{"id":237860,"date":"2026-05-01T07:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T11:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/arch-linux-may-iso-is-out-with-linux-kernel-7-0\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T10:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:00:17","slug":"arch-linux-may-iso-is-out-with-linux-kernel-7-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/arch-linux-may-iso-is-out-with-linux-kernel-7-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Arch Linux May ISO Is Out with Linux Kernel 7.0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arch Linux May ISO Is Out with Linux Kernel 7.0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-05-01 07:31:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: linuxiac.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Arch Linux has released its May 2026 ISO snapshot, providing updated installation media with Linux kernel 7.0.3, core system packages, newer desktop environments, updated firmware, and recent application builds.<\/p>\n

As usual, this is not a new Arch Linux release in the traditional sense. Instead, the monthly ISO primarily provides new installations with a current starting point. Existing users do not need to reinstall and can get the same updates through a regular full system upgrade.<\/p>\n

The main update in the new image is Linux kernel 7.0.3. The repositories also provide Linux 6.18.25 LTS for users who prefer the long-term support kernel branch.<\/p>\n

Arch Linux 2026.05.01 ISO<\/p>\n

Hardware support is refreshed through linux-firmware 20260410 and amd-ucode 20260410, along with updated split firmware packages for AMDGPU, Intel, NVIDIA, Realtek, Qualcomm, MediaTek, Atheros, Broadcom, Marvell, Radeon, and other hardware families.<\/p>\n

The core system stack also received a broad refresh. The May ISO includes systemd 260.1, Glibc 2.43, GNU Coreutils 9.11, util-linux 2.42, iproute2 7.0, iptables 1.8.13, LVM2 2.03.40, device-mapper 2.03.40, cryptsetup 2.8.6, Python 3.14.4, Perl 5.42.2, SQLite 3.53, and Nano 9.0.<\/p>\n

Security and trust-related packages were updated as well, including OpenSSH 10.3p1, OpenSSL 3.6.2, NSS 3.123.1, ca-certificates-mozilla 3.123.1, libgcrypt 1.12.2, libgpg-error 1.60, and archlinux-keyring 20260420.<\/p>\n

On the desktop side, KDE users get Plasma 6.6.4, KDE Frameworks 6.25, and KDE Gear 26.04 applications. The updated KDE application set includes Dolphin, Kate, Konsole, Okular, Ark, Gwenview, Spectacle, KDE Connect, Akregator, and Kdenlive.<\/p>\n

GNOME users receive GNOME Shell 50.1, Mutter 50.1, GNOME Control Center 50.1, GNOME Settings Daemon 50.1, Nautilus 50.1, and GTK 4.22.4. Other desktop and compositor updates include Cinnamon 6.6.8, COSMIC 1.0.11 components, Hyprland 0.54.3, Niri 26.04, LXQt 2.4, Wayland 1.25, Wayland Protocols 1.48, and X.Org…<\/p>\n

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