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yay search fix lands, WSL image rebuilds for 7.3-era kernels

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The day's substantive work is in the derived-package tree and the WSL image: an unkillable yay search is patched downstream and the monthly WSL build ships, while the rest is bot churn and routine bumps.

yay: Add fix for uninterrupable package search (#1204) CachyOS/cachyos-aur-derived

by Vasiliy Stelmachenok

Vasiliy Stelmachenok's patch makes yay's package search interruptible, resolving the upstream report that the search could not be cancelled. Until the fix reaches upstream yay, CachyOS users get the behavior through the derived package instead.

Import bibata cursor theme CachyOS/cachyos-aur-derived

by ventureoo

ventureoo imported the Bibata cursor theme into the derived tree, with python-clickgen pulled in alongside it as the build dependency the theme needs. Both arrive as CachyOS-maintained packages rather than AUR builds.

CachyOS WSL 2026.11.02.3 CachyOS/cachyos-wsl

by github-actions[bot]

The automated x86-64-v3 WSL image rolled over to 2026.11.02.3, built on top of the same-day commits that rework mirror selection and apply WSL-specific adjustments to the image.

nvidia-470xx: Add support for 7.3 Kernel CachyOS/CachyOS-PKGBUILDS

by Peter Jung

The legacy nvidia-470xx driver now builds against the 7.3 kernel, keeping the 470 series usable for hardware that upstream no longer targets. CachyOS-PKGBUILDS also picked up a custom pahole package and a missing .SRCINFO.

python: 3.14.9-1 CachyOS/CachyOS-PKGBUILDS

by Peter Jung

Python moved to 3.14.9-1 and rate-mirrors to 0.34.1-1. Elsewhere the statuspage bot refreshed graphs, summaries, and README, and reported the Vietnam and South Korea (KRFOSS 5) mirrors up at 1333 ms and 144 ms respectively.

Quick answers

What shipped in CachyOS on November 3, 2026?
The day's substantive work is in the derived-package tree and the WSL image: an unkillable yay search is patched downstream and the monthly WSL build ships, while the rest is bot churn and routine bumps. In total, 81 commits, 3 pull requests, and 1 releases landed.
Who contributed to CachyOS on November 3, 2026?
4 developers shipped this update, including ventureoo, Vladislav Nepogodin, Peter Jung, and github-actions[bot].
What were the notable CachyOS updates?
yay: Add fix for uninterrupable package search (#1204), Import bibata cursor theme, and CachyOS WSL 2026.11.02.3.