Archinstall 2.6.1 key features include allowing a custom number of parallel downloads to be specified, the option to use Ly, an ncurses-like display manager, the option to use Slick-Greeter with LightDM, and adding Kitty/Dolphin/Wofi to Hyprland.

The parallel download handling now allows any number of parallel downloads to happen where as previously it maxed out at 5 concurrent downloads. The recommended number of parallel downloads is still five or less, but can be set higher now if so desired.