Arch Linux Monthly ISOs Explained: Why You Never Need to Reinstall

Arch Linux publishes a new ISO every month, but that download is not an upgrade signal. This explainer covers what the monthly snapshot actually is, how the releng pipeline builds it, why BUILD_ID=rolling matters, and why existing Arch users stay current with pacman -Syu instead of reinstalling whenever a new snapshot appears. Weiterlesen: Arch Linux Monthly ISOs Explained: Why You Never Need to Reinstall