What were the notable Arch Linux updates?

remove oil from extra-x86_64, update firefox-developer-edition to 151.0b5-1 in extra-x86_64, and move nvidia-open from extra-staging-x86_64 to extra-testing-x86_64.

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OIL REMOVED FROM EXTRA AS NVIDIA-OPEN, LINUX-ZEN MOVE TO TESTING

By RepoJournal · Filed 06:01 UTC on May 2, 2026 · About Arch Linux

Arch purged the oil package from extra-x86_64 while three major kernel and driver updates advance through the staging pipeline.

The packaging team removed oil [1] from the extra repository, cleaning up a dependency that's seen limited adoption. Meanwhile, three significant updates are graduating from staging to testing: nvidia-open [3] continues its journey toward stable, linux-zen [5] is now available for testing, and netfilter-fullconenat [4] moved up as well. Firefox Developer Edition bumped to 151.0b5-1 [2] in the same window. For systems running nvidia hardware or zen kernels, these testing packages are ready to validate before the stable push.

Action items

→ Test linux-zen from extra-testing if you run zen kernel builds archlinux/svntogit-packages [plan]
→ Verify nvidia-open stability in testing if you have RTX/newer hardware archlinux/svntogit-packages [plan]
→ Remove oil package from any local configs if installed archlinux/svntogit-packages [monitor]

References

[1] remove oil from extra-x86_64 archlinux/state
[2] update firefox-developer-edition to 151.0b5-1 in extra-x86_64 archlinux/state
[3] move nvidia-open from extra-staging-x86_64 to extra-testing-x86_64 archlinux/state
[4] move netfilter-fullconenat from extra-staging-x86_64 to extra-testing-x86_64 archlinux/state
[5] move linux-zen from extra-staging-x86_64 to extra-testing-x86_64 archlinux/state

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What shipped in Arch Linux on May 2, 2026?: Arch purged the oil package from extra-x86_64 while three major kernel and driver updates advance through the staging pipeline. In total, 50 commits landed.
What were the notable Arch Linux updates?: remove oil from extra-x86_64, update firefox-developer-edition to 151.0b5-1 in extra-x86_64, and move nvidia-open from extra-staging-x86_64 to extra-testing-x86_64.

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