(Test Update) 2026-01-09 – Kernels, KDE Gear 25.12.1, Mesa 25.3.3, Haskell – Test Updates

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Hello community, here we have another set of package updates.

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NVIDIA 590 driver drops Pascal support

With the update to driver version 590, the NVIDIA driver no longer supports Pascal (GTX 10xx) GPUs or older.

Impact: Updating the NVIDIA packages on systems with Pascal, Maxwell, or older cards will not load the driver, which may result in a broken graphics environment.

Intervention required for Pascal/older users: Users with GTX 10xx series and older cards should switch to a legacy driver to retain support:

  • Install the official linuxXXX-nvidia-575xx, linuxXXX-nvidia-570xxor related DKMS packages.
  • Manjaro 26.0 Anh-Linh released
  • Manjaro Summit public Alpha now available
  • As of Linux 5.4.302, the 5.4 series is now EOL (End Of Life). Please install 5.10 LTS (Long Term Support) or 5.15 LTS.
  • As of Linux 6.16.12, the 6.16 series is now EOL (End Of Life). Please install 6.18 stable and/or 6.12 LTS (Long Term Support).
  • As of Linux 6.17.13, the 6.17 series is now EOL (End Of Life). Please install 6.18 stable and/or 6.12 LTS (Long Term Support).

Valkey to replace Redis in the (extra) repository

2025-04-17 – Andrew Crerar

Valkey, a high-performance key/value data store, will replace redis in the (extra) repository. This change is due to Redis changing its license from BSD-3 clause to RSALv2 and SSPLv1 on March 20, 2024.

Arch Linux Package Maintainers intend to support the availability of the redis package for approximately 14 days from the day of this post, to enable a smooth transition to valkey. After the 14 day transition period ends, the redis package will be moved to the AUR. Also, from this point on, the redis package will not receive any additional updates and should be considered deprecated until removed.

Users are recommended to switch their usage from Redis to Valkey as soon as possible to avoid possible complications after the 14-day transition window closes.

Arch Linux – News: Valkey to replace Redis in the (extra) repository

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Additional information

Python 3.13 information

:information source: You will need to rebuild any AUR Python packages that install or link files to site packages libpython3.12.so.

Print a list of packages that have files in them /usr/lib/python3.12/ :

pacman -Qoq /usr/lib/python3.12/

Rebuild them all at once:*

pamac build $(pacman -Qoq /usr/lib/python3.12)

Use rebuild-detector to see if anything else needs rebuilding:

 checkrebuild

* It is recommended to first clean your build cache with pamac clean --build-files

Information about AUR packages

:warning: AUR (Arch User Repository) packages are not supported by Arch or Manjaro. Posts about them Announcements topics are off topic and will be flagged, moved or removed without warning.

For help with AUR packages, please create a new topic Support > AUR and a helpful volunteer may be able to assist you.

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Our current supported kernels

  • linux54 5.4.302 (EOL)
  • linux510 5.10.247
  • linux515 5.15.197
  • linux61 6.1.159
  • linux66 6.6.119
  • linux612 6.12.64
  • linux617 6.17.13 (EOL)
  • linux618 6.18.4
  • linux619 6.19.0-rc3
  • linux61-rt 6.1.158_rt58
  • linux66-rt 6.6.116_rt66
  • linux612-rt 6.12.57_rt14
  • linux617-rt 6.17.5_rt7

Package Changes (1/8/26 21:25 CET)

  • test kernel x86_64: 16 new and 16 removed package(s)
  • test extra x86_64: 1295 new and 1300 removed package(s)
  • test multilib x86_64: 22 new and 21 removed package(s)

List of changes can be found here

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  • Yes there was a problem. I was able to solve it myself.(Please post your solution)
  • Yes, I am currently experiencing a problem due to the update. (Please post about it)

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:arrow_right: 2026-01-09

2025-12-29

NVIDIA 590 driver allows Pascal and Maxwell support

With the update to driver version 590, the NVIDIA driver no longer supports Pascal (GTX 10xx) or Maxwell (GTX 9xx) GPUs

Impact: Updating the NVIDIA packages on systems with Pascal or Maxwell cards will not load the driver, which may result in a broken graphics environment.

Intervention required: Switch to a legacy driver to maintain support:
Install the official linuxXXX-nvidia-575xx, linuxXXX-nvidia-570xxor related DKMS packages. You can use nvidia driver assistant to find out which driver will best support your hardware.

2025-12-09

.NET packages may require manual intervention

2025-12-11 – George Rawlinson

The following packages may require manual intervention due to the upgrade from 9.0 to 10.0:

  • aspnet runtime
  • aspnet target package
  • dotnet runtime
  • dotnet-sdk
  • dotnet-source-build-artifacts
  • dotnet target package

pacman may display the following error failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies) for the relevant packages.

If you are affected by this and need the 9.0 packages, eg the following commands will update aspnet-runtime to aspnet-runtime-9.0:

pacman -Syu aspnet-runtime-9.0

pacman -Rs aspnet-runtime

Arch Linux – News: .NET packages may require manual intervention

2025-11-10

mkinitcpio v40 disabled fallback image creation for new installations

mkinitcpio v40, packaging changes and kernel install – Arch-dev-public – lists.archlinux.org
This only affects new installations as we cannot modify the hook files on existing installations.

To disable fallback image creation on older installed systems

  • alter PRESETS=('default' 'fallback') line up PRESETS=('default') in the respective .preset files in /etc/mkinitcpio.d/.
  • Regenerate initramfs – sudo mkinitcpio -P
  • Update Bootloader – sudo update-grub

Warning
Disabling all fallback initramfs generation will deprive you of another option to boot into the system in case a default initramfs fails. Before proceeding, make sure you have a bootable installation media handy for rescue purposes.

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I see 4 votes but missed the posts…

Please folks, just a comment on what the problem was :wink:



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You may have seen 4%, but one vote….



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Hi guys, can you add this patch series for AMD ISP4 after the 6.19 kernel build?

It was in 6.17 and 6.18, but missing in 6.19.

Now in 6.19 it is very important to s2idle work on laptops with these webcams.

I just tested 6.19-rc5 build with these patches, and it works fine.

Hope they can finally merge it in 6.20)



Eva Grace

Eva Grace

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