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[arch-announce] New module-init-tools changes modprobe configuration file location
by Recent News Updates 19 Jun '09

19 Jun '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://www.archlinux.org/news/450/

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[arch-announce] Update on Misuse of Arch Linux Logo
by Recent News Updates 10 Jun '09

10 Jun '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 from members of our community. I am very disappointed that this has occurred; I thought our users were above this sort of behaviour. I did not intend to motivate such actions, and I hope our community can act more maturely in the future. URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/449/

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[arch-announce] Arch Linux Newsletter June 2009
by Recent News Updates 08 Jun '09

08 Jun '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://www.archlinux.org/news/448/

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[arch-announce] Minimum required kernel version increased
by Recent News Updates 24 May '09

24 May '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 [2] http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.4/porting_to.html URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/447/

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[arch-announce] Arch Linux Newsletter May 2009
by Recent News Updates 05 May '09

05 May '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://www.archlinux.org/news/446/

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[arch-announce] vi, vim and gvim update
by Recent News Updates 05 May '09

05 May '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://www.archlinux.org/news/445/

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[arch-announce] Dovecot 1.1.14 upgrade requires user intervention
by Recent News Updates 18 Apr '09

18 Apr '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://www.archlinux.org/news/444/

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[arch-announce] Xorg-server 1.6.0 moves to extra
by Recent News Updates 11 Apr '09

11 Apr '09

Xorg-server 1.6.0 and its related drivers will make their move to extra. This new release features input device properties, DRI2 and kernel modesetting (KMS). Note that DRI2 and KMS are only implemented by the Intel driver at this moment. This release also comes with a new driver: xf86-video-intel-legacy. This driver is an old intel driver version, patched to support recent xorg-server versions. This driver should be used by people having problems with the newer xf86-video-intel driver. People still using xorg-server 1.4.2 are advised to upgrade and replace intel or i810 drivers with the legacy driver. URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/443/

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[arch-announce] Newsletter for April, 2009
by Recent News Updates 03 Apr '09

03 Apr '09

The Arch Linux Newsletter team is proud to announce the <a href="http://www.archlinux.org/static/newsletters/newsletter-2009-apr.html">Newsletter for April 2009</a>. To discuss this newsletter, <a href="http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=69007">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/442/

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[arch-announce] i686 support not being dropped
by Recent News Updates 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

Hi, Arch Linux users, we are pleased to inform you that the i686 architecture is not going to be dropped from Arch Linux. It all was part of an April Fools joke, in which all the developers and the forum moderators played a big part. Interestingly, this joke actually did some good. Some of our users discovered that they were, in fact, running 64-bit processors, and many of them switched to the Arch Linux 64-bit version. We encourage anyone who already switched to keep using the 64-bit version, to continue contributing to the architecture and encourage support from other major software vendors. A prime example of a vendor giving in to the demands of the 64-bit community is Adobe. They've recently added 64-bit Linux support to the flash plug-in, for which we thank them. Sorry for any inconvenience this joke may have caused, but how can we resist a prank on the 1st of April? URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/441/

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