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Tuesday, 20 October 2026 00:00 UTC – Wednesday, 21 October 2026 06:00 UTC
Release candidate 4.5.0-rc1 is a pre-release ISO for x86 and ARM
The Omarchy account said version 4.5.0-rc1 is a pre-release ISO for x86 and ARM, and is on the RC channel. The release notes say it is not a final release, and to try it with Update > Channel > RC, then Update > Omarchy.
Read the story →Linux kernel boots on the M6 Mac mini, and HDMI works
Joshua Warren said the Linux kernel boots on the M6 Mac mini, and that HDMI works, on day 4.
aarch64 defaults to stable except Apple Silicon
emirb wrote, in pull request 16065 merged into quattro, that every aarch64 platform except Apple Silicon now defaults to stable. emirb wrote that pkgs.omarchy.org/stable/aarch64 serves version 4.0.6 “until 4.5.0 ships”.
Channel switch skips the old development-package downgrade
Pull request 15903, merged into quattro, ignores the development packages on a refresh that switches from edge to stable or the release candidate. emirb wrote that a downgrade had left a machine on an August build whose bar is invisible.
Fingerprint setup tells a press sensor to touch, lift, and touch again
Pull request 15512, merged into quattro, tells a press sensor to touch, lift, and touch again. scottjones wrote that on a press sensor like a Mac's Touch ID, setup read as one touch and wait.
Resumed drive password change confirms the new slot first
Pull request 14874, merged into quattro, makes a resumed system-disk password change confirm the new key slot before it removes one. scottjones wrote that the rerun used to treat any single slot added since the change began as the new key.
In brief
Eighty-two reports in less than two days
Christoffer Hallas said “82 reports in less than two days,” in a post.
linux-aurora is the only Omarchy kernel without MGLRU
Andrés Villagrán said linux-aurora is the only Omarchy kernel without MGLRU, and that he opened a draft pull request with measurements and an A/B script, in a post.