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[arch-announce] pkgstats: contribution was never that easy
by Recent News Updates 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Annoying bug you filed not fixed? Waiting on a package to be updated? If only there was some way you could help out and improve everybody's favourite Linux distribution... (in case you are wondering, I mean Arch). Wait! There is! Just install the pkgstats package (pacman -Sy pkgstats), run the /usr/bin/pkgstats script as a user and help the Arch developers prioritize their efforts. Come on, all the cool kids are doing it. You can be like them! For more information read our forum at http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=445710 URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/419/

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[arch-announce] Newsletter for November, 2008
by Recent News Updates 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

The Arch Linux Newsletter team is proud to announce the <a href="http://www.archlinux.org/static/newsletters/newsletter-2008-nov.html">Newsletter for November 2008</a>. <p>To discuss this newsletter, <a href="http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=58704">click here</a>.</p> <p>To read past issues of the Arch Linux Newsletter, <a href="http://www.archlinux.org/static/newsletters/">here they are</a>.</p> URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/420/

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[arch-announce] ZSH Force Upgrade
by Recent News Updates 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

To ZSH Users: The 4.3.9 zsh upgrade must be forced, as the package now properly handles the unzipped man pages. Before they were unzipped in the .install file, meaning the files weren't tracked in the pacman db, now they are never zipped with the '!zipman' options flag. Thanks to Xavier/shining for being a patient, bug and patch submitting awesome dude. Sorry for the inconvenience. (Remember to only -Sf zsh , not -Syfu. Unless you want that.) URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/421/

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[arch-announce] Kernel 2.6.27 in core
by Recent News Updates 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

Last night, kernel26 2.6.27-2 has been moved from testing to core. This upgrade seems to be pretty smooth, so don't expect many problems. - Watchdog drivers have been enabled as modules. - MSI/MSI-X is now activated. If your system fails to boot or some PCI devices don't work, add pci=nomsi to your kernel commandline (http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=56940) - The ipw3945 driver doesn't compile anymore. It's probably easy to patch, but we'll stop maintaining it anyway. Please use iwl3945 or compile the driver yourself (the latest PKGBUILD and patches can be found at http://repos.archlinux.org/viewvc.cgi/ipw3945/trunk/) - The snd-pcsp driver has been added, which emulates a sound card on your speaker. For some people this seems to replace the default sound card. If you have problems with sound after the update, blacklist the snd-pcsp module in rc.conf. If any other problems occur, please use the bugtracker or the arch-general mailing list as usual. URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/414/

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[arch-announce] Newsletter for October, 2008
by Recent News Updates 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

The Arch Linux Newsletter team is proud to announce the <a href="http://www.archlinux.org/static/newsletters/newsletter-2008-oct.html">Newsletter for October 2008</a>. To discuss this newsletter, <a href="http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=56483">click here</a>. To read past issues of the Arch Linux Newsletter, <a href="http://www.archlinux.org/static/newsletters/">here they are</a>. URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/412/

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[arch-announce] New nvidia-173xx packages available for users of GeForce FX cards
by Recent News Updates 11 Nov '08

11 Nov '08

The recently released 177.80 version of the NVIDIA driver stopped supporting the GeForce FX series of cards. If you find your Xorg setup no longer working after upgrading, you need to install the new 173xx legacy drivers: # pacman -S nvidia-173xx Source: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=120679 URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/413/

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[arch-announce] ZSH Force Upgrade
by Recent News Updates 10 Nov '08

10 Nov '08

To ZSH Users: The 4.3.9 zsh upgrade must be forced, as the package now properly handles the unzipped man pages. Before they were unzipped in the .install file, meaning the files weren't tracked in the pacman db, now they are never zipped with the '!zipman' options flag. Thanks to Xavier/shining for being a patient, bug and patch submitting awesome dude. Sorry for the inconvenience. (Remember to only -Sf zsh , not -Syfu. Unless you want that.) URL: http://archlinux.org/news/421/

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[arch-announce] Newsletter for November, 2008
by Recent News Updates 10 Nov '08

10 Nov '08

The Arch Linux Newsletter team is proud to announce the [Newsletter for November 2008][1]. To discuss this newsletter, [click here][2]. To read past issues of the Arch Linux Newsletter, [here they are][3]. [1]: http://www.archlinux.org/static/newsletters/newsletter-2008-nov.html [2]: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=58704 [3]: http://www.archlinux.org/static/newsletters/ URL: http://archlinux.org/news/420/

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[arch-announce] pkgstats: contribution was never that easy
by Recent News Updates 07 Nov '08

07 Nov '08

Annoying bug you filed not fixed? Waiting on a package to be updated? If only there was some way you could help out and improve everybody's favourite Linux distribution... (in case you are wondering, I mean Arch). Wait! There is! Just install the pkgstats package (pacman -Sy pkgstats), run the /usr/bin/pkgstats script as a user and help the Arch developers prioritize their efforts. Come on, all the cool kids are doing it. You can be like them! URL: http://archlinux.org/news/419/

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[arch-announce] Arch Schwag Storefront
by Recent News Updates 05 Nov '08

05 Nov '08

Most of you are probably aware of the [Arch Schwag Shop][1] for custom merchandise hosted by Zazzle. Many of you also know of my attempts to supplement this with other custom merchandise including case badges, USB keys, and jewellery. Now I would like to officially announce a new [storefront][2] for these Arch products making it easier for you to purchase these items and for Simo and I to process the orders. All profits go to supporting Arch Linux development. Thank you for your support! [1]: http://www.zazzle.com/archlinux* [2]: http://schwag.archlinux.ca/ URL: http://archlinux.org/news/417/

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