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RELEASE NOTES

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.