Who contributed to Arch Linux on August 13, 2026?

3 developers shipped this update, including VictorZaca, h8d13, and Rafael Epplée.

What were the notable Arch Linux updates?

Fix examples/config-sample.json and cover the example configs with a test (#4709), Fix examples/config-sample.json and cover the example configs with a test, and feat(kernels): add RT variants from upstream.

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ARCHINSTALL FIXES BROKEN SAMPLE CONFIG, ADDS RT KERNEL VARIANTS

By RepoJournal · Filed 06:57 UTC on August 13, 2026 · About Arch Linux

3 people shipped this

VictorZaca @VictorZaca 2 cited

Rafael Epplée @raffomania 2 cited

h8d13 @h8d13 1 cited

The example config that shipped in archinstall has been invalid since 2023 and now works again, while the installer gains real-time kernel options from upstream.

Archinstall's sample configuration file, which the README pointed users toward, has been broken for over a year and now parses correctly [1]. The config failed on five separate fronts: missing dev_path keys in every partition, null sector_size values where an object was required, and deprecated Percent units in partition sizing. Victor Zacarias fixed all of them and added test coverage to prevent regression [2]. In parallel, h8d13 added RT (real-time) kernel variants from upstream to the installer's kernel selection, matching what's available in the official Arch repositories [3]. Over on buildbtw, the backend saw observability improvements with tracing for HTTP requests now explicitly enabled [9] and detailed SSH host key checking errors now logged to help operators debug repo sync failures [10]. Across all three desks, 66 commits and 3 PRs landed as teams prepared packages for stable release [4] [5] [6] [7] [8].

Action items

→ If users report archinstall config failures, point them to the fixed sample in the latest release archlinux/archinstall [immediate]
→ Document RT kernel availability in install guides for realtime workloads archlinux/archinstall [plan]
→ Monitor buildbtw HTTP request tracing for any performance impact archlinux/buildbtw [monitor]

References

[1] Fix examples/config-sample.json and cover the example configs with a test (#4709) archlinux/archinstall
[2] Fix examples/config-sample.json and cover the example configs with a test ↗ archlinux/archinstall
[3] feat(kernels): add RT variants from upstream ↗ archlinux/archinstall
[4] move stack from extra-testing-x86_64 to extra-x86_64 archlinux/state
[5] move pandoc-plot from extra-testing-x86_64 to extra-x86_64 archlinux/state
[6] move pandoc-crossref from extra-testing-x86_64 to extra-x86_64 archlinux/state
[7] move pandoc-cli from extra-testing-x86_64 to extra-x86_64 archlinux/state
[8] move hledger-web from extra-testing-x86_64 to extra-x86_64 archlinux/state
[9] Add tracing for http requests archlinux/buildbtw
[10] Log detailed SSH host key checking errors archlinux/buildbtw

Quick answers

What shipped in Arch Linux on August 13, 2026?: The example config that shipped in archinstall has been invalid since 2023 and now works again, while the installer gains real-time kernel options from upstream. In total, 66 commits and 3 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Arch Linux on August 13, 2026?: 3 developers shipped this update, including VictorZaca, h8d13, and Rafael Epplée.
What were the notable Arch Linux updates?: Fix examples/config-sample.json and cover the example configs with a test (#4709), Fix examples/config-sample.json and cover the example configs with a test, and feat(kernels): add RT variants from upstream.

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