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[arch-announce] TeXLive 2016 packages are now available
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Rémy Oudompheng 06 Aug '16

06 Aug '16

TeXLive packages have been updated to the 2016 version. The most notable change is that the `biber` utility is now provided as a separate package. You can install it normally using `pacman`. Pacman hooks are now used in the TeXLive packages so the update will be less verbose than in past years. URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/texlive-2016-packages-are-now-available/

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[arch-announce] test-sec-flags: Call for Assistance
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Allan McRae 18 Jul '16

18 Jul '16

Inspired by discussions on the arch-general mailing list, test-sec-flags was created by pid1 (with help from anthraxx, strcat, sangy, and rgacogne) to test the performance impact of various security-oriented compilation and linking flags. The goal is to determine if these flags can be the new default for all Arch Linux packages. Preliminary results suggest that the performance impact is almost nonexistent compare to the compilation flags we already use, but we would like to collect and compare more results before moving forwards. Download the source [here][1] and see the README for installation and usage instructions. The results subdirectory contains instructions on how to pull out the relevant statistics from the result files. We are collecting results in the [test-sec-flags wiki][2] on Github. Please add your results there. In particular, we would very much like i686 results, as all of the previous contributors have been on x86_64 devices. Patches welcome. [1]: https://github.com/pid1/test-sec-flags [2]: https://github.com/pid1/test-sec-flags/wiki URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/test-sec-flags-call-for-assistance/

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[arch-announce] screen-4.4.0-1 unable to attach old sessions
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Gaetan Bisson 26 Jun '16

26 Jun '16

As you upgrade to screen-4.4.0-1 you will be unable to reattach sessions started with earlier screen versions. Please make sure all your sessions are closed before upgrading. URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/screen-440-1-unable-to-attach-old-sessions/

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[arch-announce] Required update to pacman-5.0.1 before 2016-04-23
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Allan McRae 24 Mar '16

24 Mar '16

The release of pacman-5.0 brought support for transactional hooks. These will allow us to (e.g.) run font cache updates a single time during an update rather than after each font package installation. This will both speed up the update process, but also reduce packaging burden for the Developers and Trusted Users. In order for the use of hooks to be started, we require all users to have updated to at least pacman-5.0.1 before 2016-04-23. Pacman-5.0.1 was released on 2016-02-23, so this will have given everyone two months to update their system. URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/required-update-to-pacman-501-before-2016-04…

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[arch-announce] PHP 7.0 packages released
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Pierre Schmitz 02 Jan '16

02 Jan '16

Packages of the new major version of PHP have been released into the stable repositories. Besides the new [PHP 7 features][1] there are the following packaging changes. In general the package configuration is now closer to what was intended by the PHP project. Also refer to the **[PHP 7 migration guide][2]** for upstream improvements. #### Removed packages * **php-pear** * **php-mssql** * **php-ldap** The module is now included in the [php][3] package * **php-mongo** The new **[php-mongodb][4]** might provide an alternative even though it is not a compatible drop-in replacement * **php-xcache** Consider using the included [OPcache][5] and optionally [APCu][6] for user data cache * **[graphviz][7]** The PHP bindings had to be removed #### New packages * **[php-apcu-bc][8]** Install and enable this module if the **apc_*** functions are needed * **[php-mongodb][4]** #### Configuration changes * **open_basedir** is no longer set by default * **openssl**, **phar** and **posix** extensions are now built in * [php-fpm][9] does no longer provide a **logrotate** configuration. Instead syslog/journald is used by default * [php-fpm][9]'s service file does no longer set **PrivateTmp=true** * The configuration and module of [php-apache][10] have been renamed to **php7_module.conf** and **libphp7.so** [1]: http://php.net/archive/2015.php#id2015-12-03-1 [2]: http://php.net/manual/en/migration70.php [3]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php/ [4]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/php-mongodb/ [5]: http://php.net/opcache [6]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php-apcu/ [7]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/graphviz/ [8]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php-apcu-bc/ [9]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php-fpm/ [10]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/php-apache/ URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/php-70-packages-released/

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[arch-announce] Dropping Plasma 4
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Antonio Rojas 12 Dec '15

12 Dec '15

Since the KDE 4 desktop has been unmaintained for several months and it's becoming increasingly difficult to support two versions of Plasma, we are removing it from our repositories. Plasma 5.5 has just been released and should be stable enough to replace it. KDE 4 installations will not be automatically upgraded to Plasma 5. However, we recommend all users to upgrade or switch to a maintained alternative as soon as possible, since any future update may break the KDE 4 desktop without prior notice. See [the wiki][1] for instructions on how to upgrade to Plasma 5. [1]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/KDE#Upgrading_from_Plasma_4_to_5 URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/dropping-plasma-4/

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[arch-announce] C++ ABI change
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Evangelos Foutras 10 Dec '15

10 Dec '15

GCC 5.x contains libstdc++ with [dual ABI][1] support and we have now switched to the new ABI. While the old C++ ABI is still available, it is recommended that you build all non-repo packages to have the new ABI. This is particularly important if they link to another library built against the new ABI. You can get a list of packages to rebuild using the following shell script: #!/bin/bash while read pkg; do mapfile -t files < <(pacman -Qlq $pkg | grep -v /$) grep -Fq libstdc++.so.6 "${files[@]}" 2>/dev/null && echo $pkg done < <(pacman -Qmq) (Original announcement text by Allan McRae [[link][2]]) [1]: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/manual/using_dual_abi.html [2]: https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-dev- public/2015-December/027597.html URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/c-abi-change/

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[arch-announce] Xorg 1.18.0 enters [testing]
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Laurent Carlier 13 Nov '15

13 Nov '15

Xorg 1.18.0 is entering [testing] with the following changes: * You can now choose between `xf86-input-evdev` and `xf86-input-libinput`. * `xf86-input-aiptek` will not be updated and will be removed when xorg-1.18.0 is moved to [extra] Caveat: NVIDIA drivers are not yet compatible with 1.18.0. You can block the upgrade by appending --ignoregroup=xorg to the pacman command or adding 'xorg' to IgnoreGroup in pacman.conf URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/xorg-1180-enters-testing/

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[arch-announce] Downtime (rsync, mail)
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Florian Pritz 08 Oct '15

08 Oct '15

Update: All fixed now. I just installed a kernel update on our rsync and mail server and it seems we have broken hardware so it is unable to reboot right now. Mailing lists are running on a different system however you need to use the `lists.archlinux.org` domain rather than `archlinux.org`. So for arch-general you'd use `arch- general(a)lists.archlinux.org`. Mails sent to the normal domain will go through once the server is up again. The rsync master will stay unavailable for now. I've asked the hoster to look into the issue, but I can't currently estimate when I'll get a reply/fix. Sorry for the inconvenience, Florian URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/downtime-rsync-mail/

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[arch-announce] D-Bus now launches user buses
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Jan Steffens 20 Sep '15

20 Sep '15

The packages `systemd` 226-1 plus `dbus` 1.10.0-3 now launch _dbus-daemon_ once per user; all sessions of a user will share the same D-Bus "session" bus. The _pam_systemd_ module ensures that the right `DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS` is set at login. This also permits dbus-daemon to defer to systemd for activation instead of spawning server processes itself. However, currently this is not commonly used for session services (as opposed to system services). _kdbus_ will only support this model, so this is also an opportunity to iron out some bugs and make a future transition to kernel buses easier. Please let us know of any issues. URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/d-bus-now-launches-user-buses/

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