Shelly ALPM, a GTK4 package manager for Arch Linux, released version 3.1.5 on September 25 and a bug-fix patch version 3.1.6 the following day. The v3.1.5 update introduced an optional Atoll-powered AUR browser, a build-and-install command that streamlines dependency handling, and enhancements to repository management tools. Additionally, the update included compatibility fixes for various packages and improvements to the user experience, such as better PATH handling and the ability to manage private repositories. The subsequent v3.1.6 release addressed a minor UI bug related to the CLI command fetching data, highlighting the team's responsiveness to user feedback
Shelly ALPM v3.1.5 3.1.6 Ships with Native Build-And-Install and Atoll AUR Support
Shelly ALPM, the visual GTK4 package manager for Arch Linux from Seafoam Labs, shipped two releases in under 24 hours, starting with the feature-rich v3.1.5 on September 25. That release adds an optional Atoll-powered AUR browser, a shelly build --install command that chains dependency fetching, building, and installing into one step, and new repo-db tools for maintaining private repositories. The build system also gets broad compatibility fixes for tricky packages like snapd, CUPS, and Heroic, plus predictable PATH handling and new build.extra_path and build.env settings. A next-day v3.1.6 patch followed on September 26 with a single fix for a UI bug that called the wrong CLI command to fetch data.
