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[arch-announce] TeX Live package reorganization
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Antonio Rojas 18 Jun '23

18 Jun '23

Starting from version 2023.66594-9, TeX Live packages have been reorganized to mirror upstream collections. Even though the new `texlive-basic` replaces the old `texlive-core`, many of the texlive-core contents (including language specific files) are now split between different packages. To find out which Arch package contains a specific CTAN package, you can use the `tlmgr` utility, eg. $ tlmgr info euler | grep collection collection: collection-latexrecommended which means the euler CTAN package is contained in `texlive-latexrecommended`. You may also use `pacman -F` to query for specific files. A new metapackage texlive-meta is available to install all subpackages (except for language specific ones), and the new texlive-doc package provides the full documentation for offline use. URL: https://archlinux.org/news/tex-live-package-reorganization/

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[arch-announce] OpenBLAS >= 0.3.23-2 update requires manual intervention
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Felix Yan 14 Jun '23

14 Jun '23

The openblas package prior to version 0.3.23-2 doesn't ship optimized LAPACK routine and CBLAS/LAPACKE interfaces for compatibility. This decision has been reverted now, and the ability to choose a different default system BLAS/LAPACK implementation while keeping openblas installed is now provided to allow future co-installation of BLIS, ATLAS, etc. The default BLAS implementation will be used for most packages like NumPy or R. Please install "blas-openblas" and "blas64-openblas" to make OpenBLAS the default BLAS implementation, just like the old behavior. Unfortunately you will get errors on updating if you currently have OpenBLAS installed as the default BLAS implementation: error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies) :: installing openblas (0.3.23-2) breaks dependency 'blas' required by cblas :: installing openblas (0.3.23-2) breaks dependency 'blas' required by lapack Please append your preferred default BLAS implementation to the regular -Syu command line to get around it. For example: # pacman -Syu blas-openblas or # pacman -Syu blas URL: https://archlinux.org/news/openblas-0323-2-update-requires-manual-intervent…

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[arch-announce] Git migration completed
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Levente Polyak 21 May '23

21 May '23

We are proud to announce that the migration to Git packaging succeeded! 🥳 Thanks to everyone who has helped during the migration! Package sources are now available on [GitLab](https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages). Note that the bugtracker is still [flyspray](https://bugs.archlinux.org) and that merge requests are not accepted as of now. We intend to open the issue tracker and merge requests on the Gitlab package repos in the near future. Mirrors are syncing again, but it may take a bit of time until your mirror of choice has caught up. ## For users Update your system and merge the pacman pacnew `/etc/pacman.conf.pacnew` file. This is required as we have moved the `[community]` repository into `[extra]`. $ pacman -Syu "pacman>=6.0.2-7"` For users of the now deprecated `asp` tool, you will need to switch to `pkgctl`: $ pacman -Syu "devtools>=1:1.0.0-1" $ pkgctl repo clone linux For some more detailed instructions on how to obtain PKGBUILDs see the corresponding wiki [article](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_build_system#Retrieve_PKGBUI…. ## For packagers Before starting, first uninstall `devtools-git-poc` and remove any repos from your filesystem that you cloned during the git proof-of-concept testing. Make sure you have both, an updated devtools and pacman on your system: $ pacman -Syu "devtools>=1:1.0.0-1" "pacman>=6.0.2-7"` Additionally clean up old chroots in `/var/lib/archbuild/` $ rm -rf /var/lib/archbuild/ # or optionally, use the --clean option for pkgctl build *ONCE* $ pkgctl build --clean For instruction on how to use `pkgctl`, please take a look at the "How to be a packager" wiki [article](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/DeveloperWiki:HOWTO_Be_A_Packager) and also consult the man page of each subcommand for further information: $ man pkgctl-build $ man pkgctl-repo-clone URL: https://archlinux.org/news/git-migration-completed/

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[arch-announce] Git migration announcement
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Jelle van der Waa 15 May '23

15 May '23

This Friday morning (2023-05-19) the Git packaging migration will start until Sunday (2023-05-21). The Arch Linux packaging team will not be able to update packages in any of the repositories during this period. Notification when the migration starts, and when it is completed, will be published on the `[arch-dev-public]` mailing list. ## How does this impact Arch Linux users? The `[testing]` repository will be split into `[core-testing]` and `[extra-testing]`, the `[staging]` repository will be split into `[core-staging]` and `[extra-staging]`. The `[community]` repository will be merged into `[extra]` and will therefore be empty after the migration. All affected repositories will be provided as empty repositories for a transition period after the migration. For regular users, this means that everything works as before. **Note:** After the migration is done, users that have the testing repositories enabled need to include the new repositories (`[core-testing]` and `[extra-testing]` instead of `[testing]`) in their `pacman.conf` before updating their system. Other changes: - [SVN access](https://archlinux.org/svn/) is discontinued and will dissappear. - The svn2git mirror will no longer be updated. - `asp`, which relies on the svn2git mirror, will stop working. It is replaced by [`pkgctl repo clone`](https://man.archlinux.org/man/pkgctl-repo-clone.1.en). ## How does this impact Arch Linux tier 1 mirrors? During the migration rsync and HTTP access will be shut down. We will send an email notification to arch-mirrors once everything has been finished. ## How does this impact Arch Linux packagers? Packagers will not be able to patch and update their packages. The internal Tier 0 mirror is also going to be disabled for the duration of this migration. URL: https://archlinux.org/news/git-migration-announcement/

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[arch-announce] Switch to the base-devel meta package requires manual intervention
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Robin Candau 12 Feb '23

12 Feb '23

The `base-devel` package group has recently been replaced by a meta package of the same name. People that had the `base-devel` package group installed (meaning people that installed `base-devel` before February 2nd) have to explicitly re-install it to get the new `base-devel` package installed on their system: ``` pacman -Syu base-devel ``` URL: https://archlinux.org/news/switch-to-the-base-devel-meta-package-requires-m…

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[arch-announce] PHP 8.2 update and introduction of legacy branch
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Pierre Schmitz 13 Jan '23

13 Jan '23

The [php](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php/) packages have been updated to the latest version 8.2. In addition to this, a new set of [php-legacy](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php-legacy/) packages have been introduced. These will follow the oldest but still [actively supported PHP](https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php) branch. This enables users to install the latest version but also introduces the option to use third party applications that might rely on an older version. Both branches will be kept up to date following our rolling release model. `php` and `php-legacy` can be installed at the same time as the latter uses a `-legacy` suffix for its binaries and configuration files. In addition to this, the [php7](https://archlinux.org/news/php-80-and-php-7-legacy-packages-are-avail… packages have been removed as they reached end of life. The `imap` extension will no longer be provided as it relies on the `c-client` library which has been abandoned for many years. URL: https://archlinux.org/news/php-82-update-and-introduction-of-legacy-branch/

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[arch-announce] In memory of Jonathon Fernyhough
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Morten Linderud 12 Jan '23

12 Jan '23

Arch Linux mourns the sudden loss of Jonathon Fernyhough, known in our community as `jonathon`, who passed away on Saturday night. Jonathon was an active participant and contributor to Arch Linux, several derived distributions, the AUR and through personal repositories. He was enthusiastic, helpful and eager to contribute towards improving the free and open source software community as a whole. On behalf of the wider Arch Linux community, our condolences go out to his family and friends. URL: https://archlinux.org/news/in-memory-of-jonathon-fernyhough/

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[arch-announce] Removing python2 from the repositories
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Jelle van der Waa 23 Sep '22

23 Sep '22

Python 2 went end of life January 2020. Since then we have been actively cutting down the number of projects depending on python2 in our repositories, and we have finally been able to drop it from our distribution. If you still have python2 installed on your system consider removing it and any python2 package. If you still require the python2 package you can keep it around, but please be aware that there will be no security updates. If you need a patched package please consult the AUR, or use an unofficial user repository. URL: https://archlinux.org/news/removing-python2-from-the-repositories/

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[arch-announce] Arch Linux mailing list changes
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Kristian Klausen 16 Sep '22

16 Sep '22

As part of [dropping Python 2](https://archlinux.org/todo/conversion-of-programs-that-use-python-2-to-p… which is EOL, we have migrated our mailing lists from mailman2 to mailman3. Rewriting of the "From" header and subject (to prepend the list name) have been disabled to keep the DKIM signature intact. This means "[reply to mailing list](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/General_guidelines#Reply_to_the_mail… must be used when replying to the list and you may need to update your filters and rules matching the "From" header. **All existing subscriptions are migrated and you do not need to re-subscribe.** For managing your subscriptions a new mailman3 account [must be registered](https://lists.archlinux.org/accounts/signup/). URL: https://archlinux.org/news/arch-linux-mailing-list-changes/

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[arch-announce] Grub bootloader upgrade and configuration incompatibilities
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Christian Hesse 30 Aug '22

30 Aug '22

Recent changes in `grub` added a new command option and changed the way the command is invoked. Depending on your system hardware and setup this could cause an unbootable system due to incompatibilities between the installed bootloader and configuration. After a `grub` package update it is advised to run both, installation and regeneration of configuration: grub-install ... grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg For more specific information on `grub-install`, please refer to the wiki: [GRUB - ArchWiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GRUB#Installation) URL: https://archlinux.org/news/grub-bootloader-upgrade-and-configuration-incomp…

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