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The Wire · Showcase

ARCH LINUX PURGES LEGACY PACKAGES, MONITORING DISK BREATHING ROOM

By RepoJournal · Filed · About Arch Linux

Two unmaintained packages are being stripped from the extra repository while infrastructure gets the storage headroom it's been desperately needing.

Colorhug-client and libsoup have both been removed from extra-x86_64 [1][2], cleaning out dead weight from the stable repos. These weren't quick decisions. Three media packages are graduating from staging to testing today: webrtc-audio-processing [3], vlc [4], and usbguard [5] all moved through the pipeline, which means the testing window validated them. On infrastructure, the monitoring volume just got expanded to 250GB [6], a necessary move after the disk started running full. It's not luxurious, but for an infrastructure the size of Arch Linux, it gives you real breathing room before the next crunch.

Action items

References

  1. [1] remove colorhug-client from extra-x86_64 archlinux/state
  2. [2] remove libsoup from extra-x86_64 archlinux/state
  3. [3] move webrtc-audio-processing from extra-staging-x86_64 to extra-testing-x86_64 archlinux/state
  4. [4] move vlc from extra-staging-x86_64 to extra-testing-x86_64 archlinux/state
  5. [5] move usbguard from extra-staging-x86_64 to extra-testing-x86_64 archlinux/state
  6. [6] tf-stage1: Increase volume size on monitoring archlinux/infrastructure

FAQ

What changed in Arch Linux on June 1, 2026?
Two unmaintained packages are being stripped from the extra repository while infrastructure gets the storage headroom it's been desperately needing.
What should Arch Linux teams do about it?
Update systems using colorhug-client or libsoup from AUR alternatives • Test vlc, webrtc-audio-processing, and usbguard from extra-testing before relying on stable • Monitor monitoring disk usage over the next sprint
Which Arch Linux repositories shipped on June 1, 2026?
archlinux/state, archlinux/infrastructure

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