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ARCHINSTALL TIGHTENS TYPE SAFETY, CORE REPOS STABILIZE

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George Rawlinson Tobias Powalowski correctmost BlackCatOfficialytb chrislongros renovate
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George Rawlinson @grawlinson 2 cited Tobias Powalowski @tpowa 1 cited correctmost @correctmost 1 cited BlackCatOfficialytb @BlackCatOfficialytb 1 cited chrislongros @chrislongros 1 cited renovate @renovate 1 cited

Archinstall is enforcing stricter mypy and Pylint checks across its test suite while core packages graduate from testing branches.

The archinstall project is raising code quality standards by enabling more comprehensive type checking on test code [1], a move that will prevent type-related issues from slipping through before hitting users. In parallel, findutils has graduated from core-testing to core [2], signaling readiness for general availability. Translation work continues steadily, with Vietnamese now available at 61% completion [3] and Greek navigation strings freshly updated [4]. On the infrastructure side, python-anyio, python-acme, libchewing, and certbot-nginx all moved from testing to their stable repositories [5][6][7][8], suggesting a batch of packages passed validation. The mypy tool itself was bumped to v2.2.0 in pre-commit hooks [9], keeping development tools current.

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  1. [1] Enable more mypy and Pylint checks for test_tooling/ ↗ archlinux/archinstall
  2. [2] move findutils from core-testing-x86_64 to core-x86_64 archlinux/state
  3. [3] Add Vietnamese to Archinstall ↗ archlinux/archinstall
  4. [4] Update Greek translations: TUI navigation strings ↗ archlinux/archinstall
  5. [5] update python-anyio to 4.14.2-1 in extra-any archlinux/state
  6. [6] move libchewing from extra-testing-x86_64 to extra-x86_64 archlinux/state
  7. [7] move python-acme from extra-testing-any to extra-any archlinux/state
  8. [8] move certbot-nginx from extra-testing-any to extra-any archlinux/state
  9. [9] Update pre-commit hook pre-commit/mirrors-mypy to v2.2.0 ↗ archlinux/archinstall

Quick answers

What shipped in Arch Linux on July 13, 2026?
Archinstall is enforcing stricter mypy and Pylint checks across its test suite while core packages graduate from testing branches. In total, 54 commits and 10 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Arch Linux on July 13, 2026?
6 developers shipped this update, including Tobias Powalowski, George Rawlinson, correctmost, BlackCatOfficialytb, chrislongros, and renovate.
What were the notable Arch Linux updates?
Enable more mypy and Pylint checks for test_tooling/, move findutils from core-testing-x86_64 to core-x86_64, and Add Vietnamese to Archinstall.

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