Arch Linux 2016.12.01 Is Now Available to Download, Includes Linux Kernel 4.8.11

Today is the first day of December 2016, which means that we can now download a new ISO respin image of the popular and lightweight Arch Linux operating system.

That's right, Arch Linux 2016.12.01 has been released just a few moments ago, and it's the last Live ISO respin for 2016, bringing with it the latest Linux 4.8.11 kernel, as well as all the updates that have been pushed in the stable repositories of the GNU/Linux distribution during the month of November.

Of course, new Arch Linux ISO respins are designed only for those who plan on reinstalling their systems because of various reasons or deploy the operating system on new computers without the need to download and install hundreds of updated packages from the official repos.

Existing users don't need to download the ISO image

If you're using Arch Linux and have a healthy installation, then there's no need for you to download Arch Linux 2016.12.01, a...