AcreetionOS Update — July 15, 2026

Emacs 31.1 has just been released, bringing a long list of changes, including the removal of the old Emacs Lisp compiler, and you can read more about it on our wiki at https://acreetionos.org/wiki.html. This release is a great example of the vibrant ecosystem surrounding Arch-based distributions like AcreetionOS, where users can easily install and update packages using pacman, our package manager.

Development Our continuous integration pipeline has been improved with the addition of per-pipeline staging directories and relative symlinks for the latest.iso file, making our ISO build process more reliable and efficient, as outlined in our changelog at https://acreetionos.org/changelog.html. These enhancements are a direct result of our community's efforts to refine and stabilize our workflow, ensuring that our users receive the most up-to-date and stable versions of AcreetionOS.

Community Security updates have been issued recently, including updates for ansible-core, cups-filters, curl, and java, which are available in our Arch repos, and you can learn more about our current workflow and how to apply these updates at https://acreetionos.org/. Additionally, our community has been working on various projects, including configurations and field notes for running Arch on a DL380 G7, showcasing the flexibility and customizability of AcreetionOS, with more information available at https://acreetionos.org/docs.html. Tip of the day: if you're looking for the latest news and updates on AcreetionOS, be sure to check out our flash page at https://acreetionos.org/flash.html for the most up-to-date information.