Archinstall 4.4 - Bye Cutefish Hi Niri DMS
Archinstall 4.4 - Bye Cutefish Hi Niri DMS Table of contents:- What's new on the desktop front Installer workflow and usability improvements Security and stability fixes worth flagging Trying it safely in a virtual machine Conclusion Arch Linux's guided installer has just clocked up another release, and version 4.4 of archinstall brings a tidy mix of housekeeping, security polish, and one genuinely exciting addition for the scrollable-tiling crowd. Released on 28 June 2026 by maintainer Anton Hvornum (Torxed) and the wider archinstall team, this update trims a dead desktop profile, hardens a few install-time checks, and rolls out the welcome mat for niri paired with DankMaterialShell. Here's everything worth knowing. What's new on the desktop front The standout change in 4.4 is the addition of a niri plus DankMaterialShell profile, contributed by community developer bbedward. This lets anyone running the installer pick niri, the Rust-based scrollable-tiling ...
