:information_source: Next version planned after this is v2.6.0 and might contain breaking changes as we do a complete overhaul to the entire disk operation (See #1604). It also introduces dependencies to archinstall.

New features

• Initial swapfile prototype by @chestwood96 in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1558
• Sway profile - select seat by @bd-g in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1661
• Generate -fallback variant of boot entries for systemd-boot by @escape0707 in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1583
• Use pacstrap -K by @codefiles in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1693

Bug fixes

• Added parted sector unit by @StrangeGirlMurph in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1668
• Removed the archlinux-keyring package update by @Torxed in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1690
• Improved handling of .json() helper handling. by @Torxed in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1689
• Added .part_uuid to MapperDev by @Torxed in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1691
• Save encryption configuration by @svartkanin in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1672

Tweaks and changes

• rename keyboard-language to keyboard-layout by @madper in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1670
• Rename "peak_output" to "peek_output" by @jaybent in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1648
• Removed i3-gaps configuration choice by @ettoc00 in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1635
• Revise packages in Budgie profile by @serebit in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1585
• Fix exit_code by @codefiles in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1679
• Change exit status indications to exit codes by @codefiles in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1685
• Error handling cmd history by @mrvantage in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1560
• Use setdefault for sys-language and sys-encoding by @lavafroth in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1657
• Add Georgian translation by @NorwayFun in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1625

New Contributors

• @ettoc00 made their first contribution in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1635
• @victorbnl made their first contribution in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1607
• @NorwayFun made their first contribution in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1625
• @serebit made their first contribution in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1585
• @speshuric made their first contribution in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1606
• @lavafroth made their first contribution in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1657
• @madper made their first contribution in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1670
• @bd-g made their first contribution in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1661
• @StrangeGirlMurph made their first contribution in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1668
• @escape0707 made their first contribution in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1583
• @mrvantage made their first contribution in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1560
• @chestwood96 made their first contribution in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1558
• @deobald made their first contribution in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1533
• @DolphyWind made their first contribution in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1676
• @Lautron made their first contribution in https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/pull/1674

Full Changelog: https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/compare/v2.5.3...v2.5.4