The latest version code named as Archimedes-2012.04 was released on april 16,2012.The latest version does not have a GUI packet manager.Chakra team has gone back to the arch like text based packet management system.The new features of Chakra 2012.04 - Archimedes are
- KDE 4.8.2
- Linux 3.2.8
- Qt 4.8.1
- Updated initscripts with the option to test system
- Switch to kmod
- DVD image, including all locales and a nice selections of apps
- Minimal CD image you can build your desktop on
- tomoyo-tools 2.5 added to a default install, for more security options
- wqy-microhei became the new default font for Chinese/Japanese/Korean
- QtWebkit 2.2.1