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[arch-announce] Now using Zstandard instead of xz for package compression
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Robin Broda 04 Jan '20

04 Jan '20

As announced on the [mailing list](https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-dev-public/2019-December/0…, on Friday, Dec 27 2019, our package compression scheme has changed from xz (.pkg.tar.xz) to [zstd (.pkg.tar.zst)](https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-dev-public/2019-December/029778.html). zstd and xz trade blows in their compression ratio. Recompressing all packages to zstd with our options yields a total ~0.8% increase in package size on all of our packages combined, but the decompression time for all packages saw a ~1300% speedup. We already have more than 545 zstd-compressed packages in our repositories, and as packages get updated more will keep rolling in. We have not found any user-facing issues as of yet, so things appear to be working. As a packager, you will automatically start building .pkg.tar.zst packages if you are using the latest version of devtools (>= 20191227). As an end-user no manual intervention is required, assuming that you have read and followed the news post [from late last year](https://www.archlinux.org/news/required-update-to-recent-libarchive/). If you nevertheless haven't updated libarchive since 2018, all hope is not lost! Binary builds of pacman-static are available from Eli Schwartz' [personal repository](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Unofficial_user_repositori…, signed with their Trusted User keys, with which you can perform the update. URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/now-using-zstandard-instead-of-xz-for-packag…

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[arch-announce] Xorg cleanup requires manual intervention
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Andreas Radke 20 Dec '19

20 Dec '19

In the process of [Xorg cleanup][1] the update requires manual intervention when you hit this message: :: installing xorgproto (2019.2-2) breaks dependency 'inputproto' required by lib32-libxi :: installing xorgproto (2019.2-2) breaks dependency 'dmxproto' required by libdmx :: installing xorgproto (2019.2-2) breaks dependency 'xf86dgaproto' required by libxxf86dga when updating, use: `pacman -Rdd libdmx libxxf86dga && pacman -Syu` to perform the upgrade. After the update it will be safe to also remove the "xorgproto" package. [1]: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/64892 URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/xorg-cleanup-requires-manual-intervention/

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[arch-announce] primus_vk>=1.3-1 update requires manual intervention
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Giancarlo Razzolini 25 Nov '19

25 Nov '19

The primus_vk package prior to version 1.3-1 was missing some soname links. This has been fixed in 1.3-1 so the upgrade will need to overwrite the untracked soname links. If you get an error like: primus_vk: /usr/lib/libnv_vulkan_wrapper.so.1 exists in filesystem primus_vk: /usr/lib/libprimus_vk.so.1 exists in filesystem when updating, use: `pacman -Syu --overwrite=/usr/lib/libnv_vulkan_wrapper.so.1,/usr/lib/libprimus_vk.so.1` to perform the upgrade. URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/primus_vk13-1-update-requires-manual-interve…

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[arch-announce] New kernel packages and mkinitcpio hooks
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Giancarlo Razzolini 10 Nov '19

10 Nov '19

All our official kernels: linux, linux-lts, linux-zen and linux-hardened, do not install the actual kernel to /boot anymore. The installation is done by mkinitcpio hooks and scripts, as well as removals. There is no need for any manual intervention. The intention is to make the kernel packages more self-contained, as well as making the boot process more flexible, while also keeping it backwards compatible. As of now, only mkinitcpio has hooks for handling kernels installations and removals. We do not ship any for dracut yet, but it will have similar hooks in the near feature. URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/new-kernel-packages-and-mkinitcpio-hooks/

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[arch-announce] Clarification regarding recent email activity on the arch-announce list
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Giancarlo Razzolini 25 Oct '19

25 Oct '19

Today, one email was sent to the arch-announce mailing list that was able to circumvent the whitelisting checks that are done by the mailman software. This was not due to unauthorized access and no Arch Linux servers were compromised. We have implemented measures to make sure this does not happen again, by using mailman's poster password feature. We are also making sure, these simple whitelist checks are not used anywhere else. URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/clarification-regarding-recent-email-activit…

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[arch-announce] poster password test
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: 25 Oct '19

25 Oct '19

poster password test URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/poster-password-test/

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24 Oct '19

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[arch-announce] Required update to recent libarchive
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Christian Hesse 16 Oct '19

16 Oct '19

The compression algorithm `zstd` brings faster compression and decompression, while maintaining a compression ratio comparable with `xz`. This will speed up package installation with `pacman`, without further drawbacks. The imminent release of **pacman 5.2** brings build tools with support for compressing packages with `zstd`. To install these packages you need `libarchive` with support for `zstd`, which entered the repositories in September 2018. In order for `zstd` compressed packages to be distributed, we require all users to have updated to at least **libarchive 3.3.3-1**. You have had a year, so we expect you already did update. Hurry up if you have not. If you use custom scripts make sure these do not rely on hardcoded file extensions. The `zstd` package file extension will be `.pkg.tar.zst`. URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/required-update-to-recent-libarchive/

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[arch-announce] `base` group replaced by mandatory `base` package - manual intervention required
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Robin Broda 06 Oct '19

06 Oct '19

The `base` group has been replaced by a metapackage of the same name, we advise users to install this package (`pacman -Syu base`), as it is effectively mandatory from now on. Users requesting support are expected to be running a system with the base package. URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/base-group-replaced-by-mandatory-base-packag…

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[arch-announce] astyle>=3.1-2 update requires manual intervention
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Antonio Rojas 26 Aug '19

26 Aug '19

The astyle package prior to version 3.1-2 was missing a soname link. This has been fixed in 3.1-2, so the upgrade will need to overwrite the untracked soname link created by ldconfig. If you get an error `astyle: /usr/lib/libastyle.so.3 exists in filesystem` when updating, use `pacman -Suy --overwrite usr/lib/libastyle.so.3` to perform the upgrade. URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/astyle31-2-update-requires-manual-interventi…

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