July 2009 - Arch-announce - lists.archlinux.org

[arch-announce] Dovecot 1.1.14 upgrade requires user intervention
by Recent News Updates 03 Jul '09

03 Jul '09

Due to a limitation in pacman's conflict checking when a directory is replaced by a file with the same name, the upgrade to dovecot-1.1.14-1 requires manual interaction. It's safe to update using "pacman -Sf dovecot" to avoid two file conflicts. Please also have a look at the changed file layout and changes in /etc/dovecot/dovecot-example.conf. URL: http://gerolde.archlinux.org/news/444/

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[arch-announce] vi, vim and gvim update
by Recent News Updates 03 Jul '09

03 Jul '09

Finally, the new vi* packages are up. There will be a little migration pain. For optimal results, I recommend to "sudo rm /usr/bin/{view,rview}" before you run "sudo pacman -Syu" URL: http://gerolde.archlinux.org/news/445/

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[arch-announce] Minimum required kernel version increased
by Recent News Updates 03 Jul '09

03 Jul '09

With the glibc-2.10 toolchain update, the minimum kernel version requirement for glibc has been increased from 2.6.16 to 2.6.18. For help fixing issues porting software to build with glibc-2.10 and gcc-4.4, see [1] and [2] respectively. [1] [http://udrepper.livejournal.com/20948.html][1] [2] [http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.4/porting_to.html][2] [1]: http://udrepper.livejournal.com/20948.html [2]: http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.4/porting_to.html URL: http://gerolde.archlinux.org/news/447/

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[arch-announce] Arch Linux Newsletter May 2009
by Recent News Updates 03 Jul '09

03 Jul '09

The Arch Linux Newsletter team is proud to announce the [Newsletter for May 2009][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-2009-may.html [2]: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=548438 [3]: http://www.archlinux.org/static/newsletters/ URL: http://gerolde.archlinux.org/news/446/

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[arch-announce] Update on Misuse of Arch Linux Logo
by Recent News Updates 03 Jul '09

03 Jul '09

After publishing the article discussing a misuse of our old logo in the June Newsletter, I received an unexpected e-mail from the operator of the company in question. He has made a formal apology and has removed the logo from his website. We thank him for his compliance and wish him well in designing a new logo to represent his company. Apparently he received several vulgar and threatening e-mails in response to this issue. I am very disappointed that this has occurred; The Arch Linux community prides itself on its friendliness among other things and individuals who identify themselves as members should be above this sort of behaviour. I did not intend to motivate such actions, and I hope that those responsible will act more maturely in the future. URL: http://gerolde.archlinux.org/news/449/

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[arch-announce] Arch Linux Newsletter June 2009
by Recent News Updates 03 Jul '09

03 Jul '09

The Arch Linux Newsletter team is proud to announce the [Newsletter for June 2009][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-2009-june.html [2]: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=73650 [3]: http://www.archlinux.org/static/newsletters/ URL: http://gerolde.archlinux.org/news/448/

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[arch-announce] New module-init-tools changes modprobe configuration file location
by Recent News Updates 03 Jul '09

03 Jul '09

The new module-init-tools 3.8 package changes the location of the configuration file: /etc/modprobe.conf is no longer read, instead /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf is used. Files in /etc/modprobe.d without a .conf suffix will be ignored in the future. Please adjust your local configuration files after the update. URL: http://gerolde.archlinux.org/news/450/

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[arch-announce] kernel 2.6.30 series moved to the [core] repository
by Recent News Updates 03 Jul '09

03 Jul '09

Hi arch community, The new 2.6.30 kernel series moved to the [core] repository. Upstream changes: http://kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges Arch Linux changes: - removed the acpi-dsdt-initramfs.patch There is no functional patch anymore available. If you need a custom dsdt, please compile it yourself into your custom kernel. - removed snd-pcspkr module #14958 - added dccp #15071 - added SCHED_DEBUG=y - changed to lzma kernel compression - removed rt2500 module it is supported by in kernel drivers now URL: http://gerolde.archlinux.org/news/451/

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[arch-announce] portmap replaced by rpcbind & important nfs-utils upgrade
by Recent News Updates 03 Jul '09

03 Jul '09

Hi arch community, portmap is replaced by rpcbind in the [core] repository. It has more features, like ipv6 support and nfs4 support. Please change your /etc/rc.conf file accordingly. Important nfs-utils upgrade: - NFS4 support is now implemented This is a rather important upgrade, you are going to have to change config files. /etc/rc.conf daemons changes: 1) Change portmap to rpcbind 2) Change nfslock to nfs-common 3) Change nfsd to nfs-server Extended configuration options for NFS (clients & server) are available in: /etc/conf.d/nfs-common /etc/conf.d/nfs-server Please change them to your needs. URL: http://gerolde.archlinux.org/news/452/

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[arch-announce] Arch Linux Newsletter July 2009
by Recent News Updates 03 Jul '09

03 Jul '09

The Arch Linux Newsletter team is proud to announce the [Newsletter for July 2009][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-2009-july.html [2]: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=75212 [3]: http://www.archlinux.org/static/newsletters/ URL: http://gerolde.archlinux.org/news/453/

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