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PYTHON-WATCHGOD PURGED FROM EXTRA, SIGNSTAR OVERHAULS KEY INFRASTRUCTURE

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Arch dropped python-watchgod entirely while signstar's crypto tooling gets a breaking refactor that tightens its type system.

The state desk removed python-watchgod from extra-any [1], cleaning up a deprecated dependency across the repository. Meanwhile, the regular cadence continues with audiobookshelf bumping to 2.35.1-1 [2], switchboard-plug-keyboard to 8.1.1-1 [3], senpai to 0.4.1-2 [4], and marknote to 1.6.0-1 [5]. On the signstar desk, there's real momentum: a new wrap-ed25519 subcommand landed for the yubihsm2 backup tool [6], handling raw 32-byte private key wrapping with customizable properties. The team also added clap support for Domain objects [7], introduced a breaking Label type into InnerFormat [8], fixed clippy lints [9], and derived Eq and PartialEq for object identifiers [10]. This is a modernization cycle for the crypto infrastructure: tighter types, better CLI integration, and cleaner abstractions.

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  1. [1] remove python-watchgod from extra-any archlinux/state ↗
  2. [2] update audiobookshelf to 2.35.1-1 in extra-x86_64 archlinux/state ↗
  3. [3] update switchboard-plug-keyboard to 8.1.1-1 in extra-x86_64 archlinux/state ↗
  4. [4] update senpai to 0.4.1-2 in extra-x86_64 archlinux/state ↗
  5. [5] update marknote to 1.6.0-1 in extra-x86_64 archlinux/state ↗
  6. [6] feat: Add `wrap-ed25519` subcommand to `signstar-yubihsm2 backup` ↗ archlinux/signstar
  7. [7] feat: Add support for clap for `Domain` objects ↗ archlinux/signstar
  8. [8] refactor!: Introduce `Label` type and use that in `InnerFormat` ↗ archlinux/signstar
  9. [9] fix: Fix clippy lints reported by Rust stable ↗ archlinux/signstar
  10. [10] refactor: Derive `Eq` and `PartialEq` for object identifiers ↗ archlinux/signstar

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Quick answers

What shipped in Arch Linux on May 30, 2026?
Arch dropped python-watchgod entirely while signstar's crypto tooling gets a breaking refactor that tightens its type system. In total, 56 commits landed.
What were the notable Arch Linux updates?
remove python-watchgod from extra-any, update audiobookshelf to 2.35.1-1 in extra-x86_64, and update switchboard-plug-keyboard to 8.1.1-1 in extra-x86_64.
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