CachyOS has replaced Octopi with Shelly as its default GUI package manager, offering unified management of repository, AUR, Flathub, and AppImage packages from one interface. 📦
Shelly adds source-aware search, package management controls, and cleanup tools, though AppImage integration showed mixed results during testing. 🖥️

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/shelly-package-manager/

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To Make Things Easier, CachyOS Created a RUST-Based GUI Package Manager

There are a couple of graphical package managers for Arch-based distros, but CachyOS created a new one in Rust.

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RE: https://lgbtqia.space/@anyia/116751211254479573

Personally I thoroughly checked to see whether I installed #packages that fell victim: https://mastodon.woosting.nl/@woosting/116739461936000940 (I seem to have not).

But for all #arch #linux #AUR using brothers and sisters, another repetition does not hurt!

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Arch Linux Now Believes Malware Incident Under Control: More Than 1,500 Packages

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-AUR-More-Than-1500

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Arch Linux Now Believes Malware Incident Under Control: More Than 1,500 Affected Packages

The day started out with Arch Linux's AUR user-contributed repository seeing more than 400 packages compromised with malware

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📢 Arch Linux's AUR Sees More Than 400 Packages Compromised With Malware - Phoronix

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I wonder how many Arch users are bragging about using Arch today

The Arch Linux AUR had over 400 packages compromised with malware

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/the-arch-linux-aur-had-over-400-packages-compromised-with-malware/

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400+ AUR Packages Compromised with Infostealer and Rootkit

Last Updated: 2026-06-12T04:22:42Z (UTC) What’s Happening It appears an AUR package maintainer’s account (arojas) was compromised. The maintainer’s account had write access to over 400 package repos. The compromise was reported and other AUR maintainers have been working to remove the infected packages. The affected packages were modified with preinstall scripts to use npm to install the atomic-lockfile package, a malicious payload. Here’s an example of the change: This blog has a deep d...

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Most supply-chain attacks using Ruby's package hosting site "exploit a narrow window," according to a new blog post form Ruby core maintainer Hiroshi Shibata. So its packaging-managing Bundler tool now offers a filter that blocks new version until it's been public "for at least N days. Releases t...

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