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LINUX KERNEL MOVES TO STABLE, VARNISH REMOVED FROM EXTRA

By RepoJournal · Filed · About Arch Linux

The latest kernel is out of testing and into production repositories, while the package roster gets pruned and vinyl-cache graduates from the testing pipeline.

The linux kernel package moved from core-testing-x86_64 to core-x86_64 [1], signaling it's ready for widespread deployment. In parallel, varnish has been removed entirely from extra-x86_64 [2], likely due to maintenance burden or upstream changes. The vinyl-cache package successfully graduated from extra-testing-x86_64 to extra-x86_64 [3], completing its testing cycle. GNOME documentation saw a routine bump to version 50.2-1 in extra-any [4]. Meanwhile, weston received a patch update to 15.0.1-3 in extra-testing-x86_64 [5], still undergoing validation before promotion.

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  1. [1] move linux from core-testing-x86_64 to core-x86_64 archlinux/state
  2. [2] remove varnish from extra-x86_64 archlinux/state
  3. [3] move vinyl-cache from extra-testing-x86_64 to extra-x86_64 archlinux/state
  4. [4] update gnome-user-docs to 50.2-1 in extra-any archlinux/state
  5. [5] update weston to 15.0.1-3 in extra-testing-x86_64 archlinux/state

Quick answers

What shipped in Arch Linux on May 25, 2026?
The latest kernel is out of testing and into production repositories, while the package roster gets pruned and vinyl-cache graduates from the testing pipeline. In total, 50 commits landed.
What were the notable Arch Linux updates?
move linux from core-testing-x86_64 to core-x86_64, remove varnish from extra-x86_64, and move vinyl-cache from extra-testing-x86_64 to extra-x86_64.

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