Archinstall, the popular guided, user-friendly TUI installer for Arch Linux, has just rolled out version 3.0.10. It provides a streamlined, semi-automated alternative to the traditional manual Arch installation process, which can be challenging, especially for new users.
One of the more notable changes deals with PipeWire. The developers adjusted the package ordering, moving some components further down in the install process to prevent issues during setup.
There’s also a fix for GRUB-Btrfs. Now, Timeshift is properly configured during installation, which should save some users’ headaches when rolling back snapshots.
Another change is how the installer handles the boot loader. A crash caused by parsing the systemd package version has been corrected, making installations less likely to fail at that stage.
On the Btrfs side, snapshots will now be disabled if no subvolumes are defined, avoiding unnecessary configuration that doesn’t make sense in that scenario. Beyond those bigger changes, the release also cleans up several smaller issues.
These include removing the unattended script, dropping the beta label from LVM, fixing version headers during upgrades, and correcting type annotations.
For more information, see the changelog.
Archinstall 3.0.10 is expected to land in the upcoming October update to the Arch installation ISO. However, if you’re using an older ISO, you can easily update Archinstall (before launching it) to its latest version by running pacman -S archinstall after the ISO boots.
