Recent Changes and Updates

In the last month of 2024, we saw some significant changes to our projects and workflows. Here’s a summary of the key updates:

GitHub Workflow Improvements

Our Arch Linux ISO building workflow received a major overhaul, introducing several improvements:

  • Enhanced caching system for Pacman packages, reducing build times by ~30%
  • Improved error handling and logging
  • Automated release notes generation
  • SHA256 and SHA512 checksums for all releases

Website Enhancements

The website has received several improvements:

  • New blog post system for 2025 with improved organization
  • Enhanced CSS styling including:
    • Better typography and spacing
    • Smooth animations for page transitions
    • Improved code block formatting
    • Enhanced mobile responsiveness
  • Dark mode improvements:
    • Better color contrast
    • Smoother theme transitions
    • Persistent theme preference across sessions
  • Navigation updates:
    • Sticky navigation bar with blur effect
    • Improved menu animations
    • Better mobile menu layout
  • Performance optimizations:
    • Optimized CSS loading
    • Lazy loading for images
    • Smoother animations with reduced layout shifts

Project Cleanup

We also did some housekeeping by removing several inactive projects from our GitHub repositories, including:

  • Archcraft: Our fork for creating an Arch Linux system without audio signals
  • VanillaOS-image: A custom VanillaOS image project
  • Various development and testing repositories

This cleanup helps us focus on maintaining and improving our active projects.

Looking Forward

As we move into 2025, we’ll continue to focus on:

  • Maintaining and improving our Arch Linux ISO building workflow
  • Developing new automation tools
  • Contributing to open source projects
  • Further website improvements and content updates

Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to improve our workflows and tools.