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archinstall's Nepali locale lands, Japanese translation hits 100%

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A quiet day in archinstall: translation work dominates, with Nepali picking up 66 strings and Japanese reaching full coverage, while two lint-rule enablements tighten the codebase's Python style.

Translated 66 Nepali strings archlinux/archinstall

by nummbee01

66 previously untranslated Nepali strings landed, covering the LUKS iteration-time prompts, disk encryption selection, FIDO2/HSM device selection, and mirror parallel download settings. Locale coverage now sits at 398 of 608 strings, and the commit notes all {} placeholders were preserved and verified with locales_generator.sh check (msgfmt --check).

Update Japanese translation archlinux/archinstall

by utuhiro78

Japanese reached full 100% translation coverage, closing out the last gaps for Japanese-language installer runs.

Enable Ruff redefined-loop-name rule archlinux/archinstall

by codefiles

Ruff's redefined-loop-name rule is now enforced, catching loop variables that shadow an enclosing binding before they land in review.

Enable Ruff flake8-use-pathlib archlinux/archinstall

by codefiles

Ruff's flake8-use-pathlib rule is now on, pushing new code toward pathlib instead of raw os.path string handling.

locale(nepali): translate LUKS iteration time and HSM/FIDO2 strings (#4816) archlinux/archinstall

by Binam Adhikari

The Nepali locale commit behind the new strings: LUKS iteration-time prompts, HSM/FIDO2 device selection, and mirror parallel-download settings, with 66 additions and placeholder checks passing.

Quick answers

What shipped in Linux on October 1, 2026?
A quiet day in archinstall: translation work dominates, with Nepali picking up 66 strings and Japanese reaching full coverage, while two lint-rule enablements tighten the codebase's Python style. In total, 6 commits and 6 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Linux on October 1, 2026?
3 developers shipped this update, including nummbee01, utuhiro78, and codefiles.
What were the notable Linux updates?
Translated 66 Nepali strings, Update Japanese translation, and Enable Ruff redefined-loop-name rule.