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[arch-announce] Debug packages and debuginfod
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Morten Linderud 02 Feb '22

02 Feb '22

We are very happy to announce that debug packages are now available in Arch Linux. Debug symbols and source listing are provided through our debuginfod instance which can be utilized by debuggers such as gdb and delve. [https://debuginfod.archlinux.org/](https://debuginfod.archlinux.org/) A couple of sponsored mirrors are providing the debug repositories while we figure out and communicate the new [mirror requirements](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/DeveloperWiki:NewMirrors). * [https://america.mirror.pkgbuild.com](https://america.mirror.pkgbuild.com) * [https://asia.mirror.pkgbuild.com](https://asia.mirror.pkgbuild.com) * [https://europe.mirror.pkgbuild.com](https://europe.mirror.pkgbuild.com) Not all packages provide debug packages as enabling it for all packages is an ongoing effort. For more information, please visit the [Debuginfod](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Debuginfod) wiki article, and also our newly renovated [Debugging/Getting traces](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Debugging/Getting_traces) article. URL: https://archlinux.org/news/debug-packages-and-debuginfod/

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[arch-announce] linux-firmware 20220119.0c6a7b3-2 requires kernel >=5.3 and package splitting
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Andreas Radke 21 Jan '22

21 Jan '22

The linux-firmware package 20220119.0c6a7b3-2 implements kernel firmware compression. Linux kernel from 5.3 on support loading from xz compressed firmware. CONFIG_FW_LOADER_COMPRESS kernel option must be enabled. All official Arch Linux kernel support this for a long time. [1] The linux-firmware package has been split into smaller packages to further reduce required disk space. Some big firmware files of rarely used hardware have been split into separate packages. This affects firmware for Mellanox Spectrum switches, Marvell devices, Qualcomm SoCs, Cavium LiquidIO server adapters, QLogic devices, Broadcom NetXtreme II 10Gb ethernet adapters. Make sure to install additional firmware packages if needed. [2] [1] [FS#72899](https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/72899) [2] [FS#72559](https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/72559) + [svn commit](https://github.com/archlinux/svntogit-packages/commit/a12e069d0cae3… URL: https://archlinux.org/news/linux-firmware-202201190c6a7b3-2-requires-kernel…

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[arch-announce] libxml2>=2.9.12-6 update may require manual intervention
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Jan Alexander Steffens 27 Dec '21

27 Dec '21

The libxml2 package prior to version 2.9.12-6 was missing the compiled python modules. This has been fixed in 2.9.12-6, so the upgrade may need to overwrite any untracked pyc files created. If you get errors like these libxml2: /usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/__pycache__/drv_libxml2.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc exists in filesystem libxml2: /usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/__pycache__/drv_libxml2.cpython-310.pyc exists in filesystem libxml2: /usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/__pycache__/libxml2.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc exists in filesystem libxml2: /usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/__pycache__/libxml2.cpython-310.pyc exists in filesystem when updating, use pacman -Syu --overwrite /usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/__pycache__/\* to perform the upgrade. URL: https://archlinux.org/news/libxml22912-6-update-may-require-manual-interven…

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[arch-announce] Sorting out old password hashes
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Christian Hesse 08 Jun '21

08 Jun '21

Starting with `libxcrypt` 4.4.21, weak password hashes (such as *MD5* and *SHA1*) are no longer accepted for new passwords. Users that still have their passwords stored with a weak hash will be asked to update their password on their next login. If the login just fails (for example from display manager) switch to a virtual terminal (*Ctrl-Alt-F2*) and log in there once. URL: https://archlinux.org/news/sorting-out-old-password-hashes/

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[arch-announce] Move of official IRC channels to libera.chat
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: David Runge 24 May '21

24 May '21

As some of you may have read over the past days, there has been an ownership dispute over the [freenode.net](https://freenode.net) network. The IRC network has been used by Arch Linux and many other projects over the past decades as a platform for discussion and support. The dispute led to the exodus of most former freenode staff from the network and the founding of a new network: [libera.chat](https://libera.chat) Starting today, Arch Linux and its sister projects [Arch Linux ARM](https://archlinuxarm.org) and [Arch Linux 32](https://archlinux32.org) will begin migrating the official IRC channels from freenode.net to libera.chat. Please bear with us as this can take some time to be fully settled in. We thank the freenode community for the many years of great service and collaboration. URL: https://archlinux.org/news/move-of-official-irc-channels-to-liberachat/

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[arch-announce] Installation medium with installer
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Giancarlo Razzolini 01 Apr '21

01 Apr '21

The installation medium now provides a guided [installer](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/any/archinstall/). This addition to the default method of installation (based on the [installation guide](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_guide)) is similar to the [other methods](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Category:Installation_process). If you use this installer, do not forget to mention it when asking for support and also to provide the archinstall log, when asked. URL: https://archlinux.org/news/installation-medium-with-installer/

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[arch-announce] Moving to Zstandard images by default on mkinitcpio
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Giancarlo Razzolini 19 Feb '21

19 Feb '21

As linux-lts moved to the 5.10 version, all official kernels of Arch Linux now support zstd compressed initramfs images, so mkinitcpio is switching to zstd compressed images by default with version 30, which is currently on [testing]. If, for any reason, you are using a kernel version prior to 5.9, make sure to change mkinitcpio.conf COMPRESSION to use one of the compressors supported, like gzip, otherwise you **will not** be able to boot images generated by mkinitcpio. URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/moving-to-zstandard-images-by-default-on-mki…

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[arch-announce] Chromium losing Sync support in early March
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Evangelos Foutras 03 Feb '21

03 Feb '21

Google has [announced](https://blog.chromium.org/2021/01/limiting-private-api-availabil… that they are going to block everything but Chrome from accessing certain Google features (like Chrome sync) starting on March 15. This decision by Google is going to affect Arch's `chromium` package a bit earlier, on March 2, when Chromium 89 gets released. We know for sure that **data syncing** will stop working (passwords, bookmarks, etc.). Other features such as **geolocation** or **enhanced spell check** might continue to function for a bit longer. Extensions integrating with **Google Drive** might misbehave and LibreOffice will lose access to documents stored there. Other distros such as openSUSE and Fedora have already removed the soon-to-be-limited API keys from their Chromium 88 packages. Fedora's [advisory](https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2021-48866282e5) provides a great deal of perspective on this and I also found this Hackaday [post](https://hackaday.com/2021/01/26/whats-the-deal-with-chromium-on-linux… to be quite informative. URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/chromium-losing-sync-support-in-early-march/

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[arch-announce] PHP 8.0 and PHP 7 legacy packages are available
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Pierre Schmitz 28 Jan '21

28 Jan '21

The php package has been updated to [version 8.0](https://www.php.net/releases/8.0/en.php). Please refer to the upstream [migration guide](https://www.php.net/manual/en/migration80.php). As some applications are not compatible with PHP 8 yet we provide a [php7](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php7/) package which can be installed alongside version 8. Packages that depend on PHP reflect this update and will require php7 if needed. You might need to update your configuration accordingly. PHP 7 binaries and configuration have the "7" suffix: * /usr/bin/php -> /usr/bin/php7 * /etc/php -> /etc/php7 * /usr/bin/php-fpm -> /usr/bin/php-fpm7 * /usr/lib/systemd/system/php-fpm.service -> /usr/lib/systemd/system/php-fpm7.service * /run/php-fpm -> /run/php-fpm7 We also provide third party modules compiled for PHP 7: * [php7-apcu](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php7-apcu/) * [php7-geoip](https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/php7-geoip/) * [php7-grpc](https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/php7-grpc/) * [php7-igbinary](https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/php7-igbinar… * [php7-imagick](https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/php7-imagick/) * [php7-memcache](https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/php7-memcach… * [php7-memcached](https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/php7-memcac… * [php7-mongodb](https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/php7-mongodb/) * [php7-redis](https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/php7-redis/) Note that support for php7 will be [limited](https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php) and likely be dropped in about a year depending on how soon the majority of applications will be compatible with version 8. URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/php-80-and-php-7-legacy-packages-are-availab…

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[arch-announce] Manual pages indexing service
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Sven-Hendrik Haase 14 Jan '21

14 Jan '21

We are happy to announce our newest public service: A manual pages indexing site at [man.archlinux.org](https://man.archlinux.org) that publishes the man pages of all our packages and allows you to [search](https://man.archlinux.org/search) and [browse](https://man.archlinux.org/listing) them. Check out, for example, the [man page of tar](https://man.archlinux.org/man/core/tar/tar.1.en). You can also find this service linked to in the sidebar as well as on every package detail page. Thanks to Wiki Admin [lahwaacz](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/User:Lahwaacz) for developing [archmanweb](https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archmanweb) for this purpose. While there are other man page indexing sites out there, it is our hope that publishing man pages matching the versions of our released packages further improves Arch accessibility and documentation. URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/manual-pages-indexing-service/

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