Hello,
Is something wrong with my system? It hasn’t upgraded the kernel since 6.18.9 while my fedora system has updated several times since then and is now on 6.18.12.
When I looked at the arch website it says kernel 6.18.9 is marked as out of date. Was I required to do a manual intervention that I missed somewhere?
Thanks for any insight to get back on track.
That means someone has flagged it is out of date. It doesn’t mean the new version is already available.
6.19 is not available in the repos yet. What you are seeing is normal.
Edited to add: Just seen your post saying it’s normal. Thanks so much dalto, really appreciate it.
Oh, so everyone is still on 6.18.9 on Arch? I thought something was out of sync on my system.
No, it is normal.
To find the latest versions of packages, go to
Then type in the package name. currently linux is at
| Arch | Repo | Name | Version | Description | Last Updated | Flag Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x86_64 | Core | linux | 6.18.9.arch1-2 | The Linux kernel and modules | 2026-02-11 | 2026-02-11 |
Pudge
I don’t think that’s normal. Version 6.19.3 already exists. I find it very strange that nothing is happening.
nvidia just made the drivers compatible with 6.19 yesterday. If they released the new kernels without the modules, that would break a lot of systems.
Hi! How is it possible for CachyOS to run kernel 6.19 with NVIDIA without breaking the system just after the kernel release?
Because in CachyOS they modify what’s necessary so that the NVIDIA modules can be built even on kernel 6.19. That’s essentially a modified Arch. They also tend to include patches and commits in their kernel before the official versions are released. It’s fine if that’s what you want. The philosophy of pure Arch is different; things aren’t forced as much—instead, you wait for them to be ready.
Personally, I tried installing 6.19 on my Arch system, but it wasn’t possible because it always failed when installing the NVIDIA dkms modules for 6.19. I did some research and found possible solutions, but in the end I didn’t want to get into unnecessary complications and preferred to wait.
Best regards.
I don’t quite understand the philosophy behind pure Arch being called ‘bleeding edge’ when you still have to wait weeks to get the latest kernel.
Normally, you don’t have to wait two weeks; things are almost always released at the same time or with only a couple of days’ difference at most. There are exceptions like this one, but they’re not the usual case. Besides, two weeks earlier or later, it’s still “bleeding edge.”
Rolling release doesn’t have to be bleeding edge. In the case of Arch, it usually is, but as you’ve seen, not always.
But it is quite unusual that absolutely nothing has happened so far regarding Linux 6.19.x.
So one wonders: what’s going on?
There’s a difference between “bleeding edge” and providing every update for every package without testing first. ESPECIALLY kernels.
FWIW, I’ve been using Arch-based EOS (and before that Manjaro) for years now, and have managed to do a reasonable amount of bleeding. Perhaps you need to try harder. 
When there’s a delay with the kernel, that usually means that bugs are still being worked out. I’m grateful that they’re caught and not pushed out to unsuspecting users.
In this case, as has already been mentioned several times, the main reason for the delay is the NVIDIA driver. The current one doesn’t work when installing the modules for kernel 6.19; I’ve personally confirmed that it produces errors and the process doesn’t complete. As Dalto informed us, NVIDIA released a new compatible driver just yesterday. Therefore, it’s reasonable to expect some movement in the coming days.
Linux 6.19.3-2-cachyos happy days 0 issues 
Different mission statements. Arch explicitly tries to be as close to upstream as possible. CachyOS has no problem patching extensively for their own needs.
Also Arch holds back kernel .0 and mesa .0, while Cachy ships them. But afair Cachy learned their lesson on mesa now?
Overall it’s a tradeoff.
And what advantages are you getting with 6.19.3 compared to our 6.18.9 that make you so happy? Could you list any of them for us? Or is it just that it has a higher version number?