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pkgconf moves to core, asusctl and rule sets leave testing

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George Hu Jan Steffens Leonidas Spyropoulos DeepChirp Robin Candau
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George Hu @Integral-Tech 3 cited Jan Steffens @heftig 2 cited Leonidas Spyropoulos @inglor 1 cited DeepChirp @DeepChirp Robin Candau @Antiz96

pkgconf has been promoted from core-testing to core, and asusctl and sing-geosite-rule-set have graduated from extra-testing to stable repositories.

The Arch Linux state repo reflects several package promotions. pkgconf moved from core-testing-x86_64 to core-x86_64 [1], meaning it is now part of the stable core repository, available to all users. asusctl moved from extra-testing-x86_64 to extra-x86_64 [2], and sing-geosite-rule-set from extra-testing-any to extra-any [3], both now in stable extra. Additionally, python-sqlparse updated to 0.6.0-1 in extra-any [4]. These moves follow the standard testing pipeline, so users on stable branches now receive these versions.

On the infrastructure side, a new archmanweb deployment adds uwsgi harakiri for stale workers [5]. This is a developing change; uwsgi's harakiri timeout will kill workers that exceed a configured time, preventing stale workers from hanging and blocking requests. The exact timeout value is not specified.

In key management, heftig removed his old Yubikey and reorganized his pubkeys [6], with the merge of the 'heftig-keys' branch . This means that signatures from the old key should no longer be trusted; any verification relying on that key needs updating.

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Quick answers

What shipped in Arch Linux on September 6, 2026?
pkgconf has been promoted from core-testing to core, and asusctl and sing-geosite-rule-set have graduated from extra-testing to stable repositories. In total, 53 commits landed.
Who contributed to Arch Linux on September 6, 2026?
5 developers shipped this update, including George Hu, DeepChirp, Jan Steffens, Leonidas Spyropoulos, and Robin Candau.
What were the notable Arch Linux updates?
move pkgconf from core-testing-x86_64 to core-x86_64, move asusctl from extra-testing-x86_64 to extra-x86_64, and move sing-geosite-rule-set from extra-testing-any to extra-any.
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