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RELEASE NOTES

2023.06.07 - This Is The End

  • 2023.06.07 was the final release from ArchLabs.

  • Thank you all for your support and love over the years.

  • The community has wanted to stay together so join us at either our ArchLabs & Friends Discord or Matrix.

  • Signing Off - The ArchLabs Team.

  • R.I.P. ArchLabs Linux.

2023.02.05

  • ArchLabs Release, 2023.01.20 is available for download from the ArchLabs Get page.

  • A change to fix an issue with BIOS.

2023.01.20

  • ArchLabs Release, 2023.01.20 is available for download from the ArchLabs Get page.

  • dwm has been added back as an option to install. Some minor patches have been included.

  • The Live Session no longer loads as the default. There is an option to run the Live Session if you wish.

  • Tweaks and improvements to the Live Session.

  • A new default wallpaper thanks to our own Will Elliot.

  • The usual installer fixes and package updates.

2022.10.16

  • ArchLabs Release, 2022.10.15 is available for download LTS Kernel - Vanilla Kernel.

  • Just an ISO refresh to correct recent installation errors

2022.08.21

  • ArchLabs Release, 2022.08.21 is available for download LTS Kernel - Vanilla Kernel.

  • Added basic live session for dk.

  • Update session skeleton configs.

  • General updates - latest archiso, kernel, firmware, etc.

  • Replace exo-open with scripts for default applications (terminal, browser, and file manager).

  • Remove ksuperkey and the whole XFCE suite in favour of lxappearance.

  • Update Openbox pipemenu scripts and remove old unused ones.

  • Update kickshaw (openbox menu editor) to be in line with upstream.

  • Update dk session lemonbar script with better DPI support and more info.

  • Simplify and merge some menus/descriptions.

  • General clean up and remove dead/unused packages.

  • Reduce number of sessions to dk, openbox, i3-gaps, bspwm, and fluxbox.

  • Remove refind (bootloader), sddm, and gdm (display managers).

  • Remove -t flag. AMD and Intel will have TearFree xorg configs setup by default.

  • Remove nvidia-installer for nvidia driver setup during install.

  • Added gpg signed checksum files for ISOs, use gpg --verify and sha256sum -c to confirm the ISO checksum.

  • Credit to Tobias Keller for the original wallpaper.

2022.05.29

  • ArchLabs Release, 2022.05.29 is available for download LTS Kernel - Vanilla Kernel.

  • Update to the Sway session:

    • sway session comes with nwg-shell 0.2

    • Now includes it's own tools to manage outputs (nwg-displays instead of wdisplays) and GTK settings (nwg-look instead of lxappearance).

  • Minor tweaks and fixes to the installer

  • Fixed volumeicon tray application mixer button

  • Fixed broken obkey package after recent removal of python2 packages from Arch [community] repo

2022.02.12

  • ArchLabs Release, 2022.02.12 is available for download LTS Kernel - Vanilla Kernel.

  • Update to the Sway session:

    • New notification panel.

    • Tweaks to the nwg-shell.

  • The installer has been updated.

  • Introduction of an LTS Kernel ISO.

  • General fixes and tweaks.

  • Baph has been updated to version 1.6.

2022.01.19

  • ArchLabs Release, 2022.01.18 is available for download.

  • The addition of dk and Sway window managers.

  • Tweak and tidy up of XFCE4 session.

  • New default wallpaper based on this original by Jack Zhong.

  • Updated the ArchLabs repository.

  • Updated Rofi theme.

  • ArchLabs AUR helper BAPH has had an update - version 1.5 brings a new check update flag and other minor improvements.

2021.05.02

  • ArchLabs Release, 2021.05.02 is available for download.

  • No major changes.

  • Nate's tiling window manager, dk is available from the AUR

2020.11.04

  • Archlabs Release, 2020.11.04 is available for download.

  • Usual updates to the archlabs-installer and minor changes.

  • The archlabs-installer has been moved directly to the ISO rather than be supplied as an extra package.

  • First ArchLabs release built with the new Archiso build process.

2020.05.04

  • ArchLabs release, 2020.05.04 is available for download.

  • archlabs-installer has had some updates and improvements. Now at version 2.1.45.

    • The installer now optionally uses Pacstrap to install packages.

    • The installer is more portable than ever.

    • General bug fixes.

  • Packages Updates.

  • The Rofi script has had a slight update.

  • Updates to baph our AUR helper. man baph for details on how to use baph.

  • Adwaita-Dark is now the default GTK theme where applicable.

  • LXQT added to the list of install options.

  • May the Fourth Be With You.

2019.10.28

  • archlabs-installer has been updated to version 2.1.

    • the installer won't gobble stderr when redirecting it for error handling

    • live session setup flag + more (see --help)

    • live session now available. instructions are available when you boot the iso.

    • jwm has been added as option to the wm/de install.

  • updated wallpaper, a slice of home for dobbie.

    • original wallpaper found here.

    • custom wallpapers from the community can be downloaded here

  • overhauled UI by the way of updated themes.

  • tint2 has replaced polybar as the default panel in the openbox and bspwm sessions.

    • jgmenu is the tint2 application launcher.

    • i3wm and dwm use their respective default status bars

  • baph our in house aur helper is now its own package.

  • general improvements and bug fixes

2019.01.20

  • archlabs-scripts version update.

  • archlabs-polybar has been upgraded to the latest release.

  • xdg-user-dirs is now installed for WM during install.

  • archlabs-installer version update with bug fixes and improvements.

2018.12.17

  • archlabs-installer has gone from version 1.6.19 to 1.8.1 with well over 100 commits since.

  • no graphical live environment, you’re dropped into the console and go from there.

  • aurman has been removed and replaced with baph, a more minimal and simple AUR helper.

  • archlabs-polybar now ships /etc/skel/.config/polybar and the scripts used in the modules.

  • archlabs-user-skel was removed and split up into archlabs-skel-base and archlabs-skel-WM_NAME packages to accommodate the new options during install.

  • aurman, al-hello, nvidia-installer, ob-autostart, and possibly a few other packages have been removed and are no longer supported.

  • archlabs-pipemenus has been split into two separate packages archlabs-pipemenus and archlabs-scripts the first contains only pipemenus used in the openbox session, scripts contains some generic helpers including: al-compositor, al-polybar-session, al-info, baph, flash, and session-logout.

  • al-obkey got a minor patch to fix XF86Audio and XF86Backlight dedicated keys.

  • large number of what we would call 'bloat' packages have been removed from the default install, if you require one of them simply install it like any other package.

  • zsh, bash, and mksh all now have directories under ~/.SHELL_NAME with configuration, helper functions, and aliases. zsh is the most fleshed out as it's what myself and other team members use. popular framwork oh-my-zsh is a bit too bloated for us to consider it as an option so were using zsh_simpl which aims to be more minimal while still offering nice defaults, a few plugins, and of course the amazing completion.

  • for intel graphics an xorg config enabling TearFree is created, this avoid the need to mess with compton's vsync settings, the driver vsync is just plain better.

  • logout dialog now only offers the logout option when not using autologin and xinit.

  • i3 got a few keybind changes/additions courtesy of LionessAlana.

  • openbox menu has been cut down to accommodate the lack of pre-installed defaults while still being usable.

  • (neo)vim have some additional configuration, colorscheme changes and an improved c syntax file.

  • all fonts are now set to either monospace serif sans and these are aliased to the system fonts in ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf, this allows setting all your applications to use, say monospace then only need to change it in one place for all applications that use it.

  • compton's config has had a few tweaks and deprecated options removed.

  • autostart daemons/applications used across all environments are now run in ~/.xprofile this file will be run whether using lightdm or xinit and regardless of what WM/DE, this makes running things like polkit easier for us, rather than having to keep each command up to date in each WM config etc.