Server Edition
The CachyOS distribution has released another update to its images. Alongside desktop improvements, the team continues work on a future server edition.
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Arch Linux Veteran Morten Linderud Leaves the Project After 10 Years
Developer, security team member and maintainer of numerous packages Morten “Foxboron” Linderud has announced his departure from Arch Linux, leaving a number of key packages without a maintainer.
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Arch Linux Disables Adoption of “Orphaned” AUR Packages After Attacks
The Arch Linux DevOps team has temporarily banned the adoption of orphaned packages in the AUR: attackers were seizing them en masse and planting a remote access trojan.
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Valve Releases Experimental Holo Core Build for the Steam Frame on ARM64
Together with Collabora, Valve has unveiled the first sources and binary builds of Arch Linux AArch64 under the name Holo Core — the software foundation for the upcoming Steam Frame headset built on a Qualcomm chip.