RELEASE NOTES

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2023.06.07 - This Is The End

• 2023.06.07 was the final release from ArchLabs.

• Thank you all for your support and love over the years.

• The community has wanted to stay together so join us at either our ArchLabs & Friends Discord or Matrix.

• Signing Off - The ArchLabs Team.

• R.I.P. ArchLabs Linux.

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2023.02.05

• ArchLabs Release, 2023.01.20 is available for download from the ArchLabs Get page.

• A change to fix an issue with BIOS.

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2023.01.20

• ArchLabs Release, 2023.01.20 is available for download from the ArchLabs Get page.

• dwm has been added back as an option to install. Some minor patches have been included.

• The Live Session no longer loads as the default. There is an option to run the Live Session if you wish.

• Tweaks and improvements to the Live Session.

• A new default wallpaper thanks to our own Will Elliot.

• The usual installer fixes and package updates.

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2022.10.16

• ArchLabs Release, 2022.10.15 is available for download LTS Kernel - Vanilla Kernel.

• Just an ISO refresh to correct recent installation errors

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2022.08.21

• ArchLabs Release, 2022.08.21 is available for download LTS Kernel - Vanilla Kernel.

• Added basic live session for dk.

• Update session skeleton configs.

• General updates - latest archiso, kernel, firmware, etc.

• Replace exo-open with scripts for default applications (terminal, browser, and file manager).

• Remove ksuperkey and the whole XFCE suite in favour of lxappearance.

• Update Openbox pipemenu scripts and remove old unused ones.

• Update kickshaw (openbox menu editor) to be in line with upstream.

• Update dk session lemonbar script with better DPI support and more info.

• Simplify and merge some menus/descriptions.

• General clean up and remove dead/unused packages.

• Reduce number of sessions to dk, openbox, i3-gaps, bspwm, and fluxbox.

• Remove refind (bootloader), sddm, and gdm (display managers).

• Remove -t flag. AMD and Intel will have TearFree xorg configs setup by default.

• Remove nvidia-installer for nvidia driver setup during install.

• Added gpg signed checksum files for ISOs, use gpg --verify and sha256sum -c to confirm the ISO checksum.

• Credit to Tobias Keller for the original wallpaper.

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2022.05.29

• ArchLabs Release, 2022.05.29 is available for download LTS Kernel - Vanilla Kernel.

• Update to the Sway session:

  • sway session comes with nwg-shell 0.2

  • Now includes it's own tools to manage outputs (nwg-displays instead of wdisplays) and GTK settings (nwg-look instead of lxappearance).

• Minor tweaks and fixes to the installer

• Fixed volumeicon tray application mixer button

• Fixed broken obkey package after recent removal of python2 packages from Arch [community] repo

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2022.02.12

• ArchLabs Release, 2022.02.12 is available for download LTS Kernel - Vanilla Kernel.

• Update to the Sway session:

  • New notification panel.

  • Tweaks to the nwg-shell.

• The installer has been updated.

• Introduction of an LTS Kernel ISO.

• General fixes and tweaks.

• Baph has been updated to version 1.6.

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2022.01.19

• ArchLabs Release, 2022.01.18 is available for download.

• The addition of dk and Sway window managers.

• Tweak and tidy up of XFCE4 session.

• New default wallpaper based on this original by Jack Zhong.

• Updated the ArchLabs repository.

• Updated Rofi theme.

• ArchLabs AUR helper BAPH has had an update - version 1.5 brings a new check update flag and other minor improvements.

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2021.05.02

• ArchLabs Release, 2021.05.02 is available for download.

• No major changes.

• Nate's tiling window manager, dk is available from the AUR

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2020.11.04

• Archlabs Release, 2020.11.04 is available for download.

• Usual updates to the archlabs-installer and minor changes.

• The archlabs-installer has been moved directly to the ISO rather than be supplied as an extra package.

• First ArchLabs release built with the new Archiso build process.

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2020.05.04

• ArchLabs release, 2020.05.04 is available for download.

• archlabs-installer has had some updates and improvements. Now at version 2.1.45.

  • The installer now optionally uses Pacstrap to install packages.

  • The installer is more portable than ever.

  • General bug fixes.

• Packages Updates.

• The Rofi script has had a slight update.

• Updates to baph our AUR helper. man baph for details on how to use baph.

• Adwaita-Dark is now the default GTK theme where applicable.

• LXQT added to the list of install options.

• May the Fourth Be With You.

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2019.10.28

• archlabs-installer has been updated to version 2.1.

  • the installer won't gobble stderr when redirecting it for error handling

  • live session setup flag + more (see --help)

  • live session now available. instructions are available when you boot the iso.

  • jwm has been added as option to the wm/de install.

• updated wallpaper, a slice of home for dobbie.

  • original wallpaper found here.

  • custom wallpapers from the community can be downloaded here

• overhauled UI by the way of updated themes.

  • original theme by lassekongo83 from deviantart.

• tint2 has replaced polybar as the default panel in the openbox and bspwm sessions.

  • jgmenu is the tint2 application launcher.

  • i3wm and dwm use their respective default status bars

• baph our in house aur helper is now its own package.

• general improvements and bug fixes

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2019.01.20

• archlabs-scripts version update.

• archlabs-polybar has been upgraded to the latest release.

• xdg-user-dirs is now installed for WM during install.

• archlabs-installer version update with bug fixes and improvements.

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2018.12.17

• archlabs-installer has gone from version 1.6.19 to 1.8.1 with well over 100 commits since.

• no graphical live environment, you’re dropped into the console and go from there.

• aurman has been removed and replaced with baph, a more minimal and simple AUR helper.

• archlabs-polybar now ships /etc/skel/.config/polybar and the scripts used in the modules.

• archlabs-user-skel was removed and split up into archlabs-skel-base and archlabs-skel-WM_NAME packages to accommodate the new options during install.

• aurman, al-hello, nvidia-installer, ob-autostart, and possibly a few other packages have been removed and are no longer supported.

• archlabs-pipemenus has been split into two separate packages archlabs-pipemenus and archlabs-scripts the first contains only pipemenus used in the openbox session, scripts contains some generic helpers including: al-compositor, al-polybar-session, al-info, baph, flash, and session-logout.

• al-obkey got a minor patch to fix XF86Audio and XF86Backlight dedicated keys.

• large number of what we would call 'bloat' packages have been removed from the default install, if you require one of them simply install it like any other package.

• zsh, bash, and mksh all now have directories under ~/.SHELL_NAME with configuration, helper functions, and aliases. zsh is the most fleshed out as it's what myself and other team members use. popular framwork oh-my-zsh is a bit too bloated for us to consider it as an option so were using zsh_simpl which aims to be more minimal while still offering nice defaults, a few plugins, and of course the amazing completion.

• for intel graphics an xorg config enabling TearFree is created, this avoid the need to mess with compton's vsync settings, the driver vsync is just plain better.

• logout dialog now only offers the logout option when not using autologin and xinit.

• i3 got a few keybind changes/additions courtesy of LionessAlana.

• openbox menu has been cut down to accommodate the lack of pre-installed defaults while still being usable.

• (neo)vim have some additional configuration, colorscheme changes and an improved c syntax file.

• all fonts are now set to either monospace serif sans and these are aliased to the system fonts in ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf, this allows setting all your applications to use, say monospace then only need to change it in one place for all applications that use it.

• compton's config has had a few tweaks and deprecated options removed.

• autostart daemons/applications used across all environments are now run in ~/.xprofile this file will be run whether using lightdm or xinit and regardless of what WM/DE, this makes running things like polkit easier for us, rather than having to keep each command up to date in each WM config etc.

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