On the road to 2023.01:
Highlights:
- linux 6.1.x
- mkinitcpio v34
- grub 2:2.06.r403.g7259d55ff-1
- replaced netctl with systemd network stack
- added memtest86+
Environment changes:
- downgrade to fedora shim 15.4-5, due to not working SB on some boards
- removed kexec memory gap on aarch64
- only provide full UEFI shell on grub menu
- removed netctl with depends: wpa_supplicant, dhcpcd, ifplugd, usb_modeswitch
- added new systemd network stack: systemd-resolved, systemd-networkd, iwd
- removed GRAPHIC packages from local image,
  new grub respects linux max_initrd_size which is 0x37FFFFF (around 940MB).
- lower RAM requirement for local image to 2.7GB
- removed none working perl and python scripts
- removed network stack from local image pre kexec
- removed bind, dnsmasq, nmap, tcpdump, inetutils, net-tools, b43-fwcutter and wireless_tools
- fixed /etc/request-key.d directory addition
- fixed permission of shadow, gshadow and passwd
- disable audit function on boot commandline by default
- removed xfs_scrub and arpd, removes big libraries from system
- removed archinstall and python from environment
setup/quickinst changes:
- check kernel to trigger menu with updating environment
- install vim instead of vi on installed system
- fixed riscv64 package installation with disabling ucode packages
- reordered/cleaned up timezone regions
- reordered manage devices menus
- removed netctl support
- added systemd-networkd, systemd-resolved, iwd support
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2022.12 Highlights:
- grub 2:2.06.r380.g151467888-1
- mkinitcpio 33-1
- Autodetect high resolution screens with setting 32 font size by default
  during boot
- Better Localization support:
  new Keymap, Console Fonts, Timezone and System-Wide Locale dialogs
- major code cleanup with merging script parts
  and remove redundancy
- fixed performance regression in mkinitcpio 33
Environment changes:
- release year/month logo without kernel version
- added rpcuser
- fixed locale setting on aarch64
- use latarcyrheb-sun16 font as default console font
- use latarcyrheb-sun32 font on high resolution screens
  as default console font
- removed archboot's MOK key with signing kernel and grub on ISO,
  this broke reproducibilty
update-installer changes:
- more output on updating scripts
setup/quickinst changes:
- new root password handling at the beginning of configuration:
  - added check to avoid locked root account
  - added check to avoid empty password
  - don't allow empty root password
- new Date and Time setting routine:
  - splitted into Region and Timezone
- new Keymap routine:
  - splitted into locale and variants
- new Console Font routine:
  - only use latarcyrheb-sun(16,32) and eurlatgr font
  - Autodetect high resolution screens with setting big font by default
- new System-Wide locale setting dialog on configuration step
- fixed partial broken autoconfiguration
- show more information dialogs on doing pre/autoconfiguration
- rearranged most autoconfiguration to last step of install packages
- run mkinitcpio and locale-gen only when needed
- fixed netlink up detection by ping www.google.com
- fixed broken bootloader installation menu call
- switch to zstd compression as first option on btrfs dialog
- reformat btrfs boxes
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New 2022.11 images uploaded:
Highlights:
- Linux 6.0.x
Environment changes:
- new logo Linux 6.0.x
- removed obsolete dhclient
- removed redundant vi
- updated to mkinitcpio 32
update-installer changes:
- reformated output on X/Wayland startup
- added check for working network
- added new logic for local image with less than 4096 GB RAM,
  which allows XFCE environment.
setup/quickinst changes:
- removed dhclient support
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2022.10 Highlights:
- New RISC-V riscv64 architecture support
- possibility to turn system into a full
  Arch Linux system with -full-system parameter
  By using: # update-installer -full-system
  Every Archboot strip down gets reverted by reinstalling all packages to a zram /usr with readding of man/info pages and localization.
Environment changes:
- new logo including RISC-V 64
- possibility to choose between firefox and chromium
  with _STANDARD_BROWSER option in defaults file
- firefox as new default standard browser for all architectures
- fix ca-certificates on updates
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2022.09 Highlights:
- Big end of summer cleanup this time:
  cleanup dependencies: 47 less packages installed (316 packages -> 269 packages)
  removed packages: linux-atm, ppp, pppoe, xl2tpd, wvdial, vpnc, openconnect,
                    openvpn, pptpclient, libgssglue, snarf, cracklib,
                    ipw2100-fw, ipw200-fw, gnu-netcat, cpio and fuse(3)
  saved booted space: 16MB (689 MB -> 673 MB)
- pacman keyring handling improvements
- use qemu-static-user from [extra] for aarch64 iso assembling
  (thanks David for implementing this in qemu package)
Environment changes:
- updated grub to 2.06.r322.gd9b4638c5-4
- fixed pacman keyring on aarch64
- updated OVMF_VARS.secboot.fd from fedora to 20220526git16779ede2d36-5
- added missing base programs:
  nscd, archlinux-keyring-wkd-sync, makepkg-template, getsubids,
  update-pciids, ninfod, sln, lsfd
- fixed xorg and wayland startup
- implemented checking of missing base binaries
- simplified zram function for /usr directory mounting
setup/quickinst changes:
- always install latest archlinux keyring package(s),
  before doing pacman tasks
- abort on package installation or keyring failure
- added keyring initialization checks
- removed filesystem and systemd-sysvcompat hacks
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2022.08 Highlights:
Environment changes:
- new background image
- kernel 5.19.x
- shim 15.6-2
- added kmod fix from mkinitcpio
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Highlights 2022.07:
- added all graphical environments to local images
- autodetection of RAM with according actions on login
- only show kexec memory gap on aarch64: 3950 MB - 4299 MB
- all images have network(LAN),dhcpcd and ssh support already on first boot.
- speedup gpg pacman initialization
- also log messages from update-installer.sh to ssh too (/dev/pts/0)
- always show Local mode on login
Environment changes:
- added all graphical environments to local image
- autodetection of RAM with according actions on login
- show kexec memory gap on aarch64: 3950 MB - 4299 MB
- fixed kexec memory gap on x86_64
- only download graphical packages on -latest-install
- added kexec arithmetic for choosing KEXEC_FILE_LOAD
- all images have now network(LAN),dhcpcd and ssh support already on bootup
- speedup and reuse of gpg pacman initialization
- log messages from update-installer.sh to ssh (/dev/pts/0)
- always show Local mode on login
- rename -kde options to -plasma
- rename _KDE_PACKAGES to _PLASMA_PACKAGES
- rename archboot_repo to archboot
- rename update-installer.sh to update-installer
- shorten xorg environment options: -gnome, -plasma and -xfce
- only allow one graphical environment on local image < 4.5 GB RAM
- updated welcome messages
- updated bootloader menu entries
- updated background image
- added archboot MOK key
- update fedora shim to 15.6-1
- update grub to 2.06.r261.g2f4430cc0-1
Setup changes:
- allow archboot environment update with 2600 MB RAM
- new f2fs defaults added based on Arch Linux wiki
- efi default size on autoprepare mode set to 512 MB
- changed filesystem order
- fix autoprepare on mmc blockdevices
- fix device listing to not showing install media
- better wifi dialogs and menus
- speedup network link detection
Environment changes:
- adopted glibc changes with C.UTF-8 locale
Setup changes:
- allow environment update with 2600 MB RAM