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Arch’s Pacman 7.1 Package Manager Brings Stronger Signature Enforcement
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Arch Linux‘s package manager, Pacman, has reached version 7.1, bringing a notable focus on security, sandboxing, and build reproducibility.
Starting with this update, Pacman now restricts system calls more tightly, leverages the NO_NEW_PRIVS flag to prevent privilege escalation, and offers fine-grained sandbox control through new configuration options in pacman.conf and on the command line.
Several compatibility fixes were also added to ensure smooth operation when running as a non-root user or on NFS-mounted filesystems, while support for older Landlock ABIs was restored.