Setup instructions can be found here.
Built using archlinux-2022.02.01-x86_64.iso.
Top 3 new features:
- Additional file system support for:
- APFS (macOS)
- NTFS (Windows)
- ZFS (BSD and Linux)
- Audio server switched to PipeWire for low-latency audio support with backwards compatibility for ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio, and V4L2.
- More default applications added along with desktop shortcuts to all GUI applications:
- Clamtk = A GUI interface for ClamAV anti-virus.
- Discord = A gaming chat client.
- gamescope (no GUI) = A utility from Valve to help with playing older games.
- GOverlay = A GUI for managing Vulkan overlays including MangoHUD, ReplaySorcery, and vkBasalt.
- KeePassXC = Password manager.
- Pamac = Package manager for official Arch Linux repositories, AUR, Flatpak, and Snap.
- Transmission = Torrent client.
- VeraCrypt = File encryption utility.
- ZeroTier-GUI = A GUI interface for the ZeroTier One VPN.
Issues addressed since 3.0.0-alpha.0:
- Desktop applications will now launch again on first login into the KDE Plasma desktop environment.
- Pacman mirrors are no longer wiped in the built images.
- A new sound driver for Macs has been added for the Linux 5.15 kernel.
Known issues:
- The file manager is missing. Install the preferred KDE Plasma file manager named Dolphin:
- GUI: Add/Remove Programs > (search for "Dolphin") > Apply > (select the optional dependencies "fmpegthumbs" and "kdegraphics-thumbnailers") > OK
- CLI:
sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm dolphin ffmpegthumbs kdegraphics-thumbnailers