February 2011 - Arch-announce - lists.archlinux.org

[arch-announce] Contributors Wanted
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Eric Bélanger 27 Feb '11

27 Feb '11

Eric Bélanger wrote: In order to help reduce the workload and expand the Arch Linux development team, we are considering bringing on people to help out in the following projects: 1) Bug Wrangler: Assign new bugs. Do initial triage; asking user to locate corresponding issue upstream or open one if applicable. Request closure. Review trivial/easier patches to our own stuff and give feedback. Stir up the stagnant pot of bugs and move them forward or get them closed. 2) Mirror Administrator: Handle new mirror requests through the bug tracker. Ensure contact information is up to date. Be the lead contact on the arch-mirrors ML, answering any questions that come up. Establish mirror quality control. Right now this is manual via http://www.archlinux.org/mirrors/status/ and then contacting mirrors that have been out of date for a while; improvements to archweb could be made to automate this. 3) Netcfg developer: Implement bug fixes and feature requests to netcfg. Cleaning up the bug tracker of the current open requests; either implement, fix, or close them. 4) Initscripts developer: Implement bug fixes and feature requests to initscripts. Cleaning up the bug tracker of the current open requests; either implement, fix, or close them. 5) ABS developer: Implement bug fixes and feature requests to abs. Cleaning up the bug tracker of the current open requests; either implement, fix, or close them. Please send your applications to: applicants(a)archlinux.org. To help us filter the applications by positions, add the appropriate tag at the begining of the subject line: [application bug], [application mirror], [application netcfg], [application initscripts] or [application abs]. Make sure to specify why do you think that you'll be a good candidate for the position(s) you're applying for. URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/contributors-wanted/

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[arch-announce] Bug Day: Saturday, February 19th
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Allan McRae 27 Feb '11

27 Feb '11

Allan McRae wrote: Join us on IRC in the #archlinux-bugs channel and help us reduce the number of open bug reports in our bug tracker. URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/bug-day-saturday-february-19th/

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[arch-announce] The new Arch Linux ezine
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Daniel Griffiths 14 Feb '11

14 Feb '11

Daniel Griffiths wrote: Announcing the much-anticipated Arch Linux ezine, [Rolling Release][1]! Based on the Ars Technica model, Rolling Release provides an open platform for sharing news of interest to the Arch community. Check it out, contribute, and follow us onsite, or via email, RSS, Twitter, or Identi.ca! [1]: http://rollingrelease.com/ URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/the-new-arch-linux-ezine/

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[arch-announce] Mirror status and custom mirror lists
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Dan McGee 14 Feb '11

14 Feb '11

Dan McGee wrote: We now regularly poll all official mirrors and gather statistics such as syncing delay, check duration, availability, and error conditions. This information is available on the [mirror status page][1]. Please consult the page for more details on what is collected, how often it runs, and how it works. In addition, you can now [update your mirrorlist][2] and choose to have it automatically sorted using the up-to-date mirror status information. [1]: http://www.archlinux.org/mirrors/status/ [2]: http://www.archlinux.org/mirrorlist/ URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/mirror-status-and-custom-mirror-lists/

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[arch-announce] pkgstats round two: take your vote and help improving Arch
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Pierre Schmitz 14 Feb '11

14 Feb '11

Pierre Schmitz wrote: Two years ago, we introduced [pkgstats][1]. This time, after a major revamp, we are re-introducing it to you! Contributing is as easy as installing the package - a weekly cron job will take care of the rest. You will be sending us a list of packages installed on your system, along with the architecture and mirror you use. This information is anonymous and cannot be used to identify you, but it will help us prioritize our efforts and make Arch even better. So, go ahead and spread the word! For more details see pkgstats -h, read the simple source code and visit our [forums][2]. You can view the collected data at the [statistics page][3]. [1]: http://www.archlinux.org/news/pkgstats-contribution-was-never-that-easy/ [2]: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=105431 [3]: https://www.archlinux.de/?page=Statistics URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/pkgstats-round-two-take-your-vote-and-help-i…

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[arch-announce] True multilib for Arch Linux x86_64
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Thomas Bächler 14 Feb '11

14 Feb '11

Thomas Bächler wrote: I am happy to announce the availability of the new multilib repository. At this time, it contains wine, skype and flashplugin. Furthermore, a multilib compiler is available. With the launch of the multilib repository all old 'lib32' packages are being removed from community - the core/extra/community repositories will be "pure 64 bit" again. If you want to use the new multilib packages (and most desktop or laptop users probably do), add the following lines to your pacman.conf: [multilib] Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/true-multilib-for-arch-linux-x86_64/

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[arch-announce] MySQL 5.5 is now in [extra]
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Angel Velasquez 14 Feb '11

14 Feb '11

Angel Velasquez wrote: MySQL 5.5 is now in [extra]. This is a major version upgrade from the 5.1 editions previously in the repositories. Archive, Blackhole, and Federated engine support are no longer included in this package, since they are not heavily used. After upgrading the MySQL package and restarting the database, you will need to run `mysql_upgrade` to ensure your tables, views and stored procedures are up to date and compatible with MySQL 5.5. It is always good to do a backup of your databases before doing the update. You will also need to adjust my.cnf options in order to make it compatible with 5.5 release; more information is [available here][1]. [1]: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/upgrading-from-previous- series.html URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/mysql-55-is-now-in-extra/

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[arch-announce] Python is now Python 3
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Allan McRae 14 Feb '11

14 Feb '11

Allan McRae wrote: A major Python update has just been moved from the testing repositories and will be available on a mirror near you. The default "python" package is now for the 3.x series while the 2.x series has been moved to a "python2" package, with python-2.7 having been scheduled to be the last major release in the python-2.x series. Since /usr/bin/python will now point to the 3.x binary, any program requiring 2.x needs to point to /usr/bin/python2 instead. All our packages have been updated accordingly, but any remaining issues found can be reported to the bug tracker (not the forums or mailing lists). AUR and third-party packages/projects using Python will likely need updating to reflect this move, as many programs are still incompatible with Python 3. URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/python-is-now-python-3/

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[arch-announce] Bug Day: Saturday, February 19th
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Allan McRae 14 Feb '11

14 Feb '11

Allan McRae wrote: Join us on IRC in the #archlinux-bugs channel and help us reduce the number of open bug reports in our bug tracker. URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/bug-day-saturday-february-19th/

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[arch-announce] Minimum required kernel version increased
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Allan McRae 14 Feb '11

14 Feb '11

Allan McRae wrote: The update to glibc-2.12.2-1 increases the minimum required kernel version to 2.6.27. This kernel version was chosen as it is currently the oldest kernel with longterm support upstream. Users of the Arch "kernel26" and "kernel26-lts" packages are unaffected by this change. Those wanting to continue the use of an older kernel version will be required to rebuild the glibc package with the appropriate adjustment made to the "--enable- kernel" configuration option. URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/minimum-required-kernel-version-increased-1/

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