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ARCHINSTALL FIXES BROKEN SAMPLE CONFIG, ADDS RT KERNEL VARIANTS

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VictorZaca Rafael Epplée h8d13
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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

References

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

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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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