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Arch Linux’s December 2025 ISO Is Out Now with the Archinstall 3.0.14 Installer
Still powered by the Linux 6.17 kernel series, namely Linux kernel 6.17.9, Arch Linux 2025.12.01 promises improved hardware detection, especially on newer devices, but also for older devices where previous Arch Linux ISOs failed to detect some of the components.
The Arch Linux ISO snapshot for December 2025 also ships with the recently released Archinstall 3.0.14 menu-based installer, which introduces a new dialog that lets you install the UEFI bootloader to a removable location. For now, this only works for the GRUB and Limine bootloaders.
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Installing Arch Linux just got a whole lot less intimidating
As reported by 9to5Linux, the Arch Linux 2025.12.01 ISO is now ready to grab. The star of the show with this update is tweaks to Archinstall, the tool bundled in with the Arch Linux ISO that gives people a setup wizard for the OS. It's a lot easier than going the manual route, but I always recommend people at least try to build it themselves at some point. Seriously, it's really fun.
If you do want to take the Archinstall route, you'll find that the new update adds a new screen to the process that lets you install a UEFI bootloader to a removable device, like a USB. 9to5Linux notes that you can only do this with GRUB and Limine bootloaders, but it's still a very cool option to have.
Archinstall is also getting some nice fixes for Snapper-GRUB. If you're a newcomer to Linux, Snapper takes snapshots of your operating system, allowing you to go back to a previous time if a bad install or update ruins things. Snapper-GRUB adds those snapshots to the bootloader, meaning you can access and log into any saved version of your OS before you even boot into it. 9to5Linux notes that this new method is "similar to how Timeshift is handled," which is good news, given how much I love Timeshift.