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Arch Linux Installer Now Supports Labwc, Niri, and River Wayland Compositors
Archinstall 3.0.5 is here to add support for the Labwc Wayland window-stacking compositor, Niri scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor, River dynamic tiling Wayland compositor, and XMonad dynamically tiling X11 window manager that is written and configured in Haskell, as profiles.
It also adds support for encrypting stored user configuration data, support for storing passwords as hash instead of plaintext, and additional post-installation menu options, including Reboot, Chroot (Into installed system), and Exit (Into the Archiso).
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Archinstall 3.0.5 Rolls Out with Encrypted Credentials
Archinstall 3.0.5, a guided, user-friendly TUI installer for Arch Linux, has just been released. It provides a streamlined, semi-automated alternative to the traditional manual Arch installation process, which can be challenging, especially for new users.
The biggest highlight of this new version is security – the installer now offers optional file encryption for configuring user credentials. Passwords are no longer stored in plaintext but are instead saved as secure hashes, ensuring that user credentials remain safe even before the system is fully locked down.
Moreover, regarding desktop environment support, the post-installation menu has been enriched with additional options, giving new installations a fresh spin and more choices right out of the box by expanding its offerings with Labwc, Niri, River, and XMonad tiling window managers.