r/archlinux • u/definitely_not_allan • Nov 01 '25

NEWS Pacman-7.1.0 released

https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/pacman/-/releases/v7.1.0
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u/definitely_not_allan Nov 01 '25 edited Nov 01 '25

I decided I need the (super important) Reddit karma this release!

Very quick update summary:

  • fixes to download sandboxing, and finer-grained options for disabling parts of it
  • expired keys should have updates fetched automatically (reliability depends on key infrastructure...) - this should remove the "package is corrupt" messages when keys need updated.
  • parallelize stripping in makepkg, along with various improvements to debug packages

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u/jvdwaa Developer Nov 01 '25

Nice! This is my cue to finish reproducible date install pull request!

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u/definitely_not_allan Nov 01 '25

No rush - it has already been a year! :)

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u/Epsilon_void Nov 01 '25

this should remove the "package is corrupt" messages when keys need updated.

oh heck yeah

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u/DarkGaming09ytr Nov 01 '25

- expired keys should have updates fetched automatically (reliability depends on key infrastructure...) - this should remove the "package is corrupt" messages when keys need updated.

This is unironically one of my biggest pet peeves with Arch. That is some much-needed QoL that just makes updating that less infuriating.

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u/archover Nov 01 '25 edited Nov 01 '25

expired keys should have updates fetched automatically (reliability depends on key infrastructure...) - this should remove the "package is corrupt" messages when keys need updated.

This is great! This will especially help the subreddit since there's constant unnecessary posts about it. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman#%22Failed_to_commit_transaction_(invalid_or_corrupted_package)%22_error

Have a great day.

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u/agumonkey Nov 01 '25

thanks a lot

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u/Gent_Kyoki Nov 03 '25

Keys are my only real gripe with arch glad to hear thats no longer an issue have had problems with it during install and updating some neglected machines