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[arch-announce] xorg-server 1.6.0 in testing
by Recent News Updates 02 Mar '09

02 Mar '09

The upcoming version of xorg-server will have a lot of workarounds and patches removed. Doing so, the package becomes easier to understand, as even its maintainer has no idea what is happening anymore. When upgrading to xorg-server-1.6, you will see these file conflicts on most systems: error: failed to prepare transaction (conflicting files) xorg-server: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libdri.so exists in filesystem xorg-server: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/libwfb.so exists in filesystem It's safe and advised to overwrite these files. The symlinks were previously created from post_install by the xorg-server and nvidia-utils packages. It is advised to install xorg-server first by using "pacman -Sf xorg-server", after which you can upgrade the rest of your system. This release of xorg-server requires a rebuild of all video and input drivers. Older drivers will fail to load with an ABI mismatch. Drivers in our repositories will receive an update to match the xorg-server ABI. Nvidia has updated their latest drivers with support for this version of xorg-server. AMD does not support xorg-server-1.6 yet in their Catalyst drivers. AMD users are advised to switch to the xf86-video-ati or xf86-video-radeonhd drivers instead, or keep any X.Org related updates on hold via IgnorePkg in pacman.conf. This can be done by putting xorg-server in IgnorePkg in pacman.conf. All other updates should have conflicts set, so it will be clear which additional packages should be added to the IgnorePkg list on your system. Note that there will be no support for older versions of xorg-server when this version moves to extra. URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/436/

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[arch-announce] 2009.02 ISO Release Update
by Recent News Updates 18 Feb '09

18 Feb '09

The original archlinux-2009.02-ftp-i686.img USB image was broken, a new image (archlinux-2009.02-2-ftp-i686.img) has been uploaded. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you. With one image broken, we also had to create new torrents: We now use a single torrent per file again and added more mirrors to the webseeds. All seeders should stop seeding the old torrent and get the new ones. URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/435/

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[arch-announce] 2009.02 ISO Release
by Recent News Updates 17 Feb '09

17 Feb '09

We proudly announce the release of the new Arch Linux installation images, version 2009.02. It took us quite a while, but we think the result is worth it: we added some cool new things and ironed out some long-lasting imperfections. 2009.02 comes with the following features: - Kernel 2.6.28 - Ext4 support. Installation can be done on a ext4 root partition. - Rescue and maintenance capabilities for Ext4 root partitions - Fallback ISOs with the ISOLINUX bootloader, for those that have trouble booting Grub-based images - Several bugfixes in the installer - Brought the included documentation up-to-date - Inclusion of AIF (Arch Linux Installation Framework), the next generation installer, currently under development. If you encounter any problems, you can check for bug reports (or file a new one) under the <a href="http://bugs.archlinux.org/index.php?project=6">"Release Engineering" project</a> For more info about the releng team and how to get in touch with us, see <a href="http://www.archlinux.org/news/430/">the announcement</a> What's next? ------------ Our goal is to bring coordinated releases following the rhythm of kernel releases, in order to provide optimal hardware support. The roadmap (and current open bugs) of the next release (which will be based on 2.6.29) can be found on <a href="http://bugs.archlinux.org/index.php?do=index&tasks=&project=6&due=59">the bug tracker</a> <a href="http://www.archlinux.org/download/">Download the new release</a> URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/434/

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[arch-announce] Newsletter for February, 2009
by Recent News Updates 14 Feb '09

14 Feb '09

The Arch Linux Newsletter team is proud to announce the <a href="http://www.archlinux.org/static/newsletters/newsletter-2009-feb.html">Newsletter for February 2009</a>. To discuss this newsletter, <a href="http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=498404">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/433/

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[arch-announce] KDE 4.2 is out and we are ready!
by Recent News Updates 27 Jan '09

27 Jan '09

Today, on January 27th, the KDE team announces the stable version of KDE 4.2.0, so we have moved all kde-packages from [testing] to [extra]. We suggest that you exit from KDE before you update, backup your ~/.kde4 configuration dir and start with a clean config. Take a look at old plasmoids, they might not work with the new Plasma. You can find the ChangeLog on: http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.2/ For problems (we hope there aren't) please use the bugtracker or the arch-general mailing list as usual. URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/431/

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[arch-announce] Release Engineering Team
by Recent News Updates 22 Jan '09

22 Jan '09

I'd like to announce a newly formed team made to manage our ISO releases. The intent here is to provide you with up to date installation tools and release ISOs based on the kernel's release schedule. Current Team Members: Aaron Griffin (that's me!) Gerhard Brauer (GerBra - ISO and installer) Dieter Plaetinck (Dieter@be - installer/AIF) If you're interested in ISO and installer related happenings, feel free to join the ML below. <a href="http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch-releng">Mailing List</a> <a href="http://bugs.archlinux.org/index.php?project=6">Bug Tracker Project</a> URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/430/

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[arch-announce] inetutils-1.6-2 in [core]
by Recent News Updates 20 Jan '09

20 Jan '09

To replace several orphaned netkit packages that were unmaintained upstream, we just added inetutils-1.6-2 in the [core] repo. This new package will provide the following network clients/daemons: ftp/ftpd rexec/rexecd rlogin/rlogind rsh/rshd talk/talkd telnet/telnetd rcp. It will be replacing the following packages: core/netkit-telnet extra/netkit-ftp extra/netkit-rsh On a related note, netkit-tftp will be remove from the repo in favor of tftp-hpa. The inetutils tools can also profide a tftp client/server. It's currently not included in the inetutils package but we could provide them in a separate package if there is sufficient demand for it. Please update your settings/configs accordingly. URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/429/

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[arch-announce] Welcome Geoffroy Carrier
by Recent News Updates 14 Jan '09

14 Jan '09

I want to wish a warm welcome to our new developer and bluetooth maintainer, Geoffroy Carrier (gcarrier) For those who don't know Geoffroy, he's been with us for some time, helped out with pacman development (in particular, with code in the signed-packages arena), and has been a TU for since May of this year. He plans on primarily helping us out with Bluetooth packages (which we've been slacking on these days), among other things. Hip-hip-hooray! URL: http://archlinux.info/news/426/

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[arch-announce] Welcome Andrea Scarpino
by Recent News Updates 14 Jan '09

14 Jan '09

I'd like to welcome Andrea into the fold here. If you don't know him, he goes by BaSh, and has been a TU for some time. Recently, he began helping us out as a Bug Wrangler on flyspray, which is greatly appreciated. Pierre has been asking for help with KDE maintenance, and Andrea has stepped up to the plate. So please welcome Andrea on board as a new packager / KDE maintainer. Yay! URL: http://archlinux.info/news/428/

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[arch-announce] Pacman update and mirrorlist
by Recent News Updates 14 Jan '09

14 Jan '09

With the update to pacman-3.2.1-2, we have split the mirrorlist into the pacman-mirrorlist package. This will allow us to push more frequent updates to the mirrorlist, instead of only updating it with pacman releases. As part of this update, your current /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist file will be saved as mirrorlist.pacorig and the default mirrorlist put in its place. Remember to merge these files in order to keep using your mirror(s) of choice. URL: http://archlinux.info/news/427/

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