Who contributed to Arch Linux on August 16, 2026?

2 developers shipped this update, including Robin Candau and Christian Heusel.

What were the notable Arch Linux updates?

remove wlroots0.18 from extra-x86_64, remove wlroots0.19 from extra-x86_64, and update gdm to 51beta-2 in gnome-unstable-x86_64.

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ARCH CLEANS HOUSE ON WLROOTS, GNOME UNSTABLE MOVES TO BETAS

By RepoJournal · Filed 06:56 UTC on August 16, 2026 · About Arch Linux

2 people shipped this

Robin Candau @Antiz96 2 cited

Christian Heusel @christian-heusel 1 cited

Arch is dropping both wlroots0.18 and wlroots0.19 from extra repositories, clearing the way for newer compositor stacks across the distro.

The removals [1] [2] mark the end of support for two legacy wlroots versions, likely driven by newer Wayland compositors that have already moved on. In parallel, the GNOME unstable channel is tracking upstream closely with gdm bumped to 51beta-2 [3] and snapshot updated to 51beta-1 [4], keeping pace with GNOME's rapid beta cycle. Separately, rpi-imager landed version 2.0.11-1 in extra-testing [5], giving Raspberry Pi users a chance to validate the tooling before stable push. Across all tracks, this is routine maintenance work spanning 50 commits, nothing critical but plenty of forward motion.

Action items

→ If you're running wlroots-based compositors, verify your setup works after the removal [ref:1][ref:2] archlinux/state [monitor]
→ Test rpi-imager 2.0.11-1 in extra-testing if you deploy to Raspberry Pi [ref:5] archlinux/state [plan]

References

[1] remove wlroots0.18 from extra-x86_64 archlinux/state
[2] remove wlroots0.19 from extra-x86_64 archlinux/state
[3] update gdm to 51beta-2 in gnome-unstable-x86_64 archlinux/state
[4] update snapshot to 51beta-1 in gnome-unstable-x86_64 archlinux/state
[5] update rpi-imager to 2.0.11-1 in extra-testing-x86_64 archlinux/state

Quick answers

What shipped in Arch Linux on August 16, 2026?: Arch is dropping both wlroots0.18 and wlroots0.19 from extra repositories, clearing the way for newer compositor stacks across the distro. In total, 50 commits landed.
Who contributed to Arch Linux on August 16, 2026?: 2 developers shipped this update, including Robin Candau and Christian Heusel.
What were the notable Arch Linux updates?: remove wlroots0.18 from extra-x86_64, remove wlroots0.19 from extra-x86_64, and update gdm to 51beta-2 in gnome-unstable-x86_64.

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