Arch Linux

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A rolling-release Linux distribution focused on simplicity and user control.

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Placed in Assess: 2 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by security coverage, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 34%.

6Hacker News·9/15/2026funding
CSS-Tricks Goes Silent Again
CSS-Tricks has become inactive again after DigitalOcean reportedly stopped communicating about the site’s future. The article argues this reflects a lack of attention to the publication, especially in contrast to DigitalOcean’s recent high-profile donation to Omarchy and reduced support for other open-source infrastructure projects.
8Hacker News·7/31/2026security
Arch Linux disables AUR orphaned package adoption
Arch Linux has disabled adoption of orphaned packages in the Arch User Repository after a wave of malicious takeovers and follow-up commits through the AUR. The attack campaign involved newly created accounts pushing malware-laced updates, including a remote-access trojan that communicated over Tor and attempted to exfiltrate user data.