Seafoam-Labs has launched Shelly 3.0.2, a maintenance update for its GTK4-based Arch Linux package manager, which now requires user confirmation for AUR packages that trigger security warnings. The update introduces a native Zig-based system tray service, reducing memory usage and separating notification logic from the UI, thus benefiting CLI-only users. Several bug fixes have also been included, addressing parsing issues for packages with periods and enhancing error reporting when the pacman lock file is active. Shelly continues to gain popularity, evident from its growing GitHub presence, and can be installed from various sources, including CachyOS repositories and the AUR
Seafoam-Labs Ships Shelly 3.0.2: Security Fixes and Native Zig Tray for Arch Linux
Seafoam-Labs has released Shelly 3.0.2, a maintenance update for the GTK4-based Arch Linux package manager that introduces forced user confirmation for AUR packages triggering PKGBUILD security warnings. The update also ships a native Zig-based system tray service to reduce memory overhead, fixes a parsing bug for packages containing periods, and surfaces proper error dialogs when the pacman lock file is active. Shelly continues to grow its GitHub presence with over 950 stars, reflecting steady adoption as an alternative to pacman. You can install Shelly 3.0.2 now through CachyOS repositories, the AUR, or by building from source using PKGBUILD-git.
