MANY NEW DESKTOPS HAVE ARRIVED
New desktop CHADWM – TWM
We have also added the desktop Chadwm to the list in the ArcoLinux Tweak Tool.
There is an ArcoLinuxB iso for it ArcoLinuxB Chadwm
Or you can install the package manually.
sudo pacman -S arcolinux-chadwm-git
More info can be found here : https://github.com/siduck/chadwm
New desktop Pantheon
We have added the desktop Pantheon to the list in the ArcoLinux Tweak Tool.
There is also an ArcoLinuxB iso for it ArcoLinuxB Pantheon
Or you can install the packages manually without the extra software.
sudo pacman -S pantheon
More info can be found here : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pantheon coming from elementary.
New desktop Berry
We have added the desktop Berry to the list in the ArcoLinux Tweak Tool.
There is no ArcoLinuxB iso for it.
Or you can install the packages manually without the extra software.
sudo pacman -S arcolinux-berry-git berry-dev-git
More info can be found here : https://github.com/JLErvin/berry
New desktop Worm TWM
We have added the desktop Worm to the list in the ArcoLinux Tweak Tool.
There is no ArcoLinuxB iso for it.
Or you can install the packages manually without the extra software.
sudo pacman -S arcolinux-worm-git worm-dev-git
More info can be found here : https://github.com/codic12/worm
New desktop Enlightenment – desktop
We have created an iso for Enlightenment.
https://www.enlightenment.org/
The holdup now we realize was Wayland.
With some extra steps and some knowledge you can install Enlightenment with Calamares.
How to create the ArcoLinuxB Hypr iso
Once all the githubs, repos, package builds and scripts are in place making a new iso is not that hard.
See what steps we take to create an ArcoLinuxB Hypr.
We need a package for the configuration and a package for the application:
- arcolinux-hypr-git
- hypr-dev-git
Copy/pasting is fun but …
See me making a mistake and ending up in a ‘virgin’ i3.
KEYSERVERS
We have updated the content of
/etc/pacman.d/gnupg/gpg.conf
in order to receive the keys if you want to build a package from the AUR.
New xanmod kernels
Since the xanmod edge kernel is gone we have added others to our selection
- linux-xanmod
- linux-xanmod-lts
- linux-xanmod-rt
- linux-xanmod-tt
- linux-xanmod-anbox
Btrfsmaintenance
For the users that prefer BTRFS as formatting we have added btrfsmaintenance to the Calamares list.
What welcome app to use – for distrobuilders – what is out there
Of course you can start building your very own, unique, beautiful welcome app but what if that is out of your league?
Use code that you find online and ask permission to reuse it.
We have made a playlist of several tools we found online and looked at the code, language, functionality, etc …
Learn how to explore a TWM you have never seen before
Exploring new things is fun.
Crashing and failing all the time is no fun.
In this video we go over some of the best practices. We have a look at hypr.
The tools I need are:
- a terminal
- a file manager
- meld to compare
ArchLinux Tweak Tool – 3 new desktops
You can now install
- berry
- chadwm
- worm
with our ArchLinux Tweak Tool.
Pantheon and Enlightenment were already in the list.
I3wm – db-nemesis – new theme
We created a new theme for i3 from a theme of Leftwm db-nemesis
sudo pacman -S arcolinux-i3wm-db-nemesis-git
F2FS
F2fs file system has been removed from the list of Calamares.
Grub-install does not recognize that filesystem anymore.
what is new
How to stay rolling
We have dedicated an article to this particular topic since it is probably FAQ number 1.
geoip service is Working again
Future will tell us for how long
Full package list
The full package list of the latest isos can always be found on github at this address :
ArcoLinux : https://github.com/arcolinux/arcolinux-iso/blob/master/archiso/packages.x86_64
ArcoLinuxD : https://github.com/arcolinux/arcolinuxd-iso/blob/master/archiso/packages.x86_64
More detailed information can be found in the
beta links in the arcolinux.info menu
and of course in the commits
On github.