Changelogs 01-04-2026 [Alpha]

Changelogs for the releases published on that date across the repositories. It is still in Alpha state, so it is common to run into bugs or unfinished features. Any report can be filed in the repositories and/or through the official communication channels

vasak-desktop#

  • The embedded File Manager app is removed
  • Performance and graphical consistency fixes
  • Fixes in the Network applet
  • The desktop’s resource usage is reduced
  • The build process is improved
  • Dependencies are updated

vasak-termina [BETA]#

  • The new   Terminal app is made available
  • Tabbed sessions
  • The integration with the desktop is improved

vasak-file-manager [BETA]#

  • The new   File Manager app is made available
  • Improvements in navigation and performance
  • Improvements in the integration with the desktop
  • Tabbed sessions
  • Multiple views

Arch base ISO [archiso]#

  • Calamares is added so the operating system can be installed persistently
  • Obsolete dependencies are removed
  • The ISO build process is improved

Calamares#

  • A bootloader module is added to install GRUB and configure the system boot
  • Disk compression is configured to optimise disk space
  • The user experience during the installation process is improved

ATTENTION: for now calamares does not work from the menu, and it needs to be run from the terminal with the sudo calamares command to start the installation process. This is because we are at an early stage of development and are working to improve the installer integration with the operating system. Any report or collaboration to improve this experience is more than welcome.