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Arch Linux’s December 2023 ISO Release Brings Linux 6.6 LTS, Updated Installer

Arch Linux’s December 2023 ISO release includes archinstall 2.7, which brings two important features, namely support for unified kernel image (UKI), which is a single executable that can be booted directly from the UEFI firmware, and the ability to check for new versions of archinstall when initiating the Arch Linux installer.

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 04, 2023

Decided to get this out, as preoccupied with my recumbent solar trike project right now, and there are important fixes since 5.5.3 was released so don't want to delay the version update any longer.

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